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| name = Pandurang Pissurlekar<br />
| image = Dr Pandurang Sakharam Pissurlekar - Konkani Vishwakosh.jpg<br />
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| birth_name = Pandurang Sakharam Shenvi Pissurlencar<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1894|05|30|df=yes}}<br />
| birth_place = Pissurlem, [[Sattari]], [[Portuguese Goa]]<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1969|07|10|1894|05|30|df=yes}}<br />
| death_place = [[Panaji, Goa]], India<br />
| alma_mater = [[Liceu Nacional Afonso de Albuquerque]]<br />
| spouse = {{marriage|Ramabai Borkar|1913}}<br />
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| occupation = Archivist<br />
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| notable_works = <br />
| awards = [[Knight of the Military Order of Santiago]] (1935)<br />
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'''Pandurang Sakharam Shenvi Pissurlencar''' (30 May 1894 – 10 July 1969) was an Indian historian, [[archivist]], and scholar of [[Maratha Confederacy|Maratha]] history. He is credited with organizing and expanding the Goa State Archives and making rare historical documents accessible to scholars. Due to his contributions, he is often referred to as the "Father of the Goa State Archives."<ref name="VazEminentGoans">{{Cite book |last=Vaz |first=J. Clement |author-link=J. Clement Vaz |url=https://archive.org/details/profilesofeminen0000vazj/ |title=Profiles of eminent Goans, past and present |date=1997 |publisher=Concept Pub. Co. |others=Internet Archive |isbn=978-81-7022-619-2 |location=New Delhi |page=123}}</ref><br />
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== Early and personal life==<br />
Pissurlencar was born on 30 May 1894 in the village of Pissurlem, [[Sattari]], [[Portuguese Goa]]. His mother was named Krishnabai.<ref name="Vishwakosh1999">{{cite wikisource |last1=Navelkar |first1=V. R. |editor-first1=Tanaji |editor-last1=Halarnkar |editor-link1=Tanaji Halarnkar |others= |title=Konkani Vishwakosh |trans-title=Konkani Encyclopaedia |wslink=Page:Konkani Viswakosh Vol2.pdf/762 |type= |edition= |series= |volume=2 |year=1999 |publisher=[[Goa University]] |location=Goa |language=gom |wslanguage=gom }}</ref> He received his primary education in [[Marathi language|Marathi]] before pursuing Portuguese studies at the [[Liceu Nacional Afonso de Albuquerque]]<ref name="VazEminentGoans" /> in 1913<ref name="Vishwakosh1999" /> and Escola Normal in [[Nova Goa]].<ref name="VazEminentGoans" /> In 1916, obtained a degree of teaching and began working at the Bicholim government school.<ref name="Vishwakosh1999" /><br />
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His proficiency in the [[Portuguese language]] enabled him to teach Portuguese and arithmetic at schools in [[Valpoi]], [[Sanquelim]], [[Velha Goa]], and [[Nerul]].<ref name="VazEminentGoans" /><br />
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At the age of 19, in 1913, he married Ramabai Borkar.<ref name="Vishwakosh1999" /><br />
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Besides Portuguese, he was also proficient in French, English, [[Konkani language|Konkani]], [[Sanskrit]] and Marathi. He could also understand the [[Modi script|Modi language]].<ref name="Vishwakosh1999" /><br />
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== Career ==<br />
Pissurlencar developed a keen interest in archival research and obtained permission from the Portuguese authorities to access historical records preserved in the Secretariat archives since 1919. In recognition of his expertise, he was appointed in 1931 as the Chief of the General and Historical Archives of [[Portuguese India]].<ref name="VazEminentGoans" /><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Aniket Ankush Yadav |url=https://archive.org/details/PisurlekarArticleNavprabhaGoa9June2019 |title=Dr. Pandurang Sakharam Shenavi - Pissurlekar |date=2019-06-09 |magazine=Navprabha }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Dubhashi |first=P. R. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3GKdAAAAMAAJ |title=Building Up a New University |date=2000 |publisher=Allied Publishers |isbn=978-81-7764-008-3 |page=85}}</ref><br />
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Though the Portuguese authorities initially favoured him, his loyalty to them conflicted with his allegiance to [[Goa]] and India. When Portugal took the "Right of Passage" case to the [[International Court of Justice]] at [[The Hague]], Pissurlencar diplomatically refused to support the Portuguese side.<ref name="VazEminentGoans" /><br />
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== Contributions to history and archival work ==<br />
Pissurlencar is credited with systematically organizing the Goa State Archives and making rare documents available to scholars. He worked on the restoration and preservation of rare documents, and published a guide to this collection.<ref name="Vishwakosh1999" /><br />
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As he worked on the restoration of these documents, he slowly began his own research. He published articles in ''O Oriente Portuguese'' and in ''[[O Heraldo]]''.<ref name="Vishwakosh1999" /> His published books include ''Regimentos das Fortalezas da India'' (1951), ''Agentes da Diplomacia Portuguesa na India'' (1952) and ''Assentos do Conselho do Estado'' (1953–57).<ref name="VazEminentGoans" /><br />
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He was also a scholar of Maratha history, publishing several articles in the ''Boletim do Instituto Vasco da Gama'', the publication of the [[Institute Vasco da Gama]]. His research was well regarded among historians, and he received praise for his work.<ref name="VazEminentGoans" /><br />
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== Later career==<br />
Towards the end of his career, Pissurlencar delivered the "N. C. Kelkar Memorial Lectures" in Marathi at the [[University of Poona]] in March 1969. His work in [[historiography]] was widely recognized, and he received awards from various academic institutions in India and abroad.<ref name="VazEminentGoans" /><br />
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In 1965, he was appointed Honorary Professor of History at a Centre for Post-Graduate Instruction and Research in Goa. His personal collection of books and documents was donated to this institution, which is now a part of [[Goa University]].<ref name="VazEminentGoans" /><br />
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== Awards and accolades ==<br />
In 1935, the Portuguese government awarded him the [[Knight of the Military Order of Santiago]]. In 1948, the [[Royal Asiatic Society of Bengal]] awarded him the Sir Judanath Sarkar Gold Medal. In 1953, the [[Asiatic Society]] awarded him the gold medal.<ref name="Vishwakosh1999" /><br />
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In 1952, the Portuguese government awarded him the position of Conservador do Arquivo ({{Translation|Conservator of Archives}}). He retired from this position in 1961.<ref name="Vishwakosh1999" /><br />
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The [[Lisbon University]] conferred the [[DLit]] degree upon him and felicitated him.<ref name="Vishwakosh1999" /><br />
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In 1979, Brahamaharashtra Mandal awarded him with a gold medal for his research in history.<ref name="Vishwakosh1999" /><br />
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==Death==<br />
Pissurlencar died on 10 July 1969 in [[Panaji]].<ref name="Vishwakosh1999" /><br />
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==Works==<br />
* ''Regimentos das Fortalezas da India'' (1951)<br />
* ''Agentes da Diplomacia Portuguesa na India'' (1952)<br />
* ''Assentos do Conselho do Estado'' (1953–57)<br />
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