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Rajapur Saraswat Brahmins
Rājāpur/Bhālāvalikar Gauda Sāraswat Brāhmins , as they are known, belong to the "Pancha Gauda Brahmana" groups or "Gaudadi Panchakas". Rājāpur Sāraswat Brahmins are a branch of the saraswat brahmins, who were supposed to have resided on the banks of the legendary Saraswati River. They migrated to...
. It is the most common surname among the Goud Saraswat Brahmins.
Etymology
- The original word is Shrenipati or the leader of the guild, which got corrupted to Shennivayi in ApabhramshaApabhramshaApabhraṃśa is a term used by Sanskrit grammarians since Patañjali to refer to dialects that deviate from the norm of Sanskrit grammar. The term in Sanskrit literally means "corrupt" or "non-grammatical language". It is used as a cover term for the dialects forming the transition between the late...
, and later Shenayi in old Konkani, and finally,Shenai or Shenvi.
श्रेणीपति > शेणीव्वई > शेणय
Background and origins
The Goud Saraswat Brahmins originate from GoaGoa
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...
. The Shenoys were generally involved in administrative jobs. The word "Shenoy" itself means a writer.
The Saraswats migrated from Goa during the Muslim and Christian conquests, and carried their surname with them. Thus the word 'शणै' is spelt in roman script as "Shenoy" in Karnataka
Karnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
and spelt as "Shenoi" in Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
and "Xennai, Shenai, or even Sinai" in 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...
. It was common in Goa for Shenoys to add the name of their ancestral village
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
or title
Title
A title is a prefix or suffix added to someone's name to signify either veneration, an official position or a professional or academic qualification. In some languages, titles may even be inserted between a first and last name...
after Shenoy to denote their origin. Thus we have persons named Shenoy-Kuncoliker and Shenoy-Salgaonker (denoting village) and Shenai-Khatkhate (denoting title) etc. The word Shenoy is also interchangeable with its Sanskrit counterpart 'Shanbhag' or 'Shanbhogue'. "Xennoi" was used in the erstwhile Portuguese
Portuguese people
The Portuguese are a nation and ethnic group native to the country of Portugal, in the west of the Iberian peninsula of south-west Europe. Their language is Portuguese, and Roman Catholicism is the predominant religion....
territory 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...
but has given way to "Xennai" today. Another possible origin of the surname Shenoy is from the word "Shennvi" meaning ninety six. This denotes the ninety six families of Saraswat Brahmins who initially settled in Goa.
The surname continues to be used by the Konkani Roman Catholics 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...
and Canara
Canara
Canara can refer to:* Kanara – a region in Karnataka, India* Ovidiu – a town in Constanţa County, Romania...
, who were descendants of the Shenoys. They may use their Catholic
Catholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
surnames along with their Saraswat surname, e.g. Pereira-Shenoy etc. The 16th century saw the exodus of Hindus from the Portuguese
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
conquests of Salcette
Salcette
Salcette , is a taluka of South Goa District in the Indian state of Goa. Its administrative and economic headquarters is Margao. It is largely coterminous with a region called Sashti , which comprised, by local tradition, sixty-six villages, hence the name. However, it also includes the taluka of...
, Tiswadi
Tiswadi
Tiswadi is a taluka of North Goa district of the state of Goa, India.The word Tiswadi itself means thirty settlements. It refers to the thirty settlements in which the Goud Saraswat Brahmins settled when they migrated to Goa. It is geographically an Island with the Mandovi river forming its...
, and Bardez
Bardez
Bardez is the name of a region and taluka in North Goa. The name is credited to the Brahmin immigrants who migrated to the Konkan via Magadha in Gangetic India from Aryavarta, in the north-western part of the Indian sub-continent. Bardez or more properly Bara desh means "twelve countries"...
, where forced conversions and destructions of Hindu temples were carried out by the Jesuits and Franciscans. The Shenoys fled along with their Hindu cousins and settled along the western coastline. Large settlements of Saraswats were at Basrur
Basrur
Basrur / Basroor is a village in Kundapur taluk in Udupi district of Karnataka.Historically Basrur was also called as Barcelor, Barcalor, Basnur, Bares, Abu-Sarur and Barsellor.-History:...
, Mangalore
Mangalore
Mangalore is the chief port city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located about west of the state capital, Bangalore. Mangalore lies between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghat mountain ranges, and is the administrative headquarters of the Dakshina Kannada district in south western...
, Cochin and other places along the Canara and Kerala coast and Shenoys are found in great numbers here. some went to Chandgad.
The Shenoys also migrated to the West. They have, along with other saraswats and Indians as a whole, assimilated well in countries like the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, United States
United States
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, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, Canada
Canada
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and New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
.
Historical accounts of Shenoys
- A 1413 A.D. stone inscription in the NagueshiNagueshiNagueshi or Nagesh is a form of Lord Shiva worshipped by Hindu Goans in India. The temple lies in verdant surroundings in the Ponda district of Goa. Unlike many other Hindu temples of Goa which were shifted out of the Velha Conquistas the Nagueshi Temple is at its original place. It has, however,...
Temple in Ponda speaks of Purush Shennvi's son Maee Shennvi of Kullalogram ( CuncolimCuncolimCuncolim is a city and a municipal council in South Goa district in the state of Goa, India.-Etymology:The name Cuncolim is derived from the fact that the village was known as Kumkumahalli .-Geography:Cuncolim is located at...
/Kuncoliem) being granted the village of Bandode (Bandivade) to carry out the rituals of Shri NagueshiNagueshiNagueshi or Nagesh is a form of Lord Shiva worshipped by Hindu Goans in India. The temple lies in verdant surroundings in the Ponda district of Goa. Unlike many other Hindu temples of Goa which were shifted out of the Velha Conquistas the Nagueshi Temple is at its original place. It has, however,...
and Shree Mahalakshmi temples.
- Another 'Shenoy' was Locu Sinai from the Island of ChoraoChoraoChorao is an island along the river Mandovi near Panaji, Goa, India.The island was historically called Chudamani, meaning stunning precious stone in Sanskrit. Local legends tell of the islands emerging from diamonds that were thrown away by Yashoda the mother of Lord Krishna. The Islanders call...
(Chudamani), Goa. He was amongst the first Brahmins to convert to Catholicism in the 16th century due to financial reasons and was then onwards called Lucas de Sa.
- Venkatappa Keladi NayakaKeladi NayakaKeladi Nayaka Kingdom were an important ruling dynasty of post-medieval Karnataka, India. They initially started to rule as a feudatory of the Vijayanagar Empire...
, King of KeladiKeladiKeladi is a temple town in Shimoga district of the state of Karnataka in India.Located about 8 KM from Sagara town.-History:It is interesting as the place whence the Ikkeri chiefs derived their origin, which is thus related :-...
appointed Vithal Shenoy as the chief administrator of his kingdom in 1623 A.D. Vithal Shenoy helped broker many business deals with foreign visitors and colonists. Later Vithal Shenoy introduced ItalianItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
traveller Pietro della VallePietro Della VallePietro della Valle was an Italian who traveled throughout Asia during the Renaissance period. His travels took him to the Holy Land, the Middle East, Northern Africa, and as Far as India.-Biography:...
to the king, and hence was responsible for one of the most important sources of history of the region of the period. The gifts given by Vithal Shenoy to Pietro della Valle are preserved in museums of ItalyItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
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- A travel account to India and Ceylon by the DutchNetherlandsThe Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
trader Rijckloff Van GoensRijckloff van GoensRijckloff van Goens was Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies from 1678-1681. He wrote extensively about his travels to Ceylon and India....
, in 1654 talks about his dealings with the king Adil Mohammed Shah of Bijapur wherein due to his good offices with the court, the King orders the two Indian merchants Narva and Krishna Sinay to pay their dues of 82,168 Guilders to the VOC (Dutch East India Company).
- An insight into the presence of Konkanis in places like DamanDaman District, IndiaDaman district is one of the two districts of the union territory of Daman and Diu on the western coast of India, surrounded by Valsad District of Gujarat state on the north, east and south and the Arabian Sea to the west. The district has an area of , and a population of 113,949 , which increased...
and SuratSuratSurat , also known as Suryapur, is the commercial capital city of the Indian state of Gujarat. Surat is India's Eighth most populous city and Ninth-most populous urban agglomeration. It is also administrative capital of Surat district and one of the fastest growing cities in India. The city proper...
, distant from GoaGoaGoa , 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...
and in their knowledge of HinduismHinduismHinduism is the predominant and indigenous religious tradition of the Indian Subcontinent. Hinduism is known to its followers as , amongst many other expressions...
and early thoughts about the unity of religions , Ramogi Sinay is mentioned in 'Overland from India in 1663' a travel account written by William Entwistle in 1663. On a twelve league Journey from Daman to SuratSuratSurat , also known as Suryapur, is the commercial capital city of the Indian state of Gujarat. Surat is India's Eighth most populous city and Ninth-most populous urban agglomeration. It is also administrative capital of Surat district and one of the fastest growing cities in India. The city proper...
, Ramogi Sinay a Brahman is said to have had a discussion about transmigration of souls with Entwistle and a PersianPersian peopleThe Persian people are part of the Iranian peoples who speak the modern Persian language and closely akin Iranian dialects and languages. The origin of the ethnic Iranian/Persian peoples are traced to the Ancient Iranian peoples, who were part of the ancient Indo-Iranians and themselves part of...
, Mahmud Shah by name. Entwistle says that Ramogi prided himself in the knowledge of his religion and even that of Christian Law. The discussion lasted the whole journey with Entwistle countering the Brahman's opinion of the identical nature of HinduismHinduismHinduism is the predominant and indigenous religious tradition of the Indian Subcontinent. Hinduism is known to its followers as , amongst many other expressions...
and ChristianityChristianityChristianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...
by entertaining the opinion that Hinduism is the DevilDevilThe Devil is believed in many religions and cultures to be a powerful, supernatural entity that is the personification of evil and the enemy of God and humankind. The nature of the role varies greatly...
's parody of Christianity. The author goes on to say the debate was very heated though amiable. Entwistle also mentions the displeasure of the Persian.
- Shenvis in Mumbai : In a letter dated 15 December 1673 to the Court of Directors of the East India CompanyEast India CompanyThe East India Company was an early English joint-stock company that was formed initially for pursuing trade with the East Indies, but that ended up trading mainly with the Indian subcontinent and China...
, Gerald AungierGerald AungierGerald Aungier was the second Governor of Bombay. He was made the president of the Surat factory and the governor of Bombay in 1672, which posts he held till 1675...
who was then the GovernorGovernorA governor is a governing official, usually the executive of a non-sovereign level of government, ranking under the head of state...
of Bombay and President of SuratSuratSurat , also known as Suryapur, is the commercial capital city of the Indian state of Gujarat. Surat is India's Eighth most populous city and Ninth-most populous urban agglomeration. It is also administrative capital of Surat district and one of the fastest growing cities in India. The city proper...
mentions the inhabitants of Bombay. These include the EnglishEnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, the MoorsMoorsThe description Moors has referred to several historic and modern populations of the Maghreb region who are predominately of Berber and Arab descent. They came to conquer and rule the Iberian Peninsula for nearly 800 years. At that time they were Muslim, although earlier the people had followed...
and the Jentus(HinduHinduHindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...
s). He goes on to say " The Jentus comprise of Banyan(Baniyas),Brahman(Priests and Traders), Purvoos(PrabhuPrabhuPrabhu means master or the supreme lord in Sanskrit and many of the Indian languages; it is a name sometimes applied to God.The term is also used by male devotees of the hindu deity Lord Krishna/Vishnu as a title and form of address. If a man sees another male devotee whom he does not know, he will...
s) (Farmers of land and rent receivers), Sinays (Shenvis) (Cultivators and traders), Bhandarcans( BhandariBhandariFor other uses, see Bhandari .Bhandari caste is among the sea-faring warrior castes of ancient and medieval India. They migrated southward from Rajputana in early 1100 and subsequently spread over different parts of India...
s)(ToddyToddyToddy may be:* Hot toddy, a mixed drink served hot* Palm wine, also known as palm toddy, an alcoholic beverage.* The toddy palm...
distillers and makers of Arrack)....Corambeen(KunbiKunbiKunbi is a generic term applied to castes of traditionally non-elite tillers in Western India. These include the Dhonoje, Ghatole, Hindre, Jadav, Jhare, Khaire, Lewa , Lonari and Tirole communities of Vidharbha. The communities are largely found in the state of Maharashtra but also exist in the...
s)(tillers and mowers of land, as well as riceRiceRice is the seed of the monocot plants Oryza sativa or Oryza glaberrima . As a cereal grain, it is the most important staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and the West Indies...
and cocoa-nuts)and the coolys(KoliKOLIKOLI is a radio station serving Wichita Falls, Texas and Vicinity with a country music format. It operates on FM frequency 94.9 MHz and is under ownership of Cumulus Media. It is the radio flagship station for the Wichita Falls Wildcats hockey team....
s) (General fishermen of the Island)..." .This establishes the presence of KonkaniKonkani languageKonkaniKonkani is a name given to a group of several cognate dialects spoken along the narrow strip of land called Konkan, on the west coast of India. This is, however, somewhat an over-generalisation. Geographically, Konkan is defined roughly as the area between the river Damanganga to the north...
s in MumbaiMumbaiMumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
to its very early days.
- In an article about the Hindu entrepreneurship in Goan history Teotonio R de SouzaTeotonio R de SouzaTeotonio R. de Souza is an Indo-Portuguese historian and the founder-director of the Goa-based Xavier Centre of Historical Research, at Alto Porvorim. Based in Portugal since 1995, Teotonio R. de Souza heads the Department of History in the Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias...
writes about Goan Brahmins being in an advantageous position as compared to Goan Christians due to the lack of backing from the ChurchRoman Catholic ChurchThe Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
and due to the family connections the Hindus had with the Indians in the hinterland. Herein he mentions an extract from Jan Huyghen van LinschotenJan Huyghen van LinschotenJan Huyghen van Linschoten was a Dutch Protestant merchant, traveller and historian. An alternate spelling of second name is Huijgen....
's writings about the 16th Century: "Heathenish IndiaIndiaIndia , 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...
ns that dwell in Goa are verie rich merchants that not only sell all kinds of silkes, satins, damasks and curious works of welvet ... brought out of Portingall...are verie cunning and naturally subtill".The records of administration of revenues of the 17th century show that most of these merchants were Hindu Brahmins from BardezBardezBardez is the name of a region and taluka in North Goa. The name is credited to the Brahmin immigrants who migrated to the Konkan via Magadha in Gangetic India from Aryavarta, in the north-western part of the Indian sub-continent. Bardez or more properly Bara desh means "twelve countries"...
and SalcetteSalcetteSalcette , is a taluka of South Goa District in the Indian state of Goa. Its administrative and economic headquarters is Margao. It is largely coterminous with a region called Sashti , which comprised, by local tradition, sixty-six villages, hence the name. However, it also includes the taluka of...
. Teotonio adds that half a dozen Hindu families with last names such as Sinay, PrabhuPrabhuPrabhu means master or the supreme lord in Sanskrit and many of the Indian languages; it is a name sometimes applied to God.The term is also used by male devotees of the hindu deity Lord Krishna/Vishnu as a title and form of address. If a man sees another male devotee whom he does not know, he will...
, PaiPai-People:* Pai , includes Konkani region of India name origin, plus people with the name* Pai , includes Chinese name origin, plus people with the name...
, Gad, NaikNaikNaik is an administrative title and surname derived from the Sanskrit word "vash" means to control. Naik is a surname attributed to the Anavil Brahmin caste.Naik may refer to:...
and Shet were state revenue farmers for generations. Some branches of revenue were virtual monopolies of some families such as the Sinay family from Kortaly (CortalimCortalimCortalim is a village in Saxtti , Goa, India.The original Magueshi Temple stood in this village before it was destroyed by the Portuguese. The village is today mainly Christian....
) who provided tax farmers (RevenueRevenueIn business, revenue is income that a company receives from its normal business activities, usually from the sale of goods and services to customers. In many countries, such as the United Kingdom, revenue is referred to as turnover....
collectors) for the entire 17th century.
- A famous Shenoy who contributed immensely to KonkaniKonkani languageKonkaniKonkani is a name given to a group of several cognate dialects spoken along the narrow strip of land called Konkan, on the west coast of India. This is, however, somewhat an over-generalisation. Geographically, Konkan is defined roughly as the area between the river Damanganga to the north...
literature is Shenoi GoembabShenoi GoembabWaman Raghunath Shennoi Varde Valaulikar known popularly as Shenoi Goembab was a noted Konkani writer and activist.-Education:...
(Shenoy Vaman Raghunath Vardhe Valavalikar). He has written many books in Konkani.
- Antu Sinai from ColvaleColvaleColvale or Colovale is a census town in North Goa district in the state of Goa, India.-Demographics: India census, Colvale had a population of 5475. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Colvale has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male...
village GoaGoaGoa , 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...
, was the forefather of Abbe FariaAbbé FariaAbbé Faria , or Abbé José Custódio de Faria, , was a colourful Goan Catholic monk who was one of the pioneers of the scientific study of hypnotism, following on from the work of Franz Anton Mesmer...
, the Goan hypnotist. Antu Sinai converted to Christianity and took the surname of Faria.
- José Gerçon Da Cunha, a 19th century Goan physician, orientalist, historian and numismatist. He could trace his ancestry to Balsa (Balkrishna) Sinai who was from Cortalim in Divar, Salcette and converted to Christianity in the 1550s and was later employed by the Portuguese in Bardez (Essays in Classical and Modern Hindu Law By J.Duncan M. Derrett- Page 473/529 ,ISBN 9004048081 ,Published 1977)
- Dr P.D.Shenoy IASIAS- Accounting, Auditing :*International Accounting Standards*Internal Audit Service - Science :*Institute for Advanced Study**IAS computer, built at the Institute for Advanced Study*Indian Academy of Sciences...
was the head of a committee that looked into the Indian flag codeIndian Flag CodeThe Indian flag code is a set of laws that govern the usage of the Flag of India. The Bureau of Indian Standards is in charge of the enforcement of the manufacture of the flag according to the guidelines....
after a court case by Naveen JindalNaveen JindalNaveen Jindal is an Indian politician and Member of Parliament from the Kurukshetra Lok Sabha constituency in the northern Indian state of Haryana. He is the Chairman and Managing Director of Jindal Steel and Power Limited, which is part of the $15 billion diversified O.P...
. The Union Cabinet accepted Dr. P. D. Shenoy committee report on 15.01.2002 and announced that citizens will be free to fly the National Flag respectfully on all days from 26.01.2002. The Government subsequently issued a new flag code (Flag Code of India 2002) which contained guidelines for flying the National Flag.
- Vrinda Vasant Sinai Born 30 December 1932 in Cacoda, Tal Quepem, Goa and wife of Madhav Ramkrishna Pai was a Goan freedom fighter and satyagrahist.
Prominent Shenoys
- Narasimha Kundapur Shenoy - Finance head and operations in TATA Consultancy Services (CHINA) CO.,LTD.
- Sadashiva Shenoy (later Sudhindra Tirtha) - 20th Pontiff, Kashi Math
- Shenoi GoembabShenoi GoembabWaman Raghunath Shennoi Varde Valaulikar known popularly as Shenoi Goembab was a noted Konkani writer and activist.-Education:...
- Konkani Pandit (1877–1946) - T. V. R. ShenoyT. V. R. ShenoyT. V. R Shenoy is a journalist and columnist of India .Shenoy had served as the Editor of the weekly news magazine The Week and Sunday Mail and held various posts in Indian Express and Malayala Manorama....
- Journalist - K. Manmohan Shenoi - Banker, Chairman UCO Bank 1986-1990
- B. R. Shenoy (1905–1978) - Well-known economist
- Anu Shenai Mone - Builder of the original ShantadurgaShantadurgaShantadurga also known as Shanteri/Santeri is the form of the Goddess Durga, commonly worshipped in Goa, India .She is also called Saibini in Konkani as a mark of reverence....
temple at Keloshi (QuellosimQuellosimQuellosim is a village in Salcette Taluk, South Goa, India.This village was known as Kardalipura in ancient times and had wonderful temple dedicated to the mother-goddess Shantadurga which was shifted to Kavale when the Portuguese demolished the shrine as apart of inquisition. Prior to the...
, SalcetteSalcetteSalcette , is a taluka of South Goa District in the Indian state of Goa. Its administrative and economic headquarters is Margao. It is largely coterminous with a region called Sashti , which comprised, by local tradition, sixty-six villages, hence the name. However, it also includes the taluka of...
, Goa). - Peter Lynn Sinai-Goenkar - AmbassadorAmbassadorAn ambassador is the highest ranking diplomat who represents a nation and is usually accredited to a foreign sovereign or government, or to an international organization....
of India to AustriaAustriaAustria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
(1988–1991) - Purshottam Shenoy Kenkre (Purxetomã Sinay Quencró) - BaronBaronBaron is a title of nobility. The word baron comes from Old French baron, itself from Old High German and Latin baro meaning " man, warrior"; it merged with cognate Old English beorn meaning "nobleman"...
of Calapur was awarded the Order of the tower and sword (Ordem da Torre e Espada) by Portuguese decree dated 3/2/1853. - Krishna Govindraya Shenoy Dempo (Chrisnã Govinda Rayú Sinay Dempó) - Baron of DempoDempoDempo Mining Corporation Limited is a prominent mining company from the western Indian state of Goa thanks to Mr. M.M.P. deSouza . This company was built from Souza Mineralia Pvt. Company . The Mineral Business was Founded by Shri Vasantrao Dempo in 1941 along with his younger brother Shri...
, born 4/3/1841 was awarded the Testimonial of Greatness (consideração e munificiência) on the 26/6/1873 by the Portuguese government in Goa - Saratchandra Shenoi - Sahitya Akademi Award winning Konkani poet, writer, translator and Editor. More than 10 books to his credit
- Vandana ShanbaghVandana ShanbaghVandana Pandurang Shanbhag is a female Indian athlete who represented India at the 1988 Olympics in the 4 x 400 metres relay race. She is also a football and basketball player. She won the silver medal in the women's 400 metres race at the 1987 Asian Championships in Athletics...
- Arjuna awardArjuna awardThe Arjuna Awards were instituted in 1961 by the government of India to recognize outstanding achievement in National sports. The award carries a cash prize of 500,000, a bronze statuette of Arjuna and a scroll....
winner athlete - Basti Vaman Shenoy- Konkani Activist and Founder of World Konkani Centre in Mangalore
- Preeti ShenoyPreeti ShenoyPreeti Shenoy, née Preeti Kamath, is a painter and writer from Pune, India.- Biography :During her school years Preeti studied in Kendriya Vidyalayas all over India, due to her father's constant job transfers, and this contact with different cultures and languages may have had an influence in her...
- Painter, Writer
Shenoys of Kaup
In the coastal village of KaupKaup
Kaup may refer to:*Kapu, Karnataka, a village in Udupi district, Karnataka, India*Johann Jakob Kaup , German naturalist*Kaup–Kupershmidt equation, the nonlinear fifth-order partial differential equation...
(Pronounced Kapu), Karnataka
Karnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
there was a large settlement of Shenoys. More on shenoys of Kaup can be found on www.kaupshenoy.net
As a method to differentiate between the families, the family's home belonging to a particular shenoy, having three large steps at the entrance was called the Three steps shenoy family. This in Kannada was Moor-Katte and turned into Mudakatte/Mudkatte-Shenoy and finally into just Mudakatte/Mudkatte.
Further reading
- Inscription of the Nagueshi Temple in Bandivade, Goa, India (See Image)
- http://www.goacom.org/goanow/99/apr/backwoods.html
- http://shreeshantadurga.com/history_gsb.asp
- http://www.hindu.com/mag/2005/03/13/stories/2005031300760700.htm
- 'Bombay the Beautiful' Book by J.V.Furtado. Publishers Thacker and Co.,LTD Bombay 1957.
- Ramogi Sinay mentioned in Overland from India in 1663: Published in: Bulletin of Spanish Studies, Volume 4, Issue 16 1927 , pages 156 - 170 .
- A baptism of fire: The Van Goens Mission to Ceylon and India 1653-54. http://www.une.edu.au/asiacenter/Alfons.pdf
- Vithal Shenoy 1623 , http://www.kamat.com/database/articles/goa_karnataka.htm
- de Souza, Teotonio RTeotonio R de SouzaTeotonio R. de Souza is an Indo-Portuguese historian and the founder-director of the Goa-based Xavier Centre of Historical Research, at Alto Porvorim. Based in Portugal since 1995, Teotonio R. de Souza heads the Department of History in the Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias...
. Hindu entrepreneurship in Goan History. - http://www.flagfoundationofindia.in/fight-to-free-tiranga.html .
- José Garçon da Cunha - Essays in Classical and Modern Hindu Law By J.Duncan M. Derrett- Page 473/529 ,ISBN 9004048081 ,Published 1977