Goa, which is the paradise of beach lovers of the modern times, dates back Sumerian time and Mahabharata era. There are sufficient historic evidence for the existence of the place even in the Vedic era, during that period place was known as "Gomantak", this Sanskrit language word is still in use for the native Goans. On the pages of age, first reference of this land appears during the rule of King Gudea around 2200 BC.

Existence of Hindu Brahman families in the Goa dates back to around 1750 BC, as some Aryan families settled on the banks of river Saraswati [dried up and cease to exist] where conditions of drought and scarcity of food forced them to eat fish to save the life. After wards these families moved to Bengal area and become known as Gaud Saraswat Brahmans.

Around 1000 BC, 96 families of these moved in south west direction and were settled in the Salcete, Bardesh, Pernem and Kudal areas of Goa. In the local language Selcete is derivation of Sasath [66] and Bardesh from Bara [12]. These Gaud Saraswat families and native hardworking population being known as "Kundbis" have formed the early human population for this fertile land lying between Arabian sea and Western ghats.

There is reference of land in Skanda Purana also and according to this Hindu God Vishnu in his Parshuram avtar [incarnation] asked Samudra [Neptune] to define his limits. In the heated arguments Samudra was defeated and to mark his aquatic regime, Parshuram through an arrow from the mountain range. This arrow landed at the place, which is now known as Benaulim, in local language Bann is the word for Arrow and Ali stands for the village hence since that time place is known as Bennali or Benaulim.

Around 200 BC Goa was part of empire of great King Ashoka and was followed by Cholas, Pandyas, Tamil Mad, Satyaputras and Keralaputras. The word "Konkan" for separate existence of land from rest of India was used sometime between 27 BC and 14 AD during the rule Roman Emperor Augustus. Famous Greek merchant Kosmas Indikopleustes [530-550 AD] has referred Goa as Sindabur.