Title: The Goans of Poona - Stray Thoughts of a Toronto Goan
By: Roland Francis
Source: Goan Voice UK Daily newsletter of 31 March 2013 at
www.goanvoice.org.uk
Poona, about 173kms from Bombay, was once the capital of the Peshwas, the
prime minister and governor class of the powerful Bhonsales of
"Eddie Fernandes" FWD from Roland Francis:
> Poona has had a very strong Goan connection for more than 150 years
A few comments:
Nice article, well written, excellent flow.
From the script, it appears as though Roland has not actually experienced Poona
for very long.
Some addenda, if I may
On 1 April 2013 01:06, Jose Colaco wrote:
> BTW: as the crow flies, the distance between Bombay and Poona was circa
> 120km. Not very sure what it is now with the name changes.
Post the changes, it works out to 74.56454306848008 miles. Hopefully it was
the same crow. FN
