23-06-1877
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09-04-1946
“शेणै गोंयबाब” म्हळेले नांवार प्रख्यात जावन आशीले वामन रघुनाथ राव वर्धे वालावलिकार 23-06-1877 इसवेंत गोवा राज्याचे दिवचले गांवांत जल्मलो. बापाय रघुनाथ राव आनी आवय सीताबाई. मेट्रिक शिक्षण घेतिले शेणै गोंयबाब कोंकणीचो झुजारी आनी ख्यात बरोवपी.
एक वेळा भुर्गो वामन आपले काका चिंतामणराव सांगत मुंबयीक आगबोटार वताना काकाले दोस्त वामनाक दाकोवन गोंयबाबाक मुंबय वरता की म्हणून विचारलें . मुकार वामन तेंच नांवार प्रसिद्ध जालो.
वृत्ती जीवन
मेट्रीक शिक्षण उप्रांत 1899 इस्वेंत शेणै गोंयबाबान गोवा येवनु शाळेंत शिक्षक जावनु वृत्ती जीवन आरंभ केलें. त्या उद्योगांत समाधान नातिल्यान तें सोडुन कराचीक पावलो. मुकार ताणे जर्मन कंपनींत काम केलें. 1903-04 इसवेंत वामन रावान “कोंकणी मुळावे शिक्षण” पुस्तक बरयलें. अभागि सुब्राय, भिडेस्त रायुबाब, शेक्सपियरालें नाटक शेक्सपियार खेळांची माळा नांवान तयार केल्यां. तशेंच अरेबियन नाइट्स काणियो बकावलेचे फूल नांवान कोंकणीक भाशांतर कोरनु रोमी लिपींत परगट केलां. मोगाचे लग्न, झिल्बा राणो, पवमानाचो तपलें तागेले ख्यात नाटक. म्हजी बा खंय गेली? तागेली पयली मोट्वी काणी. गोमंतोपनिशद दोन खंड आसून दूसरे खंड सोंवसार बुड्ती नांवान आसा. “अ्मृतांचो पाव्स” आनी “कोंकणी विद्यार्थ्यांक” ताणे बरयिले प्रबंध जावनसा. भुरग्यां खातीर बरयिलो “कोंकणी व्याकरण”, “भुरग्यांचे व्याकरण” आनी मोट्वी काणी संकलन “भुरग्यालो इष्ट”. भगवदगीता कोंकणीक भाशांतर केलां. शेणै गोंयबाबान 7 कोंकणी पुस्तकं रोमी लिपीर आनी 22 पुस्तकं देवनागरी लिपीर बरयलां.
मान – सम्मान
9 एप्रिल 1946 इसवेंत शेणय गोंयबाब मुंबयींत मरण पावलो. तागेले पुण्यतिथी विश्वकोंकणी दीस म्हणून आचरण करतात. 09-04-2000 इसवेंत मंगळुराचे मांड सोबाण कोंकणी संस्थेन शेणै गोंयबाबाक सहस्रमा्नाचो कोंकणी व्यक्ती प्रशस्ती मरणोत्तर जावनु दीवनु गौरव केलां.
Vaman Raghunath Shenoi Varde Valaulikar known popularly as Shenoi Goembab. He was born on 23rd June 1877 at Bicholim Goa. Raghunath Rao and Seethabai were his Parents. Shenoi Goembab was a noted Konkani writer and activist. It is believed that Vaman Rao earned his nickname ‘Goembab’ when he was going along with his uncle Chintamanrao to Mumbai aboard a steamer. A friend on board the ship remarked to his uncle “I hear you are taking this Goembab with you to Mumbai”. Later he used “Shenioi Goembab” as his pen name and became very famous.
Career
After matriculation Vaman Rao returned to Goa in 1899 and took up job as teacher in school, but he left it since he wasn’t satisfied. He went to Karachi. Later he joined German company. In 1903-04 Vaman Rao wrote “Konkani Mulave Sikshan” book. Abhagi Subray, Bhidest Rayubab, Vaman Rao translated Shakespeare’s drama in the name of “Shakespearacho Khelanchi Mala”, Arebian Nights as “Bakavaleche Phool”. “Amrutacho Pavs”, “Bhurgianche Vyakaran”, “Konakani Vidyarthiank” are his famous books. Short story – “Mhoji baa khuin Gelli?”, Gomantopanishat in two parts are his other famous works. He translated Bhagavadagita into Konkani. He also wrote 7 konkani books in Romi and 22 in Devanagari script.
Honours
Shenoi Goembab died on 9th April 1946 in Bombay, and his death anniversary, is now observed as “Vishwa Konkani Dis” (World KonkanI Day). Shenoi Goembab was Posthumously awarded the Konkani Person of the Millennium award by Mandd Sobann, a Mangalore based Konkani organisation on 09-04-2000.
