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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = José Pereira<br />
| image = Josee Pereira.jpg<br />
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| birth_place = [[Bombay]], [[Bombay Presidency]], [[British India]]<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date|1931|1|22|df=y}}<br />
| death_place = [[New York City]], U.S.<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|2015|1|26|1931|1|22|df=y}}<br />
| occupation = {{hlist|Scholar|historian|writer|artist|linguist}}<br />
| awards = [[Padma Bhushan]] (2012)<br />
}}<br />
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'''José Pereira''' (22 January 1931 – 26 January 2015)<ref>{{cite web|title=José Pereira|url=http://www.riverdale-on-hudson.com/obituary-notices/2015/1/28/jos-pereira|website=riverdale-on-hudson.com|access-date=10 February 2015}}</ref> was a [[Sanskrit]] scholar, historian, writer, artist, and [[linguist]] of [[Goan]] origin.<ref name=goanews>{{cite web|title=Sanskrit scholar & historian Dr Jose Pereira passes away in USA|url=http://www.goanews.com/news_disp.php?newsid=5544|website=goanews.com|access-date=2 February 2015}}</ref><br />
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==Early life and education==<br />
José Pereira was born on 22 January 1931 in [[Bombay]] to a [[Goan]] family who hailed from [[Curtorim]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2015-02-01 |title=Farewell, the last great Goan polymath |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/farewell-the-last-great-goan-polymath/articleshow/46081674.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-10-16 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> He received his [[PhD]] in Ancient History and Culture from [[St. Xavier's College, Mumbai|St Xavier's College]] in 1949. He later graduated, with honours, from [[Siddharth College of Arts, Science and Commerce]] in 1951. In 1959, he traveled to Portugal as a [[guest lecturer]] at the ''Insituto Superior de Estudoes Ultramarinos'' in [[Lisbon]]. A year later, he departed Lisbon following his public statement that “Goa has a cultural identity of its own and can never be a showcase of the greatness of the Portuguese."<ref name="goanews"/><br />
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==Career==<br />
Pereira was the author of 24 books and 145 journal articles.<ref name="goanews"/> He was internationally recognised for his [[fresco painting]]s.<ref name="goareview">{{cite web|title=Earth and heaven in conversation|url=http://www.tambdimati.com/article/earth-and-heaven-in-conversation/?doing_wp_cron=1422335023.8800330162048339843750|website=tambdimati.com|access-date=2 February 2015}}</ref> His first works, titled "Images of Goa", were exhibited in [[Bombay]] when he was 18 while still a student at [[J J School of Art]] and later exhibited in [[Union Territory of Delhi]] in 1969.<ref name="goanews"/><br />
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==Personal life==<br />
Pereira was fluent in at least 13 languages. In particular, he was a strong supporter of the [[Konkani language]].<ref name="goanews"/><br />
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==Recognition==<br />
In 2012, the [[Government of India]] conferred the [[Padma Bhushan]], the third-highest civilian award of India, in recognition of Pereira's work in the field of Indian history and literature. He is considered to be the only [[Goan]] to be conferred<br />
this award while being a [[non-resident Indian]].<ref name="goanews"/><br />
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==Controversy==<br />
In later life, his "Epiphanies of the Hindu Gods" caused Hindu fundamentalists to protest in 2010 due to the [[nudity]] in the artwork. Pereira countered with quotations from [[Sanskrit]] scriptures that justified the piece.<ref name="goanews"/><br />
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