Teotonio de Souza's Writings
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Article
Mar.20.2013
Portuguese Literary & Cultural Studies 17/18 University of Massachussets - Dartmouth
The essay explores some colonial and postcolonial reminiscences published in relatively recent times in Goa and in Portugal, for the purpose of analysing their perceptions of the «contemporary processes». Such memoirs need to be examined carefully, without taking them for their face value. They can be aimed at distracting the reader from the reality and the true...
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Essay
Mar.20.2013
SEMINAR 630 February 2012 (Delhi, India)
Reviewing the history of Indo-Portuguese relations, we have moved from the first phase of Christianizing karma and tropicalizing Christianity, to the second phase when Portugal faced the inevitable process of decolonization. It was unable to put into practice the luso-tropicalist strategy that came too late to mend the colonial relations that had been marked by...
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Column
Oct.23.2012
Herald (Goa)
One of the most fascinating and controversial aspects of modern immigration is the concept of birthright citizenhsip, also known as Jus Soli. Curiously, only 20 % of the world nations adopted this method, Pakistan included, but not India, despite Tilak’s famous claim during the struggle for independence...
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About Teotonio
Born in Goa during Portuguese colonial times, or more precisely a few months before India became independent. I was born Portuguese without my choice. After India took over Goa, I was declared an Indian citizen without my choice. In 1995 I chose to settle...