Background
Mascarenhas was born in Goa, but his early education was in Pune and later at the Saint Xavier"s College, Mumbai.
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Lambert Mascarenhas
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Saint Xavier"s College.
Career
His family hails from the Goan Catholic community, a Christian community in Goa. He started his career as a journalist in the Morning Standard at Mumbai. He worked as a sub-editor at the Bombay Sentinel, under editor B. G. Horniman.
Mascarenhas later joined the Onlooker as an assistant-editors
He later edited the Goan Tribune, which espoused the cause of Goa"s liberation. Upon his return to liberated Goa in 1961, he joined as the editor of the Navhind Times and later established and edited Goa Today.
Lambert Mascarenhas also contributed to India"s freedom movement. He authored the Goan Tribune, which was dedicated to the cause of Goa"s liberation.
While at the Goan Tribune, he wrote numerous articles against the Portuguese colonial regime in Goa and caught the attention of both Indian leaders as well as the Portuguese regime.
While on a visit to Goa, he was arrested and jailed by the Portuguese for his articles He was later released on bail and expelled from Goa.
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The limitations of the first person narrative, especially from the point of view of a young boy, dilute the dramatic impact of the action in the second half.
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Gomant Vibhushan; Laxmidas Borkar Memorial Award the Laxmidas Borkar Memorial Award; Padma Shri; awarded Goa Lambert has been awarded the Laxmidas Borkar Memorial Award for journalism for 2004. He has also been awarded Goa's highest civilian award, the Gomant Vibhushan. He was awarded Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award of India, in the year 2015.Gomant Vibhushan; Laxmidas Borkar Memorial Award the Laxmidas Borkar Memorial Award; Padma Shri; awarded Goa Lambert has been awarded the Laxmidas Borkar Memorial Award for journalism for 2004. He has also been awarded Goa's highest civilian award, the Gomant Vibhushan. He was awarded Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award of India, in the year 2015.