[Goanet] Was Goa liberated or Conquered?

2008-06-28 Thread Gilbert Lawrence
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Re: [Goanet] Was Goa liberated or Conquered?

2008-06-27 Thread Oscar Lobo
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[Goanet] Was Goa liberated or Conquered ?

2008-06-27 Thread Mario Goveia
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[Goanet] Was Goa liberated or Conquered?

2008-06-27 Thread Mario Goveia
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Re: [Goanet] Was Goa liberated or Conquered?

2008-06-25 Thread Paulo Colaco Dias
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:goanet- [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gilbert Lawrence Sent: 24 June 2008 23:39 To: goanet@lists.goanet.org Subject: [Goanet] Was Goa liberated or Conquered? 1) Gilbert wrote: I may be wrong, but never in history has anybody

[Goanet] Was Goa liberated or Conquered?

2008-06-25 Thread Oscar Lobo
Was Goa liberated or Conquered? - Oscar Lobo In the 1500's, INDIA DID NOT EXIST, period. It was basically a bundle of petty kingdoms ruled by kings and chieftains. India came into existence only when the Brits left in 1947. In other words, the present country INDIA was a late creation of

Re: [Goanet] Was Goa liberated or Conquered ?

2008-06-24 Thread Paulo Colaco Dias
and subjugated, yet again! Best regards Paulo -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mario Goveia Sent: 23 June 2008 15:52 To: goanet@lists.goanet.org Subject: [Goanet] Was Goa liberated or Conquered ? Mario responds: So, in response

Re: [Goanet] Was Goa liberated or Conquered ?

2008-06-24 Thread Mario Goveia
Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2008 09:53:32 +0100 From: Paulo Colaco Dias [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mario is wrong: *** When he says that this is a Portophile issue. Mario responds: Mario??? Wrong WHAT??? Surely you jest:-)) How could anyone come to such a bizarre conclusion? What the heck

[Goanet] Was Goa liberated or Conquered ?

2008-06-24 Thread J. Colaco jc
Mario Goveia wrote to Paulo: [1] Goa was forcibly and illegitimately colonized in the early 1500's, [2] India simply grabbed back in 1961 territory that had been grabbed in the early 1500s. [3] That's the way the world works. If you cannot defend territory that you hold, you have to move on. ==

Re: [Goanet] Was Goa liberated or Conquered ?

2008-06-24 Thread Paulo Colaco Dias
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mario Goveia Sent: 24 June 2008 16:05 To: goanet@lists.goanet.org Subject: Re: [Goanet] Was Goa liberated or Conquered ? 1) Mario wrote: Secondly, Paulo doesn't seem to realize that Goa was forcibly

[Goanet] Was Goa liberated or Conquered?

2008-06-24 Thread Gilbert Lawrence
Hi Paulo,   Most societies when they do not get their legitimate rights, they fight and often die (for them), till they get those inalienable rights.  That is what Goans did against the Portuguese.   I may be wrong, but never in history has anybody gotten their legal rights by just writing

[Goanet] Was Goa liberated or Conquered ?

2008-06-23 Thread Mario Goveia
Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2008 15:45:20 +0530 From: Rishi [EMAIL PROTECTED] There is an interesting discussion taking place on orkut on events in Goa in 1961. Many history students and academics are part of this community. Mario responds: One can have an opinion about the effects of what happened back

[Goanet] Was Goa liberated or Conquered ?

2008-06-21 Thread Rishi
There is an interesting discussion taking place on orkut on events in Goa in 1961. Many history students and academics are part of this community. Would you be interested in participating in this thread on a social networking site like orkut ? Just go to http://www.orkut.com and register

[Goanet] Re. Goa - Liberated or Conquered ?

2007-11-01 Thread Miguel Braganza
A. DSouza [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Goanet] Goa - Liberated or Conquered ? In December 1961, Goa was liberated from the Portuguese through the Conquest of Goa by India. We were conquered. Liberated from the Portuguese but Conguered by India. We Goans were eiither too susegard or too inebriated