"All books written in Sanskrit and Marathi, whatever their subject matter, were seized by the Inquisition and burnt on the suspicion that they might deal with idolatry. It is probable that valuable non-religious literature dealing with art, literature, sciences, etc., was destroyed indiscriminately, as a consequence. These activities had been initiated in Goa even before the establishment of the Inquisition."
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Priolkar Anant Kakba. 1961. The Goa Inquisition : Being a Quatercentenary Commemoration Study of the Inquisition in India.
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