Joseph furtado biography
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Joseph furtado biography
Joseph Furtado
A romantic poet
Joseph Furtado (Furtadovaddo, 7 April Bombay 1 January ) was an early South Asian poet and novelist who wrote in the English language. He has been praised as 'one of Goa’s best poets', albeit now 'in the shadows, pushed to the margins and somewhat forgotten'.[1]
Born in Goa, then a Portuguese colony on the west coast of British-ruled India,[2] his writings are difficult to access today, and many anthologies overlook his contribution.[2]
Biography
He was the son of Vicente Cesar and Maria Conceicao de Rocha, Furtado was born in at Furtadovaddo, Pilerne, Bardez, in Goa.[2] A Catholic, he began his education in Goa (then part of Portugal), but later attended boarding and arts schools in India.
On 2 February he married Rosa Maria Amhimizia de Souza;[3] among his sons was Philip Furtado. He worked, usually for railways companies, as a draughtsman, agent, and chief engineer, moving for work between