T b cunha biography books
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The Golden Jubilee of Goa’s Liberation was celebrated in New Delhi by unveiling the Portrait of Dr. Tristao De Braganza Cunha, who is considered as the Leader of the Goan Freedom Movement, in the Central Hall of Parliament at the hands of the Hon’ble Speaker of the Lok Sabha and in the distinguished presence of the Hon’ble Prime Minister, Finance Minister, Leader of the Opposition, UPA Chairperson and other Dignitaries on December 19, 2011 at 10.00 A.M. The portrait has been prepared by Mrs Harshada Kerkar Sonak, well known Goan artiste, who was felicitated by the Hon’ble Prime Minister by offering her traditional shawl.
Later, the Hon’ble Speaker of the Lok Sabha and the Hon’ble Chairman of the Rajya Sabha made special references in both Houses of Parliament to the Goan Freedom Movement and its Liberation from the Portuguese rule on 19th December 1961. They were joined by Leaders of all the Political Parties in paying tributes to the Freedom Fighters from across the length and breadth of the country who fought for Goa’s Liberation.
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Tristão de Bragança Cunha (2 April 1891 – 28 September 1958), alternatively spelled as Tristao de Braganza Cunha, was a
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There is a difference between a biography and a hagiography. The former is written about a historical person whose life may be something other than ordinary. A hagiography is generally the life of a saint and the miracles that s/he had performed in his/her life. Although there is a difference between these two genres, scholars and critics complain that biographical accounts and sketches often read like hagiographies (without the miracles, of course!). This is exactly the thought that came to my mind after I finished reading the recently released graphic novel, The Life and Times of T. B. Cunha (2015) narrated by Nishtha Desai, with illustrations by Ved Prabhudesai.
In recent times, Goans, especially Catholics, have been accused of being inadequately Indian/nationalist and being overtly westernized – a stick that secular nationalists and right-wing nationalists alike use against Goan Catholics. This view has been heavily influenced by Cunha’s rather infamous pamphlet, Denationalisation of Goans (1944). In such a scenario, a minister in the present government, Mr. Dayanand Mandrekar asserts in the introductory pages, “Cunha’s views continue to be relevant. Our people continue to be fascinated by the west and fail to appreciate our history.” H