tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5561829398685858313.post8907703148892294833..comments2023-05-08T04:06:30.276-07:00Comments on Notes of an Itinerant Mendicant: Celebrating Republic Day: Rejecting Indian nationalism for Indian constitutionalism Jason Keith Fernandeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13747657801280747019noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5561829398685858313.post-6771215995638572472009-02-14T03:53:00.000-08:002009-02-14T03:53:00.000-08:00Dear Jasonbab,Hello from Germany.How true what you...Dear Jasonbab,<BR/>Hello from Germany.<BR/>How true what you say. Many a Goan today would run away from that "choking" ideology of Hinduvta peddled by some powerful politicians and intellectuals of the lower order and would readily embrace Indian constitutionalism hands down.<BR/>The term Hinduism itself smacks of aggression and arrogance when seen from the 500 year old Portuguese perspective in Goa and constitutionalism would seem to be an appropriate antidote even with all its shortcomings. Right now many a Goan would prefer and be pleased if he were called Indian rather than Christian or Hindu or Muslim. And I'm sure this would apply to all the other groups that make up this grand nation of ours.<BR/>Kind regards.<BR/>Rodolfo de SousaRodolfo de Sousahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08140050548435230906noreply@blogger.com