MY DEAR dear friend, Frank Goveas, a Mumbai-based pioneer of the travel trade between South Africa and India, was a good Christian. Despite his unwavering faith in Christ, he also embraced religious universalism.
For him, all religions held elements of truth; different paths could lead to the same destination; and there had to be tolerance, understanding, and respect for diverse religious beliefs and practices.
Despite the absence of diplomatic ties between India and South Africa during the dark days of apartheid, Goveas’ firm, Trimurti Holidays, became a household name for local Indians wishing to tour India during four decades.
Although Trimurti Holidays