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English Weekly Vol: 1 No: 37 September 8, 2022

A Tribute to 'Hockey Queen' Elvera Britto

Department of Posts, Karnataka Circle, Bengaluru issued a Special Coveron NATIONALSPORTSDAY2022, August 29, 2022, at Meghdoot Auditorium, Bengaluru GPO; to pay well deserved tribute to Hockey Queen late Elvera Britto (withKonkanirootsofMangalore)a former Indian women’s Hockey TeamCaptainandrecipientofArjunaAwardin1966;shepassed

away on 26th April 26, 2022. Sri.L K Dash, IPoS, Postmaster General Bengaluru HQ garaced the event. The Chief Guest Padma Shree M. P.Ganesh former Indian Hockey Captain and Coach , a Arjuna Awardee. Also, present on the dais were Guests of Honour, Former Hockey Players, the two o&sistersofElveraBritto,Ms.MaeBrittoMs.RitaBritto.AdedicatedVideonthelifeachievementsof

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Brief Citation : Elvera Britto was born and brought up in Bangalore. She was the 5th. of 8 children born to her parents, Robert and Letitia Britto, who hailed from Mangalore. She had 4 sisters and 3 brothers. Having completed her early education at St. Francis Xavier’s Girls’ High School , she chose to be a School Teacher by Profession. She was involved in all Sports activities the Inter School andInter Clubmatches,whichwere of a very high standard , Elvera excelled and proved to be

5 Veez Illustrated Weekly late Elvera Britto was screened. The dignateries spoke on the contribution and qualities of the Arjuna Award Winner Elvera Britto and imporance of the National SportsDay August29,2022.

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outstandinginthe Hockeyarena. theandSeeingthehighstandardofHockeytheenthusiasmoftheplayers, Mysore State Women’s Hockey Association decided to fieldaTeamtoparticipateinthe Senior National Women’s Hockey Championship; for the first time . thezealousCaptainshipinternationaltheInternationalmatches,toandsuccession.titleStatewhichthatElverawaschosenasitsCaptainandwasthestartofahockeycareerbroughtlaurelstoMysore(nowKarnataka),winningthefornolessthan8yearsinHerskillatthegamestrategyasCaptaincausedhermovefromClubtoStatethenNationaltoLevel.ShecaptainedIndianTeamaswell,alsoatlevel.Underherandwithabandofplayers,theywon95%ofmatches.Hernamehasbeen etched in the name of Women’s Hockey and she was awarded the Arjuna Award in 1966 . Still young, she quit playing in 1967 owing to a misunderstanding between the Indian Women’s Hockey Association and the State Hockey Association.

Elvera’s passion for the game continued unabated. She became President of the State Hockey Association and with her encouragement much talent emerged and no less than 2 Karnataka Players won the Arjuna Award. Later she became a Selector for the Indian Women’s Team and was appointed by the Union Government as the Govt. Nominee and Observer for Women’s Hockey. Hockeyaside, Elvera was a multi talented person. Her Oil paintings from Sceneries to portraits, adorn the homes of her family members. She was well known for her arrangementsJapanese/IkebanaFlower-andwon the first prize every year. She won 7 first prizes , one year, and appreciatedwascookingHerbythisexhibitionBatikGowdawaspresentedwiththeHombeShield.Shewasanexpertatprintingandevenhadanofherprints.ShesharedtalentattheAllianceFrancaiseteachingthisartofBatikprinting.flairforCakemakingandmostappetizingdishes,anotherthingmuchandrelished.

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Rarely in Sport , will you find other members of a family in the of(Priscilla,the(sisters)somesameTeamandplayingtogetherforyears.In1960,4ofthemplayedforMysoreStateatfirstNationalChampionshipElvera,Rita&Mae),and3them-Elvera,Rita&Mae represented India in the 1960’s. As they look back, they all agree that though the going was tough be it travel conditions, inadequate arrangements as they travelled the length and breadth of the country, to lackof encouragement & support; what motivated them wastheir joytoplayforthegloryof theStateandforthegloryof India. Theirmotto was: "Do or Die !! For … When the Great Scorer writes against your name, He’ll ask not whether you won or lost, but how you played the game. “ (famous Itautographwords).maybenotedthat the Choice of the receipient of this tribute was came about after the India Post authoritiescame acrossan article in "Mangalore Today" Magazine June 2022Issue.

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OnthereverseoftheSpecialFirst DayCoveritsays: ELVERABRITTO (16.06.1940 26.04.2022) former International Hockey player and Captain of the Indian Women's Hockey Team, and daughter of late RobertHenryBritto;anemployee of P&T department , passed away on 26th April 2022. She excelled at Hockey in the 1960s. and was the second woman Hockey Player to receive that Arjuna Award In the year 1966. She also Captained the victorious Mysore State (now SportsSpecialHockeypayDepartmentfortheKarnataka)HockeyTeamwhichwonSeniorNationalChampionships8yearsinarow1960-1967.ofPostsFeelsproudtotributetothisgreatVeteranPlayerbyreleasingthisCoverduringNationalDay2022.-

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Catholics PratapanandaNaik,SJ LoyolaHall,Miramar,Goa

06thAugust2022

MôntiFest:FeastofTheNativity ofBlessedVirginMary

The Cultural Identity of Konknni

On 8th September, Catholics and Orthodox Churches celebrate the Feast of the Nativity of Blessed Virgin Mary all over the world. In Goa, in the sixteenth century this feast was called Mônti Fest. Now unfortunately, this name is forgotten in Goa, and it is merely called the Feast of the Nativity of Blessed Virgin Mary. In Sindhudurg Diocese it is now known as Feast of theOurLadyof Vailankanni. However, today Mônti Fest is the most popular and important cultural and family feast among the Konknni Catholics of Karnataka. It tofromHiKonknnimustbenotedthatthe98to99%ofspeakingCatholicsandndusofKarnataka,areoriginallyGoa.TheymigratedfromGoaCoastalKarnatakafrom16th

6. Invasion by the Marathas in 1667, 1683, 1739 (Teotonio R. de Souza 2009:30; Machado A.2015:102 104; Pius F. Pinto 1999b:18).

3.(B.S.Shastry2000:257).Economic hardships. Conversion deprived converts of much of their former status. The humiliation4.SouzathanshowedPortuguesenoblemenandministersgreaterrespecttoHindustoChristians(TeotonioR.de2009:196).Conversionsalsobroughtandilltreatmenton converts and they were treated as captives (Machado A.2015:106). Hence migration was one of the 5.options.Epidemic in 1543, 1545, 1570, 1583 88, 1618 19, and1635 (PiusF. Pinto 1999a:23; B.S. Shastry 2000:257).

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2. Declining food production

8. Two severe cyclones accompanied by earthquakes in April 1649 and in July 1654 (TeotonioR.deSouza2009:30).

10. Imposition of Portuguese language and culture upon all the natives and suppress their native language through the decree of 27

9. Inquisition introduced in 1560 (B.S. Shastry 2000:257) and it was abolished only in 1812. It was intolerant in its religious attitude, it wanted to impose the Portuguese type of Christianity on the new converts of Goa by force, it wanted to eliminate all the traces of local culture. Their names, food habits, escapesenseChristianmadesocialcustoms,andevendressweretoconformtotheEuropeanstandards.Itcreatedaoffearandinsecurity.Thus,tofromthistyrannymigration was the only option (Pius F. Pinto 1999b:14 17).

7. Adil Shah of Vijayapura 1999b:17;SouzabetweenBardes(formerlyknownasBijapur)invadedandSalcettein1570and16541659(TeotonioR.de2009:30;PiusF.PintoAlanMachado2015:102).

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15.Pinto1999:18).TheKonknni

June 1684 (Teotonio R. de Souza 11.2009:67;PiusF.Pinto1999a:24).Excessivetaxationby the 12.16;Portuguese(PiusF.Pinto,1999a:15AlanMachado2015:99).ThePortugueseChristians were not fully prepared to accept the native Christians as social and cultural equals. They practised social discrimination as long as the nativeChristians tried to maintaina separate identity through their language, customs, and manners (PiusF.Pinto1999b:16 17). 13. Population problem in Goa 14.(PiusF.Pinto1999:18).NayakaKings of Keladi welcomed from Goa, cultivators, and skilled labourers such as carpenters, fishermen, masons, potters, goldsmiths, businessmen, etc (Pius F. Pinto 1999:19-20); the policy of religious liberalism of the NayakaKingsprovidedincentivesto migrate. Agricultural land was scarce in Goa theandavailabilityoffertilelandsalongCoastalKarnatakawaseasy. Keladi kingdom had scarcity of skilledlabourers.Thisvoidwasfilled by the migrant Christians (Pius F. speaking Christian migrants did not come to the Keladi kingdom with empty hands. They had cash at their disposal, which they invested in Keladi territory. Therefore, Nayaks of Keladi whole heartedly welcomed Christians from Goa to their kingdom. (Pius F. Pinto 1999:19). 16. In Goa there was scarcity of rice. The local food production was not sufficient for more than four months in a year. Kanara’s rice kept ThisGoaalive(AlanMachado2015:105).situationtoocausedmigration toKarnataka. 17. TheChristianfarmingmigrants with their qualities of discipline, hard work, honesty, and skill contributed much to the prosperity ofKeladikingdom(PiusF.Pinto

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speaking Hindus migrated from Goa to Karnataka, Maharashtra and Kerala as early as 10th century (Alan Machado 2015:97). The Catholic Konknnis (Konknni speakers) who migrated fromGoatookthisMôntiFestfrom Goa along with them to Coastal Karnataka. Now these Konknni Catholic settlers of Coastal Karnataka are spread out in India and all over the world and they celebrate Mônti Fest with great enthusiasm, wherever they have Konknnisettled. as the cultural identity of Konknnis: Unfortunately, and wrongly, Konknnis of Coastal Karnataka are labelled as “Mangaloreans”. Mangaluru is the district headquarters of Dakshina Kannada district. ItisunfairtolabelKonknnis who live in Uttara Kannada, Udupi, Shivamogga, Mysore, Bengaluru, Chikkamagaluru, Dharwad, Belgavi,

18.1999:19).The Keladi kings knew that it was politically profitable to invite the Christians from Goa to their kingdom because these Christians knewthestrengthsandweaknesses of the Portuguese (Pius F. Pinto

The1999:20).Konknni

ThearrivalofthePortuguese: On 25th November 1510, in the second attempt the commander of Portuguese army Afonso de Albuquerque (1453-1515) conquered Tiswadi from Adil Shah

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Kodagu, Hassan, and elsewhere, who have nothing to do with the city of Mangaluru, to be clubbed together as “Mangaloreans”. Moreover, Mangaloreans, Goans are regional identities and not culturalentities.InIndia,thecultural identity is primarily based on language affinity. For example, Gujarati speakers are known as Gujaratis, Sindhi speakers as tillwereKarnatakaMôntiGoaasspeakingandsense,birthSindhis,irrespectiveoftheirplaceofordwelling.InthislogicalallKonknnispeakingpersonsthosewhobelongtoKonknnilineagetoberightlycalledKONKNNIS.ArchdioceseandMôntiFest:FestwasfosteredinCoastalbypriestsfromGoawhoservinginCoastalKarnataka1838.In1838DakshinaKannada

district Mangaluru (earlier known as Mangalore) as its headquarters of Coastal Karnataka was separated from the jurisdiction of Goa Archdiocese. Similarly, on 19th September 1953 Uttara Kannada district (Karwar as its headquarters) and Belgavi district were separated from the jurisdiction of Goa Archdiocese and Belgavi Diocese was erected. Irrespective of these developments, Mônti Fest continued in Coastal Karnataka the most popular feast. Now let us see how Mônti Fest took its origin in Goa.

14 Veez Illustrated Weekly of Bijapur (now Vijayapura). Soon after the conquest he ordered a chapel to be built in honour of Our Lady to thank her for his escape fromKamaranislandintheRedSea. Thusinbetween1510 1519,Capela de Nossa Senhora do Monte (The chapel of Our Lady of Mount) was 16th(nowbuiltonthehillockattheCityofGoaknownasOldGoa).HediedonDecember1515.Accordingto hiswillhewasburiedinthatchapel. In 1566, his body was moved to Nossa Senhora da Graça church in Lisbon. The chapel of Our Lady of Mount was probably reconstructed twice. It had a dimension of a church and in fact it was a parish when the City of Goa was thickly populated. Since the chapel was on the mount and in Portuguese ‘Monte’ means mount, that chapel was called in Konknni “Mônti Saybinn hemKøpel” (theChapelof

Hermit.ofaltarstoaltars.OurLadyoftheMount).IthadthreeThemainaltarwasdedicatedOurLadyoftheMount.ThesidewerededicatedtoSt.AnthonyPaduaandtoSt.Anthony,theDuetothischapel,the universally celebrated Feast of the Nativity of Our Lady on 8th September, in Goa came to be known as Mônti Saybinni hem Fest or Mônti Fest. Daily Mass was celebrated when it was a parish in 16th century. The feast is now celebratedin thischapel on Sunday after 8th September. Besides, on 8th of every month, an evening Masswascelebrated.Ido notknow whether this practice continues or not. Until 2001, this chapel was in restoredwithFundaçãoplannedruins.ArestorationprojectwasthenandfundedbytheOrienteinassociationtheGoagovernment.ThischapelstillexistsinOld

Goa and it has become famous to host the much acclaimed Monte Music Festival to integrate the Indian and Western forms of classical music. It attracts both music performers and lovers from

FrancisXavierappointedhim asthe Rector of St. Paul College at City of Goa and the Vice Provincial of the EastProvinceoftheSocietyofJesus. Fr. Gaspar died in Goa on 18th October 1553. When he was alive, he introduced to teach music in St. PaulCollege.Hewasresponsiblefor introducingtheculturalphenomena for the creation of a Latin Indian culture, like plainchant, polyphony, western musical instruments (like lute,viola,organ,piano,trumpet,guitar,violin,harp,shawm,flute,vihuela,harpsichord,andpercussion drum), as well as Western musical forms like oratorio, cantata, asaccompaniofliturgyvillancico,andevenopera.HemadelivelybyinitiatingthecustomthesungMassandofchantsedbytheorgan,aswellbyinstitutingthepostofchoir master (mestre capela). Drama and music were conjoined most PassioneffectivelyinthePassos(sufferings).playsenactedwiththeaid of images, including scenes from the Last supper, the agony in the

15 Veez Illustrated Weekly various countries. Besides, this chapel has been the backdrop for InThemanyBollywoodfilms.arrivaloftheJesuits:1543,thePortugueseconquered theBardesandSalceteregionsfrom Adil Shah. These two regions with ConquistasTiswadicametobeknownasVelhas(OldConquest).On6th May 1542, Francis Xavier, the first Jesuit priest of the Society of Jesus arrived in the City of Goa. He was followed by many other Jesuits. In 1552, Fr. Gaspar Barzeus (1515 1555),aJesuitpriestofDutchorigin came to Goa. He was a good preacher and a talented person.

festival along the Western Coast of India among Hindus. Since it is a family festival, persons who are residing far and near come to their arefestival.ancestralhousetocelebrateGaneshBeforethefestival,housescleaned,painted,and decorated. On the first day of Chøvøt, the idol of Ganesh is normally installed in the ancestral family house. The festival lasts for 1½, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11 days. It is celebrated with great splendour.

Bhadrapada month starts important,ChøvøtGaneshfourthof(correspondstoAugust/SeptembertheGregoriancalendar).OnthedayofBhadrapadamonth,ChaturthiinKonknniiscelebrated.Itisthemostpopular,andloved

Fr.BarzeusandMôntiFest: The Mônti Fest with flowers, introduced by Fr. Gaspar Barzeus was held in commemoration of the Nativity of Mother Mary on 8th September. He asked the newly convertedCatholic boysto come to thechurchintwolongrowsinwhite tunicsandcrownedwithchapletsof flowers,dressedas“angels”carrying bamboo baskets of flowers. They intime,wouldwalkinprocession,apairatatothestatueofMotherMarytheJesuitchurchofSt.Paul College, empty their baskets at her feet, and return to their places, singing “O Gloriosa Virginum” The reference to this custom is found in the Jesuit letters written to the General of the Society of Jesus publishedin Documenta Indica vols 70 72. This custom of bringing afteAccordingGaneshintroducedfestivalfromflowerswasborrowedbyFr.BarzeusthelocalGaneshChaturthiandadaptedforthenewlyCatholicreligion.FestivalandMôntiFest:totheIndiancalendar,rtheShravanmonth,

16 Veez Illustrated Weekly garden, the scourging at the pillar, the crowning with thorns, the Ecce Homo, the judgement of Pilate, the carrying of the cross, the crucifixion and the entombment. These ceremonies first performed with greatpomp,inthefirstmonumental 1995:Goa),ChurchofSt.PaulCollege(nowOldoftheJesuits(JoséPereira9-20).

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reflected in Mônti Fest as it is celebrated by Konknnis who

During the festival, every day fresh local fruits, flowers, and sweets are offered. Local vegetable dishes are prepared. Anything prepared or offered to Ganesh is in odd numbers, namely, 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, and so on. The Harvest Festival (Nøvya hi Pøn høm’) is celebrated the next day. Newly harvested paddy corn is brought home from fields and is worshipped. A few grainsareputintheday’smeal.The corn is artistically tied to bamboo procuringandThissticksdecoratedwithjungleflowers.isfittedabovethemaindoorremovedinthenextyearafternewcorn,withthebelief that the house will be full of rice throughout the year. Pure vegetarian meals are served on banana leaves or other leaves. Sweet dishes are prepared. During the festival, non-vegetarian dishes SaybinniSeptember,MarycenturInandliquorarestrictlyforbidden.theOldconquestofGoain16thy,theFeastoftheNativityofwascelebratedon8thanditwascalledMôntihemFest.Chøvøtand

Mônti Fest come very close to each other in terms of date and certain customs. Fr. Gaspar Barzeus adapted the existing local tradition of Hindus offering fresh flowers to Ganesh, now to Mother Mary of Christianity. Jesuitmissionarieswho traitsproofoftospreadChristianityinGoa,tookcareretainoradaptlocalculturalrootsHindus.MôntiFestisthebestofthis.SomeoftheculturalofGaneshChaturthiare

ModernGoa: In Goa now Mônti Fest is known as “Saybinni hya Zølma hi Pørøb” , or “Fulan hem Fest”, or the Feast of Our Lady of Vailankanni. The Catholics of Goa do not combine the Harvest Festival known as “Kønnsan hemFestwithMôntiFest. It is celebrated in the month of August. Raia village of Salcete has 5ththefirstprivilegeofcelebratingitonAugust.InSalcete,mostlyitis celebrated on 15th August. In Bardes, Aldona and Salvador do HarvestMundoarethefirsttocelebratetheFeaston06thAugust.In Tiswadi, this feast is celebrated mostly on 24th August. However, the village of Taleigão has the privilege over the others for this the24thfestival.Itstartson21standendsonofAugust.Thepriestblessesnewpaddycropandharvestsa

18 Veez Illustrated Weekly migrated from Goa to Coastal boyMary,andDuringMaharashtraandCoastalKarnataka.theninedaysofnovenasFeastDayoftheNativityofheencouragedtheCatholicstobringflowerstohonour

Mother Mary, to the Church of Our Lady of Mount. Everyday fresh flowers were brought. Within no time this tradition became very popular among Catholics in every church of Old Conquest. In those days the newly converted Catholics of Goa were eating only vegetarian food on 8th September. Gradually due to the Portuguese influence, this custom disappeared. Now for the nine days of novenas and feast, sprinkling of flowers is replaced in ThecomesMotherfloweseveralparishesofGoa,byplacingaratthefeetofthestatueofMarybyeveryonewhotothechurch.FeastofNativityofLadyin

few sheaves of corn. In Goa this feast among Catholics is celebrated by the Gaunkars (original settlers) only in rotation. The Gaunkar who celebrates the feast in a particular year, has to offer a lavish lunch to

19 Veez Illustrated Weekly other Gaunkars. The other parishionershavenoroleinit. Thus unfortunately, the Harvest Feast among the Catholics in Goa is limitedonlyto Gaunkarsandnot to combinedInCoastaltheentireparishcommunityKarnatakaandMôntiFest:CoastalKarnatakaMôntiFestwithNøvem(theHarvest Festival) is celebrated by all joyCatholicswithgreatenthusiasmandintheirrespectiveparishes.Itis a family feast, which unites its members. Therefore, as far as possible, family members who are far away prefer to come to their family for the celebration of this feast. This custom too has its origin in Ganesh Festival. There is a misconception in Karnataka that Fr. Joaquim Miranda, a diocesan priest of Goa Archdiocese, who was serving at Farangipete, Dakshina Kannada district started the Mônti Fest in Coastal Karnataka. This misconception is far from the real facts. When their ancestors migrated to Karnataka, they took cultural traits and adapted them to this feast. Fr. Miranda was a known missionary serving in Dakshina Kannada district must have given Mariatheboosttothisfestival.BambinaStatueand Mônti InFest:19th century, Sister of Charity of St. Bartholomea Capitanio, and St. Vincenza Gerosa Congregation from Italy, who came to Mangaluru to establish their convents brought the statue of Maria Bambina to Mangaluru.Themultipleproduction of this statue was done by Simon and company and St Joseph

After the Mass, children came in a procession singing the most popular song of Mother Mary “Søkkødd Sangata mellyam” and laid one main flower at the feet of Baby Mary’s statue called Maria Bambina. This hymn is a translation of the English hymn “Let us Mingle Together”, done first at Mangaluru. From there this hymn spread to Mumbai and Goa. In Goa, it changed as “Søgllim Sangata Mell ia” replacing a few original words with local Konknni words. After laying a flower, all the children stood in a horseshoe shape around theBabyMary’sstatueandsangthe song “Møriyêk Hogollxiyam” and sprinkled three times flowers around the statue. Afterwards, the priest incensed the statue, and the novena prayer was said. Finally, the priest gave a blessing and the novenaofthedayendedbysinging the hymn of Mother Mary and continuesvariationcontinuedkissingthestatue.Thisnovenaritualforninedays.Withalittlethesamecustomforninedaysofnovenas.

FeastDayCelebration: On the feast day 8th September, sheaves of new corn are kept on a table near the grotto of Mother Mary or in an open place of church compound.Peoplegatherthereand

20 Veez Illustrated Weekly Workshop at Mangaluru. It is a beautiful statue of baby Mary in a searchDuringsleepingpostureinacradle.thenovenadayschildrenforflowerseverywhere.Asa boy, I after school, in the evening have gone 2 to 3 kilometres in search of flowers, especially golden trumpets, hibiscus, plumeria, marigold, periwinkle, tiger claw, balsam. When these flowers were not available mother would ask us to take wild sesame flowers and Marymotherpumpkinflowers.Inhersimplefaith,wouldtellusthatMotheracceptsallflowersbroughtto herwithfaithandlove. Wechildren took with great reluctance because other children would laugh at us. In artisticallyNovenatheirthemorningespeciallychildrenwithparentscametothechurchforMasswithflowersarrangedinabasketoraplate.

21 Veez Illustrated Weekly children are ready with their flower baskets. The priest then blesses the new corn, and it is carried in sprinkletheprocessiontothechurchbysinginghymnsofOurLady.Childrenflowersduringthe procession. Then, FeastDay Mass is celebrated. After the Mass, each family is given one or two sheaves of blessed corn. People carry it to their homes. In some parishes sugarcane or sweet dish “vorn” is served to everyone, especially to children by the sponsors. On the prepareddishesfeastday,varioustypesofvegetableoflocalvegetablesareinoddnumbers,namely, 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, … (as it is done for Ganesh Festival by the Hindus). A sweetdishcalled“vorn” or“pays” is prepared. Most of the Catholic families strictly eat only vegetarian meals on this day. However, in the northern part of Udupi district and Uttara Kannada, Catholics besides vegetarian dishes do prepare fish curryof fresh fish.If freshfish isnot available, then the curry of dry prawnsisprepared.Nomeatdishes or alcohol is served on this feast. In some places, the blessed corn is peeled and mixed with milk, served to family members after saying a prayer in front of the altar. In other places, the peeledcorn isputeither in the sweet dish “vorn” or in all dishes.Theremainingcornisplaced on the altar. That day people eat their lunch on a banana leaf. To those who could not attend the feast at home, a few grains of changedcustoms1971fromMyblessedcornissenttothembypost.parentssentittomefaithfullythetimeIjoinedtheJesuitsintilltheirdeathin2004.Theofthisfestivalhaveaccordingtothelocations, times, circumstances, and local customs. For example, banana leaves for meals are replaced by plates. In cities, the feast is celebrated on Sunday after 8th September. Mônti Fest is now celebrated by Catholic Konknnis of Karnataka in all parts of India and abroad, even in USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan in their own way, even including non vegetariandishes!!! InGoa,the culturalimportanceofthisfestivalis

Pereira, José (1995). Baroque Goa. The Architecture of Portuguese India.NewDelhi:Books&Books. thavnPinto,PiusFidelis(1999a).Desan’tørbøn’dhøddêk(Køravølli KørnatøkantleKonknniKristanv).

22 Veez Illustrated Weekly totally lost, but it is still preserved among Konknni Catholics of Karnataka origin, especially in Coastal Karnataka. However, the Mothercoreofthefeast,namely,honouringMarywithflowershas remained both in Goa and Inelsewhere.Goathereweretwochurches dedicated to Our Lady of Mount. One at Old Goa and the other built toreasondedicatedLater,bytheJesuitsin1590atChinchinim.ChinchinimchurchwastoOurLadyofHope.Theforthisdecisionisnotknownme.Idonotknowhowmany chapels in Goa are there dedicated to Our Lady of Mount. Outside Goa majority.whereBelgaviLadymanychurchesarededicatedtoOurinKarwar,Udupi,Mangaluru,andSindhudurgdiocesesKonknniCatholicsareinSurprisingly,inthese dioceses not a single parish is dedicated to Our Lady of Mount. Why? It is a great mystery for me. Mônti Saybinn (Our Ladyof Mount) is originally a native Konknni word of Goa. Unfortunately, In Goa, day by day Mônti Saybinn and Mônti Saybinni hem Fest terms are dwindling and Vailankanni Saybinn name, which was originally from Tamil Nadu is getting prominence among Catholics. It is true that Mother Mary is called by hundreds popularized.shouldofnames,butanameofGoanoriginhavebeenmaintainedandHeretheroleand leadership of the diocesan clergy is important. This is not happening. The probable reason could be, for the Catholics of Goa, “The grass is always greener on the other side of thefence”. Bibliography: Sultan.Machado,Saligão:GoadeSouza,Teotonio(2009).MedievalASocioEconomicHistory.Goa1556.Alan(2015).SlavesofSaligão:Goa1556.

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(2000). Goa Kanara Portuguese Relations 1498 1763. New Delhi: Concept Publishing Company.

Shastry,Prakashan.B.S.

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imperialism unawarepublicationsHinduandtheknoreports,ManyEnglish.wasexpandedandperfectedbytheauthorsquotebiasedearlierwhichreflectthelimitedwledgeandunderstandingofcomparativehistoryofEuropeIndia(underbothMuslimandrulers).Inaddition,manyandbooksonGoaareofthestrategicfactorsthat

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adoptedforAfricaTerritories,wasandExploration,Colonialism,Capitalism,Mercantilism.Until1961,GoathecapitalofLisbon'sOverseaswhichextendedfromEtoSEAsia.Lusitania'smodelnavalcolonialismwaslaterbytheDutchandEnglish.

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Britain, and their former colonies. Over time, Goans have twice migrated to new vistas in the US, VascoCanada,andAustralia.daGamasailed across two oceans to arrive in India in 1498. Twelve years later, Portugal and Europe established its first Asian toehold in Goa. The Era of Discovery morphed into Eras of

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The third edition of Insights into Colonial Goa is a response to the excellent feedback prior editions hasdiaspora,significantlychapterandreceivedbothintermsofreadershipassourcesofreference.Eachofthiseditionhasbeenexpanded.TheGoancreatedbycolonization,leftfootprintsinPortugal,

presented about the impact of colonialism in transforming Goa from the Medieval period to Renaissance art and economy, the role of religious pioneers, inquisition, persecution, settlement, residents.(EuropeansandmiscegenationofthecolonizersandJews)withnativeGoacontinuestobethe artists’paradisefor boththewriters Theandpainters.chapter on the Indo Iberian diaspora addresses its origins and includes detailed historical information on the GEM (Goan, East Indian, Mangalorean) diaspora both in India and abroad. The book contains an extensive bibliography and index. This edition is designed to enable denizens and diaspora

26 Veez Illustrated Weekly led to decisions made during Iberian rule. Information sent from Goa to Lisbon was embellished as the data sent from Saigon to Washington, DC, in the 1970s during the Vietnam War. Both Lisbon and Washington demanded progress. Unfortunately, today's writers quote these inaccuracies without carefully considering whether facts corroborate with Theotherdataandlogic.Estadosuccessfully fused Eastern and Western ways their cuisine, music, attire, language, and religion which still contribute to AasfailuresThishistoryIndianwhichTheandboomstones,diamonds,tradeWorldcropsColonialitsthrivingtourism-basedeconomy.GoaintroducedmanyfromEuropeandtheNewtoAsia.Duetothelucrativeinspices,textiles,porcelain,andsemipreciousamongothers,therewasaincommerce,population,exploitation.bookintroducesreaderstoGoa,isamongthemostpopulartouristattractionsduetoitsandIndoIberianambiance.textreviewsthesuccessesandofdaGama,Albuquerque,wellaslaterpioneersandsettlers.comprehensivedialogis

pastcomingsettlersexperiencesareEmpireOccupiedpioneersandlikely,sharingculture;aliketolearnabouttheirhistoryandandknowingthepastisourethosandheritage.Verythehopes,fears,difficulties,challengesoftheGEMdiasporaandsettlersleavingtheTerritoriesoftheIberianinthe19thand20thcenturysimilartothedescribedofthepioneersandofthe16thand17thcenturyEast.Understandingthehelpsustoappreciate

Page:InsightsQ18QJ7https://Link3D42RRhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BCLinkwheremedicalLondon,CollegeawardedBombayrespectivelydegreesofAuthorssun.enjoymentwillcontains,andtouristsalluredtoGoaexpandtheirknowledgeandofthisfunplaceinthePhilomenaandGilbertareGoandescentandreceivedtheirinEducationandMedicinefromtheUniversityof(Mumbai).GilbertwasalsotheFellowoftheRoyalofRadiologydegreeinEnglandandreceivedthecredentialsintheUSA,thecoupleresides.toeBookonAmazon:topaperbackbook:www.amazon.com/dp/B0BBintoColonialGoaTITLEofChapters1:Prologue.5:GoaLandofDestinations!15:

27 Veez Weekly ourselves better. Grasping the scope of one’s inheritance gives a more nuanced base to know and transmit to the next generation, friends and peers; to whom the bookwill beanexcellentgift. usethe(1510encomtheIthasbeenhearteningtobringforththirdeditionwhichpassesaspanof450years-1961).Theencouragementbookhasreceived,alongwithitsasasourceforreferenceand relatedarticlesinGEMdiaspora’se shouldthelookbeyondtheimportantdiasporainterestabilityarticlesbeenLisbon,publicationsinMumbai,Mangalore,Melbourne,andChicagohasgratifying.Theirrequestsforexceedthespeedofourtoauthorin-deptharticlesoftonativesingeneralandtheinparticular.Datesarepegsonwhichtodisplaytapestryofhistory.Yet,wegazehistoryandpolitics,andatbroadertopicstoappreciatescopeofcolonialism.Thebookhelpuslearnfromhistory and understand today’s burning issuesregion.withmiscegenationconversions,andcontroversialissuesinIndialikeinquisition,andofEuropeangenesnativesintheKonkan/CanaraTheworkofknowingtheisforusandbyus.Writersof

Today, it’s not Our Grandparent’sGoa–It’sBetter!

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28 Veez Illustrated Weekly 28: WasColonialGoaMedieval? 34: Vasco da Gama: Hero or Villain?(1450 1509) 72: Afonso de Albuquerque 328:325:323:Diaspora.266:Inquisition(1560225:Contributions.201:(Overseas173:White124:(1515ownership.TragediessecurestoeholdsinAsia.Shakespearean(15091515)93:PioneersconsolidatingDisplacingNatives.-1570)EuropeanSettlersinGoa.Landowners.(15501800)EconomyofGoaandOTTerritories).(15151800)ReligiousPioneersandtheirInquisitioninColonialGoa.-1812)WhywastheintroducedtoGoa?IndoIberiansandtheEpilogue.Bibliography.Index. Paperback8”x11”is330pages Amazon Publisher e mail Q18QJ7https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BBlink:

lot of ‘food for thought.’ Please forward these articles to your relatives, friends, peers, Indian and Iberian chat sites. Sharing history is sharing our cultural heritage; and the work is for us, by us. Thank you for allowing us to share this with Hopeyou. this essay provides the readers with a framework of their historical journey. Doing the homework will prepare one for Shashi Tharoor’s words of wisdom: “Ifyoudonotknowwhereyouhave been, how do you know where you seek to go? History belongs in the past, but understanding it is the dutyofthepresent.” Yourssincerely, Gilbert

The e book is 635 pages (Kindle aspectWeBibliography:Word3D42RRhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BCPublisher):Count:197,40086Referenceshopeyouenjoyreadingthisofcolonialhistory.Thereisa

29 Veez Illustrated Weekly ItHello,isour pleasure to introduce you to the just released Third Editionof Insights into Colonial Goa fromThehistory.variouspublishedexpandedthisContents,togetherwithitsTableofintheattachmenttoe-mail.Thebookisandcontainsrecentlyinformationonaspectsofcolonialbookshouldhelpuslearnhistoryandunderstand today’s burning and controversial issues in India like conversions, persecution, inquisition, and miscegenation of European and Jewish genes with natives in the ownedcolonizerspushbackWethetheinformationColonialAsandthesehotKonkan/Canararegion(currenttopic).Theworkofknowingandotherissuesisforusbyus.anexample:InsightsintoGoahasthefollowingonWhiteSettlersinOccupiedTerritories(OT)ofIberianEmpire:receivedquiteabitoftotheconceptthatsettledintheOT-landandmarriednative girls. Yet that was precisely thepolicyofthecolonizer. The mestizos were the ‘darlings’ of ofintroducedTotheirEastcouldconsideredconqueredAlbuquerque,theIberianKingandAfonsodetheadmiralthatGoa.Mestizoswereidealbecausetheybeexpectedtoliveintheandfightforanddiefor'patrimony'.achievethis,Lisbonthepolicy

Emphyteusis -land grant given to the Iberian, who married a native. The land could not be sold but only inherited. This programwas also popular with natives. Soon there were many mixed marriages both Christians and Hindus Insanctionedandunsanctioned.the16 th and 17th century, among the Iberian Jewishimmigration,therewasalotofand conversios (former geneticOverseasopportunitiesLisbon,theandtoJews)migrationtotheEastduetheInquisitioninPortugalSpain,theeasylifeinGoa,incentivesprovidedbyandthetradingintheAsianTerritories.Hencemiscegenationwasreal

Iberian chat sites. Sharing history is sharing our cultural heritage; and the work is for us, by us. Thank you for allowing us to share this with Hopeyou. this essay provides the readers with a framework of their historical journey. Doing forthehomeworkwillprepareone

ShashiTharoor’swordsof wisdom: “If you do not know where you have been, how do you know where you seek to butgo?Historybelongsinthepast,understandingitistheduty ofthepresent.” Yourssincerely, Gilbert Lawrence Co-author Insights into Colonial Goa Paperback 8” x 11” is 330 Bibliography:Wordinto(KindleThelink:pagesAmazonPublishere-mailInsightsintoColonialGoae-bookis635pagesPublisher):InsightsColonialGoaCount:197,40086References Attachments area -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------TOREAD VEEZONLINECLICK BELOWLINK: https://issuu.com/austinprabhu/docs

30 Veez Illustrated Weekly and likely comparatively recent, rather than from the Lost Tribes of Israel. By the18th and 19th century as the Asian OT declined and Brazil was on the ascendancy, many mestizosleft for Africa and Brazil in droves, while others became nativized and dissolved into thewider societyas fidalgosand badkars, with mundkars to do Wethemanuallabor.madespecial efforts to outline the cause and effectof actions undertaken in the Overseas Territories, so that our readers have additional understanding of the geopolitical and strategic rationale into historical events. Many of these contradict hand-me-down impressions that have persisted among Indo-Iberians history.aspectWeaboutourownhistory.hopeyouenjoyreadingthisofcolonial There is a lotof ‘food for thought.’ Please forward friends,thesearticlestoyourrelatives,peers,Indianand

is a rare withestablishingenvironshasproducerphilanthropisSeptemberhumanepersonalityofKanararootsSolomonSamuelSoansborn4,1933.Octogenarian,t,naturalist,tileandbusinessmanwhospentallhislifeinthesereneofhistoricalKundapura,alegacyandstrivinghisfamily,totransformthe

Poised just stepping into fruitful year of life, 4, 2022,

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the ninetieth

surroundings into an envioranmentally better world for society at large without discrimination. TodaySoansAnnas' memorable 80th Birthday celebrations is brought to mind by many, and his Biography released on the grand occasion is recalled. Near the Panchagangavalli river, flowing through Kundapura and Gungulli. The name 'KUNDA'

Solomon S.Soans- Arare friendly humanof Kundapur

September

32 Veez Illustrated Weekly comes from the abundance of fragrant jasmine grown in the area. Kunda also means 'pillar' in the Island'islandturnedandBasrurintoRiver,VarahiriversKundakannada.formhistoricallyancientreferredhousestraditionalTuluLanguageandreferstothemethodofconstructingusingpillars.Kundapurawastoas'townofthesun'infolklore.KundapuraishomeofabeautifulofKannadaTheregionhasfivenamelySouparnikaRiver,River,KedakaRiver,ChakraandKubjaRivermergingtheazureArabiansea.IntherearemanyKudrustoooneAmgolKudru,hasbeenintoapremiumholidayresortandrenamed'Soansaplacetoremember.Intheearlytwentiethcenturyin

THE KUNDAPURA SOANS

***From 'Udayavani' Dated: August 5, 1973. Titled "Solomon Soans", written By Vishu

South Kanara, a major district of British ruled Madras Presidency, this Christian group has flourishing details of the history Soanspeople.thepeace,progress,Missionariesevident(KTC),offounfromtranslatedMission'recordedin'AnnualReportsofBaselpreparedinGermanandintoKannadaandEnglishyears1841to1914.ThesearedwellpreservedintheArchivesKarnatakaTheologicalCollegeBalmatta,Mangalore.TheaimoftheChristianwassalvation,development,harmony,concern,andaffectionforneighbour........thegoodofallThatwasthelegacyofthetoo.

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LEGACY: In 1930, a prominent Basel Mission Christian Theodore Soans, nee'TheodoreSOANS,Kundapura.SoansKundapurabecamefiveestablishedattheconfluenceoftherivers'PrabhakaraTileFactory'aprimeindustryofandtheflagshipofthefamilyofSOLOMONSAMUELsecondchild,asontoSoansandWilhelminaTholar.Inhiseightyyearsofa

noble life, he contributed to the development around Kundapura and came to be known as an affectionate personality

Serene...Simple...Silent.Heiswellknownhere as 'Sam anna' supporting the vitality and occasions.'Gaslights'thetogethers.rareKundapura'Samanna'makkalu'theirandThoughbeenKeducationandhisimportanceofhome.HehassentallfourchildrentolocalSchoolsCollegesandonlyforhighertheyhavegoneoutsideundapura.Indigenousculturehasthehallmarkofthisfamily.thisgenerationwasbornbroughtupinBritishrule,realoutlookis'mannina(Children-of-the-soil).andhisoldgroupoffriendshappilyrecalltheoccasionsofcordialgetSimpleremembrancesoftimeslike'Golisoda'and(petromax)forspecial

A brief synopsis of the Kannada articles from 'Udayavani' :

February 02,2009, in brief : Amidst beautiful nature and a gathering of environmental wonders Kodi ittheacquiredinitiativeTheodorePhilanthropisttheMissionbutKamath.Headmasterappointedgovernment.permissions1908raisedKini,SantappaandmotivatedMissionatInagotheitsHigherprimarySchooliscelebratingcentury.ThisisaSchoolservingmarginalizedwhojustacenturyrealisedthevalueofeducation.1907classeswereunderthetreestheHinduMathandtheBaselwaskeentohelpandtheytheeldersofthevillagewithsupportfromGujadiNaik,KodiPadmanabhaGanapathiKiniashedwasbyKodiyaMarlapujari.IntheschoolwasstartedwithandgrantsfromtheBaselMissionObaidKunderastheassistedbyAnantTherewassomeprogressin1952theBaselEducationcouldnotfurthersupportschoolandapproachedthelocalofthetimesSoanswhotookthetocarefortheschool.Heapieceoflandandin1960schoolgotanewbuilding,andwasrenamed"SoansPre-Primary

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Thewriterofthe'Udyavani' feature about Solomon Soans says, " I came to Shetrakatte, after speaking to a few people and I am aware of Mr Solomon Soans, but he never mentioned about his many contributions to Kundapura anditspeople. So let me mentiona ......".unseenmore....MayMissionKundapuraSolomonorganizingbutonlySportsSolomonSciencepeople.pooreducationaandoutassociatesitaboutstraightmancoupleofexampleshere.Thisgentleisnot'selfcentered'heisforwardbutneverspeakinghissocialserviceforthepoor,iskepttohimself.Heneverwithpolitics.HereachestohelpSchools,orphanages,goodcauses.HetakescarelikeparentofKodiSchoolandtheandmiddaymealforthechildrenofthebackwardHestillgreatlyadmireshisteacherMrKaranth.isthefounderof'NehruPavilion'Kundapura.Henotencouragessportsandgamesalsotakesanactivepartinandplayingtoo.SoansisthePatronof'KalaMandir',theCSIChurchandmuchhishelpfulhandsfurtherextendinthefuture

***"KODI SOANS SCHOOL's CENTENARY"

From Udayavani.

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35 Veez Illustrated Weekly School". At present the school is supported by Theodore Soans' son Solomon Soans and it is a Higher Primary School and lights up the backward village. The Century celebration (1908 2009) is amidst toandorganisedcompetitions2009.muchjoytobeonFebruary27&28,Culturalprogrammes,andsoonareandthestudents,staffparentspourouttheirgratitudeSolomonSoansandhisfamily.

Villa'offatheracquiredahouseintheheartKundapuraandnamedit'Graceitisstillveryprominentlike

PERSONALLIFE:

Solomon Soans' early life was around his father's Prabakara Tile Works (PTW) at picturesque Kundapura. He studied in Udupi, Board High School Kundapura and St Aloysius College Mangalore. His

Santosh Soans a renowned pediatrician and professor at A J Institute of Medical Sciences who lives with his family in Mangalore.

selves’ leadersin their field of choice. The four children the eldest daughter Krupa and her Gujarat.industrialisthusbandAlanDanielsinThencomesson,Dr

36 Veez Illustrated Weekly an English castle and has provided shelter to many. Sam-anna married Rathnamale nee' Soans on December 28, 1959. She is the daughter of the famous Alfred Soans who founded 'Soans Farms' of Moodabidri now run by ownhaveRathnamaleandherillustriousbrothersDrLCSoansIrwinSoans.Solomonandhavefourchildrenwhoestablishedfamiliesoftheirandarethem

KundapuraofVishwasseseniorThenextisson,UllasSoanswhoisatechnocratintheUSAforveralyears.TheyoungestsonSoansnowisthemainstaytheSoansendeavoursinandisinhis

parent’s home with his family. Apart from the Tile manufacturing businesses they also have leading roles in the Hotel industry and Holiday resorts in and around Kundapura and Basrur. Soans Island is a prime IslandResortwith thebestpossible natural water-based holiday smallhadwereKundapurarapidlyreminiscencesmeanstheInterestingly,theAbisha,GrandChildrenRathnamaleenvironsgetaway,situatedinthewell-knownoffBasrur.SolomonandhavefiveNihal,Nikita,Rachel,andAdityaalldevelopinginSoanstraditionandfearofGod.'Samanna'looksintopastasagiftofthegreatandatokeepmemoryalive,and:Theworldtodayismovingonandwehereinarenoexception.Carsrarelyseen,hisfatherin1951a'MorrisMinor',aBritishcarabitlikethe

theirclotheseventhoughitdoesn’t fit, some treasure their small size shoes.Thelistgoeson.

ItsinSharingthatwetrulycare

there are

Volkswagen 'Beetle' and later came the famous India built 'Ambassador', in 1959. another.toandsuchemail,imagination!carscanfactory,Modernmachineryinthetilenowalotofmodernizationbeseen.AtpresentthemodernandbusesarebeyondallMobilephones,computersandagreatmanythingshavetransformedlifeenabledtheordinarymanalsohaveabetterlifeinonewayorOurown'Sampradayaand

in our life, some of us treasure our books, other

All of us treasure things toys, would their accessories, various things to keep

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prefer to treasure

we all want

Samskriti' (Tradition and Culture) shouldneverbeforgotten.May the past and nature never be forgotten and lost. "Grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console; To be understood as to understand; To be loved as to love; For it is in giving that we receive" is this great gracefully aging human's thoughtforall.

Compiled from a Biography by : IvanSaldanha-Shet

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SomewhichwantfewtowithasbetweenWell,withusandnevereverpartfromit.thereisalotofdifferencekeepingsomethingwithusamemoryandkeepingthingsusbecausewearetoogreedygiveitaway.Ihavecomeacrosspeopleinmyfamilywhodonottopartawayfromtheirtoysismorethan20yearsold.donotwanttopartofwith

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My mom always complained that I gave away things liberally without even seeing whether I have it for myself or not, especially clothes. Being the only child there was no need for me to share anything with anyone, but this incident from my childhood changed me completely and to this day I find giving away Mostverybeautiful.ofthegirlslove dressing,they treasure their clothes and would never like to part from it. In my ifandoftoppedamongalwaysflowers.whiteoneWhenhappyofitkeepworstandyoungerdaysItoolovedmyclothesgivingittoanyonewasthepunishmentforme.Iwoulditsafelyandnevereversharedwithanyone.Ialwayshadthebesttheclothes,andIwaswaysowiththecollectionIhad.Iwasaround8years,Ihadbeautifulskirt.ItwasabeautifulpleatedskirtswithpinkEvenfrommyearlydaysIkeptallmythingsneat,butthedressesthisdressalwaysthelist.Ihadreceivedalotappreciationfrommostofthemfewofthemhadalsoaskedmetheycouldgetonelikethat.Iwas very happy as I was the owner of such a beautiful and unique dress. I heart;away.herthehadmomtofavourite,myIwouldwasIusegivexceptThiscouldclothesweChristmasawayTherehadit,shortIworeitformorethan2yearsbutasgrewtall,theskirtbecametooforme.ThoughIdidnotwearIhadsafelykeptitinmyshelfandnointentionofgivingitaway.isabeautifulcustomofgivingoldclothesduringtheseason.EveryChristmaswouldgiveawaysomenicetothechurch,sothatitbegivenawaytothepoor.Christmaswasnodifferent,thatmymominsistedmetoeawaymyskirtasitwasofnoandsomeoneelsecouldwearit.protestedandcried,butmymomadamant,andshesimplysaiditbegivenaway.refusedtogetconvinced,IstatedreasonsastothedresswasmyotherswouldnotbeabletakecareofitasIdidetc.Butmyrefusedtolisten,maybeshedecidedthatIshouldcultivatehabitofsharing,hencesheputfootdownandthatIgiveitFinally,Igaveinwithasadwithtearsineyes,Igavethe

39 Veez Illustrated Weekly herfewthisdresses,thatappreciatedIIlookeddressaroundproudlymymeTherethatmyknowskirt.thisnearwhomethetheSundayAfterIeventuallydress.Iwasupsetforafewdaysandacceptedtherealitythatdidnotpossesstheskirtanymore.about6monthsasusualonewhenIhadgonetoattendSundaymass,beforeenteringchurchmymomhurriedlycalledandpointedmetowardsagirlwasstandingalittlefartherthegate,IwassurprisedtoseelittlegirlwearingmysamewhiteIknewnothowtoreactIdintwhetherIwashappytoseedressorwhetherIwashappysomeonehadwornmydress.wasastrangehappinessinwhenIsawthatlittlegirlwearingdress,shewasshowingittotheotherlittlegirlsher.Icouldseethatthewasstillbeautiful;infact,itperfectonher.realizedthatdaythejoyofgiving.wouldhavenevertreasuredorthatdressasmuchasgirl,simplybecauseIhadmanybutforthatgirlprobablywasjusttheoneamongherverydresses.ThejoyIfeltinseeingwearthedressIhadneverfeltit wetoNeverthingsyoutheyimportanceofunderstandthinkingourMosthappygivehadevenwhenIwaswearingit.Finally,Ilearnttogiveaway,notonlytobuttogiveitwithajoyfulandheart.ofusmaynotwanttosharethingswiththelesserprivilegedthattheywouldnotitsvalue,butasamatterfacttheywouldunderstanditsmoresinceitisallthathaveandtrustmethejoythatfeelseeingthemtreasuretheyoujustlovedisboundless.missanopportunitytogiveothersbecausewhenweshare,reallydocare. -Sonal Lobo

Daughter of P Govindan and Viji, Gopika had a relatively colorless childhood and adolescence, as is the case with most tribal girls. “I nurtured this dream of touching parentsneverthesky,ofbeinganairhostess,buttoldanyone.Notevenmy knew,” she said. Gopika came close to abandoning all hope when she enquired about the course. “It was too expensive. My family would not be able to manage the expenses,” she said. That was when she came to know about a government scheme for

(Philip Mudartha)

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I have reasons to support freebies

There is a reason formy reproducing a news story verbatim from a mainstream English newspaper. Here it goes: 12-year-old dreamcomes true, Kerala tribal girl becomes air hostess.

KANNUR: Gopika Govind was just 12 when she dreamt of becoming an air hostess. However, for a girl hailingfrom Karimbalacommunity, a Scheduled Tribe (ST) in Kannur, even nurturing such a dream required However,courage.Gopika kept at it. And now,12yearslater,the24 year old from Kavunkudi ST colony near Alakkode has become the first ST woman in the state to be on board as an air hostess. She will soon join Air India Express. “I still remember watching an aircraft flying above my house and wanting to be in it. Evennow,IfeelexcitedasIgonear anaircraft,”Gopika said.

Daughter of P Govindan and Viji, Gopika had a relatively colorless childhood and adolescence, as is the case with most tribal girls.

By M A RajeevKumar Express News Service

The Kerala government education scheme for the ST students is a “freebie” because the money came from state treasury. The public taxpayers paid for it without any “tangible” returns on the investment. The right wing intellectuals, opinion-makers, their followers and the politicians funded by elitist corporate houses would like to put an end to this “revdis culture” as, unfortunately, our eloquent PM Narendra Modi espoused recently. If you have not followed this debate on freebies, “revdis” is a sweet dish exchanged among neighbors and friends

awesomeKonkanikinship.duringkeyfestivalstonurturetheirWe,theMangaloreanCatholicshadthistradition,nowfast disappearing, of sharing “kusvaar” on the eve of Christmas.

I assume that you have read my essay titled “The Capital report Card”intheVeezEnglishIllustrated Weekly publishedtwo weeksago. I repeat my clear message that a good education serves as a lifeline to “breakthecycleofpoverty”.

I would like to stress on thistheme with my personal anecdotal experience. My primary,

41 Veez Illustrated Weekly the education of ST girls. She enquired and got the offer to pursue diploma in IATA customer service care at Dream Sky Aviation College,wasTrainingAcademyinWayanad.ShestudyingMScChemistryatSNKannur,atthetime.

“I had no idea that such schemes existed. The state government paid mycoursefeeofRs1lakh.Ididnot havetopayanything,”shesaid.She credited the government and the faculty of the academy for her Onsuccess.Wednesday, the certificate distribution for ST students who studied under the government scheme was held in the assembly. After the event, Gopika flew to Mumbai to finish her training with AirIndia. “I still dream of achieving more. However, I will not disclose them until I achieve them,” said Gopika.

Karimbala community members reside mostly in Kannur’s Thalassery and Taliparamba taluks. Compared to Paniya and Irular communities, Karimbala has fewer members. End of the story.

I reproduce an extract from an opinion piece by Yogendra Yadav, who is a free-thinker and social activist leaning towards left WhyQuoteliberalism.dowe think offering ‘freebies’

42 Veez Illustrated Weekly elementary and high school levels of education was paid for by Karnataka State which paid the teachers’salaries.Theschoolswere built on lands allotted by the government with public contributions in cash and kind. The Diocesan Authorities of Catholic Church ran and managed the schools, again with charitable assistance of the parish Incommunity.otherwords, Karnataka State government of the day fulfilled its responsibility of providing “free basic education” to its subjects at no costs to the beneficiaries, regardless of class, caste, religion Whenandethnicity.timecame for me and my scholarshipitsstateforclassmatesforenrollinginacollegeapreuniversitycourse,thegovernmentsteppedinwithmeritandmeritcumloanschemes.

The “merit scholarship” was an outright grant to ranking students. The merit cum loan scholarships were awarded to eligible meritorious students as a “loan to be repaid at a future date”. The beneficiary students defaulted and the State “wrote of the loans through public waivers.” Onceagain,themessage is clear: meritorious students who wanted a college education were not left to fend for themselves. They received what ourPM andhis acolytes so distastefully and incorrectly describe as freebies under then prevailing “revdis culture” which he exhorts the citizens to “end by voting out such politicalparties”. Do rational voters fall for “irrationalfreebies”?

muchpeople?irresponsibleeconomicworkedButthateconomictopoliciesisaproblem?Onthefaceofit,theseareirresponsible,andleadwastefuluseofnationalresources.Iforoneagreefreeelectricityisabadpolicy.IalsowonderwhywegetuponlyaboutthosepoliciesthatoffergiftstoordinaryWhydowenotworryaboutbiggerschemesthatoffertax

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“rationalfools”? Tail-piece: A news report states that Mukesh elaborates.elderpropertieshasinAmbaniboughtaUS$80millionvillaDubaiasagifttohisthirdson.HegiftedearlierprimeoverseasinUKandUSAtohischildren,thereport Gathering held in Mangalore

31 August 2022 from 9.00 am to

Ecumenical gathering for the parish BajjodiconvenorswasheldatShanthiKiranMangaloreonWednesday

The Mangalore diocesan level

Amartyafreebiesitto,theycanrealisticallygetandholdonthatiswhattheyvotefor.CouldbethatthosewhoworryaboutarewhateconomistSenoncedescribedas

Couldtocuts,windfallgainsandloanwaiversthesuperrich?itbethatthepoorvoters, who fall for these ‘irrational’ promises of ‘freebies’, are not so irrational? Perhaps they understand the logic of democracy and the impossibility of trickledown economics better than the experts. Perhaps they have realized that the normal functioning of ‘rational’ policies would not deliver much to them anyway, that they would get only as much as they can grab here and now. Since some direct and tangible goods, ‘freebies’, is all that

The1.00pm.half day program was inaugurated by the diocesan Vicar General Msgr Maxim Noronha. The inauguration was done by unscrolling a banner along with bandbythe Ecumenicalteam.Later Christians to be united in various in his address he invited all levels.

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Rev.FrRupeshA. Madtha -SambramDigital --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The diocesan Ecumenical team members

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Rev Dr JBSaldanhaspoke onthe'A B C D the Basics of Ecumenism.' Rev Dr Joseph Martis spoke on the role of Ecumenical Commission in relation to other Commissions in the diocese.strategytheCommissionSecretaryFrdiscussionFernandesAfterChurches.'onRevdiocese.DrSandeepTheophilCSIspoke'EcumenisminotherMainlinetheteabreakRevCliffordconductedgrouponpracticalquestions.RupeshMadthathediocesanforEcumenicalandtheorganiserofeventspokeonthepracticalofEcumenisminthe

MrsRitaDsouzaRosario conducted prayer, Mr Lancy Carlo

There were short sessions on various topics from experts.

othersSanthoshFrancisBreakfastatteassistedthanksSaldanhaDerebailprogram,AshoknagartheRoshanBendurconductedinauguration,MrPatraoAngeloreintroducedspeakers,MrsTheresaPereiraComperedtheMrPrajwalSequeirawelcomed,MrNithanBondelproposedvoteofandMrAnilDsaCordelingroupthediscussion.85membersfromdiffrentparishesndedthisfruitfulprogram.andlunchwereserved.FrDsouza,FrHeraldPereira,FrRodrigueswerealsothewhowerepresent.

47 Veez Illustrated Weekly Diocese of Chikmagalur gets new Team of Diocesan Service of Communion 2022-2025 August 31, 2022: Karnataka Regional Service of Communion (KRSC) reconstituted Diocesan Service of Communion (DSC) of KRSCDioceseofChikmagalur.SecretaryBro. Thomas Chinnappa, National Service of Communion (NSC) member Bro. Mahime Raj and KRSC Spiritual Director Rev. Fr Franklin D'Souza were the part of the constitution

D’Souza led the rest of the sessions of LSS namely, God’s love, Sin and its consequences, Repentance, Jesus the Saviour, and Baptism in the Holy Spirit. After the tea break and Worship was led by

48 Veez Illustrated Weekly team. Bro. Joy Anthony former NSC CoordinatorandFrFranklinD’Souza were the resource person for the LIfe in the Spirit Seminar (LSS) and Bro. Joachim Pinto former KRSC ProgramCoordinatorwaspresent.beganonAugust 30th Tuesday at 10am with registration andPraiseandWorshipledby Bro.Chikmagalurteam.AjayKRSCmember from the Diocese of Chikmagalur welcomed DirectorVicartheteam.MonsignorEliasSequeira,GeneralaswellasSpiritualofChikmagalurServiceof Communion inaugurated the gatheredDeaneryChikmagalurtheLeadersateamprogramtogetherwiththeresourcebylightingthelampandwithblessingprayer.fromthethreedeaneriesofDioceseofChikmagalurnamely,Deanery,BalehonnurandHaasanDeaneryatCMSSSHaasan. From 11 am to 1pm Bro. Joy Anthony led the seminar on LSS. AtworkshatAfterlunchafterPraiseandWorship1:30pmBro.JoyAnthonyledtheoponLSS.2:30pmto4:45pmFrFranklin

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Chikmagalur team. At 5:30pm Fr Franklin D’Souza celebrated the Holy Eucharist and preached a ofhomilyon“personalprayerandCallGod”.

Afterdiscernmentteam.thediscernment these

On August 31st second days program began at 6am with Morning Prayer, Rosary, and Worship. At 7am Fr Franklin spoke on “Servant Leadership”. After the breakfast at 8:30am Praise and Worship was led by Chikmagalur

1).2022memberswereselectedfortheyear2025Mrs.AncyMaryasCoordinator

Atteam.9am Bro. Mahime Raj spoke on “CHARISStatutes”.At10amprocess of reconstitution was led by Bro. Thomas Chinnappa. Leaders those who contest election introduced themselves. Then election took place. FrFranklin D’Souza, Fr Elias Sequeira, Bro. Mahime Raj and Bro. ThomasChinnappawe’reinthe

5).4).3).Mr.JosephPushparajMr.AnilFurtadoMr.RichardVeigas

At7).Mr.PrasannaSerrao12pmMostRev.Dr

At 6:30pm Bro. Mahime Raj spoke on “Parish Prayer groups and its importance”. 7:30pm confessions and anointing adoration was led by FrFranklinandFrElias.

T. Anthony Swamy celebrated Holy Eucharist together with Fr Franklin D’Souza and Monsignor Fr Elias Sequeira. In his homily Bishop spoke on witnessing Jesus with courage and prudence. He stressed the need to proclaim good news of Jesus. He also said that people need healing.

Jesus heals all those who trust and believe in him.He also ledthe Oath takingceremonyafterthehomily. At the end of the mass KRSC Secretary Bro. Thomas Chinnappa thanked the bishop and the organisers.SpiritualDirectorFrElias

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Ten years on - Ursuline 'Sampoorna' Counselling Centre

Prominent next to the Rosario Cathedral in Mangalore, in the campusofSt.UrsulaConvent,Bolar, on the Hoige Bazar Road, Mangalore; The credit of starting ursuline counselling ministry in Mangalore Province and establishing a centre under the name ‘Sampoorna Counselling Centre’, in the year 2012, goes to Sr. Lenita D Souza at the time she was the provincial superior. This facility was made possible in the wakeof thereturnof Sr.Dr.Judith

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Lewis UFS, after very successfully completing her research studies in St. Thomas University, Manila, Philippines. She is the first Doctor throughmakewascongregationinClinicalPsychologyfromtheUFSintheprovinceanditpossibletothinkofacentretoherstudiesusefulandfruitfulefficientengagementinthe field of her specialization. She providentially was given an opportunity to be a lecturer of Psychology in St. Joseph's College, Bangalore (a renowned Jesuit institution, a university now). She

Evidentlydisorders.Dr. Sr. JudithLewisbeing awellqualifiedClinicalPsychologist, withnecessarysetofskillsandcore competence and hands on

51 Veez Illustrated Weekly setrenderedyeomanservicesthereandupanewDepartmentof Psychology which has gone on to flourish. In the year 2018 and returned to Mangalore, Sr. Lilly ittoCongregationFernandes,GeneralCouncilorofthethen,tookinitiativeupgradetheCentrebyfurnishingwellandmakingitofa professional standard. Sr. Dr Judith 16thaswasabletodoublehereffectivenesstheDirectoroftheCentrefromJuly2018,andsincethenit has shown an ascending tempo and now running at full capacity very successfully contributing to needy folk. 'Sampoorna' is the Indian version of 'wholeness, complete' from a psychological perspective, indicativeof'wholeness, asenseof good, complete and perfect emotional/ mental health and wellbeing'. It is a well-known fact thatpeoplepayalotofattentionto physical health and mental/emotional health in our society is not viewed adequately, widespreadseverenowinthetwenty-firstcenturywithstressandstrainiscausingbreakdown.Inthis context the Samporna counseling centre has a specific mission to thefulfill,namely,topropagatenotonlyawarenessoftheneedfor mental health but also to provide concrete support whenever people are tormented with psychological

experience, to counsel clients, identify their problems and suffering, emotional, mental, and behavioural through study, observation, interviews, and psychological tests, diagnose holistically and proceed with a notDuringreturnedayearsDr.therapeuticbetreatmentplanhasprovedherselftoeffectiveandsuccessfulprocesses.JudithLewishasoverthetenearnedanameforherselfasClinicalPsychologistsinceshefromManilain2012.thelasttenyearsshehasonlyattendedinternational conferences in Taipei, Singapore, Malaysia, spain, Portugal and Berlin, as well as national psychological seminars, but also guided interns for MSc students of Psychology, volunteered as coappreciatedrecognised,Counsellingtheguidetoresearchstudents,allunderumbrellaof"SampoornaCentre".Sheisnowwellknown,andasaqualifiedresource personforcareerguidance,aptitude tests and specialized psychological

herself as a resource person to the following Institution types : 1. Formation Houses and Religious Communities. 2. Educational Institutions (Schools and Colleges). 3. SocialWorkCenters. 4.Articles and Write-ups. : Regular contributor to the Online Digital “Dijiworld” magazine, (www.daijiworld.com/news) on relevant psychological topics to enlighten the public on mental/emotional health and

another, significant activity of the activelyboundless,TheinstitutionsitsCentreistosupplementandamplifyextensionprogrammestootherwithexpertsupport.scopeofthisactivityisandtheDirectorisengagedinpresenting

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activitiescouples,guidancetochildren,youth,marriedandfamilies.AllthesekeeptheCentretotally engaged and occupied throughout largeofFurther,50theweekwithanaverageofaroundsessionsperweek.asaspecialisedextensiondynamiceffortscontributingattotheneededsegments-Yet

Director of MCC Bank Ltd and Ex Corporator of the Mangalore City Corporation, Girish Alva, Prop: Varaha Associates and Vice President of Dakshina Kannada Youth Congress were the guests of honor.

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On the occasion of the Post Centenary Decennial celebration of the Bank, the Customer Meet of Mangalore Catholic Co operative Bank Ltd, (MCC Bank Ltd) Kanakanady and Morgansgate Branch, wasorganizedatStVincent Ferrer Church Golden Jubilee Hall, presidedChairmanonSundayAugust28at6.00pm.oftheBankAnilLobooverthecustomermeet.

From: Ursuline News Service (Forwarded By : Ivan SaldanhaShet)

MCC Bank, Kankanady and Morgansgate BranchHoldCustomermeet

53 Veez Illustrated Weekly psychological issues. Rakno Konkani Publications: Articles have been published for Konkani language readers in order to give awareness onvarious psychological issues. The landmark achievement in media apostolate from the theSampoornaCounsellingCentreisbypublicationofacomprehensive bookandguide,“ThePearlsfor Sound Living” authored by Sr. Dr. Judith Lewis and published by ATC Publications, which was released April 16, 2022. Meeting the isrequestsforawarenessandsupportavitalongoingcontributionto take 'Sampoorna' care to new heights in the coming years by the grace and providence of the LORD Almighty.

The meet was inaugurated by Chief Guest Rev Fr Eric Crasta, Parish Priest of St Rita Church, Casia, Mangaluru. JamesVictorDmello,Ex

54 Veez Illustrated Weekly Programme started by prayer song relationshipmemberscongratulatedhavemembersandsaidInledbyStaffmembersoftheBranch.hisaddress,Rev.FrEricCrasta,thattheBankisbasedonfaithtrustandcalleduponthestaffandthecustomerstotrustonthebank.Hethestaffmembersforhavingacordialwiththecustomerand thesaidatojoyJofcustomermotivatedthemtomaintainagoodrelationforthewellbeingthebank.amesVictorDmello,expressedhisforgivinghimtheopportunitybepartofthecustomermeetandthatcustomershaveattendedmeetmainlybecauseoftheir

55 Veez Illustrated Weekly faith on the MCC Bank. He emphasised that Bank should give priority to advance quality loans to the customersasper the guidelines of the RBI and suggested to

56 Veez Illustrated Weekly mention nomination details along with phone numbers in the Deposit applicationitself.Heappreciated

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58 Veez Illustrated Weekly the efforts of the Chairman, Board of Directors and the staff members for the tremendous achievement of grievancessuggestions,sessionAsshawlcongratulatedThemonthwhoOnmembers.theearnedonlyisGirishSpeakingtheBankfortheyear2021-22.duringtheoccasion,AlvasaidthattheMCCBankservingthesocietyover110yearsbecauseofthetrustthatisfromthecustomersthroughdedicatedserviceofthestaffthisoccasion,thecustomershavetheirbirthdaysintheofAugustwerehonoured.Seniorcitizencustomerswereandhonouredwithandflowerbouquet.apartofcustomermeet,openwasconductedtogettheopinions,andofthecustomers.The

Anil Lobo, in his Presidential speech, clarified the reasons for conducting the Customer meets in all branches on Post Centenary Decennial celebration of the Bank. The main intension of the customer meets was to know the short comings, deficiencies in services to the customers and to improve the service, to understand the customer’s satisfaction, customer’s preferences. He explained the progress of the bank and said that wasandandcongratulatedofMorgansgateBranchNPACrorebankhasearnedanetprofitRs.8.27fortheyear2022withaNetof1.60%.HeappreciatedtheManagersofKankanadyandbranchforthesuccessthecustomermeet.HetheBranchManagersstaffmembersfortheirinitiativeservice,andheopinedthatitachievedonlyduetotheir

customers actively took part in this interactive session and gave their valuable suggestions. The queries were replied by the Chairman Chairmanpositively.

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stupendous efforts along with the DirectorCustomerexplainedGeneralJacinthaBranchGeneralGeneralDManagementSaldanha,ProfessionalRoshanDirectorsbranchsupportDirector.AnilPatrao,DavidDsouza,Dsouza,IreneRebello,DirectorsSushanthMembersofBoardofFelixDcruz,SharmilaMenezes,AlwynPMonteiro,ManagerSunilMenezes,DyManagerRajMenezes,ManagerIdaPintoandSerraowerealsopresent.ManagerSunilMenezestheimportanceofthemeet.BranchSupportMarcelMathewDsouza welcomed the gathering. Kankanady Branch Manager Ida Pinto proposed vote of thanks.

‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ Celebrated at MCC Bank Ltd Independence Day was celebrated with great enthusiasm and patriotic fervour on 15th August 2022 at the Admin. Office ground with Chairman, Directors, and Staff members to mark the 75th year of freedom from the British Rule and embarked ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’,asignificantmilestonein thecountry’shistory.

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Vincent Mendonca, Cascia meet.activelyofthewereShanthiSanctis,RockDeenaWilmaaccountantandEmployeescompered.ofMCCBankKankanadyMorgansgatebranch,PremDsouzaandPriyaMoraswithPradeepDsouza,Lobo,KarenCrasta,RohanPereira,Steevan,VinodaNeilPais,AnithaPinto,DsouzaandRobinSequeiraactivelyassociatedinholdingmeet.Morethan450customersboththebranchesattendedandparticipatedinthecustomer

The program began with a prayer song which was led by the bank staff. Chairman Anil Lobo presided over the program. Fr J.B.Crasta,

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Director of St Antony Ashram, Jeppu, Mangalore was the chief guest. Chairman Jerald Jude

Dsilva, General Manager Sunil Menezes and Xavier D Mello, onDirector,SkynetMediaPvt.Ltdwerethedias.

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Chairman Anil Lobo, while welcoming informed the gathering that for the first time the Bank is celebrating Independence Day in view of the nation celebrating 75 years of Independence. Chairman remembered the sacrifice of millions of freedom fighters and their service to the country and urged all the staff members to be more responsible in their work and said the real independence is to be

D/o Jerald Derel DSouza, Junior Assistant, Udupi S/oSSLCUdupiGlavin(CBSE),Branch,whosecured94.20%inSSLCAnnSericFernandes,D/oFernandes,JuniorAssistant,Branch,whosecured84%in(ICSE),JadenLenardDsouza,WilmaJyothiSequeira,Branch

Programmewerefelicitated.was concluded by OnPatrioticSong.

Directors David DSouza, Herald Monteiro, Head Office Staff Maxim Lasrado who were celebrating their birthday in the month of August

his delightness to be part of the celebration of the 75th year of Independence of our country with the MCC Bank Management and Staff members, he emphasized that many of the freedom fighters sacrificed their lives for this great nation: as a responsible citizen and member of MCC Bank family each and every one should inculcate the value of this freedom in their workplace and serve as unity with Jeeyathepositivevibes.AnnDsouza,

Manager, Kulshekar Branch, who secured 89.66% in SSLC (CBSE), Fiona Melissa Pinto, D/o Michelle Pinto, Junior Assistant, Ashoknagar (CBSE),Branch,whosecured95.40%inSSLCJesvitaIralDsouza,D/o

Jeena Mathias, Senior Assistant, Kinnigoli Branch, who secured 95.40% in SSLC (CBSE), were felicitatedfortheirexcellence.

63 Veez Illustrated Weekly dayAntonyRevthereflectedinservingthecustomersofBank.Fr.J.B.Crasta,DirectorofSt.Ashram,ChiefGuestofthehoistedtheFlagandexpressed

India’s 75th year of Independence, as a mark of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, “Har Ghar Tiranga” campaign was held from August 13 to August 15 in

decoratedofAdministrativeOffice&16Branchesthebank.BrancheswerewithlightsandFlags.

The Customer Meet presided over by the Chairman of the Bank Anil TheLobo.meet was formally inaugurated by Rev. Fr Paustine L. Lobo, Parish Priest of Immaculate Conception Church, Kinnigoli, Mangaluru. Dhananjaya P Shettigar, owner of Chaithanya Medicals & Sagarika

Praveen K, compered the program. General Manager Sunil Menezes proposedthevoteofthanks.

MCC Bank, Kinnigoli Branch holds Customer meet. On the occassion of the post Centenary Decennial celebration of thebank,Custo mer Meet of Mangalore Catholic Co-operative Bank Ltd, (MCC Bank Ltd) Kinnigoli Branch, was organized at AM.onImmaculateConceptionChurchHallSundaySeptember04at11.00

Flags were distributed to the customers to make this campaign a Directorssuccessfulone.Dr.Gerald

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Pinto, Andrew Dsouza, Anil Patrao, Elroy Kiran Crasto, David Dsouza, Herold Monteiro, Marcel Dsouza, Roshan Dsouza, Irene Rebello, Professional Directors Sushanth Saldanha, Members of Board of Management Sharmila Menezes, Felix DCruz, KarkalaAlwynPMonteirowerepresent.BranchManager,Rayan

65 Veez Illustrated Weekly Arrangers, Sheikh Noorulla, Businessentrepreneur,werethe

Rev. Fr Paustine L. Lobo, in his thankedinauguralspeech,congratulatedandtheChairman,management staff of the bank

for rendering andcompleting110yearsofselfless

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68 Veez Illustrated Weekly maintained by both customer as well as bank both will witness immensegrowth.

Chairman Anil Lobo, in his Presidential speech, clarified the reasons for conducting the Customer Meet in all the branches on the post Centenary Decennial celebration of the bank. The main Netaexplainedcustomerstointensionofthecustomermeetwasknowtheproblemsoftheandraisetheirissues.HethatthebankhasearnedNetprofitofRs.8.27CrorewithaNPAof1.60%.Hesaidthatthe staffaregivenpropertraininginthe premises of thebank to givebetter service to the customers. He also requestedthecustomertoavailloan facilities which are offered at competitive rate of interest, specially education loan. He customerinitiativeandcongratulatedtheBranchManagersstaffmembersfortakingandorganisingthismeet.

Dhananjaya P Shettigar said that unlike human, an organisation gets aged means organisation is strengthening year by year, so as MCC Bank has grown strength by strength over the year. Bank has served the customer without any discrimination. Sheikh Noorulla said that he is a happy customer of the bank more due to the kind of service bank renders and the cooperation and SeptemberhaveOncoordinationofthestaff.thisoccasionthecustomerswhotheirbirthdaysinthemonthofwerehonoured.The

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Senior Citizen customers were congratulated and honoured with Asshawlandflowerbouquet.apartofcustomermeet, open session was held to give suggestions, opinion and tell their grievance. Customers actively took part in this interactive session and gavetheirvaluablesuggestions.

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On the occasion of the Post Centenary Decennial celebration of the bank, Customer Meet of M.C.C. Bank Ltd, Moodbidri Branch, was organizedatCorpusChristhiChurch

Vice Chairman Jerald Jude DSilva, Directors Andrew Dsouza, J. P. Rodrigues, David Dsouza, Harold Monteiro, Irene Rebello, Professional Directors Sushanth Saldanha, Member of Board of Management, Alwyn P Monteiro, Felix DCruz General Manager Sunil Menezes,werealsopresent. General Manager Sunil Menezes explained the importance of the Customer meet. Branch Support Director Dr Freeda F Dsouza welcomed the gathering. Kinnigoli Branch Manager Anil R Dsouza proposed vote of thanks. Manoj Fernandes compered the Employeesprogramme.of MCC Bank Kinnigoli branch, Pramod Cutinho, Jeena Mathais, ShainyLasradoandRancy Dsouza were actively associated in holding the meet. More than 300 customers of the branch were meet.activelyparticipatedinthecustomer

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Hall on Sunday September 04 at 5.30pm. The Customer Meet presided over by the Chairman of the Bank Anil TheLobo.meet was inaugurated by Rev. Fr Onil Dsouza, Parish Priest of

71 Veez Illustrated Weekly Corpus Christhi Church, Moodbidri, Mangaluru. K.P. Sucharitha Shetty, Chairman, KMF, Mangaluru, Jerald Jude Dsilva, Vice Chairman, MCC Bank Ltd., Valerian Sequeira, President Block Congress Moodbidri, Joylus Dsouza, Ex President Christian Development Cspeech,Rev.Board,weretheguestsofhonor.FrOnilDsouza,inhisinauguralcongratulatedthehairman,managementandstaffof the bank for the completion 110 years of selfless service to the

72 Veez Illustrated Weekly society. He said that there is transparency in the customer service. The leadership of the Chairman has brought all the customers together and if this relationship is maintained by both customer as well as bank will witness immense growth. Let this customer meet solve all your

Kproblemsifanyfaced.PSucharithaShetty said that the path led through 110 years by the bank has progressed well. The Christian Community has not only come up with only educational institutions but also in Banking Sector. Bank has served the

73 Veez Illustrated Weekly customer without any discrimination. He wished all the best for the Banks future endeavours. Valerian Sequeira said that if a Bankneedcommunitymustcomeupthereisaofarrangementoffunds.Thewillnotprogressonlyifthe customers keep deposits in the bankthereisalso needof Loansfor thebank.Ifwegotothebanktoask for a loan the half of the work in respect of the loan is done by the DakshinafinancialhelpsJoylusBranchManager.DsouzasaidthatM.C.C.Bankthecommunitytocomeupinstrategies.ThisbankinKannadaandUdupi

74 Veez Illustrated Weekly District is progressing very well. Let years.isJeraldbettermentrendertheBankprogresswellinfutureandgoodservicefortheofthesociety.JudeDsilvasaidthattheBankgivinggoodservicesince110InthePast4yearsthe Management has grown very well and brought many products and there is transparency in the work of celebrateOnthebank.thisoccasionthecustomerswhotheirbirthdaysinthe month of September were honoured. The Senior Citizen customers were congratulated and honoured with shawl and flower bouquet.

75 Veez Illustrated Weekly As a part of customer meet, open session was held to give suggestions, opinion and tell their grievance. Customers actively took part in this interactive session and Chairmangavetheirvaluablesuggestions.AnilLobo,inhis Presidential speech clarified the reasons for conducting the Customer Meet in all the branches on the post Centenary Decennial croresgrowthMoodbidritherecelebrationofthebank.HesaidthatisverywellgrowthintheBranchwithDepositfrom12croresin2018to22in2022andadvancesfrom4

Generalotherswerepresent.ManagerSunil Menezes explained the importance of the Customer meet. Branch Support Director Andrew Dsouza welcomed the gathering. Branch Manager Lancy Lobo proposed vote of wereUllasSharonEmployeesthethanks.ManoharCutinhacomperedprogramme.ofMoodbidribranch,Rosario,ShaminMendis,MenezesandJosephFelixactivelyassociatedinholding

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76 Veez Illustrated Weekly crores to 12 crores. Bank provides Locker facility with lowest rent. The Service rendered is 99% more than the Nationalised Banks. There is lowest rate for Educational Loan in our Bank. The main intension of the customer meet is to know the problems of the customers and raise their issues. He explained that the bank has earned a Net profit of Rs. 8.27 Crore with a Net NPA of DirectorscustomertakingManagers1.60%.HecongratulatedtheBranchandstaffmembersforinitiativeandsuccessofthemeet.J.P.Rodrigues,Harold Monteiro, Irene Rebello, Dr Freed Dsouza, Professional Director Sushanth Saldanha, Board of Management members, Alwyn P Monteiro and Felix DCruz, General Manager Sunil Menezes among

themeet.Morethan200customers of the branch were actively participatedinthecustomermeet

77 Veez Illustrated Weekly Canada: Do Re Mi Fa Creations to stage ‘Sambram’ during MAC Monthi Fest on Sep 11 Gerry D’Mello Daijiworld Media Network, TorontoToronto, Sep 5: The Monthi Fest celebration has tremendous significance to the Catholic communityresidingin Canada, asit celebrates not only the birthday of the mother of Jesus Christ but also the new harvest. Through this solemn yet festive event, community members demonstrate unity and solidarity in theirCatholic faith, and rich ethnic heritage and work towards enriching their children’s Theunderstandingandloveofculture.MangaloreanAssociationof

78 Veez Illustrated Weekly Canada (MAC) to whom this pioneering venture is attributed, is organizing the event on Sunday September 11, at the St Maximilian Kolbe Church followedbya cultural programme at John Paul II Polish Cultural Centre in Mississauga. Children are encouraged to bring flowers at 3.30 pm to offer to Mother Mary and sweets will be distributed to the participants. Six priests will celebrate a Konkani Mass, including Fr Roshan D’Souza, the spiritual director of MAC.

Renowned Konkani singers in Canada will join the angelic choir under the dynamic leadership of acclaimedchoirdirectorMerlyn cherished ‘Monthi Fest’ together with MAC’s 20th anniversary celebration. A cultural programme has been organized to satisfy the clamoring demands of the community who soak up the traditional Konkani songs, short skits, and dances like a sponge to water. The grandcomponent of the cultural programme ‘Sambram’ (celebration) will be staged by Do Re Mi Fa Creations, the renowned Konkani Music Group headed by music maestro Ashith Pinto and Konkani Nightingale Babita Pinto will be like icing on the cake. Together with renowned artists Konkani’s ace Manohar Pais, acclaimed choir director Merlyn Rodrigues, Mothiyam So’r fame Sonia Monteiro, popular singers

beTorontoThisRodrigues.year,theKonkanicommunityinandsurroundingareaswillprivilegedtocelebratetheirmost

79 Veez Illustrated Weekly Lara Rebello, Diyona Pinto, Vinod Saldanha, heartthrob of younger generation Linton Pinto, child artistes award winner Ethan Pinto, Zach Pinto, Reanna D’Souza, Pearl Saldanha, and Olivia Saldanha will deliver melodious Konkani songs with their silken voices. Canada’s renowned Konkani comedians Santhu-Monthu fame Santosh D’Souza and Ronald Monteiro are all set to enthrall the audience with their rib tickling jokes. The contemporary teen Jasmine will make the audience dance with her unique dance performance. The muchconcept,musicanddirectionforthisawaited ‘Sambram’ cultural event done by Konkani world’s renowned Ashith Pinto and the programme will be compered by Konkani’s superstar MTG fame AsBabitaPinto.aspecialattraction, for the first time in the Konkani history of Canada, a video projecting a theme song for the Mangalorean Association of Canada will be released. The music programming, audio recording and mixing for this Noronha,harsongweredonebyAshithPintoandmonyhasbeencraftedbyAlwynBajpe.Thisthemesongis

melodiously sung by Merlyn Rodrigues, Sonia Monteiro, Violet Pais, Lucy D’Mello, Irene Mathias, DiyonaPereira,LydwinLobo,Lavina D’Souza, Prescilla D’Cunha, Manohar Pais, Lancy Rodrigues, Paul Mathias, Edwin D’Souza, Osvin Rebello, and Lawrence Pinto, the talented members of the themewithouttoChandakvideo,ThroughoutproductionLoud,throughglimpsesMACcaptureddescribednature.gorgeousAssociation.CanadaisfamousforitssceneryandbreathtakingItsbeautycannotbeinwordsbutcanbepartlyinpicturesandvideos.themesonghasofferedofbeautifulCanadathelensesofDesignOutawell-knownvideocompanyinCanada.thefilmingofthisacecinematographerAmanhasgivenspecialattentioncapturingthebeautyofCanadalosingtheessenceofthesong.

MaximD’MelloandVijayDante,the incumbent president, and the vice president of MAC informed Daijiworld that the preparations are residingurgedwillgoingoninfullswingandthattherebeabigturnoutthisyear.TheytheKonkanicommunityinTorontoandsurrounding

Fr Ferdinand Gonsalves, parish priest of Shankerpura church inaugurated the show by lighting the lamp. Sr Dorothy, Lester,

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informed that only a few tickets are available and requested to buy entry passes at the earliest to avoid Undoubdisappointment.tedly,this will be a unique and memorable Konkani event for Konkani diaspora residing in Canada. The premiere show ofoneofthemost-awaitedKonkani ‘Allshi Redde’ was held on Saturday September 3 in Bharath Cinemas here at Canara Mall, Manipal. Allshi Redde is a Konkani movie produced by Sparkle Productions.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Udupi:Konkanimovie‘AllshiRedde’premiered,receivesgreat responsefromaudience Pics:JustinD’Silva Daijiworld Media Network –Udupi(JD)Udupi,Sep 3:

80 Veez Illustrated Weekly areas not to miss this golden opportunity and to attend in large numberstocelebrateBlessedVirgin Mother’s birthday celebration. An authentic sumptuous vegetarian Mangalurean dinner ‘Novem Jevonn’ catered by Canada's one and only ‘Konkan Delite’ will be servedattheMonthiFest.Theyalso

Nithyanand, producer of ‘Shakalaka Boomboom’ an upcoming Tulu

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movie, Godwin Sparkle, producer, director&maleleadandHeraPinto,

83 Veez Illustrated Weekly director&femalelead,PrajothD’Sa, WishingwatchedManygoodTheothersbackgroundmusiccomposerandwerepresent.premiereshowitselfreceivedresponsefromtheaudience.Konkanimovieloverstheshow.successforthemovie,Fr FerdinandGonsalvessaid,“Laughter is the best medicine. We need to toucheslanguages.Konkanialsolaughabiteveryday.Thismoviehasbeendoneonthesamelogic.isoneoftheoldestItisalanguagewhichourhearts.Godwin,Hera and their team have done a great job with this movie. I wish them to come up with more such creative projectsintheupcomingdaysalso.”

The movie is produced by Sparkle Productions. ‘Allshi Redde’ is a comedy horror Konkani movie which will be released on September 9. Yatish Poojary and movie.andKunalthemusicPatsonbeMahesh,Sumana,SharanMalani,Pinto,movie,PintoDirectordirectors.RayanMagnetoaretheassistantGodwinSparkleandHeraarealsoplayingtheleadinthewhileDeepakRai,WilliamMervinShirva,SandeepRichard,Henly,Vishal,Shetty,SampathLobo,RayanMagneto,Ishant,Praneetha,andotherswillseeninprominentroles.PereirahascomposedtheandWilliamPintohaspenneddialogues.BollywoodsingersGanjawala,MohitChauhanLavitaLobohavesungfortheThebackgroundscoreis composed by Prajoth D’Sa, SFX is ThehandledbyLoyValentine.moviewasshotacross Udupi, Yedapadav in Mangaluru and Bengaluru.

84 Veez Illustrated Weekly MKCA,USACelebratesMonti Fest–2022 Media

3, 2022 : The Mangalorean Konkan Christian Association celebrated its 20th annual Monti Fest Celebration at St. Hubert’s Church Hall at Hoffman Estates, Illinois recently. The Monti Fest celebration is unique to the Mangalorean community. This festivalislike‘ThanksgivinginUSA’ and in India, it is celebrated in PongaldifferentformslikeOnaminKerala,inTamilNadu,Nag

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88 Veez Illustrated Weekly providinguswithanewcropofthe season. During this time a new

89 Veez Illustrated Weekly crop is blessed and distributed to the devotees, who in turn take

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Victor D’Mello lead the hymns ‘Moriyek Hogolshiyam’ and Fr.‘SokkodSangataMellyam’VictorD’MelloS.J.blessed the ‘Novem’ which was brought from India. All participants served 'Novem' in plastic cups by MKCA Thevolunteers.Cultural program was initiated by the welcome note from the

President of MKCA, Dr. Austin Prabhu. In his welcome address, he introduced his Executive Committee to the audience and recognized their contributions for the success of the programs conducted. He thanked Jossie Mendonca for arranging the hall program,theMKCAandSavioPais,currentSecretaryofprogramforthesuccessofprogram.TheCompeerofthepastPresidentSteeven

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D’Souza introduced the current Executive Committee to the audience President Dr. Austin Prabhu; Vice President Patcy Lasrado; Secretary Savio Pais and Treasurer James Saldhana. He thanked the Parish Priest, Rev. Fr. Mike Scherschel for his generosity in providing the venue. He challenged the participants to become consistent partners supporting the MKCA programs and uplifting and continuing the Mangalorean traditions and cultures in this far adopted land of PatcyAmerica.Lasrado convened group activities for children, couples, and adults. The Compeer Steeven entertained the crowd in Savioconductingthesegames.Paisthanked all the organizing committee for their program.Mangaloreanfamilyeffortstherelentlesssupportinthesuccessofprogram.Herecognizedtheofthemembersandtheirinpreparinggreatethnicfoodforthe

Fr. Victor D’Mello S.J. blessed the food prepared by the members andguestsofMKCA. Theprogram culminated with a sumptuous ethnic dinner. All attendees sang ‘Laudate’ which was led by Dr. UnderAustinPrabhu.effective DJing by Queenie Mendonca, the audience enjoyed the dance to the tunes of Konkani, Tulu, Hindi, Kannada, and Spanish songs. Click here for Photo Album

95 Veez Illustrated Weekly Mangaluru: Konkani Natak Sabha holds elocution, poetry recitation competition MediaReleaseMangaluru,Sep 5: Konkani Natak Sabha (KNS) conducted the 54th Konkani elocution and 20th poetry recitation competition for children and adults on September 4 at Don editorgathering.welcomedD'Souza,inTheBoscoHallhere.elocutioncompetitionwasheldthemorning.ListonDerrickvicepresidentofKNStheparticipantsandtheFrDrRupeshMadtha,in

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104 Veez Illustrated Weekly conductedcompetition.officiatedBajpe)TV,Shantipura,writerjudges.ColininAsmanyas98participantstookpart7categoriesofthecompetition.MirandaintroducedtheFrRupeshMadtha,KonkaniandpoetMauriceD'Sa,StanyBelaofDaijiworldandRoshanSequeira(RoshuKonkaniwriterandpoetasjudgesfortheCletusLobothecompetition,Martin D’Souza, Colin Miranda, Gerald Concessao, and Deliya Ivin Crasta

10 to 16 years Category Girls

105 Veez Illustrated Weekly assisted in conducting the wereVamanjoorconvenersConcessao,lightinginauguratedwelcomedafternoon.competitionTheD'Mellothethemarks.Pintocompetition.KNSmanagerBonifaceassistedintabulationofMartinD'Souzaannouncedresults,ListonD'souzarenderedvoteofthanksandFloydcomperedtheprogramme.20thKonkanipoetryrecitationwasheldintheListonDerrickD'Souzathecompetitorsandthecompetitionbythelamp.Geraldtreasurer,competitionJoachimPinto,andJossyTheodorepresentonthedais.

Competition: 5 to 10 years Category Girls

First Place: Ninisha Prisha Monteiro, Bondel Second Place: Nishel Pearl Monteiro, Bondel & Ashel Kezia D'Souza, Ranipura JelishaShanviD'souza,Peruvai&PearlLenoraD'souza,NithyadharNagar

First Place: Sweethan Reece Lobo, Bellore Second Place: Aaron Rodrigues, Allipade

First Place: Reeshal Menezes, Rosario Cathedral Second Place: Sejal D'Souza, Mudipu & Snehal Crystal Lobo, Urwa ThirdPlace:DelishaMiranda,Moodbidri

ThirdPlace:RoshanCrasta,Paldane

ThirdPlace:AlrishaVelaniRordigues,Gurpur 10 to 16 years Category Boys

ThirdPlace:ReevanValder,Milagres

Results of Elocution

First Place: Gleyona Mendonca, Ashoknagar Second Place: Shalom Vanessa D'Souza, Angelore & Princia D'Souza, Vamanjoor

5 to 10 years Category Boys

A total of 45 participants took part in three categories of the Jossycompetition.Theodore conducted the competition and Martin D'Souza assisted in conducting the competition. Veera Menezes and Jacintha D'Souza assisted as volunteers. Competition convenor Joachim Pinto introduced the judges. Poet Jossy Pinto Kinnigoli, Naveen Pereira, Surathkal and Roshan Sequeira (Roshu Bajpe) officiated as judges. Floyd D'Mello rendered the vote of thanks, and Joachim Pinto announced the results.

First Place: Denith Rodrigues, Bondel Second Place: Siyan Winston D'Almeida, Gurpur ThirdPlace:WevanRomanD'Souza,Allipade&AllenD'Souza,Sampige 16 to 35 Years Category

Above 35 years Category First Place: Dr Annie Dimple Castelino, Urwa Second Place: Anitha Fonseka, Kera Karkal

First Place: Anvila Neora D'Souza, Bondel Second Place: Chelsia Pearl Castelino, Derebail & Ninisha Prisha Monteiro, Bondel

ThirdPlace:PreethanRenitaPereira,Derebail

ThirdPlace:DelridaPreemaD'Souza,Cascia Above 35 Years Category First Place: Dr Deepa Rebello, Valencia Second Place: Diana Maria Monteiro, Agrar

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15 to 30 Years Category First Place: Austin Johann D'Cunha, Bajpe Second Place: Rachel Rodney Crasta, Cordel

Poetry Recitation Competition Results: Below 15 Years Category

107 Veez Illustrated Weekly 'BandhSamrat' On Aug 29, 2022, Milagres College Mangalore hosted an event on the publishedGeorgeSamrat'Fernandes.ministersocialistlaunchofabookwrittenonveteranleaderandformerdefenceofindiaShriGeorgeThebookistitled'BandhtalesofaneternalrebelFernandes.Thebookisbycleverfoxpublication Bangalore and is currently available ProfessorrationalistNotedmangalamediaMangalorealsoFlipkartinprintpaperbackcopyonAmazon,andcleverstore.ThebookisavailableinlocalstoresinlikePaulinebookandstorehampankattaandjyothi.rationalistandpresidentofassociationofIndiaNarendraNayakwasthe

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108 Veez Illustrated Weekly chiefAuthor:ChrisEmmanuelDSouzaguestoftheevent.Author of the book 'Bandh Samrat' Chris Emmanuel Dsouza and eminent SantiagoCopeman,AmongRodriguesevent.MichaelPrincipaltheEnglishprofessorALourdsamywereGuestofhonours.RevFr.ofMilagrescollegeSanthuMayorpresidedtheViceprincipalCassinaddressedtheevent.theguestwasDavidanAnthropologistfromUniversity,Spain,whoisin

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George Fernandes and lauded his guts to dare the mighty forces. Nayak stated that the book ' Bandh Samrat' written by Chris Emmanuel brought back his memories of activist movements during emergency rule of 1975-77 , when histhankfulBombaypeopleunderground.adistrictmovementspolicewascrackingdownresistanceindakshinakannadaandNayakwhowashimselfsocialistactivistwentNayaksaidthatofcoastalKarnatakaandshouldbewholeheartedlytoGeorgeFernandesforinitiationtocompletethe Konkan railway project. his speech by

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rebelled against his father's orders, against the church orders, defied the Bombay dons and took on the colossal Indira Gandhi establishment, something which a small town Mangalorean achieved decades ago. He said George Fernandes was a 'phenomenon', once in a generation leader. Chris Nirmukta.ExpresscontributorCanada.bookEmmanuelDsouzatheauthoroftheworksasariskanalystinHehasbeenaprolificforpublicationslikeTribune,Daijiworldandcom

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