Re: [Goanet] Goa's Independence in Dec 1961 a State of India inAug 1987

2007-10-30 Thread Paulo Colaco Dias
Dear John, What you and many others think is independence is not really independence in the eyes of the law. In all fairness, it is true that Goa sought independence in 1961 (or at least a considerable amount of Goans in and out of Goa sought independence). But in real terms, Goa was not given

Re: [Goanet] Goa's Independence in Dec 1961 a State of India inAug 1987

2007-10-30 Thread JOHN MONTEIRO
Hello Paulo friends / Goanetters This is precisely what I had tried to avoid, it seems many of the responses I received in fairness, is not what this was originally about. I had only responded to one poster who was being bulllish. I well understand the ins and outs of Goa, probably as much