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Liberation of Goa: Removing The Portuguese Pimple On The Face Of Mother India
Archives, Identity (Distortion & Appropriation)

Liberation of Goa: Removing The Portuguese Pimple On The Face Of Mother India

Rakesh Krishnan Simha- December 19, 2019

The Portuguese were the first European colonisers who came to India and the last to leave. This was remarkable for such a tiny country with ... Read More

Goa – Fun Masks On Tortured Histories
Archives, Commentaries

Goa – Fun Masks On Tortured Histories

Dr Pingali Gopal- September 6, 2018

The Goa Inquisition is an uncomfortable chapter in the history of Roman Catholic Christianity- even devout Catholics agree to this. The Inquisition was set up ... Read More

Feeding off India but Loyalty to Vatican
Archives, Commentaries

Feeding off India but Loyalty to Vatican

Chiranjeevi Bhat- June 7, 2018

Church does not care about constitution or secularism, because it doesn’t function under constitution. In a secular nation, we have the right to seek an ... Read More

The Portuguese Inquisition in Goa: A brief history
Archives, Demography (Persecution & Proselytisation)

The Portuguese Inquisition in Goa: A brief history

Jai Sharma- April 9, 2015

Goa was one of the three Portuguese Provinces in India for 451 years. The other two Provinces were Damão and Diu. In 1961 India invaded these ... Read More

Victims of Francis Xavier oppose the public display of his corpse, demand return to France
Archives, Demography (Persecution & Proselytisation)

Victims of Francis Xavier oppose the public display of his corpse, demand return to France

IndiaFacts Staff- November 19, 2014

This report is the gist of a conversation that the IndiaFacts team had with Robert Rosario, an activist and leader based in Mangalore.  For the ... Read More