"I returned to this page after awhile, and was saddened to see the deliberate distortions and POV that have crept in, making nonsense of much of the content. Such unhistorical distortions, whereever they come from, are something that everyone who believes in the power of Wikipedia should feel unhappy about. 

 Some examples by way of illustrations: 

 *** Margao is the largest town 
 It isn't. In population terms, Vasco da Gama is. 

 *** Goa was ruled by Portugal for almost 451 years... 
 It would be more accurate to say that ""parts of Goa were ruled by Portugal for upto 451 years..."" Kindly note, the entire region was not ruled for this period, since the Portuguese conquests were done in stages. 

 *** when it was forcibly taken over by the Indian Indian government, after Portugal rebuffed India's demands to exclavescede its 

 A highly loaded statement. This presumes that Portugual had a right to hold on, quite naturally, to a region which is thousands of kilometres away from its shores, and that the demands for decolonisation were just non-existant in this period. 

 *** Goa fell under the Islamic rule for the first time in 1312, 

 Use of language suggests a POV, assuming it was incorrect or unnatural to ""fall under"" a certain group of rulers on grounds of their religion!  

 *** From Anjediva, he orchestrated a Goan August 1510, he could withdraw to the island of Anjediva. From Anjediva, he orchestrated a Goan guerilla war against Bijapur,  

 Makes it seem as if colonialism was a local ""guerilla war"" in disguise! 

 *** By agreement between the Goans and the attacked Goa and drove away the forces of Bijapur. By agreement between the Goans and the Portuguese, the Muslim population was exterminated. 

 This is a POV and seems to be based on assumptions. What is the historical background for such an ""agreement""? It is generally accepted that the 'rivers of blood' of Muslims was brought on more by Portuguese bias against the ""Moors"" who had been ruling their homeland till not many years earlier. 

 *** limits. the area under occupation had expanded to most of Goa's present day state 16th century the area under occupation had expanded to most of Goa's present day state 

 This would be incorrect, as large parts of Goa were annexed as late as in the 'eighteenth century.  

 *** Manguesim  

 Inaccurately spelt name for Mangueshi. It is doubtful whether one village could be described as the destination for this entire migration. 

 *** northern country 

 county??? 

 *** Goa acquired a large Eurasian population. 

 Is there historical data to back this claim? 

 *** Goa Velha.the capital was moved to Panjim from 1883 the capital was moved to Panjim from In 

 Goa Velha or Velha Goa? These are two different places... 

 *** relinquish their control of its exclaves. 

 Using the term ""enclaves"" would suggest these regions were *not* colonies. A ahhistorical perspective in the context of the decolonisation movements of the 20th century, and popular feeling of that time. 

 *** although the Goans fought more valiantly and longer in Daman. 

 It was the Portuguese who were doing the fighting (for entirely understandable reasons).  

 *** and the rest remained solidly loyal.applying for it in the proper manner. Only a miniscule minority of Goans applied for Indian citizenship the proper manner. Only a miniscule minority of Goans applied for Indian citizenship  

 Solidly loyal, to whom? The bulk of the population didn't have Portuguese cizenships either. 

 *** applying for Indian citizenship, became Indian citizens. 
 and that Goans, until then recognized as validly Portuguese citizens, automatically, and without ortuguese citizens, automatically, and without  

 This seems to be an incomplete recording of fact. There was a provision for those wanting to opt for Portuguese citizenship to also do so.  

 *** .Though most States - principally Communist and ""Non-Aligned"" - recognised the annexation, Portugal  

 The use of the term ""Non Aligned"" in inverted quoted  indicates the writer's bias. Is there an attempt to build up a Red bogey here? Fact is that the majority of the nations of the world was not for continuation of Portuguese colonialism in Goa. 

 *** India claims that Goa is, and always was, a part of itself. However, Goa was never a part of a formal, united India at any time, and it was taken in 1510, more than four centuries before the founding of the modern State of India, from the Muslims, who were recognized by the Goans as persecutors, and with  the active solicitation of the Goan people. 

 This is a twisted argument. India, in the sense of the p