Pandurang Purushottam Shirodkar (12 December 1916 – 5 September 2000) was a campaigner, author and the first speaker of the Goa Legislative Assembly.[1] He was born in Goa in Portuguese India. He studied law and worked as an editor of the Navshakti daily newspaper in Mumbai.
Pandurang Purushottam Shirodkar | |
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| Speaker of the Goa Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1964–1967 | |
| Preceded by | position established |
| Succeeded by | Gopal Appa Kamat |
| Member of the Goa Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1964–1967 | |
| Preceded by | constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Punaji Achrekar |
| Constituency | Siolim |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 December 1916 Goa, Portuguese India |
| Died | 5 September 2000 (aged 83) |
| Political party | Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party |
| Children | Prakashchandra Shirodkar (son) |
Later he participated actively in Goa's struggle for freedom from Portuguese colonial rule and was in exile in Africa and Portugal for many years. He was a member of the Indian National Congress and a prominent figure in the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party.[2]
Shirodkar authored many books in Marathi, Konkani, English and Portuguese, and translated Bal Gangadhar Tilak's Shrimadbhagwadgeetarahasya into Portuguese.
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edit- ^ "Past speakers of Goa". Archived from the original on 24 September 2009.
- ^ cabinet government in Goa, 1961–1993, Pages:4–5 By Aureliano Fernandes