Re: [Goanet] DEBATE: Revisiting the controversy over Goans in Portuguese-ruled East Africa -- another view

2012-07-15 Thread Venantius J Pinto
construct to attain. Christian Conscience? Well, that's a whole other affair. + venantius j pinto Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2012 15:19:03 -0400 > From: Jose Colaco > To: "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!" > > Subject: Re: [G

Re: [Goanet] DEBATE: Revisiting the controversy over Goans in Portuguese-ruled East Africa -- another view

2012-07-09 Thread Jose Colaco
Yes indeed, Roland. it is an excellent article - written, as you aptly noted, to give us the other side. And yet, from what I understand, Jose Oscar had a spot of trouble having it accepted for print by the Heraldo which had carried the original Teotonio de Souza (TRS) article. My persona

Re: [Goanet] DEBATE: Revisiting the controversy over Goans in Portuguese-ruled East Africa -- another view

2012-07-09 Thread Roland Francis
An excellent article by Jose Noronha, well written and after laying the circumstances of that period on a historical table, very well analyzed. Too little of Goan experience in Portuguese West Africa has been documented and made available to English speaking readers and therefore when jewels like

[Goanet] DEBATE: Revisiting the controversy over Goans in Portuguese-ruled East Africa -- another view

2012-07-09 Thread Goanet Reader
Revisiting the controversy over Goans in Portuguese-ruled East Africa -- another view J. Oscar Correa Noronha jofr1...@yahoo.com On reading the editorial page article "Goan Fortune Hunters in E Africa -- Historical Explorations" (Herald, Goa, June 1, 2012) I had a very strong sensation of discomf