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Vol: 1 No: 32

August 4, 2022

Mangaluru’s Upcoming Young BJP Leader Joylus D’Souza with his Wife Joyline and their New Born Baby Girl Cailey

Renowned Konkani playwright, actor, composer Walter Monteiro no more

Walter Monteiro, a product of renowned St Aloysius College, Mangaluru, founder member of MCCP, toastmaster/compere par excellence, composer of songs and hymns, writer, director and actor of award winning Konkani play 'Xeghunanchi Sunn' and many such creations and the driving force behind the success of “Ozanam Home For The Aged” at Udupi passed away here on Monday July 11.

Ozanam Home For The Aged, under the aegis of Society of St Vincent De Paul, is pioneering the concept of addressing old age blues is the result of a vision of a perfectionist at work Walter Monteiro who fully committed in taking any task to its logical conclusion.

Walter Mark Monteiro, popularly known as Walter Monteiro, was one of the early pillars of MCCP who actively supported and contributed for the parish and MCCP activities besides being its founder member. He shouldered the responsibilities of MCCP in the capacity of President during the year 19941995. His vast 2 Veez Illustrated Weekly

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Joylus’ wife Joyline hails from Shrthady.

She graduated from

Alva’s College, Moodbidri. She is an excellent athlet with several gold, silver, bronze medals to her credit.

On January 17, 2021, they got married at the Bondel Church in the presence of 2 Bishops and close to

50 priests (see page 21). This year they had a baby girl Cailey Zeanne.

Veez wishes Joylus, Joyline and

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Margaret Alva files nomination for V-P,

says winning, losing part of life New Delhi, Jul 19 (IANS): Joint opposition candidate Margaret Alva filed her nomination on Tuesday for the Vice-Presidential candidate accompanied by other leaders from opposition parties. After filing her papers, she issued a statement, saying that she is not afraid of fight, and winning and losing is part of life.

She said, "I believe this nomination is an acknowledgement, by the united opposition, of the over 50 years I have spent in public life, as a member of both Houses of Parliament, a Union minister, a Governor, a proud representative of India at the United Nations and on other global platforms, and as a fearless champion of women's rights and the rights of

underprivileged and marginalised groups and communities across the length and breadth of our great nation."

"The coming together of the opposition to support my candidature for the post of Vice President of India, is a metaphor of the reality that is India. We come from various corners of this great country, speak different languages, and follow different religions and customs. Our unity, in our diversity, is our strength," she stated.

"We fight for what is important to us: to uphold the pillars of democracy, to strengthen our institutions, and for an India that is 'Saare Jahan se Accha', that belongs to each and every one of us. In India where there is respect for all - for the farmer in the field, the Asha nurse in the village, the small town kirana store owner, the student in college, the office worker, the unemployed youth, the housewife, the worker in the factory, the journalist, the government officer,

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the jawan at the border, the members across party lines in both entrepreneur and so many more," Houses of Parliament, that I've Alva said. earned, will see me through, and "I have spent my life fulfilling my continue to guide me as one who commitments, with integrity and works to bring people together, to courage. Elections don't frighten me find common solutions and helps - winning and losing is a part of life. build a strong and united India," she However, it is my belief that the added. goodwill, trust, and affection of ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Pre-Independence

Memories of Mangalore

By Mohan Prabhu, Ottawa, Canada [a Canadian retired lawyer and citizen of Mangalorean origin] All our neighbours, except Rayappa D’Sa’s two youngest children, Valerian and Lucy, have passed

away; Valerian (Vallie) D’Sa is a couple of years older to me and has settled in Kuwait, and Lucy Mascarenhas (now 101) lives in Urwa. I had known Vallie and Lucybai 3 (and their four brothers and parents) when they were our neighbours. I had visited them occasionally, and Rayappa D’Sa often stopped by our house to chat for a few minutes before going to his home. As recently as Xmas 2017, I had visited Lucybai after over 85 years.

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Kankanady Hill was in pristine condition. I remember we had a picnic in the middle part of that section and, on another occasion, one Mr. Mendonca, an avid bird hunter who was staying with us for a few weeks before he got his own place to live, took me on a shikari when he bagged a stork.

Our house was owned by the Kankanady Hospital. There were two wells on the property, one for us and the other for the Hospital.

Water from the latter was pumped and carried through underground pipes to the hospital on the top of the Hill. The pump and the machinery, which were enclosed in a separate structure, operated about ten hours each day. Because of the pump, the whole of the premises had a unique address: Pumpwell Compound.

Balmatta and LightHouse Hills : Balmatta Hill which stretched along the opposite side of Balmatta Road as one goes North, and after about a mile of even road, the Light House Hill, were two other hills I used every weekday on my way to school.

Balmatta Hill sloped all the way down to Falnir. On its eastern slope facing Balmatta Road, several new houses had come up, but at the bottom there was a disgusting pit in which toTis, who collected human waste from household toilets in open buckets, dumped their precious load. The stench from the pit permeated the whole neighbourhood. Passers-by were forced to hold their nose while walking on that stretch.

Further up, after its intersection with Mercara Hill Road which went to Bendore, were Shanti Cathedral, the motherhouse of the Basel Evangelical Mission on the right, and its printing press, hosiery factory and showroom, on the left.

The showroom held periodic sales, and I remember my mother buying some underwear for the family.

Also, I remember the factory manager’s son Subrayan who was my classmate in high school.

A little further from that point, at an intersection, the road split into two, the left section went down to the town centre Hampankatta, past the

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Ladies’ Club and tennis courts, and the right section went up to Light House Hill.

The first structure on the top of the Hill was the historic Tipu Sultan’s LightHouse after which the Hill was named. Opposite the LightHouse was the Idgah hall of prayer of Muslims. In a lane next to the LightHouse was St. Aloysius college.

It was founded in 1890, the same year as Fr. Muller’s Kankanady Hospital, and was built on land donated by Lawrence Lobo Prabhu, a prominent philanthropist of Mangalore.

People of Mangalore : Of the approximately 73,000 inhabitants recorded in the 1931 Census, sixty percent were Hindus.

Mohammedans (or Muslims), who were called Moplahs or Bearys, and Christians, were large minorities together numbering about 25,000 or about a third. Jains and other religious groups were less than 5%.

Mahars and other untouchables, such as koragas and toTis were the lowest castes and small in number.

The vast majority of Christians who

belonged to the Roman Catholic faith were Goans in origin, including my ancestors. A small number were locally converted, some by Catholic missionaries and others by the Basel Evangelical Mission which had been founded in the year 1834. Converts from the latter were called Mission Christians.

4 Mangalore society was heterogeneous, multi-caste, multicultural and multilingual. Each person and community precisely knew their place in society and lived, as it were, in silos unmindful of the presence of others around them.

Hindus, Christians, and Mohammedans, the three major communities had their own educational, health care and religious institutions, and even banking, industrial and trading enterprises. They were generally self dependent.

Caste was the defining feature not only of Hindus but also of Catholics and other Christians, and to some extent. even among Muslims. On the top of the hierarchy were the

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three ancient classes, which in the period of Hinduism, deteriorated into castes: Brahmiins, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas. Sudras were regarded as low caste. Much lower on the totem pole were mahars, koragas and toTis. Even the latter made the same distinctions among them.

Christianity did not eliminate the caste system. Catholics of Goan origin continued its practice. This was glaring from their treatment of local converts who were drawn from low castes. They were segregated in churches, required to enter by side doors and to take their seat on the left wing of the church during service. They were labelled as “compounders” as the church provided houses to them on land held in its name by the Bishop, “novo Christao”, etc. Intermarriage was frowned upon by Catholic bamoN; if one maried a Basel Mission convert, the couple was ostracized by the Catholic parents.

Inheritance was governed by personal law: Hindus had the joint family system with coparceners; the malayalee nayars had

marumakkathayam; and Bhandaris and other Tuluvas had aliyasantan.

Sheshu, wife of Uggappa Bhandary, our neighbour farmer, often complained about this inequity to my mother which I had overheard.

The Married Women’s Property Act of 1937 gave the wife certain property rights. A deceased Christian’s estate devolved according to the Indian Succession Act of 1925.

Marriage customs varied among religious groups. Catholic weddings were generally a three-day affair: the Ros, nuptials and portapoN. Nuptials were a church ceremony.

They were preceded by Ros on the eve and followed by portapoN the day after. During Ros coconut milk was poured on the vokal’s hair, vovyos were sung reminding her not to forget her parents, etc. A similar ceremony was held for the novro in his house. Dinner followed with a limited number of close family invitees. Dinner on wedding day was lavish with many invited guests. My sister’s wedding dinner was almost a wash out as it was

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pouring cats and dogs. The kitchen was “taken over” by a renowned cook, Davidam and his crew, to prepare the meal. The guests were seated on the floor of a specially erected pandal and served on kolo (plantain leaves). A little salt and pickle were sprinkled on the top corner of the kolo (shiroti), and a gobLo was kept beside each guest.

A young server went around to pour drinking water in it. At the end of the meal, either vorn or payasam was served as dessert on the same kolo if it had been licked clean and, if not, on a new one. Leftovers were given to the hospital lepers who were hanging around (by invitation of my father). For the portapoN, close relatives were invited to dinner. A few days later, the bride was taken in procession to her novro’s house and given to the care of her waiting mother-in-law. I walked with the party all the way to KunTikan, about 3 or 4 miles away from Kankanady. I remember all these well as I was 11 when my sister got married. It was war time.

Clothes people wore also differed literally a riot of colours and fashions. Clothes identified the community to which a person belonged. They also marked their status in society. The caste of some Hindus can also be further recognized by marks or vermillion dots on their forehead or by a shenDi. Some donned topis, Moplahs wore round white caps. A few Christians tied a munDas or urmal, like the Madrasi Iyengar Brahmins; novros, Hindu or Christian, usually wore it during the wedding ceremony.

The predominant men’s dress was a white dhoti and shirt; Malayalees wore white munDu, Beary’s wore coloured lungi.

5 Married women dressed in multicoloured saris, but widows wore black as a sign of mourning; Bangalore and Benares silk saris were their favourite. Young girls wore kirgi-bazu. Women with long, loose black dresses, with a niqab covering their head, were Muslims or Christian nuns as the latter had

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copied their habits from the former.

Saris worn by women and dhotis worn by men did not need tailoring.

Clothes that required tailoring were stitched either at home or by a tailor. Ready-to-wear clothes were not sold in shops.

Names usually indicated a person’s religion and often the caste. Well before a meeting, one can easily guess whether a person is a Catholic, Mohammedan, Hindu or Parsi, and even that person’s native province. Catholics had Portuguese names; Mohammedans had Muslim names; and Hindus, their own popular names. Unlike Catholics and Mohammedans, Mission Christians were not required to change names.

Houses : All my Kankanady Catholic neighbours had modern houses but the three Hindu neighbours, one beside ours (Uggappa Bhandary’s farmhouse) and the other two on the opposite side of the road, lived in guDsul, often reminding me of the one we had left behind in Sanyasi GuDDa. One of the owners ran a small business, making fresh

popcorn and beaten rice, using for the latter, a stone pounder operated with one leg.

None of the houses had running water. Water was drawn from a well by a razu and laTo by tying the razu around the neck of a koLso, lowering the koLso to fill it and then pulling it up.

Occasionally the razu got loose and the koLso sank. In my teen years it was one of my chores to draw water to feed our coconut trees in the summer. There were many itinerant koLso retrievers hanging around town looking for work.

Nor did houses have hydroelectricity. Lanterns or lamps were used to bring light; sometimes even a candle. If a large party was being held, a petromax which used gas mantels was used. Streets were lit with lamps that used gas mantels; turned on at dark and off at break of dawn. People had no kitchen appliances to prepare masala; they used vaN and ghaTno to grind masala into paste, adaLo to cut meat, fish and vegetables, and kantnén to scrape a coconut which

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was split into two by one stoike of a and a couple of tables, one of which koito. All these instruments were was used as a desk and the other for essential to Mangalorean cooking. [I dining. People generally slept on was quite skilled in these simple the floor, spreading a coir mat or a instruments]. Food was cooked on chaTai, and a cloth sheet on its top, fire on a raised platform, using and another sheet to cover the firewood. Fire was started by body, and a pillow. The bedding was striking a matchstick to a coconut rolled up and kept in a corner husk and shell for quick action. during the day.

There were only a few telephones There was no glass on the doors or and people who wanted to send windows. Wooden doors which urgent messages went to a nearby could be latched in the night and post office to send telegrams. locked with padlocks when away, Ordinary houses had scant furniture. and windows with vertical iron bars One or two beds, a few chairs, a provided enough light and security.

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Is Colonial Goa Medieval?

Philomena Lawrence Gilbert Lawrence Authors: Insights into Colonial Goa (Published by Amazon) For details about the book and authors click: Insights into Colonial Goa. The answer to the vexing question of whether colonial Goa between 1550 and 1750 can be considered “medieval” depends on which narrative is being presented and the

antiquity under evaluation. Dates and contemporary artifacts are important pegs on which to hang the vast tapestry of history. A native historian, the late Teotonio de Souza, authored a book entitled Medieval Goa- Socio-Economic History, which traces the early years of colonialism. In a YouTube interview, he stated that if he wrote a sequel to the book on the second half of colonialism, he would continue to refer to Goa as being

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“Medieval.” Yet that period of history is also hailed as Goa’s “Second Golden Age.” Designating an era as a Golden Age as well as Medieval is to an extent an oxymoron!

Clearly, history can be discussed from several perspectives. In the case of this tiny piece of land with its crucial location in India and role in world progression, Goa wears many hats.

From a military perspective, Medieval India is considered the period when Muslim rulers dominated the subcontinent; Ancient India is the era when Hindus ruled, and Modern India started with the British Raj. (Ram Sharan Sharma – Early Modern Indian Society – 2003). The early medieval period in India began when the Afghan sultan, Mohamed of Ghazni, invaded Delhi in the 10th century.

He ruled the northern areas of the country until 1526, when the Moghuls won the Battle of Panipat and established the Moghul Empire.

The Late Medieval period lasted from 1526 to1757 (some term it the Early Modern Period) and represents the reign of the Moghuls.

The period of Colonial British India started in 1757 with their victory at the Battle of Plassey and concluded when India achieved her independence in 1947.

According to some historians, modern world history began with the two Voyages of Discovery led by Columbus and Vasco Da Gama (1498). The confusion arises because the Iberian conquest of Goa occurred in 1510 and ended in 1961; and the rule in Goa, which lasted for more than four centuries, overlaps the entire Mughal and British domination in India.

After the Afghan sultans established Muslim rule in Delhi, one of their generals led his troops to southern India to plunder the wealth stored in the region’s temples. These raids were more frequent during the 12th and 13th centuries. Muslim invaders first came to Goa in 1294 to tap its native wealth and to gain access to the Mideast horses being imported through its port and destined for the various Indian cavalries. Over the next two centuries, Goa was ruled intermittently by Hindu and Muslim rulers. Every change in rulers

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resulted in alterations in the population base. In addition, temples and mosques were destroyed, except for the Tambdi Surla-based Mahadeva Mandir, a 12th century Shaivite temple, which was in a secluded area of the forests of the Western Ghats; the temple still survives as a witness to history.

By 1350, the Bahmani sultans were permanent rulers in Southern India.

Gulbarga was their primary capital, while Old Goa (Velha Goa) served as a secondary capital. In 1370, the Hindu rulers of the Vijayanagar kingdom conquered Tiswadi to gain control of its port and gain access to imported Arabian horses specifically ordered for the king’s cavalry. As a result of the Hindu invasion, the Muslim population was decimated.

In 1472, the Bahmani commander, Mahmud Gawan, marched into Goa; in 1490, the empire was divided into five realms, one of which became the Bijapur kingdom. Each of the five domains had a cavalry and consequently needed even more horses from the Mideast (the only source for cavalry horses). Goa became Bijapuri Adil Shah’s second

capital and the location of his summer palace. He built yet another palace in Panaji for himself and his harem. Ela, the island’s port, served as the entrepot for the equine trade, which was of vital interest to all the monarchs of South India.

In lieu of reconquering Goa, Hampi’s Raya Krishnadeva (150929), connived with the raja of Honnavar and his naval captain, Timoja, to entice the Portuguese to conquer the territory and secure it against any attack by the Bijapuris or the sultans. The Iberian admiral, Afonso Albuquerque, agreed to the setup, and in 1510, conquered Tiswadi in a naval blitzkrieg attack (using ship-based cannons) against its island and port at Ela. The Bijapur-Hampi wars, which occurred every few years, were replaced by the Bijapur-Iberian wars, again with the same frequency. A high-stakes chess game over the port and the equine trade ensued. Whoever controlled the port-controlled access to these important defense / offensive assets and deprived the enemy of the vital resources. The Vijayanagar raya is reported to have

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had an astounding 35,000-member cavalry. Each of his counterpart Muslim contingents comprised the same or probably even higher numbers of militia.

The invasion by Afghan generals, Baber, and the Mughal settlement of the subcontinent were contemporaneous with Afonso’s attack on Goa and the subsequent Lusitanian settlement in the region.

The Moghuls and Iberians utilized similar gun-powder-based technology, which included firearms, muskets, artillery, and cannons. The newer weapons of war replaced the by-then antiquated bows and arrows. The Portuguese colonial era coincides with centuries of Medieval and Modern Indian history.

Understandably, any historian document of the 16th century classifies this period as “medieval.”

However, Goa’s testimonials to its colonial history can neither be enumerated in terms of medieval castles or museums filled with body armor such as breastplates, shields, helmets, swords, javelins, chain-link cavalry vests, or bows and arrows;

nor can Goa’s illustrious past be captured in paintings of kings in citadels surrounded by lush, regal gardens. Rather, the monuments to Portuguese rule in the 16th century include places of worship and learning such as awe-inspiring churches and St. Paul’s College, one of the first buildings to be built.

These are designated UNESCO Heritage sites, and represent the shrines of the Renaissance, not the Medieval period.

Why this Disconnect and Confusion?

In our view, the Iberian colonial period CANNOT be considered medieval from a Socio-Economic perspective as it was the gateway to the eras of direct inter-continental maritime trade, mercantilism, hegemony, international banking, and cartel monopoly. It has been stated that the 16th century opened the door to colonialism and saw slave trade on steroids. The Medieval period in India and Europe was an era characterized by grinding poverty, illness, major epidemics, wars, and other forms of

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violence. The 16th century Iberian colonizer. The feitoria insured safety colonies in India were renowned for and protection for the kingdom as their economic growth, increase in well as generated economic population, and prosperity. Thanks prosperity for the local farmers. The to the spice trade, “Money Grew on misperceptions about the Iberian Trees” -- literarily and figuratively colonies in India arise because they While Goa was acquired by military link two continents and overlap two means, in most of the other feitorias Eras – Medieval and Renaissance.

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A tailor-made Prabhakar

By Naveen Frank, Sharjah, UAE Jul 27: My association with Prabhakar goes back to 1983. As a young under-graduate, I was one of the 21 other young men who volunteered to attend a Social Service Camp held at Bajjodi, Mangaluru. Our task was to help build an approach road from the

main road to the colony. The camp organizers decided that each of the

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volunteers would live with a family in that locality for the three weeks we were there. I was assigned the home of Prabhakar and his family.

For our manual work, we were paid Rs 10 per day which I would hand over to the family head in return for their hospitality.

Years passed. With further studies and family commitments, the experience was almost forgotten. I lost track of Prabhakar and his family. Almost 4 decades later, I decided to find out the whereabouts of Prabhakar. His Bajjodi home was no longer there. I finally traced him to his youngest daughter’s home at Shakthi Nagar in Mangaluru.

Prabhakar was no longer the young and energetic man I had last seen.

At 72, he looked old, feeble, and greyed. What surprised me was when he pulled out a 39-year-old black& white photograph clicked outside his Bajjodi home with his family and me.

Prabhakar was born in a small hamlet of Kumble, in the Kasaragod district, of Kerala. He was one of 6 children born to his parents belonging to the weavers’ community of Kerala.

I was overwhelmed to hear his story which was more of a roller – coaster ride with its handful of joys and loads of challenges. In spite of all the odds, he has managed to hold his head high.

The first tragedy which struck was when Prabhakar contracted polio at the tender age of 3. He lost strength in both his legs, thus forcing him to crawl on his hands to move around.

When he was 8 years old, the local doctors advised him to use crutches.

Only then, he started walking with the crutches. This enabled him to attend school. But unfortunately, he could not complete his SSLC, which was the basic requirement to get a

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government job on a handicapped quota.

Realizing that the bigger city of Mangaluru had far more opportunities to offer for his handicapped son than the small village they lived in, Prabhakar’s father decided to move to the city.

Initially Prabhakar learnt to tie beedis from home just to add to the family’s tiny income.

It was in the year 1973, Fr Mullers Hospital, Mangaluru had launched a rehabilitation programme for the physically challenged. He took this opportunity.

He was given accommodation at St Joseph’s Ashram in Jeppu. It was here that he slowly started to learn stitching. The meager stipend that he got was certainly not enough for him.

Some good soul recommended Prabhakar to a semi-government manufacturing unit in Bengaluru where most of the personnel were handicapped like him. He went to Bengaluru and got the job. But the orphanage that he was accommodated in, had time restrictions on the inmates – they had to report in by 8 pm.

Prabhakar’s job sometimes involved night shifts. He could not afford any

other paid accommodation. So, he was forced to relocate back to Mangaluru. Prabhakar went back to tying beedis.

He was keen on gaining the skill of tailoring and working as one. But everybody around him dissuaded him and told him not to pursue it as it involved pedalling with his useless legs and he would not succeed. But Prabhakar, hailing from a ‘Magga Neykar’ (weavers) community, was hell- bent on learning the trade.

Finally, an elderly man, also a handicapped, agreed to train him in his tailoring shop which had only 4 sewing machines. He visited the shop every Sunday for about 6 months. He slowly learnt the art of cutting and stitching simple clothes.

Not satisfied with his practice, back home, he would unstitch his own clothes and stitch them up again, just to gain practice.

He finally gained confidence in himself and cautiously threw open his home as a little tailoring shop, but only restricted to mending old clothes and alterations. And that was the start of a new beginning.

Prabhakar now wanted to move higher. He aspired to start his own family. But who would risk their

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daughter’s hand to a handicapped man, who could barely walk? But Lady Luck did smile on him.

He got a proposal from a distant uncle who had his youngest daughter to be married. His earlier three daughters had been given in marriage to men who had all turned drunkards and losers. So, for his youngest child, he was determined to find any man who did not have the habit of drinking, even if it meant he was physically handicapped. Thus, in 1977, Prabhakar was married to Sharada.

They settled in a small home at Bajjodi Mangaluru. In a short span of time, they were blessed with three lovely children, a boy and 2 girls. A contented Prabhakar continued with his tailoring job to support his family.

He also got a further breakthrough when the Lions Club in Mangaluru, which was coordinating a Rehabilitation programme for the physically handicapped people in Wenlock Hospital, gave him a windfall offer. To prepare abdomen and spinal cord belts for the patients. There was a steady flow of work which kept him happy.

Prabhakar now started to earn well.

Just when it seemed that his family life was going well, another sad incident occurred, when his three children were still very small. A young and trusted relative of his started frequenting his home. Being very familiar, the relative got close with Prabhakar’s wife. They often went out on errands together. But our naïve Prabhakar suspected nothing until his good neighbours reported their observations of their closeness outside of their home.

To save his marriage, he decided to return to his native place in Kerala, where he hoped that this young man would behave himself amidst other members of the family and mend his

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ways.

It was a routine for his wife to take the finished belts and deliver them to the Wenlock hospital in Mangaluru. Prabhakar recalls, one Friday, she went as usual to deliver the Belts. She would usually return home before 3 pm. But there was no sign of her. He now started to worry as it was sundown. The little daughter who was just 3 years old was hungry and started to cry. There was no food at home and Prabhakar was in no capacity to cook. He sent his son to a nearby shop, bought bananas and made some tea and satisfied the children’s hunger for that night.

He soon learnt that his wife and the relative had both planned to elope together.

Prabhakar was devastated. But the good-hearted Prabhakar still firmly believes that his wife was given a country medicine where one forgets family and children. Otherwise, he says, it was impossible for a mother to abandon her little children. Since his extended family was put to great shame, he decided never to take her back ever again. Prabhakar was now left with three little children to look

after. With his handicap, he knew he could not make it alone. He went to his mother’s house for help. But he could not hold on there for long as his parents were also aged. In a short span of just 6 months, he was again forced to return to Mangaluru, this time he settled himself at Shakthi Nagar, near Kulshekar, Mangaluru.

When he had lost all hope, another blessing, in disguise, came his way.

A neighbourhood girl from his native place who had just got married learnt that her husband had already married and had a son. She refused to stay with him and returned to her parents’ home.

Finally, with a promise from Prabhakar not to go back to his previous wife, Geetha married Prabhakar in 1989. He was again blessed with another daughter from his second marriage.

Prabhakar’s family life now seemed to be back on track. His children attended school and grew well in Mangaluru. He married off his elder daughters. His only son went to the Middle East on employment and worked there until he was 31 years of age.

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soon to befall Prabhakar. His only son who had just returned from Qatar was found hanging in his own room in their home one morning.

Prabhakar recalls, he had showed no signs of unhappiness. He had no financial problems, no vices, and no bad friends. They found a suicide note beside the body which he had shredded to bits before he took his life. The forensic experts did their best to put it together to try and learn the reason for his taking this ultimate and tragic step. Even to this day the reason for his son’s suicide remains a mystery to the family.

located at Shakti Nagar, Mangaluru.

Even today he continues to stitch whatever comes to his doorstep. He now lives with his wife, his daughter, son in in law and two granddaughters.

Another challenge of a different kind surfaced for Prabhakar. Old age was catching up. At 64, Prabhakar was no longer able to use his crutches, as his body was frail, and his shoulder muscles were no longer strong enough to hold his weight. So, he was forced to give up his dream job of making handicap belts, as he was unable to personally commute and buy the right material for this job.

Prabhakar reflects on his life and concludes that the natural physical challenges did not keep him from achieving his goal, from having a normal life, but his wounded heart is yet to heal from the two swords that were stabbed into his heart by his first wife and his only beloved son.

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Konkans Ireland hold annual get-together Media Release Ireland, Jul 25: Konkans Ireland organised its annual get-together at Russborough house and gardens, Blessington on July 23. Mark Castelino, Helen Castelino, Cyril Pinto, Diana Pinto, Antony D’Souza, Rupa D’Souza and Matilda were among the get-together committee, who organised such an eventful day out for all the members of Konkans Ireland.

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Meeting point was at Hippodrome, Russborough house and gardens.

Diana Pinto welcomed everyone with cold and hot refreshments.

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meeting

and

greeting,

activities of the day started in a full

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games and sports such as Egg and Spoon race, one leg race, 3 legged race, Island jump, rolling the ring and there were games for visitor parents too.

After burning all calories, it was time to recharge. Delicious lunch was organised by get-together committee. To digest the lunch, they started the Tug of War. Kids, ladies and gents all enthusiastically participated in the Tug of War. Trophies and medals were distributed to all the winners.

Cyril Pinto recorded the joyful day, while Monica Mathias captured precious moments.

The day was a bit gloomy, but that did not stop the members from having fun. All the participants were divided according to the age groups. Mark, Helen, Diana and Antony excellently co-ordinated the

Mark Castelino gave the vote of thanks at the wrap-up. All dispersed promised to meet at Monthi fest. It was indeed an amazing day out with families. All thanks to the efforts of the get-together committee 2022.

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Eight Frauds of WHO

Author: Vincent B DMello, Taccode World Health Organisation, WHO, as we know, is an international body that was formed after World War II supposedly to guide and help the people world over in health matters.

Neither its president nor any of its members are elected ones; they are mostly nominated by the elected political leaders of the world. So, when most of our elected leaders who have won the elections using EVMs act so irresponsibly towards their electorate, do we need to say

anything more about those who are nominated by them? Also, what if such nominated members are neither having any eligibility nor enough qualification for their posts?

It has come to be known that current president, who changed his stand several times on Covid19 and vaccination, too is not a person having any formal education in medicine; it is learnt that he was picked up from a political of Ethiopia, better call it ad terrorist organisation, he was running. And the principal promoter of the vaccines, Bill Gates, too is an experienced person in computers and its marketing and definitely not a medical person, but he knows(?) what pandemic explodes when and he almost keeps treatments ready.

And the funniest of all things is that our learned doctors, who have all work for the betterment of our society, listen to him with their heart and soul(?). When some ordinary people and some medical systems

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other than Allopathy, out of their experience, claim some cure for a disease, they are tortured in various ways, and if found a little weak finacially, simply jailed and made to face all types of legal cases. Though it is well known that WHO acts as per someone's program and someone else's directions, all political leaders mostly follow what WHO says. They are bound to do so!

By whom? The World Bank! How? By making them implement all policies and programs for getting aid for the country they represent. And these selfish people almost blindfoldedly sign all documents and make use of a big chunk of the funds for their selfish gains. Here it is in the open the hypocrisy of our politicians! It has come to be known that a document was signed in 2015 and the people are suffering the bad effects of it. No political leaders, irrespective of their parties, raise any issue on this matter, with the exception of Mr. Rahul Gandhi. He had forewarned about the Pandemic but he was dumped as a

Pappu, by some leaders of the ruling party.

In fact, WHO doesn't deserve its name because there is no representation of all the countries in its governing body. All still, leaders of most of the countries follow what WHO says to reach their selfish goals and impose it upon the people. If people give a little more attention to the frauds of WHO listed below and become more aware then only a solution may emerge.

Fraud No.1: They changed the classification criteria of Pandemic from the number of deaths caused to the number of positive cases.

This was never done in the history of infectious diseases because it is baseless. But they did it in conjunction with the RT-PCR test which gives 97% false positives with respect to the Golden Standard of Virus Culture. Therefore they literally manufactured a global pandemic by projecting the fake

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high number of positive cases across the world, when in fact RTPCR tested people were not having the sickness.

administered all sorts of drugs making them suffer innumerable side effects and even death in some cases.

Fraud No.2: Enforcing the RT-PCR test which does not detect whether a person has an active Covid19 infection.

Fraud No.4: They have not yet done the human trials of the virus despite several people across the world offering themselves for such testing.

Enforcing the tests once or twice a week on persons entering the places of work or service does not prevent them bringing the infection on other days. The better medical practice, which provides higher real time safety, is daily temperature and symptoms checks.

Such tests need to prove that when this virus is administered to a person, it actually causes the stated Covid symptoms, and therefore, such a symptomatic person can pass on the virus to make them sick.

These real time tests have much higher authenticity than any lab tests, and they have not been done till date by any agency across the world. Therefore stating the SARS Cov2 causes Covid symptoms and causes death due to the virus is completely fallacious.

Fraud No.3: Stating without proper scientfic evidence that asymptomatic infect others.

It has not yet been proved in independent medical studies across the world and the ground reality also does not support it. In the initial stages of the so-called pandemic, asymptomatic people were quarantined, hospitalised and

Fraud No.5: Mandating diagnostic protocols in medical institutions across the world that falsely marked non Covid deaths as Covid deaths even though they did not express

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the classic influenza symptoms before dying.

As a result of this mandate, patients who were not actually having Covid19 but died due to various other diseases, were marked as Covid deaths because of the false positive results of the RT-PCR test.

And this created panic among the people and make them run helter skelter.

Fraud No.6: Not mandating informed consent for all the Covid19 experimental vaccines.

Every person was not informed in advance at the vaccination centres about the contraindications of each vaccine or their side effects. This is against international law. Their informed consent in writing was not taken for these Covid19 experimental vaccines. As a result, people were unaware that some of them should not be taking the vaccine and this resulted in millions of vaccine injuries and vaccine deaths. Till date, it remains

experimental and is dispensed under Emergency Use Authorisation (EUA). The authorities, both medical and political, just verbally say that the vaccine is good and effective.

Fraud No.7: Not mandating AEFI (Adverse Events Following Immunisation) or VAERS system in Europe, for every vaccinated person, but leaving it voluntary.

This laxity of this mandate resulted in gross under reporting of vaccine deaths and vaccine injuries. Many vaccination centres even refused to accept a complaint from a vaccinated person regarding the injuries suffered. This is a clear medical fraud. To rectify this malpractice, PILs must be filed in Supreme Courts of every country to instruct the government health department to now collect every vaccinated person's health record post Covid vaccination and make the details open to scrutiny by any national or state health agency who want to verify its authenticity. It is

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crystal clear that data has been misrepresented so far.

Fraud No.8: Stating that virus was transmitted only via contact in 2020 and mandating the people world over to wash their hands, vegetables, fruits, milk packets etc. or objects in public places before using them and to reheat all food before consuming it. Later in 2021 they declared that the virus is airborne and people were advised double masking that caused many more health problems.

Does not the air containing this virus now fall here and there? But people are not washing things anymore as they did earlier. And still these people are not getting Corona! How does any of the preventive measures of masking, sanitising and social distancing help when we have infected ourselves several times a day with the virus that has fallen on our own hands?

The above facts only mean one of the following three things:

1. The virus does not exist in any of the places we are.

2. The virus exists but it is harmless to us, so we need not bother about it.

3. The virus is harmful, but we have reached herd immunity. So, we are immune to it and therefore we don't need any vaccine to protect us from it.

From what has been said, any fool can understand that by changing the definition of pandemic, Corona was portrayed as too dangerous even to cause death and thereby creating a fear psychosis among the people, was nothing more less than a fraud of WHO. This fraudulent organisation has not taken up any health improving programs; never created awareness as how to improve immunity by any other methods other than medicines and vaccines. Whatever may be the disease, by suggesting a dozen tests and prescribing medicines and

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vaccines, they have only helped the pharmaceutical companies to loot the public; they have offered no permanent solution for diabetes or high blood pressure except a permanent prescription of a long list of medicines for lifetime by blaming everything on heredity and genes.

Thus, they have helped the

pharmaceutical giants to become trillionaires overnight and pushed the people into utter poverty. It is to be noted here that some of the members of WHO are themselves either own or partners or having some interest in the pharmaceutical companies.

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The Agnipath Gig Scheme in India’s military (Philip Mudartha) Beginning on June 16, weeklong massive protests erupted across India, mainly in the states of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, with youths taking to the streets to express their dissatisfaction with the Centre's newly introduced Agnipath scheme.

They have blocked roads, burnt busses and trains, and in general protested violently against the newly introduced military recruitment scheme.

They destroyed public property and demanded roll-back of the scheme.

What is the Agnipath scheme?

On June 14th, the Government of India unveiled a new scheme called "Agnipath" for the recruitment of soldiers in the Army, the Navy and the Air Force, on a short-term contractual basis. Vacancies in the three services below the rank of commissioned officers will be filled under this scheme. The stated aim is to cut the ballooning salary and pension bill of our military establishment.

Under the new recruitment scheme, soldiers would be initially hired for four years and only about 25% of them would be retained in the armed forces permanently. This short period pf service of employment is the primary reason for widespread outrage among the unemployed youth. Protesters also feel that there is no employment guarantee for the demobilized soldiers.

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The scheme was open for Class 8 pass youth between the age of 17 years 6 months and 21 years. In response to the protests, the upper age limit was raised to 23 years for this year only because there was no military recruitment for two years of Covid pandemic.

During the four-year service, the contractual recruits named Agniveers will receive lumpsum monthly salary of Rs 30,000 in the first year with annual increments to reach Rs 40,000 in the fourth year.

There is no dearness allowance, medical allowance and insurance.

75% of Agniveers who will be demobilized will get a Seva Nidhi exit package of Rs 11.71 lakhs, after the completion of the four years of service. They will not receive any pensionary benefits or gratuity.

Under the existing system, the troops joined for a 17-year period, which could be extended for some personnel. This resulted in a lifelong pension.

The ministry of defense has promised to reserve 10% of annual job vacancies in the Ministry of

Defense to demobilized Agniveers.

The Union Home Minister, Amit Shah, has announced that his ministry has decided to give priority to "Agniveers" who will have completed their four years.

The political intent behind the scheme: The recruitment scheme comes in the wake of widespread dissatisfaction with the government over inflation and unemployment.

Wholesale inflation at 16% is at a 30-years high, retail inflation at 7.1% is above the RBI’s upper tolerance limit of 6% for straight eight months, the rupee has touched 80 to the US Dollar and is expected to slide to 82 within months. The Labor Participation Rate is lowest since independence at 38%. Only 9% of

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our women workforce have regular jobs, and income inequality is on the rise.

Experts believe that the scheme was not the brainchild of the defense forces but a political move aimed at preparing for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls and upcoming state elections.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has directed that recruitment of 10 lakh people in various departments and ministries be taken up within the next 18 months, a deadline which will end barely four months before the next general elections in 2024.

The opposition has slammed the scheme: "At a time when China's soldiers are on our land and Pakistan is still a threat, there are one lakh vacancies in our armed forces. And the government is trying to fill merely 45,000 vacancies through the Agnipath scheme, that too on contractual basis for only four years…”

Before the introduction of the Agnipath scheme for recruitment, the government did not produce any white papers. The

scheme was neither debated in the parliament nor in the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defense.

No information about the scheme was given to the public prior to its announcement.

Criticism of the scheme: The Hindu newspaper in its editorial asked the scheme to be put on hold and stated: "If a soldier's job is now turned into contractual employment, it might not motivate aspirants who hope for job security, pension, and honor. The argument that defense should not be treated as an employment guarantee scheme is rhetorically impressive, but the fact is that from the manufacturing of arms to the employment of soldiers, the sector plays a critical role in the economy.

For a country like India, where unemployment remains a major policy challenge, the concerns cannot be dismissed easily. The Government also faces the very credible charge that this is nothing more than a cost-cutting plan”.

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Former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram took a dig at Agnipath scheme and said: "If you wish to be trained as a driver, washerman, or barber, become an Agniveer. If you wish to be trained as a chowkidar, become an Agniveer. If you wish to learn to fry pakoras, become an Agniveer. If you wish to become a soldier, do not apply.

Many retired very senior exservicemen have also criticized the scheme. The scheme has also been challenged in the Supreme Court.

The recruitment drive has started: The recruitment process for Airforce Agniveers is in progress. The online registration ended on 5th July. The written tests were held on 24th July for eligible applicants. Neither Airforce nor the Ministry of Defense has published the total number of applications received for the 3,500 vacancies in all categories to be filled for the first batch under the scheme. Certainly, the number may be in several lakhs.

The Indian Navy has invited

applications for the recruitment of Agniveers (Matric Recruit, MR entry) for the first batch under the Agnipath scheme. The recruitment will fill a total of 200 vacancies, including 40 posts for female candidates. In the recruitment for Agniveers (SSR entry) in the Indian Navy has received 3,03,328 applications for 2,800 posts till July 22. The application numbers would swell by serval lakhs by July 24 which is the deadline for application. A Defense Ministry spokesperson tweeted, “Registration Update: A total of 5,62,818 candidates have registered till 9 AM on July 27.” It is not clear if that number is for both MR and SSR entries.

The recruitment for Army has also commenced. The online registration ends on 30th July. The written examinations for eligible applicants are scheduled in mid-October and early-November.

The total vacancies under Agniveers Scheme in the Indian Army are 46,000 in all categories. By first week of August, it will be clear how many online applications will be received for each category of vacancies.

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The selection will be done based on a multi-tier process that includes shortlisting, a written examination, a physical fitness test (PFT) of those who make the cut-off grade in the written test and fitness in medical examinations.

The rush for applying for military jobs under such a controversial scheme only reinforces the

frustration of the unemployed youth in our country.

-Philip Mudartha

MKCA, USA Hold their Annual Picnic at Busse Woods

Chicago,

August

2022:

for their members at the Busse

Christian

Woods. There were various games

Association, USA arranged a picnic

for adults and children including

Mangalorean

30,

Konkan

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through the bar, tug of war and the

food they served including hot tea,

famous one - Lagori.

kulfi,

People

enjoyed the game and the delicious

cookies,

famous

manni,

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Bishop of Mangalore Most Rev. Dr Peter Paul

Saldanha inaugurated centenary memorial Logo at St Lawrence Church Bondel

Priest , Rev Fr Peter Gonsalves Sunday July 24, 2022, Bishop of

Mangalore Most Rev. Dr Peter Paul Saldanha during his Pastrol Visit inaugurated centenary memorial Logo at St Lawrence Church Bondel today after the mass at 9.30 am.

Bishop

unveiled

the

centenary

celebration logo.

Most Rev. Dr Peter Paul Saldanha , Rev Fr Andrew Leo D'Souza Parish

Principal St Lawrence English Med. School, Rev Fr Lancy D’Souza Asst Priest, Rev Fr Trishan D’Souza Bishop's Secretary , Mr. Reginald D'Souza Vice President , Mr Steevan

Noronha secretary Pastoral Parish Council,

&

Mr

Stany

Alvares

President Jubilee committee were

present.

St Lawrence Church, Bondel which was established in April 10, 1923 .

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The meaning of the centenary logo

The quote " IN LOVING FAITHFUL

which was inaugurated : the red

SERVICE outside the image gives a

strip symbolizes St Lawrence Bondel

message that “faithful in service to

which was established 1923 -2023

God by exercising our spiritual gift

message of Centenary celebration.

in resurrection for the building up of

St Lawrence image in the center

the church

symbolizes agriculture, farming was

Below

the main occupation of our seniors

KINGDOM OF GOD” as parishioners

& elderly parishioners from whom

we are Working for the Lord and

the parish is getting Strong in Faith,

Working for the Kingdom of God,

and it has progressed during this

living as a follower of .

centenary year

-Sambram Digital

Quote:

"TOWORDS

THE

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Pastoral Visit of Bishop Peter Paul Saldanha

to St. Lawrence Church Bondel, Mangalore

It was a Joyous event for the entire

Pastoral visit from 23rd July to 25th

parish of St Lawrence Church,

July 2022.

Bondel

–Mangalore

to

receive

Bishop of Mangalore Diocese, Most

Rev Fr Andrew Leo D’Souza the

Rev. Dr Peter Paul Saldanha for the

Parish

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Priest,

Rev

Fr

Peter

Gonsalves-Principal

St

Lawrence

Lancy D’Souza Asst Parish Priest, Mr

English Medium School, Rev Fr

Reginald D’Souza -Vice President,

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Mr Steevan Noronha –Secretary

Parish Pastoral Council, Rev Fr

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Melwin Pinto MSIJ, Rev Fr Vipin-

Betharam along with Newly First Holy Communicants, Altar Server’s ,

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welcome,A

meaningful

prayer

service was held in the church Bishop addressed the entire Parish Community, conducted catechism for the parishioners on church teachings.Bishop

celebrated

the

Holy Mass at 5.30 p.m with all the priests of the Parish along with Rev Fr

Thrishan

D'Souza.,

Bishop's

Secretary;. Later Bishop visited the cemetery,

blessed,

and

offered

prayers, interacted few Parishioners.

ICYM/YCS , Parish Pastoral council Members

representatives

from

various Associations of the Parish and a large number of Parishioners accorded a cordial Welcome to the Bishop with a flower bouquet and later through a grand procession accompanied him to the serene ambience of the well decorated St

Lawrence Church, Bondel at 4.00 p.m. on 23rd July 2022.

At 6.30 p.m. Bishop along with the parish priests' team had a Parish Pastoral Council Meeting and later finance committee meeting ,Bishop interacted

with

Pastoral

Councilmembers

Convener of

all

the

Parish &

each Commissions

and gave his inputs and suggestions on various issues, and the day concluded with a dinner with them.

On 24th July 2022, Sunday at 7.30

The Parishioners assembled in large numbers to witness these three days “historical event. After the formal

a.m. Bishop addressed the entire parish

community,

conducted

catechism for the Parishioners on

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Eucharist

,The

its

Mangalore Diocese.On the occasion

importance in daily life importance

of Grandparents day To express the

to proclaiming and meditating on -

unconditional

- the Word of God. Later Bishop

grandparentsMrsGretta Menezes a

celebrated the Holy Mass.Rev Fr

senior citizen of Carmel Ward

Andrew Leo D’Souza Rev Fr Peter

Felicitated by our Bishop with a

Gonsalves& Rev Fr Lancy D’Souza,

shawl

Rev

Lawrence English Medium Students

Trishan

MelwinPinto

Bible,

and

D’Souza,

Rev

Fr

concelebrated

the

mass.

&

achievers

love

flower of

of

bouquet.

board

exams

St &

distinction students felicitated by the Bishop. The 21 Commission

here was a short stage programme

Heads, Heads of All association

at

presented

10.00

a.m

for

which

the

sapling’s to the Bishop

dignitaries were escorted to the

as a token of love which were

dais.The Programme commenced

planted in the church premises in

imploring God to pour out his

the memoryof

blessings in abundance upon the

Pastoral

Parishioners, Rev Fr Andrew Leo

WardGurkar’s were given a kit by

D’Souza welcomed the Bishop as

the Bishop which contains prayer

well as the entire parishioners, All

books for all the occasions , The

the

&Commissions

Annual Parish Report was presented

presented their reports for the past

by theParish Pastoral Secretary Mr

five

Steevan

associations years

appreciated active

and

the

everyone

involvement

Bishop

visit

our dear Bishop’s .

Noronha,

All

later

the

36

Bishop

for

their

addressed the gathering & blessed

in

the

the faithful..Br Steevan (Betharam )

association activities. The Bishop

compered

was then felicitated for completing

Reginald D’Souza, Vice President

four

proposed the formal vote of thanks.

years

as

the

Bishop

of

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the

programme

.Mr

At 4.00 p.mBishop planted the

School interacted with

Sapling

Teachers & Students.

at

PWD

Bondelground

as

environmental

ground, part

Principal,

of

10.00 a.m. Visited St Lawrence

protectionrun

English Medium School & had a

Catholic Sabha Mass Cleanliness

Teachers Meeting.

Drive. Later Bishop visited

the

At 11.00 a.m. Bishop visited some

sisters convent’s & religious houses

parishioners at 12.30 p.m. lunch.

and interacted with them and the

Therefore,

second day concluded with dinner

concluded with a prayer service

at Mary Hill convent.

later

Pastoral

visit

was

Bishop returned to the

Bishop's house.

On Monday the 25th of July At 7.00

The Pastoral visit was a unique

am the Bishop visited the sick of the

experience for the entire parish,

parish, offered prayers and gave

which

them communion.,

express

At 8.15 a.m.Bishop offered mass for

belongingness to the Church. We

the St Lawrence English Medium

hope and pray that this visit will

school children . 9.00 a.m he visited

enable us to live a committed

St

Christian life in the years to come.

Lawrence

Kannada

Medium

enabled their

the

people faith

to and

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Milagres Central School Grade X Results 2021-22 For the third consecutive year Milagres Central School exhibit 100%

results

in

the

CBSE

Examination held in the month of March

2022.

Lobo is the second topper with 92.4%.

The

management,

principal,

staff, students, and parents of Milagres

Central

School

congratulate all the students of grade X for the excellent results and wish them well for their future studies.

Out of 44 students 12 students have passed with distinction, 17 students have secured first class, 15 students have secured second class.

Ajesh V M is the topper of the school with 93.4% and Chrishal

Ajesh V M

Chrishal Lobo

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Associations (BLA) celebration's commenced with the Eucharistic celebration officiated by Rev Fr Vivian the Assistant Parish Priest of St Sebastian Church Bendur.

Two of the BLA members made their first commitment and other members renewed their commitment. Another member was newly enrolled in the association today. After the Mass there was felicitation program where in the BLA members were felicitated by Sr Dona Sacntis the superior of Mother House. Entertainment program was staged by Bethany junior Sisters and by the BLA members .

-Sambram Digital

The

day

of

Bethany

Lay

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Press Release

begin on Monday, August 1st 2022 .From 1st Aug to 9th August daily The Annual Feast of St Lawrence Church , Bondel will be celebrated on 10th Aug 2022.The Nine-day

Novena prior to the Annual feast of St Lawrence Church, Bondel will

two masses will be offered for all the devotees morning at 10.30 am & 5.30 pm .

ON 1st August there will be unfurling of St Lawrence’s flag here

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Diocese of Shivmoga and at 6:00 p.m. will be presided over by Msgr at the church premises at 10.00 a.m.

Rohan

Monteiro,

Founder

&

Chairman of Rohan Corporation, will be hoisting the flag . Rev Fr Rupesh Tauro Asst Director , St Anthony Ashram

will be celebrating the

mass.

The Festal Mass on Aug 10th at 10:30 a.m. will be presided over by Most Rev Dr Francis Serrao. Bishop,

Maxim Noronha, Vicar General, Mangalore Diocese On all the days of devotion this year, starting from August 1st, 2022, and

ending with the feast on August 10, 2022, devotees will be offered lunch from 1st Aug to 9th Aug and

blessed bread in the evenings.

Devotees across the city who come to the shrine with great faith, and

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they pray for in-depth gift of faith

You are cordially invited

in

‘Hore

annual feast which will be held on

Kanike’(offertory ) procession will be

Wednesday 10th of August 2022 at

held on Sunday, July 31, 2022 at

10.30 am & evening at 5.30 pm and

3.00 pm

Mount

you are also requested to telecast

to

our programmes inorder to reach

Carmel

the

shrine..

starting from

Central

School

St

Lawrence Church .

to the

out to the devotees in and around the city.

During the novena’s all the church

May St

Lawrence,

programmes will be conducted by

worker blesses you all.

the

miracle

Rev Fr Andrew Leo D’Souza Parish Priest St Lawrence Church & Mr.

Stany Alvares

Prakash

Convener of Publicity Committee.

Pinto

Convener Shrine

Committee.

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Inaugration of Clubs and Vanamahotsava at Holy Redeemer School, Belthangady

Holy Redeemer English Medium School, Belthangady held Vanamhotsava and inaugurated

schools parisara sangha, English sangha, Kannada sangha, Vijnana sangha, and Bul Bul, Souts, Guides for students.

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Sacred Heart School Headmaster Fr. Deepak Dsa was the Chief Guest for the program. He said that greenery is the pulse of our life. School Headmaster Fr. Clifford Pinto gave a message on the occasion. He said that all the members of c;ubs should work hard to reach their goals and he wished them all the best. There was entertainment where the

students played short plays and sang songs.

After the cultural program, students planted some plants in school area. With the cooperation from all the cubs, this program was a memorable one.

Asst. teacher Renita Lasrado, Vinitha Moras and Mary Suja were the co hosts.

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Shrine -

Bondel

“Hore Kanike: held, feast flag hoisted on July 31st 2022

held in the city on Sunday, July 31, Ahead of the annual feast of St

Lawrence Church, Bondel, ‘Hore Kanike

’(offertory)

procession

witnessing scores of devotees was

2022.

Rev

Fr

welcomed

Andrew the

.Mangaluru Mrs

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Leo

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Bondel flagged off the procession

at Mount Carmel

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Central School

ground, Mary Hill and culminated at

the St Lawrence Church premises,

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with Parish Priest Rev Fr Andrew Leo

D’Souza receiving the offerings.

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Kanike Procession , Mr Stany Alvares Convener of Publicity Committee.

Parishioners

and

non-Catholics

devotees of St Lawrence were present.

Flagging off the procession, Mrs. Sophia said, “St Lawrence Shrine is not only for Christians. It is the devotion center for people of all religions. It is a center of communal harmony.

Lawrence

School,

starting from August 1st 2022 and ending with the feast on August 10

2022, devotees will be offered lunch from 1st Aug to 9th Aug and blessed bread in the evenings. The colorful

Rev. Fr Peter Gonsalves Principal of St

On all the days of devotion this year,

English

conducted

the

Medium

prayer

service. Rev Fr Andrew Leo D’Souza Parish Priest, Rev Fr Lancy D’Souza

Asst Parish Priest ,Sr Melissa D’Silva Principal of Mount Carmel Central School, Rev Fr Melwyn D’Souza, MSIJ, Rev Fr Vipin Betharam, Mr Reginald D’Souza Vice President of Parish Pastoral Council, Mr Steevan Noronha Secretary, Mr Prakash

Pinto Convener Shrine Committee, Mr Wilfred Alvares Convener –Hore

offertory

procession

witnessed participation of many faithful, and comprised of offertory items to be used for the noon meals that will be served on all the novena days donated by various donors of the city. Devotees from various

churches, and local organizations of different

communities

brought

offerings in decorated vehicles. The parishioners from all wards dressed traditionally

to

symbolise

the

original tradition of the community, gathered ward by ward with their wide variety of gifts. The occasion and the ceremony reflected and

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celebrated the unity amongst all the

various organizations contributed

community

their offerings in ‘Hore Kanike’

members

and

the

neighbouring areas.

On

feast,

the church

procession.

The

Hore

Kanike

and its

programme was compered by Mr

surroundings are decorated with

Stany Alvares Convener of Publicity

lights by the Shrine committee and

Committee.

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