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To: Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994! goanet@lists.goanet.org
Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2007 7:43 AM
Subject: Re: [Goanet] Goan shippies and gulfies
Much of Selma's lack of dignity of labour is about the low social status
and contempt that the upper castes (Bamons and other so-called elites
I read Jerry Fernandes' post, and as I analyze it, there is little difference
from the message from Carmo.
Both emphasize the need for discipline, education and perseverance as young
Goans are trained by THEIR parents, schools and colleges. This will break down
caste, class, social and
In a caste-defined and hegemonised society this is entirely understandable.
Sanskritisation is a term coined by the eminent Indian sociologist,
M.N.Srinivas, to denote the process by which castes placed lower in
the caste hierarchy seek upward mobility by emulating the rituals and
practices of
Hi,I do support Selma in her mails. Caste system has been in India for
centuries and how it came about, who started this practice is not known to me,
but the reason it was started must have been to assign jobs to different
people. And the place India must have been a better place than.
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From: Carvalho [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Sunith Velho [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Goa's
premiere mailing list,
estb. 1994! goanet@lists.goanet.org
Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 2:04 PM
Subject: Re: [Goanet] Goan shippies and gulfies
Goans have a long history of lack of respect
--- Cornel DaCosta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi Selma
You are absolutely spot on regarding Catholic Goan
traditional derision of
many a person's occupation---particularly pertaining
to the examples you
provided.
--
Dear Cornel,
Oddly enough my humourous take
Often the lack of motivation / school drop-out of the student stems from a
well-meaning elder (parent, uncle / aunt or older brother / sister) assuring a
youngster that they can be sponsored to go abroad and thus get out of a bad
system. The blame (and the only reason for the failure) is placed
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To: Sunith Velho [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Goa's premiere mailing list,
estb. 1994! goanet@lists.goanet.org
Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 2:04 PM
Subject: Re: [Goanet] Goan shippies and gulfies
Goans have a long history of lack of respect for the
dignity of labour. Someone is a poder, someone is a
kharvi
On Tue Mar 13 07:20:43 PDT 2007, Carvalho wrote:
Dear Bosco,
I was absolutely serious in my defense of the
Gulf-worker. I find it abhorrent that this
condescension exists for him in Goan society,
reflected and caricatured by writers on this forum.
RESPONSE: I don't understand what it is you
--- Bosco D'Mello [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Selma on the other hand would be better off if she
includes a disclaimer at
the start of her messages indicating whether she is
being serious or silly.
Both are acceptable - one more than the other.
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Dear Bosco,
Bosco,
I only derided the lack of motivation of most youngsters of the Catholic
community while at school and the tendency of certain members of this forum
to blame the education system for that.
I pointed out that the opportunity to make money by doing menial labour in
the Gulf or EUROPE
--- Sunith Velho [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Unfortunately Selma turned this into a caste debate
and then a class debate
entirely fabricated from the chip (suspended by a
Fendi strap) that she
carries on her shoulder.
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Dear Sunith,
Part of the folly of
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