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The first converts to Christianity in Goa were native Goan women who married Portuguese men that arrived with Afonso de Albuquerque. [1] The city of Goa became the center of Christianisation in the east. [8] The evangelisation activities in Goa were divided in 1555 by the Portuguese viceroy of Goa, Pedro Mascarenhas.
Khawaja Nazimuddin, Pakistan's second Prime Minister, argued against equal rights for all citizens in an Islamic state. [17] However, The Constitution of Pakistan establishes Islam as the state religion, [18] and provides that all citizens have the right to profess, practice and propagate their religion subject to law, public order, and morality. [19]
The Goan Muslims are a minority community who follow Islam in the Indian coastal state of Goa, some are also present in the union territory of Damaon, Diu & Silvassa.They are native to Goa, unlike recent Muslim migrants from mainland India, and are commonly referred to as Moir (Konkani: मैर) by Goans in Goan Konkani.
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Christian maidens of Goa meeting a Portuguese nobleman seeking a wife, from the Códice Casanatense (c. 1540) During the mid-16th century, the city of Goa, was the center of Christianization in the East. [7] Christianization in Goa was largely limited to the four concelhos (districts) of Bardez, Mormugao, Salcette, and Tiswadi. [8]
Frank Fernandes, whose stage name was Frank Fernand (1919–2007; born in Curchorem, Goa), was a renowned film maker and musician and is remembered for his movies like Amchem Noxib (Our Luck) in 1963 and Nirmonn (Destiny) in 1966. [126] Other films produced in Goa include Bhunyarantlo Monis (Cave Man) and Padri (Priest). [76]
While the Caste system in Goa is still a major factor among Goan Hindus, the egalitarian Indian constitution and the resulting affirmative action has helped to a perceived degree. [8] Goan Hindus celebrate the festival of Shiva and Shantadurga besides those of other deities. The festival of Holi is called Shigmo in Goa and celebrated with gaiety.
Hinduism is the dominant religion in India and Nepal and is the second-largest religion in Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Bhutan. Indo-Aryan migrations brought the Indo-Aryans to South Asia , where they compiled and composed the Vedic corpus during the Vedic period (ca. 1500-500 BCE) across present-day Northern India , Pakistan and ...