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About the book :
This is a translation of the Portuguese book ‘Santos ou Arrauceiros’ by Evagrio Jorge into English by Thomas Dias.
The booklet titled, ‘Santos au Arrauceiros” in Portuguese was written by Freedom Fighter late Sri Evagrio Jorge of Carmona-Goa, and published in 1944 by Gomantak Praja Mandal Bombay ( now Mumbai). The account depicted the bestial events of “Inquisition” of 16th Century Goa.
The book was translated in English after his death by Thomas Dias who was also a freedom fighter.
The book meticulously narrates the Inquisition-carnage count by count, with selective words and without exaggerating facts. The author cited Portuguese records/files from archives, letters & books from eminent Europeans and Indian authors including literary luminaries such as Dr. Juliao Menezes, Dr. T. B. Cunha, Cunha Riveira, Dr. M. Braganza and even Catholic priests who had first hand knowledge of these events, while compiling this booklet. The translation too has referred to similar citations from “Inquisition of Goa” authored by late historian A. K. Priolkar , 1961), “Goa’s Freedom Struggle-a History” by Prof. M. H. Sardesai (A Goa Govt’s publication-vol I pages 550 *Vol. II pages 686), Dr. Tela Mascarenhas’ “When the mango-trees blossom 1976”, “Goa Awaking” by Evagrio Jorge and “Oriente Conquistado” by Fr. Francis de Souza etc. while authenticating the truth of the events described by Jorge in his book.
ISBN : 9788195540112 ; Publisher : Samvit Prakashan ; Pages : 70; Paperback ;
” Our Hindu forefathers, who were fulfilling their duty defending their liberty, were proclaimed to be criminal-thugs while the Jesuits who robbed and confiscated their properties were cast as saintly Martyrs of Concollim. The Jesuit priest Francis Xavier who with his activity, consolidated the power of the Jesuits and initiated the criminal Tribunal of Inquisition, has turned out to be a ‘saint’, an ultimate insult offered by to the tolerant and pluralistic people of India !! ”
- Dr. Juliao Menezes in against Rome and beyond Beneras.
- 1944 – Gomantak Praja Mandal, Bombay.
About the Author :
Evagrio Francisco Jorge was born in a Carmona village in the South District of Goa on 6 March 1925. He was the only child of Tito Manuel Jorge and Moi Sinha Rodrigues. During his school days, he attained education from Lyceum in Margao and Panjim.
During his young days, he opposed the Portuguese occupying our Motherland and was attracted towards the freedom struggle movement demanding that the Portuguese leave Goa. He was arrested thrice and imprisoned twice for participation in the freedom struggle. He participated in the Civil Disobedience Movement launched by Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia at Margao. He offered Satyagraha at Cuncolim against the Portuguese rule in November 1946. Prior to 1954, he worked in newspapers such as O Herald, Diaro de Goa, and Az Goem. Later, he joined All India Radio (AIR) as a Script Writer in senior grade initially in New Delhi, thereafter in Mumbai, and finally in Goa. He resigned from AIR to join the Konkani daily newspaper Uzvaad as Editor.
Jorge also published several pamphlets and books in Portuguese, Konkani, and English. Some of them include: A Reform do Vestuario in 1942, Uma decisso judicial in 1943, Vestuario and Santos ou Arruaceiros In 1944, Porque Ofereco Satyagraha 1946, Portugezanchem Raj Mhollear Goenkaranchem Nisantonn 1947, Goenchea Jivitacho Asro 1954, Salazar Ani Goem, and Goenche Utthau Ani Bonddam1956. Others are Nehru Ani Goemand Lokmanya Tilak 1957, Katolk Igorz Goench Sodvonnechi Chollvoll 1957, Salazar’s rule in Portuguese and Goa Case 1959, The Goa Case 1961, Goemkarachem Desbhoxttepon (T B Cunha-chea pustoka onkar) 1961, Os Bhrahamanes 1969, Eka monxachem noxib (Solokov-achi novol kanni) 1968, Nillea Dollean-chi Ostori 1969, Karykha (Mikhali Alexeyev – chi novol kanni) 1974, Ojeapam, Vizmitam Nuvem Gavant 1974, and Goa’s Awakening – Reminiscence of the 1946 Civil Disobedience Movement. Jorge also received a state award.
He was married to Margarida Jorge. He left behind two children by name of Vijayalakshmi and Subhas.
Evagrio Francisco Jorge died on 20th August 1978 in a road accident. He and Mark Fernandes, another freedom fighter, were standing on a footpath at the entrance of the Tourist Hostel waiting to attend a meeting in the hotel when a speeding bus climbed the footpath – thereby killing both of them.
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