http://irgu.unigoa.ac.in/drs/handle/unigoa/30 2026-07-10T22:15:21Z http://irgu.unigoa.ac.in/drs/handle/unigoa/7887 Between colonialisms: Burton's Goa in Goa and the Blue Mountains Parobo, P.D. This paper examines Portuguese Goa as an object of enquiry in Richard F. Burton's first travelogue, Goa and the Blue Mountains (1851). Burton's stay in Goa was slightly longer than a month, and many of his ideas about the place were shaped not just by what he saw firsthand. This needs to be kept in mind, and it explains Burton's stylistic strategies and the presentation of a self-indulgent Portuguese Goa. Taking Burton to be a representative figure of British colonial discourse during the mid-nineteenth century, this paper focuses on the rhetorical construction of Portuguese Goa that operated in the service of the British Empire. Even though Goa was not a colony of the British Empire, it is in Burton's imperial discourse that the roots of British anxieties about their self-image and empire can be found - a reaction against what was happening in Britain and India at the time. 2025-01-01T00:00:00Z http://irgu.unigoa.ac.in/drs/handle/unigoa/7583 Venturing into the local history through the literary scape of 'Parlapadu', a village of poets LakshmiDevi, K.C. This paper attempts to explore the literary works of the poets of Parlapadu to understand the local history of this village and its neighbouring territory. Parlapadu is a tiny village with a remarkable history. It is situated in Rajupalem Mandal of Kadapa district. From 19th Century onwards this village could produce many literary giants that even the towns and cities with sizable population could not bring forth. Their writings have a varied range from simple moral teachings to complex poetic works based on metrics and dealt with the spiritual quests as well, experimenting with all forms of literary writing like Harikatha, novel, play, articles, stories and also include translations from Sanskrit into Telugu. This paper tries to study the socio, cultural aspects of local history as reflected in their versatile literary works and present the causes that supported and encouraged the educational and social mobility of rural population particularly from Parlapadu towards the places of higher education, social prestige, recognition at royal courts. 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z http://irgu.unigoa.ac.in/drs/handle/unigoa/7581 Review of TMT files as resourceful primary sources for revisiting the history of Goan liberation movement LakshmiDevi, K.C. The present paper explores the resourcefulness of the TMT files preserved at the Goa Archives for the reconstruction of the history of Goan liberation movement and the Colonial Government's response to it. History of Goan Liberation Movement and it's parallels with the Indian Independence Movement, history of Goan freedom fighters from the basic details like their native village to the more significant information such as their ideological leanings, political affiliations, their contribution towards the Goan liberation movement, the working of various wings of Colonial Government, administrative, judicial and police etc., that were active and profuse in the suppression of the movement for longer time, and the conditions of the subaltern natives under the Portuguese colonial rule are some of the many aspects of colonial history of Goa that can be re-viewed and reconstructed with the help of the TMT files. 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z http://irgu.unigoa.ac.in/drs/handle/unigoa/7582 History of Portuguese colonialism in Goa as reflected in the works and letters of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries LakshmiDevi, K.C. The title of the present paper literally means 'History of Portuguese Colonialism in Goa as reflected in the Works and Letters of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries.' Through this paper I intend to present the glimpses of Portuguese Colonialism in Goa and its effects on the contemporary socio-religious scenario and the responses from the subjugated natives, clergymen, vassals, emissaries, neighbouring rulers, etc. While doing so this paper also discusses the contribution of the most revered archivist historian of Goa, Dr. Pissurlencar and explores his studies and findings related to the history of colonial Goa. 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z