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by Tipu Sultan in 1784. In these novels, Tipu is portrayed as cunning, haughty, hard-hearted, revengeful, yet full of self-control. On the other hand, he portrays the
Mangalorean Catholic community of the eighteenth century as brave, hardworking and selfless. The Mangalorean Catholic characters of
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Soon after his intermediate studies, he took up a job as a
Physical instructor and a teacher of English at the Padua High School in Mangalore. Saldanha was also interested in sports and physical development. He used to read foreign books on muscle building, and also used to train youth in
208:. With his good command of English and handwriting skills, he was offered a job by the Hindustan Insurance Cooperative Society. Saldanha resigned from the job in 1950, the same year in which he began his literary career.
327:(Forgive O God!) deals with the Goa Inquisition and Portuguese oppression of the Goan Hindus and Catholics in the eighteenth century. Saldanha received wide praise and critical acclaim for his novels. One of his novels,
394:) was never completed during his lifetime, and as a result, went unpublished. The dictionary contained the meanings of more than 160,000 Konkani words. On 16 January 1994, Saldanha was appointed President of the
335:(The Farmers of Konkan). In recognition for his prolific contributions to Konkani literature, Saldanha was the recipient of several awards, most notably by the All-India Writers' Conference in 1975.
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by the
Karnataka Government . Shortly after this, he suffered a debilitating stroke, as a result of which he was confined to his home. He died of heart failure on 22 February 2000.
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on 29 December 1969. His two sons: Elvio
Francis and Ransom Jude. His elder son Elvio Francis died prematurely on 25 February 1981, aged 11. His wife died on 21 December 2009.
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141:; 9 June 1925 – 22 February 2000) was an Indian Konkani language littérateur, dramatist, novelist, short-story writer and poet. He made significant contributions to
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Saldanha was born on 9 June 1925, the eight child to Martin Ligoury Saldanha and Theresa Saldanha in the
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Saldanha's life was devoted to the compilation of an English–Konkani dictionary. This work entitled
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Distinguished
Mangalorean Catholics, 1800–2000: a historico-biographical survey of the Mangalorean Catholic community
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with Dr. I.G. Hukkeri. Later, he did a course in
Naturopathy and obtained the ND, DHM, MD (AM) and RMP (AM) degrees.
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In 1978 at the age of 53, Saldanha obtained his master's degree in
Sociology. He also developed an avid interest in
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Saldanha maintained a strong
Catholic identity in his writings, and his main themes were the sufferings of 60,000
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256:(New India) in which he worked as the sub-editor. The daily later closed down due to lack of funds.
331:, was even turned into a very successful play. Saldanha was also a poet; his best known poem being
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his novels such as Balthazar of Belthangadi, Sardar Simaon Prabhu of Omzoor, Sardar Anthon Shet of
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was the third Konkani weekly published by Mangalorean Catholics; the first being
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Saldanha had written 14 books on the sufferings endured by the
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228:. Saldanha published his first six-page Konkani weekly
192:(Development), the school's handwritten magazine in
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739:A History of Konkani Literature: From 1500 to 1992
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200:in Mangalore to pursue his intermediate studies.
768:(1992). Akademi, Sahitya; George, K. M. (eds.).
168:. He was popularly referred to by his pen-name
708:V.J.P. Saldanha (Makers of Indian literature)
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396:Karnataka Konkani Sahitya Akademi
248:. Saldanha remained an editor of
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307:(The sign of the Knights) and
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855:Indian historical novelists
124:विन्सॆंट जॊन पीटर सल्दान्हा
116:Vincent John Peter Saldanha
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865:Konkani-language writers
176:Early life and education
303:(By the Grace of God),
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850:Indian Roman Catholics
840:Writers from Mangalore
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343:Saldanha was a devout
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186:Mangalorean Catholics
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365:Alternative medicine
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377:Naturopathy
349:Virgin Mary
297:Belthangadi
281:Torichi Dal
277:Tipu Sultan
271:during the
226:Kannadavani
224:called the
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158:Tipu Sultan
87:Nationality
80:littérateur
42:9 June 1925
824:Categories
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359:Last years
323:His novel
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76:Occupation
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402:Citations
218:Mangalore
190:Abhyudaya
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