Background
Pius Fidelis Pinto was born on 24 April 1960 in Gurpur, eight miles north-east of Mangalore, to Frederick Pinto and Stella Pinto (née Lobo).
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Pinto completed his Bachelor of Arts (Bachelor) degree in 1981 from Mysore University, Master of Arts (Master of Arts) degree in 1983 from Karnatak University (Dharwad), and Bachelor of Theology (BTh) degree in 1986 from Pontifical Urbaniana University (Rome). Later, he completed his Doctor of Philosophy (Doctor of Philosophy) degree in History in 1998 from Mysore University.
Career
He has written eight books and presented 36 research papers at various events across the world. His family is of Mangalorean Catholic descent. He joined the Saint Joseph"s Seminary in Mangalore in 1975.
He was ordained as a priest in 1986.
Pinto has done vast research both in India and abroad. He has been awarded research scholarships by Fundação Oriente (Lisbon).
Charles Wallace Trust (United Kingdom), and University of Basel (Switzerland). Pinto is fluent in,,, Tulu, Hindi, and can read/write but not speak Portuguese.
He is also the managing trustee of Samanvaya Prakashan, Managlore.
Achievements
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Jnana Nidhi Puraskar (2000): Presented by Kerala State Konkani Catholics Prathistana, for scientific research work on the history of Konkani Christians of Coastal Karnataka. Danti Memorial Award (2000): Presented by Catholic Sabha, Mangalore for the research work entitled Karavali Karnatakadalli Kraistara Ithihasa, 1500–1763 Anno Domini (1999) Doctor T. M. A Pai Award (2001) for the best book in Konkani 2001 in Kannada Script presented by Doctor T. M.A Pai Foundation Manipal, Udupi for Desaantar Thaun Bandhadek – Karavali Karnatakantle Konkani Kristanv (1999).
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Jnana Nidhi Puraskar (2000): Presented by Kerala State Konkani Catholics Prathistana, for scientific research work on the history of Konkani Christians of Coastal Karnataka. Danti Memorial Award (2000): Presented by Catholic Sabha, Mangalore for the research work entitled Karavali Karnatakadalli Kraistara Ithihasa, 1500–1763 A.D. (1999) Dr. T. M. A Pai Award (2001) for the best book in Konkani 2001 in Kannada Script presented by Dr T. M.A Pai Foundation Manipal, Udupi for Desaantar Thaun Bandhadek – Karavali Karnatakantle Konkani Kristanv (1999)Jnana Nidhi Puraskar (2000): Presented by Kerala State Konkani Catholics Prathistana, for scientific research work on the history of Konkani Christians of Coastal Karnataka. Danti Memorial Award (2000): Presented by Catholic Sabha, Mangalore for the research work entitled Karavali Karnatakadalli Kraistara Ithihasa, 1500–1763 A.D. (1999) Dr. T. M. A Pai Award (2001) for the best book in Konkani 2001 in Kannada Script presented by Dr T. M.A Pai Foundation Manipal, Udupi for Desaantar Thaun Bandhadek – Karavali Karnatakantle Konkani Kristanv (1999)