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Revista Crítica de Ciências Sociais

 ISSN 2182-7435

FERNANDES, Jason Keith. Bridging the Centuries: A Brief Biography of Wamanrao Varde Valaulikar. []. , 115, pp.183-204. ISSN 2182-7435.  https://doi.org/10.4000/rccs.7048.

^len^aThe extant representations of the late nineteenth-century personality Wamanrao Varde Valaulikar (1877-1946), known as Shenoi Goembab to Konkani activists, are marked by a hagiographical character. The present article offers a biography of the man which eschews these nationalist hagiographies to place the man in the context of his times and to demonstrate his primary role as an activist in the creation of the Gaud Saraswat Brahmin caste. In so doing, the article demonstrates how the foundations for the contemporary Goan public sphere were laid in the nineteenth century.^lpt^aAs representações existentes do final do século xix da personalidade de Wamanrao Varde Valaulikar (1877-1946), conhecido pelos ativistas konkani como Shenoi Goembab, são marcadas por um caráter hagiográfico. O presente artigo oferece uma biografia do homem que evita essas hagiografias nacionalistas para o colocar no contexto da sua época e demonstrar o seu papel primordial como ativista na criação da casta brâmane Gaud Saraswat. Ao fazê-lo, o artigo mostra como as bases para a esfera pública goesa contemporânea foram estabelecidas no século xix.^lfr^aLes représentations existantes de la fin du xixe siècle de la personnalité de Wamanrao Varde Valaulikar (1877-1946), connu comme Shenoi Goembab par les activistes konkani, sont marquées par un caractère hagiographique. Le présent article en offre une biographie qui évite ces hagiographies nationalistes en le situant dans le contexte de son époque et en apportant la preuve de son rôle primordial comme activiste dans la création de la caste brahmane Gaud Saraswat. Ce faisant, l'article démontre comment les bases de la sphère publique de la Goa contemporaine furent établies au xixe siècle.

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