Chinchinim
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Chinchinim is a village and a census town
in South Goa district in the state of Goa
, India
. It lies on the banks of river Sal. It has a predominant Catholic population and is dotted with typically Goan mansions and small cottages which are colorful and incorporate all the typical features of a Goan village life.
A church dedicated to St Anne was built in the year 1590 by the Jesuits. It was built by contributions from the Communidade of the village and the neighboring villages. The church was burnt during the Muslim invasions and the present Our Lady of Hope church was built in the year 1627 which was also burnt during the Maratha invasion in 1739. The repairs were done in the following years.
Chinchinim also houses the Chapel of St. Sebastian, frequented by people of all religions for the last century.
At the beginning of the twentieth century, there was a great plague in Goa, killing many in Chinchinim. A local doctor named Dr. Miguel de Loiola Furtado or simply Dotor Minglu worked tirelessly to save as many lives as he could, but then, the flu hit the village, and, his works seemed to be all in vain. At that time. he, along with the Vicar of the Church, got the "Lumanaria" started in homage to St. Sebastian, where on each day, one group of Chinchinim residents would take the Image of St. Sebastian to their homes and accompany it back to the church square with great pomp and reverence.
The flu cleared out, and many people were saved, while Dotor Minglu died in the epedemic, ironically, while he was the leader fighting it.
After his death, the Lumanirias continued, however, of the daays kept for each group of Chinchinim residents, now segregated by wards, one day was reserved for the family and relatives of Dotor Minglu.
Dotor Minglu is also known for his daughter and eldest son, who were Goa's fearless writers, who haunted both, the Portuguese rulers and the anti Portuguese. Their works related to Goa and how Goa laid at the center of the Portuguese Empire.
His son Mario de Loiola Furtado carried a news paper column "Manual de Rua" which means "Street guide" which awoke and enlightened many a Goan. He made Goans realise that they were not ruled by the Portuguese, but, they ruled Portugal. Their votes counted in deciding who ruled Portugal and in Portugal's and the colonies' destiny.
His Daughter Leonor, or Lulita as she was known, took journalism to new levels as far as Goans and Ladies are concerned, with the family publication, "India Purtuguesa".
His second son Dr. Alvaro, as the last president of the Partido Indiano and as the brains behind the late great, Jack Sequeira in the United Goans Party, was instrumental in assuring Goa's identity, at a time when a few Goans tried to get Goa merged into neighbouring Maharashtra.
In football, Chinchinim has produced some of India's greatest football sons.
, Chinchinim had a population of 7033. Males constitute 47% of the population and females 53%. Chinchinim has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 77% and female literacy of 73%. 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Census town
In India, a census town is one which has:# A minimum population of 5,000# At least 75% of male working population engaged in non-agricultural pursuits# A density of population of at least 400 persons per km2.In Ireland, a census town is;...
in South Goa district in the state of Goa
Goa
Goa , a former Portuguese colony, is India's smallest state by area and the fourth smallest by population. Located in South West India in the region known as the Konkan, it is bounded by the state of Maharashtra to the north, and by Karnataka to the east and south, while the Arabian Sea forms its...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It lies on the banks of river Sal. It has a predominant Catholic population and is dotted with typically Goan mansions and small cottages which are colorful and incorporate all the typical features of a Goan village life.
Geography
Chinchinim is located at 15.20°N 73.97°E. It has an average elevation of 3 metres (10 feet).History
The name Chinchinim is derived from Chinchinath the local deity from one of the four temples present in Chinchinim.These temples are said to be destroyed by the Portuguese in 1567. The other view is that the temples simply disappeared as the devotees converted to Christianity.A church dedicated to St Anne was built in the year 1590 by the Jesuits. It was built by contributions from the Communidade of the village and the neighboring villages. The church was burnt during the Muslim invasions and the present Our Lady of Hope church was built in the year 1627 which was also burnt during the Maratha invasion in 1739. The repairs were done in the following years.
Chinchinim also houses the Chapel of St. Sebastian, frequented by people of all religions for the last century.
At the beginning of the twentieth century, there was a great plague in Goa, killing many in Chinchinim. A local doctor named Dr. Miguel de Loiola Furtado or simply Dotor Minglu worked tirelessly to save as many lives as he could, but then, the flu hit the village, and, his works seemed to be all in vain. At that time. he, along with the Vicar of the Church, got the "Lumanaria" started in homage to St. Sebastian, where on each day, one group of Chinchinim residents would take the Image of St. Sebastian to their homes and accompany it back to the church square with great pomp and reverence.
The flu cleared out, and many people were saved, while Dotor Minglu died in the epedemic, ironically, while he was the leader fighting it.
After his death, the Lumanirias continued, however, of the daays kept for each group of Chinchinim residents, now segregated by wards, one day was reserved for the family and relatives of Dotor Minglu.
Dotor Minglu is also known for his daughter and eldest son, who were Goa's fearless writers, who haunted both, the Portuguese rulers and the anti Portuguese. Their works related to Goa and how Goa laid at the center of the Portuguese Empire.
His son Mario de Loiola Furtado carried a news paper column "Manual de Rua" which means "Street guide" which awoke and enlightened many a Goan. He made Goans realise that they were not ruled by the Portuguese, but, they ruled Portugal. Their votes counted in deciding who ruled Portugal and in Portugal's and the colonies' destiny.
His Daughter Leonor, or Lulita as she was known, took journalism to new levels as far as Goans and Ladies are concerned, with the family publication, "India Purtuguesa".
His second son Dr. Alvaro, as the last president of the Partido Indiano and as the brains behind the late great, Jack Sequeira in the United Goans Party, was instrumental in assuring Goa's identity, at a time when a few Goans tried to get Goa merged into neighbouring Maharashtra.
In football, Chinchinim has produced some of India's greatest football sons.
Demographics
India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Chinchinim had a population of 7033. Males constitute 47% of the population and females 53%. Chinchinim has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 77% and female literacy of 73%. 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Prominent People from Chinchinim
- Mario de Loiola FurtadoMario de Loiola FurtadoOne of Goa's premier and Chinchinim's greatest journalist.His family ran a news paper titled the "India Purtuguesa", which was the greatest tool or avenue for Goans troubled by the Portuguese rule....
- Alvaro de Loyola FurtadoAlvaro de Loyola FurtadoAlvaro de Loyola Furtado , was a member of the Goa assembly and a parliamentarian. He was a founding member of the United Goans Party and also the leader of the United Goans . He was also a social worker, a historian, journalist, physician and humanitarian...
- Arun Glen Lacerda