I see.
vjp
On Thu, Feb 10, 2022 at 3:50 PM Roland Francis
wrote:
> The construction of the church started in 1954 and was completed in 1957.
> It was quite possible that Fr. Maschio brought in some Italian construction
> people for the work. The architecture, design and look definitely reflects
The construction of the church started in 1954 and was completed in 1957. It
was quite possible that Fr. Maschio brought in some Italian construction people
for the work. The architecture, design and look definitely reflects a native
Italian concept, but it would not have been the Italian POWs w
sts.
>
> > On Feb 10, 2022, at 5:53 AM, patrice riemens wrote:
> >
> >
> >> Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2022 11:33:34 -0500
> >> From: Roland Francis
> >> To: goa...@goanet.org
> >> Cc: Dr Eric Pinto
> >> Subject: Re: [Goanet] Italian POWs in
A post from Patrice which was probably wrongly addressed to Goanet Lists.
> On Feb 10, 2022, at 5:53 AM, patrice riemens wrote:
>
>
>> Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2022 11:33:34 -0500
>> From: Roland Francis
>> To: goa...@goanet.org
>> Cc: Dr Eric Pinto
>> Subj
What a fascinating tale of the wartime Italian connection to India. Wonder
whether Bombay’s Monginis was the creation of a freed Italian POW who went on
to open the cafe and restaurant which became present day Akbarallys whose
specialty cakes are named after their Italian predecessors.
I was s
