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Map of Goa, in Histoire générale des Voyages, de la Harpe, 1750. Life in Goa. In 1542, St. Francis Xavier mentions the architectural splendour of the city. Goa reached the height of its prosperity between 1575 and 1625. Travellers marvelled at Goa Dourada, i.e., Golden Goa. A Portuguese proverb said, "He who has seen Goa need not see Lisbon."
1972 - Flame-throated bulbul was selected as the official state bird of Goa. 1972–73 – Goa hosted the Santosh Trophy tournament for the first time. Goa again hosted the tournament in 1989–90, 1995–96, and 2016–17. 1 March 1973 - Farmagudi Government Industrial Training Institute, the first ITI of Goa is established. It is one of the ...
The name of Gopa rashtra forms part among the various kingdoms of Ancient India as narrated in the epic Mahabharata. [6]The state of Goa is described as ancient Goparashtra and it takes its present name from earlier used terms like- Gomant, Gomantaka, Govarashtra or Goparashtra.
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[140] [141] On 22 December 1959, the Associação de Futebol de Goa was formed, which continues to administer the game in the state under the new name Goa Football Association. [140] Goa, along with West Bengal and Kerala [140] is the locus of football in India and is home to many football clubs in the national I-League.
Goa, Daman and Diu (Konkani: Goem, Damanv ani Diu, Portuguese: Goa, Damão e Dio) was a union territory of the Republic of India established in 1961 following the liberation of Portuguese India, with Maj Gen K P Candeth as its first governor.
Gomanta was a kingdom mentioned in the epic Mahabharata.It was an extension of the kingdom of Yadavas at Dwaraka.It is identified to be the Goa state of India, situated in the western coast.
Goa is a unique Eastern place with a Westernised cultural identity of its own, having been part of the Portuguese East Indies for over 450 years. [3] If Goa was merged, Goan culture would be subsumed in Marathi culture and disappear. Goa would be reduced from a state to a "backwater district of Maharashtra".