Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Colonial Pimple refused to burst

Learn why Goa remained a ‘colonial pimple’ on the face of India, to borrow Jawaharlal Nehru’s felicitous choice of words, long after India became independent and other colonial powers had followed Britain in booking a one-way ticket out of the subcontinent.

Though Benjamin Franklin was quick to pronounce, "Guests, like fish, begin to smell after three days," the Portuguese strongman- Antonio Salazar, just would not take the hint

 Pic courtest: D Kirk

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