{"id":269508,"date":"2023-11-16T19:29:31","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T13:59:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=269508"},"modified":"2023-11-16T19:29:31","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T13:59:31","slug":"constantine-joseph-beschiveeramamunivar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/constantine-joseph-beschiveeramamunivar\/","title":{"rendered":"Constantine Joseph Beschi(Veeramamunivar)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source<\/strong>– This post “Constantine Joseph Beschi(Veeramamunivar)<\/strong>” is based on the article “Constantine Joseph Beschi, a missionary, Tamil scholar, and Chanda Sahib\u2019s Dewan<\/strong>” published in “The Hindu<\/strong>” on 14th November 2023.<\/p>\n

Why in the News?<\/h2>\n

Recently Emerald Publishers released the English translation of the first biography of Veeramamunivar(known as Constantine Joseph Beschi) in Tamil written by A. Muttusami Pillei.<\/p>\n

Who is Constantine Joseph Beschi?<\/h2>\n
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Source- The Hindu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

1. Constantine Joseph Beschi, the Italian Jesuit missionary and Tamil scholar<\/strong>
\n2. He had also maintained a close friendship with Chanda Sahib, the Nawab of the Carnatic<\/strong>.
\n3. He had even acted as his Dewan<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

What are the views of Muttusami Pillei on Constantine Joseph Beschi?<\/h2>\n

1. He was a Religious devotee <\/strong>and an Italian Jesuit missionary.<\/strong><\/p>\n

2. Office of Dewan<\/strong>– By appointing him to the office, the Nawab of the Carnatic also gifted the Italian Jesuit four villages in Tiruchi district, which yielded a revenue of \u20b912,000 a year.<\/p>\n

3. He held the office of Dewan in Tiruchi till 1740.<\/p>\n

4. He abstained from the \u201cuse of flesh and fish<\/strong>\u201d.<\/p>\n

5. He also studied Sanskrit, Telugu, and Tamil<\/strong> assiduously and became a master of these languages, especially Tamil.<\/p>\n

UPSC Syllabus-History (Literature)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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