Tristão de Bragança Cunha, fondly known as Dr. T. B. Cunha, is remembered as the Father of Goan Nationalism. Born in Goa in 1891 and educated in Paris, he was deeply influenced by the freedom movements in Europe and India. On returning to Portuguese-ruled Goa, he became a strong voice against colonial oppression. He authored influential essays and pamphlets, including “Four Hundred Years of Foreign Rule”, that awakened Goan consciousness and connected their struggle with India’s broader independence movement. In 1928, he founded the Goa National Congress, the first political party in Goa to demand liberation from Portuguese rule. Though arrested and deported to Portugal, his activism laid the groundwork for future resistance movements. After his return, he continued his mission through writing and mentoring young nationalists. His efforts were instrumental in mobilizing public opinion, both in Goa and across India, about the need to liberate Goa. Today, Dr. T. B. Cunha is celebrated as a patriot, scholar, and pioneering nationalist who gave voice to a silenced people.