Telo Mascarenhas
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Telo de Mascarenhas was an author, a poet, a journalist and eminent freedom-fighter from Goa
. He was born on 23 March 1899 at Mormugao
Harbour, Goa.
He actively participated in Goa Liberation Movement
. The Portuguese rulers deported him to Portugal
where he was jailed in Peniche for 10 years. After liberation of Goa he was released by Government of Portugal
in 1970.
During his years of exile in Bombay, he published clandestinely Ressurge Goa, a political newspaper from 1950 to 1959. On his return to Goa from Portugal in 1970, he restarted Ressurge Goa as a cultural and political paper. He was a prolific poet in Portuguese and also did a Portuguese
translation of the autobiography of Mahatma Gandhi
and of many novels by Tagore. He died in 1979.
Goa
Goa , a former Portuguese colony, is India's smallest state by area and the fourth smallest by population. Located in South West India in the region known as the Konkan, it is bounded by the state of Maharashtra to the north, and by Karnataka to the east and south, while the Arabian Sea forms its...
. He was born on 23 March 1899 at Mormugao
Mormugao
Mormugao or Marmagao is a city and a municipal council in South Goa district in the Indian state of Goa. It is Goa’s main port. It was featured in the 1980 film The Sea Wolves and the Bollywood film Bhootnath....
Harbour, Goa.
He actively participated in Goa Liberation Movement
Goa liberation movement
The Goa liberation movement was a movement that sought to end the Portuguese colonial rule in Portuguese India. It began in the early 20th century and gained strength between 1940 to 1961. It was preceded by many smaller revolts...
. The Portuguese rulers deported him to Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
where he was jailed in Peniche for 10 years. After liberation of Goa he was released by Government of Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
in 1970.
During his years of exile in Bombay, he published clandestinely Ressurge Goa, a political newspaper from 1950 to 1959. On his return to Goa from Portugal in 1970, he restarted Ressurge Goa as a cultural and political paper. He was a prolific poet in Portuguese and also did a Portuguese
Portuguese people
The Portuguese are a nation and ethnic group native to the country of Portugal, in the west of the Iberian peninsula of south-west Europe. Their language is Portuguese, and Roman Catholicism is the predominant religion....
translation of the autobiography of Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi , pronounced . 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was the pre-eminent political and ideological leader of India during the Indian independence movement...
and of many novels by Tagore. He died in 1979.
External References
- Bio entry on Mascarenhas
- Obituary of Telo de Mascarenhas (in Portuguese)
- Text by Mascarenhas recollecting his political past (in Portuguese)
- Mascarenhas memories of the Liberation of Goa as accomanied from his prison cell (in Portuguese)
- Poem dedicated to Mascarenhas by Eduardo Pereira de Andrade (in Portuguese)