V. J. P. Saldanha, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetV. J. P. Saldanha
Indian Konkani language litterateur, dramatist, novelist, and poet.
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Place of Birth: Mangalore, Karnataka, India
About V. J. P. Saldanha
- Vincent John Peter Saldanha (Konkani: ???????? ??? ???? ????????? (Devanagari), ????????? ???? ????? ???????? (Kannada); 9 June 1925 – 22 February 2000) was an Indian Konkani language littérateur, dramatist, novelist, short-story writer and poet.
- He made significant contributions to Konkani literature as a poet, dramatist, novelist, and a litterateur.Saldanha maintained a strong Catholic identity in his writings, and his main themes were the sufferings of 60,000 Mangalorean Catholics during their 15-year captivity at Seringapatam imposed by the Muslim ruler Tipu Sultan from 1784 to 1799, and the oppression of Goan Catholics during the Goa Inquisition.
- He was popularly referred to by his pen-name Khadap (The Rock).
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