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Anthony Prabhu Gonsalves (12 June 1927 – 18 January 2012) was an Indian musical composer, music arranger and teacher born in the village of Majorda (near Margao in Portuguese Goa). His father, Jose Antonio Gonsalves, was a choirmaster at Majorda’s Mãe de Deus church. Musically precocious, Anthony quickly absorbed his father’s lessons and then, barely into his teens, went to Bombay to join his fellow Goan musicianswho. During the mid-1950s, attempted to merge the symphonies of his Goan heritage with the Hindustani melodies and rhythms in films of the day.

Later, he was popularised as a lead character in the 1977 hit, Amar Akbar Anthony, played by Amitabh Bachchan, was named after him, especially with the song, "My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves". .

Career
He found his first job in the city as a violinist in the group of the composer Naushad in 1943. He taught Pyarelal Sharma of Laxmikant-Pyarelal team and has worked with most of the legendary composers of the 1950s and 1960s. A few examples of his work are B.R. Chopra (Naya Daur, Waqt), Naushad (Dillagi), and Chetan Anand (Haqeeqat). The song "My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves" was Pyarelal's tribute to his violin teacher.

In 1958, Gonsalves founded the Symphony Orchestra of India (as distinct from the Symphony Orchestra of India) featuring playback singers Lata Mangeshkar and Manna Dey as soloists, the works were performed in the quadrangle of St. Xavier's College, Bombay.

In 1965, he quit the film industry and went to the United States, via a travelling grant from Syracuse University in New York. He became a member of the American Society of Composers, Publishers and Authors, and later in returned to India, settled in his ancestral village of Majorda in Goa, and continued composing music, though he never joined the Hindi films again He died in 2012 of pneumonia and hypotension.

Music Arrangement in Indian movies

 * Dholak (1950)
 * ''Pehli Nazar (1945)
 * Mahal (1949)

Awards
He was awarded the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke Award in 2011. It Is India's highest Award In Cinema Given Annually By The Government Of India For Lifetime Contribution to Indian Cinema. It was presented to him by Dharmendra, the actor.

Raia
Raia is a Village in Salcete Taluk in South Goa District of Goa State, India. It is located 6 KM towards East from District head quarters Margao. 35 KM from State capital Panaji

Raia Pin code is 403720 and postal head office is Raia.

Gogal ( 2 KM ), Margao ( 3 KM ) , Aquem Margao ( 3 KM ) , Aquem Margao ( 3 KM ) are the nearby Villages to Raia. Raia is surrounded by Madgaon Taluk towards west Quepem Taluk towards South, Ponda Taluk towards North.

This Place is in the border of the South Goa District and North Goa District. North Goa District Ponda is North towards this place. It is near to arabian sea. There is a chance of humidity in the weather.



Population[edit]
RAIA has a population of 626925.

Church[edit]
After the residents of Raia converted to Christianity, the locals built a church dedicated to Nossa Senhora das Neves or Our Lady of the Snows in 1699. The Raia church was formed to cater to the spiritual needs of the new parishioners of this large parish. Most of the Parishioners of the Raia church were based outside the fort of Rachol. The Raia church was dedicated to the same patroness as the Rachol church, Our Lady of Snows. The Priests who built the Raia church were from Santa Maria Majore which has a special devition to Our Lady of Snows and so they dedicated the Raia church also to their patroness. The  Our Lady of Snows Church, Raia, Goa has evolved considerably with time from the first church built of mud to the later one built of sand and brick by the Jesuits to the current magnificent structure. The Raia church building and the parochial residence were renovated in 2003.

The Religious Orders present in the Parish of Our Lady of Snows Church, Raia, Goa are The Religious Men of the Society of Jesus (SJ) and the Society of the Divine Word (SVD). The Religious Women in the Raia Parish are The Handmaids of Christ (HC). The Society of Jesus (SJ) is based at The Pedro Arrupe Institute, St Xavier Street, Damon, Raia, Goa. The Society of the Divine Word (SVD) are based at the SVD Mission seminary, Raia, Goa. The Handmaids of Christ (HC) are based at St Theresa Convent, Ganapoga, Raia, Goa.

The Educational Institutions in the Parish of Our Lady of Snows Church, Raia, Goa are Our Lady of Snows High School, Raia, Goa, St Theresa’s Convent High School, Raia, Goa run by the Handmaids of Christ Religious Order and the Our Lady of Livramento Primary School, Arlem, Raia, Goa.

The Retreat Houses in the Parish of Our Lady of Snows Church, Raia, Goa are Ashirvad at Raia, Goa run by the Society of the Divine Word and The Pedro Arrupe Spiritual Centre, Raia, Goa run by the Society of Jesuits.

Recent changes[edit]
A proposal has been put forward to rename M. Boyer Road from Raia Junction to Santemol Junction, Aristides and Lucian Dias Road from Interior Road Arlem Sales Bar to Barebhatt St. Anthony Chapel to Road Junction and Dr. Fernando J. Menezes ( Famous Gynaecologist ) from Tembi Junction to Santemol Junction.

Plaque was erected in 1912 which now has been recently restored.

In the news[edit]
Raia village was the only village in the state of Goa which had suffered badly with the Spanish flu pandemic hundred years ago. The records available state that as many as 319 innocent people had become victim of the flu in the year 1918 and, as a result, the cemetery constructed then, was filled to capacity and, therefore, another place was chosen (the existing cemetery) to bury the increasing number of bodies.

The tombstone stands tall outside the present cemetery of Raia, constructed in memory of the Spanish flu victims a year later in 1919. The aftermath of the Spanish flu, as per reports, lasted for a year till 1919.

The nearly nine feet tall tombstone bears the words – ‘E M DAS VICTAMAS De GRIPE De 1918 (built in memory of the victims of flu in 1918).

Influences in Indian popular culture

 * My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves, a song in the 1977 film Amar Akbar Anthony
 * My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves (2007), a film based on the song
 * Anthony Gonsalves, in Raj Comics by Tarunkumar Wahi