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{{short description|Indian writer and poet (1899–1979)}}
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'''Telo de Mascarenhas''' (born 23 March 1899 at [[Mormugao]] Harbour, Goa 1899, died 1979) was an author, a poet, a journalist and eminent freedom-fighter from [[Goa]].
'''Telo de Mascarenhas''' (born 23 March 1899 at [[Mormugao]] Harbour, Goa 1899, died 1979) was a writer, a poet, a journalist and [[Freedom Fighters: The Ray|freedom-fighter]] from [[Goa]].


==Biography==
==Biography==
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In 1920 he travelled to Portugal to study, graduating in law from the [[University of Coimbra]] in 1930 (where he was taught by [[António de Oliveira Salazar|Salazar]] amongst others). During this period he founded Lisbon's [[Centro Nacionalista Hindu]] (in 1926) and the periodical ''[[Índia Nova]]'' (alongside [[Adeodato Barreto]] and other émigré Goan intellectuals). Through the 1930s and 1940s, Mascerenhas worked in the Portuguese judicial system, first in the [[Algarve]] and then in the [[Alentejo]].<ref>Paul Melo e Castro, ''Lengthening Shadows'', 2 vols (Saligão, India: Goa, 1556, 2016), I p. 27.</ref>
In 1920 he travelled to Portugal to study, graduating in law from the [[University of Coimbra]] in 1930 (where he was taught by [[António de Oliveira Salazar|Salazar]] amongst others). During this period he founded Lisbon's [[Centro Nacionalista Hindu]] (in 1926) and the periodical ''[[Índia Nova]]'' (alongside [[Adeodato Barreto]] and other émigré Goan intellectuals). Through the 1930s and 1940s, Mascerenhas worked in the Portuguese judicial system, first in the [[Algarve]] and then in the [[Alentejo]].<ref>Paul Melo e Castro, ''Lengthening Shadows'', 2 vols (Saligão, India: Goa, 1556, 2016), I p. 27.</ref>


After India's independence from Britain in 1948, Mascerenhas returned to the Subcontinent and actively participated in [[Goa Liberation Movement]]. Although he spent some time in Goa, he was forced into exile and spent the years 1950-58 in [[Bombay]]. During his years of exile in [[Bombay]], he published clandestinely ''Ressurge Goa'', a political newspaper from 1950 to 1959. Returning to Goa in 1959, he was arrested, and the Portuguese rulers deported him to [[Portugal]] where he was jailed, first in [[Aljube]] and then in [[Caxias, Oeiras|Caxias]]. Some years after the [[Indian annexation of Portuguese India|liberation of Goa]] he was released by the Government of Portugal in 1970 in exchange for the release of the Goan [[Chico Monteiro|Padre Francisco 'Chico' Monteiro]], who had been placed under house arrest by the Indian authorities for refusing to give up his Portuguese nationality.<ref>Paul Melo e Castro, ''Lengthening Shadows'', 2 vols (Saligão, India: Goa, 1556, 2016), I p. 27.</ref>
After India's independence from Britain in 1948, Mascerenhas returned to the Subcontinent and actively participated in [[Goa Liberation Movement]]. Although he spent some time in Goa, he was forced into exile and spent the years 1950-58 in [[Bombay]]. During his years of exile in [[Bombay]], he published clandestinely ''Ressurge Goa'', a political newspaper from 1950 to 1959. Returning to Goa in 1959, he was arrested, and the Portuguese rulers deported him to [[Portugal]] where he was jailed, first in [[Cadeia do Aljube|Aljube prison]] and then in [[Fort of King Luís I|Caxias]]. Some years after the [[Indian annexation of Portuguese India|liberation of Goa]] he was released by the Government of Portugal in 1970 in exchange for the release of the Goan [[Chico Monteiro|Padre Francisco 'Chico' Monteiro]], who had been placed under house arrest by the Indian authorities for refusing to give up his Portuguese nationality.<ref>Paul Melo e Castro, ''Lengthening Shadows'', 2 vols (Saligão, India: Goa, 1556, 2016), I p. 27.</ref>


On his return to Goa from Portugal in 1970, he founded the [[Círculo de Amizade Indo-Portuguesa]] (the Indo-Portuguese Friendship Society)<ref>Paul Melo e Castro, ''Lengthening Shadows'', 2 vols (Saligão, India: Goa, 1556, 2016), I p. 27.</ref> and restarted ''Ressurge Goa'' as a cultural and political paper.
On his return to Goa from Portugal in 1970, he founded the [[Círculo de Amizade Indo-Portuguesa]] (the Indo-Portuguese Friendship Society)<ref>Paul Melo e Castro, ''Lengthening Shadows'', 2 vols (Saligão, India: Goa, 1556, 2016), I p. 27.</ref> and restarted ''Ressurge Goa'' as a cultural and political paper.
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==Works==
==Works==


Mascerenhas was a prolific poet in Portuguese and also did a [[Portuguese people|Portuguese]] translation of the autobiography of [[Mahatma Gandhi]] and of many novels by [[Tagore]].
Mascarenhas was a prolific poet in Portuguese<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vicente |first=Filipa Lowndes |date=2022-01-09 |title=Arlindo Vicente e Telo de Mascarenhas: a oposição a Salazar e o fim da “Índia portuguesa” |url=https://www.publico.pt/2022/01/09/mundo/investigacao/arlindo-vicente-telo-mascarenhas-oposicao-salazar-fim-india-portuguesa-1990877 |access-date=2024-04-29 |website=PÚBLICO |language=pt}}</ref> and also did a [[Portuguese people|Portuguese]] translation of the autobiography of [[Mahatma Gandhi]] and of many novels by [[Tagore]].


=== Poetry in Portuguese ===
=== Poetry in Portuguese ===


Mascerenhas published two volumes of poetry: ''Poemas de Desespero e Concolação'' (Poems of Despair and Consolation, 1971) and ''Ciclo Goês'' (Goan Cycle, 1973).
Mascarenhas published two volumes of poetry: ''Poemas de Desespero e Concolação'' (Poems of Despair and Consolation, 1971) and ''Ciclo Goês'' (Goan Cycle, 1973).


*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110722230226/https://elgg.leeds.ac.uk/smlpmmec/weblog/19425.html Dois Poemas]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110722230226/https://elgg.leeds.ac.uk/smlpmmec/weblog/19425.html Dois Poemas]
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*[http://archiveofgoanwritinginportuguese.blogspot.com/2011/09/telo-de-mascarenhas-primavera-chegou.html A Primavera Chegou]
*[http://archiveofgoanwritinginportuguese.blogspot.com/2011/09/telo-de-mascarenhas-primavera-chegou.html A Primavera Chegou]


===Prose Writing in Portuguese===
===Prose writing in Portuguese===


Mascarenhas published an English-language autobiography, ''When the Mango-Trees Blossomed'', in 1975. In it Mascarenhas claims to have written a novel and a novella during his incarceration in Portugal. The novel, ''Jogos Malabares'' (Malarbar Games), which he had to hide from the prison authorities, appears to have been lost. The novella was his ''Sinfonia Goesa'', written in 1962 while Mascerenhas was imprisoned in [[Cadeia do Aljube|Aljube gaol]]. Though it was never published in its entirety, several fragments saw the light of day in the post-Liberation Portuguese-language press. Some of Mascarenhas's writing has been published in English translation.<ref>Paul Melo e Castro, ''Lengthening Shadows'', 2 vols (Saligão, India: Goa, 1556, 2016), I pp. 27-28 (quoting p. 28); II pp. 5-17.</ref>
Mascarenhas published an English-language autobiography, ''When the Mango-Trees Blossomed'', in 1975. In it Mascarenhas claims to have written a novel and a novella during his incarceration in Portugal. The novel, ''Jogos Malabares'' (Malarbar Games), which he had to hide from the prison authorities, appears to have been lost. The novella was his ''Sinfonia Goesa'', written in 1962 while Mascerenhas was imprisoned in [[Cadeia do Aljube|Aljube gaol]]. Though it was never published in its entirety, several fragments saw the light of day in the post-Liberation Portuguese-language press. Some of Mascarenhas's writing has been published in English translation.<ref>Paul Melo e Castro, ''Lengthening Shadows'', 2 vols (Saligão, India: Goa, 1556, 2016), I pp. 27-28 (quoting p. 28); II pp. 5-17.</ref>
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Latest revision as of 10:10, 29 April 2024

Telo de Mascarenhas in the 1940s
Mascarenhas as a young man

Telo de Mascarenhas (born 23 March 1899 at Mormugao Harbour, Goa 1899, died 1979) was a writer, a poet, a journalist and freedom-fighter from Goa.

Biography

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In 1920 he travelled to Portugal to study, graduating in law from the University of Coimbra in 1930 (where he was taught by Salazar amongst others). During this period he founded Lisbon's Centro Nacionalista Hindu (in 1926) and the periodical Índia Nova (alongside Adeodato Barreto and other émigré Goan intellectuals). Through the 1930s and 1940s, Mascerenhas worked in the Portuguese judicial system, first in the Algarve and then in the Alentejo.[1]

After India's independence from Britain in 1948, Mascerenhas returned to the Subcontinent and actively participated in Goa Liberation Movement. Although he spent some time in Goa, he was forced into exile and spent the years 1950-58 in Bombay. During his years of exile in Bombay, he published clandestinely Ressurge Goa, a political newspaper from 1950 to 1959. Returning to Goa in 1959, he was arrested, and the Portuguese rulers deported him to Portugal where he was jailed, first in Aljube prison and then in Caxias. Some years after the liberation of Goa he was released by the Government of Portugal in 1970 in exchange for the release of the Goan Padre Francisco 'Chico' Monteiro, who had been placed under house arrest by the Indian authorities for refusing to give up his Portuguese nationality.[2]

On his return to Goa from Portugal in 1970, he founded the Círculo de Amizade Indo-Portuguesa (the Indo-Portuguese Friendship Society)[3] and restarted Ressurge Goa as a cultural and political paper.

Works

[edit]

Mascarenhas was a prolific poet in Portuguese[4] and also did a Portuguese translation of the autobiography of Mahatma Gandhi and of many novels by Tagore.

Poetry in Portuguese

[edit]

Mascarenhas published two volumes of poetry: Poemas de Desespero e Concolação (Poems of Despair and Consolation, 1971) and Ciclo Goês (Goan Cycle, 1973).

Prose writing in Portuguese

[edit]

Mascarenhas published an English-language autobiography, When the Mango-Trees Blossomed, in 1975. In it Mascarenhas claims to have written a novel and a novella during his incarceration in Portugal. The novel, Jogos Malabares (Malarbar Games), which he had to hide from the prison authorities, appears to have been lost. The novella was his Sinfonia Goesa, written in 1962 while Mascerenhas was imprisoned in Aljube gaol. Though it was never published in its entirety, several fragments saw the light of day in the post-Liberation Portuguese-language press. Some of Mascarenhas's writing has been published in English translation.[5]

External References

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References

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  1. ^ Paul Melo e Castro, Lengthening Shadows, 2 vols (Saligão, India: Goa, 1556, 2016), I p. 27.
  2. ^ Paul Melo e Castro, Lengthening Shadows, 2 vols (Saligão, India: Goa, 1556, 2016), I p. 27.
  3. ^ Paul Melo e Castro, Lengthening Shadows, 2 vols (Saligão, India: Goa, 1556, 2016), I p. 27.
  4. ^ Vicente, Filipa Lowndes (9 January 2022). "Arlindo Vicente e Telo de Mascarenhas: a oposição a Salazar e o fim da "Índia portuguesa"". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  5. ^ Paul Melo e Castro, Lengthening Shadows, 2 vols (Saligão, India: Goa, 1556, 2016), I pp. 27-28 (quoting p. 28); II pp. 5-17.
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