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The first konkani film "Mogacho Anvddo" was released in 1950. It was released on 24^th April 1950. This day is celebrated as Konkani Cinema Day and Antonio Lawrence Jerry Braganza is called the 'Father of Konkani cinema'.

The Portuguese moved the capital from Old Goa to Panjim in 1843. The city was built with stepped streets and a seven kilometre long promenade on a planned grid system after the Portuguese relocated the capital from Velha Goa in the 17^th century. It was elevated from a town to a city on 22^nd March 1843.

The Goa State Central Library was established in 1832. Goa State Central Library is also known as the Krishnadas Shama Goa State Central Library. It is dedicated to Krishnadas who was a 16^th century Konkani scholar to acknowledge his contribution to the field of literature. The six-floor library was established in 1832 and is the oldest public library in the country.

In 1510, the Portuguese defeated the ruling Bijapur sultan Yousuf Adil Shah with the help of a local ally, Timayya and captured the territory which they named it Goa. They set up a permanent settlement in Velha Goa. This was the beginning of Portuguese rule in Goa that would last for four and a half centuries, until 1961.

The construction of Basilica of Bom Jesus was completed in 1605. The basilica was commissioned by the religious order of the Jesuits; its construction began in 1594 and the church was consecrated in 1605. The basilica was built specifically to house the relics of St. Francis Xavier, which were shifted to the basilica in 1624.

The first printing press in Goa was established in 1556. The first Printing Press was established in Goa in September, 1556 by Jesuit Missionaries and it functioned in the colegio de Sao Paulo at Old Goa.

The Portuguese conquest of Goa occurred when the governor Afonso de Albuquerque captured the city in 1510 from the Adil Shahis. Goa was Portugal's first territorial possession in Asia, captured by Afonso de Albuquerque in 1510 and it served as the main Portuguese base in the East for four and a half centuries.

In 1510 AD, Afonso de Albuquerque captured Goa from the Sultan of Bijapur, Ismail Adil Shah with the help of Krishnadev raya. He is also known to have abolished the practice of Sati in Goa.

371 I article in Indian constitution is a special provision for Goa. Proponents of the idea have argued that Government of Goa should be given certain powers by the Indian Government by amending Article 371 I of the Constitution of India, to preserve the unique culture and history of this subregion of Konkan.