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Culture: A Brief Note On Goa Religion And Culture

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India has the second largest population of any country in the world, but, land wise, it is only the 7th largest. India has many religions and cultures, dating back to the time when Arayans inhabited India, and Goa is no exception. Goa is a small, mostly coastal, province in India. In fact, Goa is India's smallest province. Goa is an integral part of India, both historically and in modern times. Long ago, Goa was a centre for trade, first with Muslims, and later with Portuguese (rather than Britain, like the rest of India). The myriad of cultures that have inhabited Goa have each left a mark, making Goa culturally unique, and some of this culture seeps into the rest of India. In modern times, Goa remains integral to India by generating …show more content…

Whoever dominated got not only economical power, but political power: the power to [forever] influence the region. In the end, the Muslims dominated other cultures. One of the reasons they had so much power was their ability to travel via the sea because “ ...[T]he brahmanical taboo regarding sea travel. Traders belonging to the brahmanical religion were not allowed to travel on the sea, ...” (Rao 229) Two more reasons are were temple donations, and their power in the Middle East, “Muslim traders and their associations are mentioned in various temple documents. They donated to temples and thereby attempted to obtain legitimacy in the society.” (Rao 226) “Like the Muslims, the Gauda Saraswats and Jain trading communities gave donations to temples and participated in internal trade. Nevertheless, they lacked the advantage of the Muslim, particularly Arab, traders who could communicate and interact with their counterparts in Arabia due to their language and religious affiliation.” (Rao 229) The Muslims did not come and suck the region dry, they helped the economy, “...[They] contributed to the growth of the economy of the region by participating in internal and external trade, thereby becoming important political, social, and economic groups as they

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