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It is from the Sanskrit word for 96, ṣaṇṇavati (षण्णवति). The significance of the word 96 among Konkanis is that 96 villages formed the core region of Goa. It is said that 96 clans / families of Saraswat Brahmins arrived in Gomantak and settled in one village each. 66 villages were in Sashti region
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The Shenoys were generally involved in administration of the city. The word 'Shenoy' itself means a writer. GSBs were administrators of the temples. The word 'Shenoy' is also interchangeable with its counterpart
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The Saraswats migrated from Goa during the Muslim and Christian conquests during 1600, and carried their surname with them.Shenoy is derived from old Konkani word šeṇəy.Thus the word 'शणै' is transliterated in
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Hong Seh and Vivian W.M. Lim Professor in the School of Engineering, Stanford University.
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It was common in Goa for Shenoys and other Saraswats to add the name of their ancestral
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History of Christians in coastal Karnataka, 1500–1763 A.D.
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Hindu Entrepreneurship in Goan History by Teotonio R. de Souza
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There are two theories about the origin of Shenoy or Shenvi.
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have reverted to their pre-conversion surnames like Shenoy.
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Goa-Karnataka Nexus through the Centuries by K. L. Kamat
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Indian story writer, novelist and playwright in Kannada.
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Plaque outside a commercial establishment, Goa, India
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A History of Konkani Literature (From 1500 to 1992)
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Index

Shehnai
surname
coastal Karnataka
Goa
Hindus
Goud Saraswat Brahmin
Smartha Sampradaya
Kavale Matha
Madhva Sampradaya
Gokarna Matha
Kashi Matha
Brahmin Christian
South Canara
Apabhraṃśa

Shanbhag
Latin script
Karnataka
Sinai
Goa
Portuguese Goa and Damaon
village
title
Arun Shenoy
Grammy Award
Basti Vaman Shenoy
World Konkani Centre
Prathima Devi
D. Shankar Singh
Shenoi Goembab

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