Velim, Goa

Velim

वेळ्ळी
Velim वेळ्ळी
village
	Velliapura' Southern headquarters of Kadambas of Goa-(late 1700's - hand painting) Velliapura' Southern headquarters of Kadambas of Goa-(late 1700's - hand painting)
	Velim Location in Goa, India Velim Velim (India)
	Coordinates: 15°09′52″N 73°58′33″E / 15.1644°N 73.9759°E
Country	India
State	Goa
District	South Goa
Sub-district	Salcete
Government
• Type	Gram Panchayat
Elevation	9 m (30 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	5 955
Demonym(s)	Velicar/Velikar; वेळ्ळीकार/वेळ्ळीकर
Languages
• Official	Konkani
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	403723
Vehicle registration	GA

Velim (Template:Lang-knn) is a large village of Salcete sub-district, South Goa district, in the Indian state of Goa.

Geography

Velim is located at 15°9′52″N 73°58′33″E / 15.16444°N 73.97583°E / 15.16444; 73.97583. It has an average elevation of 9 m (30 ft).^[1]

Demographics

Velim village has population of 5 955 of which 2 805 are males while 3 150 are females as per Population Census 2011. The population is predominantly Catholic Christian and there are also a few number of Hindus living here. The people of Velim often refer to themselves as Vellikar or Velimcar.^[2]

History

About 'Velliapura' present day Velim, Goa is written by world renowned Historian George M. Moraes in Kadamba Kula ^[3], the history of Ancient and Medieval Karnataka. Jayakesi son of Shashtha-Deva was a very powerful ruler ^[4]^[5] mentioned in a stone inscription of Kadamba king Jayakesi I dated 1054 CE as 'Panjanakhani', ^[6] giving him the epithet of Padavalendra which is Kannada for 'lord of the western ocean'. 12th century copper carvings tell us that princes and lords from neighbouring kingdoms traveled in to Chandrapura present day Chandor to pay homage to Kadamba Jayakesi who was the Sovereign of Konkan. “ Velliapura Viragal ” at 'Xavierian Research Centre' tell that Jayakesi himself in a battle with his rival to retain this place Velliapura won a decisive victory, which was his southern capital. According to their resource after the 1266/1345, 16th Octomber massacre the surviving Queen 'Vinomaih devi' moved away from the furious Mohammedans in Chandrapura and was taken into hiding in this Velliapura royal compound by the foothills of Velim. The inscription stones in Kannada found at Velim site tell that Suriya-Deva'1345CE slain-ed sovereign of Chandrapura ' his Queen 'Vinomaih-devi' died and was cremated in Velliapura by her nephew Jayeshi, son of ShankaraDeva/grandson of Purandara Deva.^[7]^[8]

File:Velliapura Stone Inscriptions.jpg

1317/1396AD Kannada Stone inscriptions - announcing the death of ‘Venomai-Devi’, Queen to ‘Sruiya-Deva’, Chandrapura

It was in Velim Village, Goan vision of Democracy was born in June1962 when close friend of PM Nehru, Gopal Handoo meet with this 'Prince of Goa' RoquiSantan after his Satyagraha for Democracy in Goa. From here on he was popularly known as father of Goan Democracy ^[9] later he was elected twice as member of the Goa Legislative Assembly ^[10] and was the recipient of prestigious 'Tambra Patra National Award' at the hands of PM Indira Gandhi for his outstanding role in Goa's freedom.^[11]

Citations

^ ^a ^b "Velim, India Page", Falling Rain Genomics, Inc, retrieved 6 July 2017
^ ^a ^b C. Chandramouli (2015) [2010–11], "Velim Population – South Goa, Goa", Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India, Government of India, Census Organization of India, retrieved 6 July 2017
^ "K Kula Velliapura inscriptions pg 181 190 317 384". Retrieved 8 January 2018.
^ Title: Gazetteer of the Union Territory Goa, Daman and Diu: district gazetteer, Volume 1; Publisher: Gazetteer Dept., Govt. of the Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu, 1979 (Original from the University of Michigan, Digitised: 30 August 2008)
^ "EPIGRAPHICAL AND LITERARY SOURCES ON WORSHIP IN GOA'S PAST" (PDF). ShodhGanga.
^ De Souza, Teotonio R. (1990). Goa Through the Ages: An economic history, Volume 2. Concept Publishing Company. p. 129. ISBN 9788170222590.
^ "Mediaeval Deccan History pg 78,211 132". Retrieved 8 January 2018.
^ "Karnataka Gazetteer 132". Retrieved 8 January 2018.
^ "Prince of Velliapura". Retrieved 22 February 2018.
^ "RoquSantan" (PDF). Retrieved 10 January 2018.^{[page needed]}
^ "Goa Gazetteer Department". Retrieved 8 January 2018.

References

C. Chandramouli (2015) [2010–11], "Salcete Taluka — South Goa", Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India, Government of India, Census Organization of India
C. Chandramouli (2015) [2010–11], "South Goa District : Census 2011 data", Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India, Government of India, Census Organization of India

External links

Velim Association (Mumbai)

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[gen-1] "Velim, India Page", Falling Rain Genomics, Inc, retrieved 6 July 2017

[velim-2] C. Chandramouli (2015) [2010–11], "Velim Population – South Goa, Goa", Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India, Government of India, Census Organization of India, retrieved 6 July 2017

[3] "K Kula Velliapura inscriptions pg 181 190 317 384". Retrieved 8 January 2018.

[4] Title: Gazetteer of the Union Territory Goa, Daman and Diu: district gazetteer, Volume 1; Publisher: Gazetteer Dept., Govt. of the Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu, 1979 (Original from the University of Michigan, Digitised: 30 August 2008)

[5] "EPIGRAPHICAL AND LITERARY SOURCES ON WORSHIP IN GOA'S PAST" (PDF). ShodhGanga.

[6] De Souza, Teotonio R. (1990). Goa Through the Ages: An economic history, Volume 2. Concept Publishing Company. p. 129. ISBN 9788170222590.

[7] "Mediaeval Deccan History pg 78,211 132". Retrieved 8 January 2018.

[8] "Karnataka Gazetteer 132". Retrieved 8 January 2018.

[9] "Prince of Velliapura". Retrieved 22 February 2018.

[10] "RoquSantan" (PDF). Retrieved 10 January 2018.^{[page needed]}

[11] "Goa Gazetteer Department". Retrieved 8 January 2018.

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