Pandurang Purushottam Shirodkar

Pandurang Purushottam Shirodkar (12 December 1916 – 5 September 2000) was a freedom fighter and first speaker of Goa Assembly.[1] He was born in Indian state of Goa, studied Law in Portuguese India and worked as an editor with Navashakti daily in Mumbai. Later he participated actively in Goa's struggle for freedom, was in exile in Africa and Portugal for many years. He has been a member of the Indian National Congress and was a prominent figure in the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party.[2] Shirodkar authored many books in Marathi, Konkani, English and Portuguese, he also translated Bal Gangadhar Tilak's Shrimadbhagwadgeetarahasya into Portuguese.

Pandurang Purushottam Shirodkar
Speaker of the Goa Legislative Assembly
In office
1964–1967
Preceded byposition established
Succeeded byGopal Appa Kamat
Member of the Goa Legislative Assembly
In office
1964–1967
Preceded byposition established
Succeeded byPunaji Achrekar
ConstituencySiolim
Personal details
BornGoa, India
NationalityIndian
Political partyMaharashtrawadi Gomantak Party
ChildrenPrakashchandra Shirodkar

Refrefence
  1. Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} http://www.goavidhansabha.gov.in/pastspk.php Past speakers of Goa] Archived 24 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  2. cabinet government in Goa, 1961–1993, Pages:4–5 By Aureliano Fernandes

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