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Poets in (and from) Goa
Goan literature is the literature pertaining to the state of Goa in India. Goa has a population of around 1.4 million and an area of 3,700 sq. kilometres (1,430 sq. miles). For a small region, it has a significant amount of publication activity, possibly in part because its people write in a number of languages—perhaps as many as 13—and also because of the large expatriate and diaspora population of Goans settled across the globe. Among its most noted writers are Laxmanrao Sardessai (1904–1986) and R. V. Pandit (1917–1990), both of whom wrote poetry and prose in Marathi, Konkani, and Portuguese; Shenoi Goembab (1877–1946), whose Konkani writing helped to establish Konkani as a modern literary language; Ravindra Kelekar (1925–2010), who wrote some of the twentieth century's foremost Konkani literature; and Pundalik Naik (born 1952), whose 1977 novel Acchev was the first Konkani novel to be translated into English.

Besides English, Konkani and Marathi, Goans, particularly those of the past generation, have contributed significantly to writings in Portuguese. NameDatesPrincipal language(s)Principal formsNotesBen Antao1935 Englishfiction and non fictionWalfrido Antão1950s 1980sPortugueseshort storiesCarmo AzavedoPortugueseNoted for From the Tip of the Pen (Ao Bico da Pena). Alexandre Moniz BarbosaEnglishSilviano C. BarbosaEnglishprose fictionHis novel The Sixth Night takes you from a typically legendary life in Portuguese Goa in the 1950s all the way to Toronto, Canada. Adeodato Barreto1905 37PortuguesepoetryFloriano BarretoUday BhembréKonkanishort stories, playsAlfredo BragançaPortuguesepoetryLuís de Menezes Bragança1878–1938PortuguesejournalismJosé Rangel1930–2004PortuguesePoetry Also proprietor of one of Goa's most prolific printing press and publishing houses Tipografia Rangel. Mário da Silva CoelhoPortuguesepoetryJosé da Silva Coelho1889–1944Portugueseshort storiesGoa's most prolific Portuguese language fiction writer. Alvaro da Costa PortuguesejournalismSuneeta Peres Da Costa1976 EnglishfictionAn Australian writer of Goan ancestry, noted for her novel Homework. Amadeo Prazeres da CostaPortuguesejournalismFrancisco João "GIP" da Costa1859–1900Portugueseshort storiesOrlando Costa1929–2006Portuguesepoetry and novelsMaria Aurora CoutoEnglishprose fiction and criticismJoao da Veiga Coutinho1918–2015EnglishNoted for A Kind of Absence: Life in the Shadows of History. Nandita da CunhaEnglishprose fictionAnanta Rau Sar Dessai 1910Portuguese, Marathipoetry and radio theatreGoa's pre eminent Portuguese writer in the mid twentieth century. Vimala Devi (pseudonym of Teresa de Almeida)1932 Portuguese, Catalan, EsperantoPre eminent literary critic of Lusophone Goan writing and a leading writer. Paulino Dias1874–1919Sonia Faleiro1977 EnglishAgostinho Fernandes1932–2015PortuguesenovelsAuthor of a key post independence novel, Bodki (1962). Caridade Damaciano Fernandes1904–1948KonkaninovelsA pioneering prose fiction writer in Konkani. Joseph Furtado1872–1947English, PortuguesepoetryPhilip FurtadoShenoi Goembab1877–1946Konkaniprose fiction, translations António (J. Anthony) GomesEnglishprose fiction and poetryNew York based writer of poetry: Visions from Grymes Hill and a much acclaimed novel, The Sting of Peppercorns, published by Goa 1556, Mirrored Reflection (a collection of poems) published by Goa 1556 & Fundacao Oriente, 2013. Francisco Luis Gomes1829–1869PortugueseThe first Goan novelist. Olivinho Gomes1943–2009Konkani, Portuguese, Englishpoetry, translations and criticismJúlio Gonçalves1846–1896Portugueseshort storiesMariano GraciasRavindra Kelekar1925–2010Konkaniprose fictionAmita Kanekar1965 EnglishnovelsViolet Dias Lannoy1925–1973Englishnovel, short storiesLino Leitão1930–2008Englishshort storiesbased in North AmericaFanchu Loyola1891–1973PortuguesejournalismOne of Goa's leading independence activists. Lambert Mascarenhas 1914–2021EnglishMargaret MascarenhasEnglishliterary fiction, poetry, essayTelo Mascarenhas1899–1979Portuguesejournalism, poetry, prose fictionDamodar Mauzo1944 KonkanifictionNascimento Mendonça1884–1927PortugueseThrough the Mythical Ayodhya. Armando Menezes1902–1983Dom Morães1938–2004Englishpoetry, belles lettresPundalik Naik1952 Konkaninovels and playsWrote the first Konkani novel to be translated into English. Peter Nazareth1940 EnglishfictionA Goan writer from Uganda, noted for the novel The General Is Up along with literary criticism. Alberto de Noronha1920–2006Portuguesetranslations, criticismCarmo NoronhaPortugueseWorks include Contracorrente (Panjim, Goa: 1991) and Escalvando na Belga (Panjim. Goa: 1993). Frederick Noronha1963EnglishjournalismLeslie de NoronhaEnglishprose fiction and poetryEpitácio Pais1928–2009Portugueseshort storiesR. V. Pandit 1917–1990Marathi, Konkani, PortuguesepoetryMost celebrated for his vast poetic production in Konkani. Prakash S. PariekarPortugueseVasco Pinho1942 Floriano PintoPortuguesepoetryJerry Pinto1966 EnglishpoetryVictor Rangel Ribeiro1925 Englishprose fictionLeopoldo da RochaPortugueseAuthor of Casa Grande e Outras Recordações de um velho Goês (Lisbon: Vega, 2008). Maria Elsa da Rocha1924–2007Portugueseshort stories, poetryAlberto de Meneses Rodrigues1904–1971Portugueseprose fictionAugusto do Rosário Rodrigues1910 ?1999Portugueseshort stories. poetryAbhay Sardesaipoetry, translationManohar Sardesai PortuguesepoetryLaxmanrao Sardessai 1904–1986Marathi, Konkani, PortuguesepoetryConsidered one of Goa's finest Marathi writers. Melanie Silgardo1956 poetryFrank Simoes1937–2002Englishadvertising and journalismCarmo D'SouzaEnglishprose fictionAuthor of Angela's Goan Identity, Portugal In Search of Identity and other books. In a recent lecture, D'Souza himself traced the indigenous imagery, and the impact of Portuguese on Goan writing. Eunice De Souza 1940–2017Englishpoetry and fictionMumbai based. S. M. TadkodkarEnglish, Konkani, Marathi poetry, research, theory, academicsAuthor of Goan Christian Marathi Vilapika During The 17th Century (2010); Professor and Head, Department of Postgraduate Instruction and Research in Marathi, Goa University.

Goa Arts and Literary Festival (GALF) is a non profit festival organised by volunteers. The first edition of GALF was held in 2010. The three day fest had debates, lectures and discussions on art, music, photography, drawing a large audience from across the world at the International Centre of Goa, Dona Paula.