Goan Peoples Party

The Goan Peoples Party (GPP) is the name given to a historical political grouping that struggled for the liberation of Portuguese India.^[1][2][3]

The Goan Peoples Party was formed by George Vaz, Berta de Menezes Bragança and Divakar Kakodkar in 1949, after a split in the National Congress (Goa) over ideologies.^[4]

It had George Vaz and Narayan Palekar as its General Secretary.^[5] Between 1961 and 1962 its representative in the CONCP was Aquino de Bragança.^{[citation needed]}

The party was Communist.^[6]

In 1954, Narayan Palekar, Mario Rodrigues and George Vaz led volunteers of the GPP to capture more than 60 villages in Nagar Haveli. This was before its complete Liberation by the volunteers and commandos of the Azad Gomantak Dal.^[5][7]

Gerald Pereira, who was a member of the GPP's central committee, became the editor of its publication, Goan Age.^[5] In its inaugural edition, published on 26 January 1954, Pereira wrote an article, Goa: Another Korea, which analyzed how Americans had strengthened their military presence near Goa.^[8] Palekar published the Goan Age for eight years. He worked to shift the GPP's headquarters to Belgaum some time in 1954, and then became its General Secretary.^[5]

References

1. Mascarenhas, Lambert. Goa's Freedom Movement Archived 6 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine. GOACOM
2. de Souza, Teotonio R. (1989). Essays in Goan History. Concept Publishing Company. p. 183. ISBN 978-81-7022-263-7.
3. Saksena, R. N. (1974). Goa: Into the Mainstream. Abhinav Publications. p. 97. ISBN 978-0-8426-0604-2.
4. Faleiro, Valmiki (24 July 2023). Goa, 1961: The Complete Story of Nationalism and Integration. Penguin Random House India Private Limited. p. 24. ISBN 978-93-5708-175-7. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
5. Shirodkar, Pandurang Purushottam (1986). Who's Who of Freedom Fighters, Goa, Daman, and Diu. Vol. 1. Goa Gazetteer Department, Government of the Union Territory of Goa, Daman, and Diu. pp. 256–257, 278–279, 364.
6. Ali, B. Sheikh (1986). Goa Wins Freedom: Reflections and Reminiscences. Goa University. p. 126. ISBN 978-81-85571-00-3.
7. Lele, Purushottam Shripad (1987). Dadra and Nagar Haveli: Past and Present. Usha P. Lele. p. 69.
8. "'Goan Age', New Magazine". The Indian Express. 16 February 1954. Retrieved 11 September 2024.