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DrDorothyRegoBagsPrestigious CCVIYeomanServiceAward

-Gerry D’Mello

Daijiworld Media Network, Toronto

Dr DorothyRegoAward ceremony

PerhapsOctober1,2022,turnedout to be a red letter day for the Mangalurean community in Canada when Canada’s Prime Minister

St AgnesCollege's congratulatorynote thankedDrDorothyRegoBSc,MSc, PhD,MPHinhisletterandwhenshe received a prestigious Yeomen Service Award 2022 from the CanadianCanaraVisionInc(CCVI)in recognition of her remarkable contribution inthe fieldof Scientific Research, Public Health and Social ScienceinIndia,Africa,andCanada.

DrDorothyRego, an immunologist, microbiologist, and public health professional has worked in the field of science for over 15 years. Enormously passionate about science, Dr Rego is especially committedtofocusingontheneeds and health of others and the most vulnerable.

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Originallyfrom Gurpur Kaikambain the suburbs of Mangaluru, she currently resides in Brampton with her husband, Ronald Rego and two children, Seneca and Roysten. She completed her Bachelor of Science in Botany, Zoology and Chemistry from St Agnes College, Mangaluru in 1991 and Master of Science in Microbiology from Kasturba Medical College, Mangaluru in 1994. Dorothy also successfully completed her master’s cum Doctorate (PhD) in Microbiology/Immunology from theUniversityofOttawain2008and MPH (Masterof Public Health)from the Universityof Guelph in 2017. Dr Rego’s areas of expertise includes disease surveillance, vaccine implementation, gender equality, tobacco control, women’s empowerment,maternalchild

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She has 7 peer reviewed publications in highly influential American, British, and Indian journals and an impressive 5 scientific reports and 21abstracts published to add to her already remarkable portfolio. As a scientific researcher, she has worked for Health Canada, Peel Public Health, Global Affairs of Canada, and the GatesFoundation.

Dr Rego was part of the leadership team of Peel Public Health’s response to COVID 19 pandemic. She played a crucial role in conductinghighqualitysynthesisof evidence which focused on reviewing the existing evidence and disseminating the evidence to decision makers in the implementation of public health interventionsandpolicies.

Pre-pandemic,DrRegoworkedwith WHO (World Health Organization) where she conducted a comprehensive review addressing

policy recommendations for anaemia reduction strategies amongwomen of reproduction age in low and middle income countriesatagloballevel.Deployed to Africa for HIV work, she took great pride in working closely with the Kenyan Ministry of Health in implementing HIV self testing program among homosexual men to enhance timely diagnosis of HIV andlinkage tocare.

PriortohermigrationtoCanada,Dr Rego worked for reputed institutions in India such as CMC Vellore and JIPMER Hospital in Puducherry. Her work with children under 10yrs for a vaccine implementation study at JIPMER Hospital was the impetus for her increasingpassion in public health. An amazing and highly intellectual personality like Dr Dorothy Rego does not need any further introduction. After the Award ceremony, I had the unique opportunity to toss a few questions at her as the representative of Daijiworld.com.

Excerptsfromthe interview:

Q. On behalf of Daijiworld.com, I am privileged to interact with

you. Tell me how it feels to bag a prestigious Award from a renowned non-profit organization like CCVI for your remarkable contribution to the fieldofScientificResearch,Public Health, andSocialScience.

A. First and the foremost, I thank God for blessing me with wisdom, humility, andgrace. These blessings have enabled me to scale mountains and face challenges. I also thank the CCVI for recognizing myworkandbestowingmewiththe Yeomen Service Award. I am humbledanddeeplyappreciativeof this prestigious award. I admit that my contributions to the field of Scientific Research, Public health and Social Science are still on a small scale; however, I view the award as a way forward to do and be more. This recognition has spurred and inspired me to learn andimplement more in myfieldsof expertise.

Q. Can you please tell us something about your parents, siblings, and your childhooddays in the picturesque town GurpurKaikamba inMangaluru,India?

A. I wasraisedbymyfather, late Dominic R J D’Lima. My

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My Botany HOD from St. Agnes college with my son in Mangalore grandmother, the late Lucy D’Lima along with my paternal aunt, Leena D’Lima gave me an amazing childhood. I have only one younger sibling, Don John D’Lima who is an

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ReunioninKMCMangaluru 2020 science. I still cherish the joys of playing some country games like lagory, kutti donne, jibli and mane aata along with 4 other kids in the neighborhood. It was an unforgettable childhood filled with setbacks, love, adventure, mystery, tragedy, loss, andjoy.

Q. Can you please tell us something about your early schooling?

Meeting my Botany lecturer from St. Agnes collegeinMangalore Advocate in Mumbai. My weekend nature walksin the lush greenery of Kaikamba along with my dad in picturesque Gurpurarousedmy curiosityabout allthingsrelatedto

A. My journey into my professional development began from the century old Pompei higher primary school in Gurpur under the leadership of the late Sr Patricia. With great pride, I say that I learnt my first alphabet in this Kannada medium school. With immense gratitude, I mention that Sr.Laetita Bath from the Bethany congregationheldmytinyhandand hoveredit aroundthe cement

doodle to make the correct impression of my first Kannada alphabet. Myheartfelt appreciation

to Sr.Laetita Bath for her dedication and patience. From 1976 to 1983, I made a lifetime of memories from throwing stones at mango trees, picking Sapodilla aka chikoo’s duringrecess, chasing snakesin the

lush green landscape, drawing well waterusingabucket andrope to

care for school garden and shedding tears to ‘Punya Koti’ narrative by Lucy teacher. An even more historic memory was walking as a class to meet Mother Teresa at RosaMysticagroundsin1980.Iwas

awed by that meeting and inspired by Mother Teresa’s selfless work to dothesameinmycapacityandgive back to the community and people amongst whom I grew up. Among all, I did not want to attend classes. My beloved Lucy teacher would narrate this well to the readers on this platform. My teachers (the two Jacintha’s, Lucy, Gracy, Jerry, Jayanthi, Sr Jonett, Sr Shanthi, Sr Selma, the late Stella, and Late Natalia,) put heart and soul in imbibing me with wisdom and knowledge. Even though this school’s structure was in a dilapidated condition in the mid 70’s, it did notdetermeincarving a niche in buildingmycareer. My next journey began in the Bethany run Rosa Mystica High School (RMHS) in Gurpur under the leadership of the late Sr Mediatrice. RMHS gave me an outstanding education with the best teachers, and they were: Sukanya, Leena, Agatha, Josephine, Yuvaraja, Sunder,Shabaraya,Felix,Shreedhar, Sr Wilma, Sr Helmina, Sr Afflicta, Sr Metilda, the late Sr Olivia, and the late Sr Mediatrice. My science teachers inspired me with their extraordinary teachingskillsin

PythagorasTheorem derivation and taxonomical classifications which helped me to further refine my passion to progress in the field of biologicalsciences.

Q. Can you please tell me how your pre-university / university studies at India’s renowned St Agnes Institutions helped you to achieve the success that you are enjoying today?

A. In 1986, I entered the gates of St Agnes College as a PUC student in the science stream with absolutely zero English speaking skills. St AgnesCollege underthe leadership of Sr Aloysius welcomed me with open arms, making me feel like her own as I came from a background different from most English speakingstudents.StAgnesCollege was so open, welcoming, and reassuring that soon after my first term, I forgot about the past and plunged into new challenges. Over the next 5 years, I grew up intellectually both in wisdom and knowledge. I made friends who remain close to my heart today. I met teachers who shaped me in many ways, and as friendly and accommodating as they were, they alwayshadbesttheinterestsforme.

I bow with respect to all the signatures of my teachers (Maria, Noeline, Usha Nalini, Leela, Sr Beatrice, Saramma, Bhasker, Nagaveni, the late Kamala Devi, Sr

Prem, Leo, Prema, Ronald, Saraswathi, and the late Mohan) imprintedonmylabrecordswhichI callmypersonaltreasures.Theselab records are maintained in mint conditioninmyancestralhome.The memories of my education such as thedissectiontablesofZoology,the colorreactionsinchemistrylabs,the Botany herbariums followed by robust record work where I tried to grab as many experiences and opportunities as I could are still fresh in my mind. The gallery style classrooms, where curriculum was intense, andmarkswere earned not handed out. It was here that I was introducedtothe art andscienceof Biologywhichlatermetamorphosed me into a microbiologist, immunologist and public health professional with several degrees, awards, and accomplishments with excitingworkexperiences.

Q. Say something about your familyandwhatmotivatedyouto upgrade your educational credentials in Canada? Did you receive any inspiration from anyone or did anyone play a key role in your professional development?

A. My husband Ronald Rego migrated to Canada in 1996 from Dubaiinsearchofgreenerpastures. I marriedRonaldin1998andjoined himlaterthatyearinCanada.When we got married, it was my plan to upgrade my educational credentials.Weareblessedwithtwo children, a 19-ar-old daughter, Seneca and 16-year-old son, Roysten. Both children were born in Ottawa and these children were products of my graduate school in addition to my thesis. We currently reside in Brampton.

In my professional development, I credit my dad as being my single greatest influencer followed by my husband. They are both my heroes. Mydadhadonlymybestinterestat heart. While growing up I had too many why questions to my dad, most of them were related to science.Hewaslikeanencyclopedia for me in an era when technology was absolutely zero. My dad reiterated to me several times what it meant to be a woman in the society and the vulnerability associated with being a woman. My dad insisted that women needed to be empowered with highest level

education,dreamanexcitingcareer, andreach out toothers. My other hero stepped into my life aftermarriagebutwhenIexpressed my desire to upgrade my educational credentials, my husband wholeheartedly not only encouraged and supported me but also accepted me as his student wife. He worked extremely hard to make ends meet while I took my backpackandwenttotheUniversity asa student. In thelate90’stoearly 00’s, there were not many options to specialize in public health in Canada, therefore I was left with specializinginbasicscienceswithan MSc/PhD in Microbiology/Immunology from the University of Ottawa. When Canada opened doors for public health in 2003 after the SARS crisis, I was already halfway through my MSc/PhD programme, andI didnot want to make a detour to public health. A few years later, it was a turning point in my life, which I call fallingin lovebut with globalpublic health. I decided to make a 3 point turn into international public health and wanted another degree, Master’s in Public Health. When I expressed my desire, my husband

wholeheartedly supported me again. I became his student wife again in my mid 40’s. I am indebted tothesetwomenandwillforeverbe grateful to their selfless love and support.

Q. Because of your outstanding intellectual and service-oriented qualities,welookuptoyouasthe mostsuccessfulcontributorinthe fieldofScientificResearch,Public Health, and Social Science in India, Africa, and Canada. Could you tell us about the secret behindyoursuccess?

A. This entire journey is akin to sailing through a storm and finally survivingthestormtoreapthefruits in different continents. There have been turbulent times in this entire journey,butIperseveredthroughall the challenges and triumphed. If I reflectonthejourney,Ican’tanswer how I managed to endure and conquer. Sometimes, I worked too hard and sacrificed my sleep. There were times I stood up to myself to alter the challenges into enriching, rewarding and gratifying experiences. I always believed in myself and had immense confidence in my abilities. Overall, I was vibrant, full of energy,

determined with a strong will power, courageous, focused, and confident. These qualities are the secretsbehindmysuccess.

Q. Dr Rego you were part of the leadership team of Canada’s Peel Public Health's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Could you please tell us what was your role in the implementation of public healthinterventions?

A. COVID 19 pandemic was a rapidly evolving science and the public health professionals must always be current with science to deliver best interventions for the bettermentofthecommunity.Itwas quite a challenge for us. In the first phase of the pandemic, my role included genomic surveillance to conduct a landscape analysis to identify the emerging variants of concerns circulating in the community. I worked extremely hard with 12 hour rotational shifts consistently to keep the Peel community safe. I quickly transitioned to Mass vaccination Program (MVP) in phase 2 of the pandemic. In MVP, I provided high quality synthesis of evidence which focused on reviewing the existing evidence and disseminating the

evidence to decision makers in the implementation of public health interventions and policies. My efforts on identifying knowledge gaps in evidence led to the prioritization of COVID 19 vaccine to high risk occupational groups in some settings in the Peel region. Also, I provided evidence-based guidance documentstothe process managementteam which facilitated the smooth execution of mass vaccinations in the Peel region. In addition, I closely monitored the reported Adverse Effects Following Immunization (AEFI) that occurred from COVID-19 vaccination and reported these incidents to the regulatory bodies for further follow up.

Q: I learned from various media reports about your unique contributiontothefieldofPublic HealthandSocialScienceinIndia, Africa, and Canada. Can you pleaseshare some of themwitha fewdetails?

A. I will use one each example from India, Africa, and Canada to answer thisquestion.

In 1995, I started a very challenging job at the 2018 hospital in Puducherry, India. JIPMER is the

pride of India. It is a government of Indiaenterprise with a state of the art facility and provides free health care. I was appointed to work with children under 10yrs for a vaccine implementation study in Pondicherry. It is so unfortunate that many of these kids in this coastal belt did not even live to celebrate their 10th birthday. They wouldsuccumbtosomerespiratory infections. Therefore, the goal was to visit the schools, collect throat swabs samples from kids to identify the culprit and then determine the next steps. My work began with calling out the tenders, purchases, school visits, sample collections, lab research and report writing. I saw high rates of vaccine preventable diseases among children, lack of advocacy among the public, low vaccine uptake and extreme poverty. This realization ignited a fire in me to give my best to the betterment of health through scientific research. My mentor, Dr Reba Kanungo did an excellent job of mentoring me from onboarding to recharging me whenever I was distracted and unfocused. Her motivational words included, “You are a perfect fit for public health,

you work very well in the community, take it forward”. That is where it all began, the passion for public health. My pranam to Dr Kanungo, ‘Guru Devo Bhava’ teacherisGod.

In 2018, I was deployed to Africa. I took great pride in working closely with the Kenyan Ministry of Health in implementing HIV self testing program among homosexual men to enhance the timely diagnosis of HIVandlinkagetocare.Thisproject wastrulythebesttimeofmylife.My responsibilities were to assess implementation of HIV self testing program among Men having Sex with Men (MSM) in Kenya. The stakeholders included MSM community, peer educators, outreachworkers,healthpromoters, Kenyan Ministry of Health officials and scientists (infectious disease specialists, mathematical modelers, epidemiologists, and medical anthropologists).Thekeytaskswere to perform an evidence review, administer focus group discussions and quantitative data collection in three counties called Kisumu, Kiambu and Mombasa in Kenya. This data was used in conducting a research design workshop in

Nairobi, Kenya which highlighted theplanning,organizing,designing, and delivering HIV self testing programinKenya.Attheendofthe research design workshop, I took the lead in the preparation of scientific reports, evidence briefs, research ethics submissions, grant application and a publication in BritishMedicalJournal.Itwasavery time sensitive programme with numerouscomplexdeliverables,but I was successful in meeting all the deliverables.

Duringpre pandemic time, when I was working with Nutritional InternationalinOttawa,I hadastint with the World Health Organization (WHO) in conducting a commissioned review. Our team addressed policy recommendations for anaemia reduction strategies amongwomen of reproduction age in low and middle income countriesaroundtheworld.This78 page review included an emphasis on nutritional and non nutritional causes and contributing factors for anaemia. I conducted a secondary data analysis on micronutrient supplements, iron deficiency, anti natal care, iron folic acid supplements, dietary diversity, food

security, deworming, access to water and sanitation to reduce transmission of helminthic infections and use of insecticide treated nets for malaria vector control using data from complex databases. My experience felt as if I was travelling through 132 countriesandconductinglandscape analysistosummarizethekeyissues relatedtoanemia. In thisreview, we addressed many gaps in and problems with anaemia reduction efforts, identified and described various components required for successful evidence informed anaemia reduction programmes, and included recommendations for programme implementers and decision makers, with links to multiple resources and tools that can be contextualized to each country’s situation. This work is publishedontheWHOwebsite.This is my biggest triumph in my contributionstopublic health.

Q. That’s incredible! Now you have achieved yet another milestone.ThePrimeMinisterhas a special mention of you in his letter to CCVI. If I’m correct you are the first Mangalurean to receive such an honor. Don’t you

feel so proud to receive such recognition from the Prime MinisterofCanada?

A. I was delighted to learn that our Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, havinglearnedofmyenormousand valuable input into various areas of science has sent an eloquent and wonderfully written appreciation letter to me. This letter will always be treasured by me. A classmate who I am very close to and now residing south of the border joked, “I love your Prime Minister Trudeau but now I envy that you have his letter”. I am humbled to receive this letter of appreciation from our dear Prime Minister Trudeau. And this is yet another incentive to carry forwardmyplansand goals.

Q. What are your future plans in the sector of Scientific Research, PublicHealth,andSocialScience?

A.Ioweagreatdebtofgratitudeto my roots and my birthplace. My childhood, hometown, the schools I attendednurturedme.Thesearemy greatest treasuresin life. AsI saidin the beginning, this award is a way forward. I am looking for avenues and opportunities to give back to the community such as implementing some public health

programmes which can benefit the most vulnerable women and childreninMangaluru.Myfocuswill bemostlyconcentratedonmaternal child health. I am currently putting together the resources and doing the groundwork to bring on board thestakeholderstotakeadeepdive into the program. I want to leave a strong legacy behind. This is my dream, and I am excited to realize these dreams.

Q. I heard that you grow vegetables and also cook delicious Mangalurean dishes. How you manage all that being a verybusywoman?

Those are my hobbies. You can see the pictures of varieties of vegetables, green and red chillies in my vegetable garden. I grow them during every summertime. Also, I love to cook Mangalurean delicacies to savor the taste of my hometown Mangaluru.

Q. What is your message to the younger generation, especially to ourcommunity youth?

A. I reiterate the same words of wisdom imparted tome by my dad. Empower yourself with the highest level of education, harmonize your available resources, align your goals, build a network, envision an exciting career, and help others. Apart from your core skills, find a hobbyorhobbiesthatmotivateyou and help you grow as these should

be your natural therapeutic release. In my own life, gardening in the summer and cooking authentic Mangalurean food are my natural remedies to relieve my stress. In a nutshell always dream high, stay ambitious, seek opportunities, work hard, do your due diligence, be honest,donotlosehopeandalways pray. When you excel in life, stay humble and down to earth, but don’tforgetyourroots.Givebackto the community when you get an opportunity to do so. This is my message to the youth of our community.

Q. What is your message for the people of the west coast in India who aresettledinCanada?

A. We should be thankful that we arelivinginabeautifulmulticultural country called Canada. We, the people of the west coast of India, should take pride in keeping our mother tongue, heritage, tradition, and our culture alive. We all have inherited rich traditions that we grewupwith,whethertheyaredaily habits, festivities, music, sports, celebrations, or food. We must preserve our traditions by continuously practicing them in the country where we currently reside

while adopting new traditions and habits.

AhugeheartfeltthankstoyouGerry baab and to Daijiworld for giving me an opportunity to go down the memory.

-GerryD’Mello

“Let there be Light”!

Brecht in 1939. Brecht, a playwright, andpoet,whowasvehementlyanti Nazi wrote, “Inthedarktimes/will therealsobesinging?/Yes,there willalsobesinging./Aboutthedark times.” . In these dark times, the peopleof Indiacryoutinone voice, from the depthsof theirbeing “Let therebeLight”!

-*Fr. Cedric PrakashSJ

India today, is enveloped in darkness! As the nation embroils itself from one issue to another, the burdenisfeltbytheordinarycitizen, as never before and in more ways than one. Fascism throttles the country;atthisjuncture,onecannot help,butremindedofthatimmortal epigram composed by Bertolt

Significantly, the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, whilst on a visit to India

recently strongly stated that, “India’svoiceontheglobalstage can only gain authority and credibility from a strong commitment to inclusivity and respect for human rights at home…Asanelectedmemberofthe HumanRightsCouncil,Indiahasa responsibility to shape global humanrights,andactandpromote therightsofallindividualsincluding members of minority communities….TheIndianmodelof pluralityisbasedonthesimplebut profoundunderstanding:Diversity is a richness that makes your country stronger. The understandingisthebirthrightof every Indian but it is not a guarantee….It must be nurtured, strengthened and renewed every day in this and in every other society:bypractisingthevaluesof Gandhi,bysecuringandupholding therightsanddignitiesofallpeople, especiallythemostvulnerable,by takingconcreteactionforinclusion, recognising the enormous value andcontributionsofmulticultural, multireligious and multiethnic societies, by condemning hate speechunequivocally,byprotecting the rights and freedoms of

journalists, human rightsactivists, students, academics, and by ensuring the continued independence of India’s judiciary….ThisistheIndiathatthe world has celebrated. AndIurge Indians to be vigilant and to increase your investments in an inclusive, pluralistic diverse community and society.” Coincidently, this year, United Nations Day and Diwali are on the same day 24 October. The underlying message is the same, “LettherebeLight”!

Hate speech andactsof violence, particularly against the minorities, continue to thrive in the country, with the blatant approval of the ruling regime. In a landmark order, a two member bench of the Supreme Court expressed deep its over hate speeches, while calling these “very disturbing” and wondering “whathavewereduced religionto”.Itsorderon 21October directed the police chiefs of Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand “to take immediate suo motu action against the offenders by lodging criminalcaseswithoutwaitingfor formal complaints.” . Further, it

warned authorities that “any hesitationtoactinaccordancewith this direction will be viewed as contemptofcourtandappropriate actionshallbetakenagainstthe erring officers” . The apex court saying on hate speech “Letthere beLight”!

At the same time, human rights defenders, those who have taken a visible and vocal stand for justice andpeace,thosewhohavetakenup cudgels for the excluded and exploited, the marginalised and the minorities are at the receiving end of a brutal vengeful system. Many, as those in the Bhima Koregaon conspiracy case are still languishing in jail without trial. Recently, Prof G. N Saibaba, Umar Khalid, Jyoti Jagtap, Siddique Kappan were denied bail. Stalwarts like Teesta Setalvad,R.B.SreekumarandSanjiv Bhatt are houndedandharassedno end. One does not have to be a rocket scientist to understand and realise that those who support constitutional rights and the democratic framework of the country have false and fabricated charges foisted on them. The

people of India say, “Lettherebe Light”!

Interestingly, on the other hand, we have the case of Bilkis Bano. On 3 March 2002, Bilkis a pregnant Muslimwomanwasgangrapedbya Hindutva mob; her three-year old daughter was murdered in front of her eyes. Other women relatives were also gangraped with a total of 14 members being murdered. The perpetrators of this inhuman and heinous crime were sentenced to life imprisonment. On Independence Day 15 August, the day he waxed eloquent about the safety and protection of women in India, the Prime Minister and his government authorised the premature release of the eleven men who were convicted. This despite the State acknowledging that “the Superintendent of Police, CBI, Special Crime Branch, Mumbai and the Special Civil Judge (CBI), City Civil and Sessions Court, Greater Bombay had, in March last year, opposed their early release.” There is a national outrage on this remission,whichischallengedinthe Supreme Court; in the meanwhile, the one prayer uppermost in the

On 3 October, in the wake of some communal clashes during the Navratri Festival in the Kheda District of Gujarat the police detained ten Muslim youth. In full public view, with a mob of locals cheering, the police tied the youth and flogged them. This was caught on camera and the same went viral.

On a petition from concerned citizens the Gujarat High Court has sent a notice to the State Government and police officials. Such ‘kangaroo justice’ is certainly not acceptable anywhere; civil societysays,“LettherebeLight”!

Onseveralothercounts,thecountry is in the doldrums: on the Global Hunger Index, India is ranked at an abysmal 107 out of 121 countries; on the Human Development Index, 132 out of 146 countries; in the Global gender gap report the ranking is 135 out of 146 countries.

India has been ranked at the bottom inalistof180countriesthat were judged for its. environmental performances in the 2022 Environmental Performance Index

(EPI). A recent World Bank Report concluded that 80% of those who fell below the US$2.15/day poverty line in 2020, were Indians! The finance minister has the audacity to say recently that ‘theIndianRupee hasn'tweakenedbutinreality,itis the US Dollar that has strengthened!” Unemployment is on the rise; inflationary trends are runaway! The rich become richer and the poor, poorer. Media is godified, corruption is mainstreamed. Freedom and rights of the citizens are denied. Migrant workers, labourers, fisherfolk, Adivasis, Dalits, the LGBTQI and other vulnerable sections of society make a heart-wrenching cry “Let therebeLight”!

So as we enter and celebrate our great ‘Festival of Lights’ and wish each the Blessings of the Divine, we allneedtoprayin the words of the Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upanishad(1.3.28.)asato mā sadgamaya , tamaso mā jyotirgamaya , mṛtyormā'mṛtaṃ gamaya(Fromfalsehoodleadmeto truth, From darkness lead me to light, From death lead me to immortality). We are challenged in

heartandonthelipsofBilkis(others too)is,“LettherebeLight”!

these dark times to be a light that enkindles other lights! From the depths of our being, let ustogether internalise and radiate the light of justice, liberty, equality, fraternity, dignity, diversity, and unity! “Let therebeLight”!

2022

*(Fr. Cedric Prakash SJ is a human right, reconciliation & peace activist/writer. Contact: cedricprakash@gmail.com

ATributetoGEM

Diaspora-Pioneers

PhilomenaLawrenceandGilbertLawrence, Authors:InsightsintoColonialGoa, Published viaAmazoninpaperbackande-book. Paperback8”x11”is330pagesAmazonPublisher The e-bookis635pagesKindlePublisher e maillink: InsightsintoColonialGoa

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GEMs are generally not adept at networking. Instead, they focus on developing new technical skills and honing the ones that need to be updated and polished. They also developed ways to challenge and inspire one another. Even though many faced serious setbacks, they still had the admirable ability to laughatthemselvesandrespondto their truth telling friends with wit and humor. Some were naturally charming and self effacing while others never tired of loudly proclaiming their successes. Along the way, invariably, each one had their unique Ah Ha moments. But make no mistake, beneath the outward tranquility there lay the harshrealitiesoflife,whichcanpush a person to the limits of physical, emotional, and mental endurance, andon occasion, evendeath. At the close of an eventful day, as the sun set and a luminous moon climbed higher into the night sky, the diaspora pioneers retired to their residences.Someemigresremained intheiradoptedcountrieslongafter

theyretiredfrom theirjobstoenjoy seeing their children and grandchildren grow up as well as reap the benefits of the country to whichtheycontributedagreatdeal. Others returned in their OTs to luxuriate in the retirement the homestheyprobablybuiltwiththeir remittances.

The RemittanceEconomy

During the 19th and 20th centuries, OTs working in British territories in the Raj, Africa, Mideast, Asia, and in the merchant navy regularly repatriated sizeable amounts of their earnings to their families in India, thereby making valuable contributions to Lisbon’s foreign currency account. The system was officially recognized as the Remittance Economy, which sustained OTs. From Lisbon’s economic perspective, exporting brainpowerfromtheOTswasmore profitable than dealing in spices. The emigres regularly repatriated portions of their paychecks to their familiesbackhome anddidsoeven

after they retired and began receiving a pension. As an astute economist, Salazar probably considered the human brain-drain an export commodity. Each employed person served as a continuing revenue source that did not entail any production and maintenance costs or healthcare liabilities. For Portugal, this was an excellent set up on several fronts. AstensofthousandsofGEMsvoted with their feet and left the OT, the academics paid homage to the handfulof nativesthat represented them inLisbon.

It is said that the best crystal ball is a rear-view mirror. During the Raj, Anglophile Indians initially desired “Dominion status” for their native land to be part of England, the mother country (as did Canada, Australia, and NZ). Lusophile Goans wanted a similar arrangement between Goaand Portugal. But due to draconian OT restrictions, the educated class split into apologists of colonialism and icons of anti colonialism.Beyondsupplyingmere

lip service, both groups viewed the changes as being merely cosmetic. On their part, the European countries had no intention of granting rights and freedoms to thoselivingintheircolonies,bothin Indiaandin Goa. The stalemate led the younger generation of natives to demand total freedom from colonization.

The seeds of affinity for the West, originallyplantedduringthe OTera continue even todayallacrossIndia and other colonies. “We are here becauseyouwerethere”wasclearly visible on one of the many posters at a protest march in London. The 250 years of dedicated service that Goansdirectlyprovidedthecolonial British, earned Goans the right to directly immigrate to Britain, post colonization. Diasporas are the eternallegacyofcolonization.Inthe largerworldofthe21stcentury,itis imperative that GEMs expand our horizons. It isn't unusual to meet a "Pinto" who is Goan, Mangalorean, or East Indian, or from Madras or Bengal, and we understand the

historical connection. On the internationalstage,ourchildrenand grandchildrenmeetandoftenmarry otherswithsimilarbackgrounds.So, unlessthereexistsakhoro niz(true bloodied) GEM somewhere, it will be difficult to meet a pure-bred GEM in the future. Even today, the purist Bamons and Chardos are culturally Indo-Portuguese and proud of that heritage. We must acceptthatcolonialism'severlasting legacyisthediasporaofacolonized people. It is time for the educated andaffluent diaspora, whoshare a common thousand-yearhistory, to unite what colonizerslaidasunder.

Will today’s GEMs meet that challenge?

The Future of the GEM Diaspora

Thiswillnot be aseasyasit sounds. Surrounded by larger communities withsimilarlanguage,culture,attire, wayof life andreligion, it iseasyfor

GEM culture to get diluted and disappearintooblivion.Buthumans aremeanttobepartofafamilyand a close knit community for mutual

support, especially at the time of crises. Modern society has prioritized personal space, privacy, and freedom over the warmth of family and community, to the detriment of the individual and societyat large.

To summarize, history imprinted Indo-PortuguesefootprintsinAfrica and Asia. Most of these countries are now independent. Lusitania’s stamp is reflected in the Anglicized first names and Iberian last names (surnames/ family names) of many of the residents. OTs caused the movement of people acrossnations that natural history did not envisage. With genetic studies, individuals in the future will be able to find their ancestry. We hope this book helps readers understand the dynamicsofthosepopulationshifts. The spectacle of “twice migrated GEMs”hasoccurredseveraltimesin the recent past. These include groups in Yemen (Aden), Iraq, Kuwait, Pakistan, Mozambique and Angola, Uganda, Malawi, East Africa after Africanization, and Myanmar,

to name a few. And these do not include shifts due to hurricanes and floods, volcanoes, earthquakes, etc. It is imperative that diaspora Goans be prepared for a repetition of the same.

Early GEM diaspora pioneers (men and women) were heroes. They were dedicated to learning new skills along with developing quick thinking; these were their most important attributes along with their dedication, discipline, and perseverancetostickwiththejobat hand. Silently and without fanfare, under difficult and strange circumstances, they pulled themselves up by their bootstraps andguidedtheirowncareersaswell as the education of their children. Theybravelybegantheirodysseyto abetterlifeforthemselvesandtheir progeny.(In depthdetailsaboutthe success of each GEM diaspora group have been described previously).

Within one generation, the GEMs wentfrombeingmiddle schooland

high school graduates to baby boomers (post World War II generation of boys and girls) with double and triple degrees. Some even were awarded the highest accolades in their fields. They rubbed shoulders with the elite in the civilian, academic, government, and military fields. That is an incredible feat considering the continually changing and evolving social, political, economic, scientific fields, despite the discrimination and impediments colonialism imposed, and the two World Wars. A colonial officer reviewing Bwana Karani by Mervyn Macial, a Goan in Kenyastates,“Throughhisbookwe, non-Goans, are made aware of the amazing Goan network that spread all over Kenya, a network through which flowed the very blood of colonial administration." The same could be said of other clerical services in government, banking, railways, post, etc. be it in other

African colonies, Bombay, Karachi, Mideast etc. In the history of mankind, we have neverhad so few doso much with the little resources

they had; all on their own initiative and steam and have so much to show for it. Not to trivialize, even in the Exodus, the people immigrated en mass planned and engineered by their leaders and the Almighty. The GEM diaspora-pioneers were indeed the "Finest Generation.” As Frank Sinatra crooned, "There were times, I’m sure you knew, when I bit offmorethanIcouldchew... butI didit MYWAY."

We call upon all GEM diaspora to research the history of their own diaspora-pioneersanddocumentit for posterity. For now, please share

this with your family, relatives and friends. To know our history is to recognize our culture.

Philomena andGilbert Lawrence,

Authors: InsightsintoColonialGoa, Published via Amazon in paperback ande book.

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WordCount: 197,400.

Bibliography: 86References. (Please buythe bookandhelpthe author – Veez)

*Melwyn Peris selected for Kalakar Puraskar*

Melwyn Johnson Peris has been selected for the 18th edition of Kalakar Puraskar presented by Carvalho Family and Mandd Sobhann.

Melwyn, who started singing at the ageof6,wrotelyricstosongsatthe ageof16.Inthenameof'PerisNite', he has been entertaining people

Konkani music yodeling king

through Konkani Nite style musical evenings. He has earned the title of Yodeling King from the people of Konkani due to his yodeling technique. So far staged 109 Nite shows organised by various organisations including his own productionhouse‘SangeetGhar.He has the credit of sharing the stage with most of the Konkani singers, seniorandjunior.In2018morethan Rs.45 lakhs was collected through his ‘Sentimental Nite’ for the treatment of poor cancer patients. He also responded to the needs of societythroughmanyothermusical nites.

He composed over 700 songs and over 300 devotional songs. These devotional songs are imprimatur by the Diocese and are being used by devotees all over the world in their religious activities. Member of Angelore church choir for more than41yearsandchoirmastersince 30 years. His video songs are also popular in Tulu. He has published five books of his songs, 'Madhur Podam' 3 volumes and ‘Suvalo’ in 2

volumes.

Created30audioCDs,21devotional audioCDsand1videoCD.Other50 video songs are available to watch on his YouTube channel. Melwyn, who has also made his mark in the fieldofacting,actedinseveralplays and won the best actor award twice in the inter-church drama competition. And acted in the lead role in the short film 'Konn To Amche Modhlo'.

He has won several awards for his singing from the prestigious Konkani Natak Sabha’s inter parish singing competitions. Sandesha Kala Award (1994), Karnataka Konkani Sahitya Academy Award (2000) Mandd Sobhann Global KonkaniMusicAwards BestSinger Award(2012)amongothers.

Konkani linguist Dr Pratap Naik S.J., in the name of his Carvalho family, established the Kalakar Puraskar in 2004 in association with Mandd Sobhann to honour Konkani artists of Karnatakaorigin.

He will be honoured with a shawl, fruits flowers, memento, certificate and 25,000 rupees at the award ceremony to be held at Kalangann on 2022 November 06.

Philanthropist Nelson Rodricks,

Dubaiwillbe the chiefguest.

Later in the 251st Monthly Theatre, there will be a musical programme titled 'Geeth Gonychya Asmitayechem' by Ramanand Raikar'sSwarashree, Goatroupe.

The story of my Match making:

A strategy gone wrong

-Sonal Lobo, Bengaluru

Completing studies and getting to work would mean that the girl is now available to get married (In a

typicalIndianfamily).Beingtheonly daughter, I never saw this coming, my dad spoke nothing about wedding,andallseemedcalmwhen suddenly one fine day the thunder bolt hit me when dad announced that I should get married within a year. Well, I knewnot what to speak. having never said no to my Dad I quietly agreed and nodded my head.Well,youcanguesstherestof the story. The photo shoots, the photos exchanged the bio data the list went on and on. My parents went nuts as nothing seemed to click. I hadnoexpectationsyou must say.

I had few basic but rather strange criteria like the guy should be simple,humble,Godfearingandthe mostimportantamongthatwasnot so good looking. Ok I was different andyeah, I didnot want the typical talldarkandhandsome guy. There began the great Indian matchmaking. I received number of profiles,andmydetailsweresentto many. The list just increased but nothing seemed to catch my fantasy. Well, I was happy since I wasin nomoodtoget hitched.

Onefinedaymycloserelativecame touswiththesocalledmosteligible guyaroundandIwasaskedtoshare my profile and photo and I was asked to look for him in the social networkingsite.Myfirstlookathim wasNo!

HewasnottheguyIwaslookingfor because this guy was really handsome, and yes from no angle he looked simple. My immediate and spontaneous reply was No. Well, I got to hear that he also had saidNoasIdidnotsuithisso called requirements. I was happy, he was happyothersweresad,thatwasthe endof the story.

Well not exactly. When I thought I had washed my hands from him, I

hadtobearthebruntofangerfrom my relatives who had bought in the proposal. After a lot of coxing and postponing for over two months, I finally agreed to meet this “not my type of guy”.

Having given strict warnings to my mom and dad that I was accompanying them only for formalityandthattheyshouldnever ask me to say yes. I literally threatened them that only if this wasagreedupon,Iwouldputupmy best act.

Our meeting was planned for a Sunday. Going by traditions we were not asked to meet alone or in either of the houses but were directed to meet in one of our relative’s houses. I started counting daysitwasaburdenforme,Ihadto meet this guy who had rejected me even before seeing me? No, I dint want to, I dint want this proposal to click. Deep down I knew he would not say yes because he had also agreed to see me because of his parents. Though I was hopeful of a not so happy ending yet being a verysensitiveandperfectionist kind of a person, I wanted to leave no room for any kind of shift in my plans, so I started thinking what

more could I do so that he would reject me.

I Spoke to my friends, asked my colleague’s, and started my extensive google search on the topic “What are the qualities Men hate in Women?” After a lot of research, I learnt that mostly men do not like women who ask a lot of questions and who seem to be too prying.

I knewexactlywhat I hadtodo.

The day finally arrived, after attending an exam the whole day I half heartedly reached my relative house. I took no efforts to dress up, I had indulged in no beauty treatments. I knew I looked my worst andwantedto.

After the initial exchange of greetings,Iglancedat himwhowas constantly looking at the ceiling, after a little while we were sent to talk privately (the moment I was secretly wishing for). As soon as we landed on the terrace, I waited no time, and I started talking. I showered him with so many questions, questions right from his childhood to his habits and girlfriends. I hardly gave him an opportunity to talk and felt extremely happy that I had

succeeded in my plan. Well, we spokeforratherquitelongandafter the conversation when he and his parents’ said goodbye, I was very sure that this would be the last goodbye. I was extremely confident that he wouldnot eventurn to look aroundme.

Feeling satisfied with my so-called achievement I strode happily to my house, but alas when I felt this was done,wegotaphonecallsayingthe guy had liked the girl and he had showed his interest in getting married.

I was shocked and in tears. I was frustrated, my idea had failed miserably.Havingloadsofthoughts and questions in mind I finally said yestothisMan

GuessWhat?

I got married to him and now living happilywith him.

Today when I look back, it seems funny,Itriedmylevelbesttogetrid of him but ultimately, he was the oneforme.Aftertheweddingwhen Iaskedmyhusbandwhyhehadsaid yes to me even after initially rejecting me, he quietly said he had alwayswantedagirlwhospokealot anddint want aquiet one.

Oh wellI laughedandthought to

myself,myplanwasnotbadbutthe man I used it on was wrong, probablyif I choose toremain quiet then he wouldhavesaidno. May or maynot??

This incident even today makes me realize whatever God does it’s for

ourgood,wemaycrib,fightandcry but at the end it’s all fine.

ItalkIstilltalkalotandwillcontinue but deep down I whisper a small thankyou because I spoke that day, ifnot,Iwouldhavemissedthemost preciousgift of mylife.

MCCBank,Udupi Branchholds Customermeet

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

organizedatAveMariaHall,Mother of Sorrows Church at Udupi on Sunday, 23rdOctober11.00a. m. The CustomerMeet waspresided

over by the Chairman of the MCC BankAnilLobo.

The Customer Meet commenced with prayer. Very Rev. Fr Charles Menezes, Vicar Forance, Mother of Sorrows Church, Udupi inaugurated the customermeet.

Dr Vincent Alva, Principal of MilagresCollege,Kallianpurwasthe ChiefGuest.MaryDsouza,President Catholic Sabha, Udupi Pradesh, Mohammed Iqbal, Advocate, Shanraj Kotian, Proprietor, Jital Balaram Pvt Ltd, Peter Dsouza, Managing Director, N.N. Infrastructure Developerswere the

guestsof honour. VeryRev. FrCharlesMenezes

inauguratedtheCustomerMeet by lightingthe lamp. In hisinaugural

speech congratulated the Bank for taking care of the requirements of

thecustomersandsaidthatsuccess inanyworkmainlydependsonhard work and mutual trust. He emphasized the importance of light

remove the darkness of ignorance

withinus.Bankcanachieveprogress

by working hard for the welfare of thesocietyandbetheguidinglight. He said that any work done with

good intention will always have the blessings of God. He wished the management goodluckforthe future endeavorsof the bank.

Chairman Anil Lobo, in his Presidential speech said that the Bank is conducting the Customer Meet at all the branches on the occasion of the post Centenary Decennialcelebrationofthebankin

order to understand the expectations of the customers of the Bank, obtain their feedback and makesincereeffortstoredresstheir grievances, if any. He saidthe health of the Bankis revealed by its balance sheet and otherfinancialstatements;Bankhas earnedarecordnetprofitofRs.8.27 crore with a net NPA of 1.60 %, Returnonassetof1.35%duringthe last FY. The CRAR at 15.34 % is above the prescribed level of 9.00% bythe RBI. The totalbusinessof the Bank which was Rs.500 Crore in 2018 has crossed Rs.860 Crore in 2022. He attributed this progress to the customers and the staff members. He expressed happiness for having achieved the promises made while taking over the management of the Bank in 2018. He furnished the list of achievements like celebration of ‘Founders Day’ for the first time in the history of the Bank, establishment of full fledged training centre for the staff, provision of parking facility for the customers and PFX Saldanha auditorium in memory of the founderat the administrative office, etc. He thanked and sought the

blessings of the senior citizen customers and appreciated their contribution to the progress of the Bankoverthe years.

He said that the Bank is offering products with minimum service chargesandaskedthecustomersto avail themselves of credit facilities like education loans offered by the bank at very low interest. The deposits of the customers are covered by DICGC Insurance and as such, they need not have any apprehensions about the safety of their funds. He requested the customers to advertise the products/services of the Bank through word-of-mouth publicity.

HeinvitedthecustomerstothePost Centenary Decennial Celebration scheduled in November 2022. He congratulated the Branch Manager and staff members for taking the initiative and the success of the customermeeting.

Dr Vincent Alva in his speech appreciated and congratulated the managementforhavingtakensteps to make available all the banking facilities at the branches. More and more banking facilities are to be extendedtothe common people to

help them in their financial upliftment by following the norms. Thebank’sprogressisnecessaryfor the overall improvement of the economy. He appreciated the Bank for adopting the best practice of organizing the customer to understand the requirements of the customers as the customers are the backbone of the banking business. He asked the bank Management to take the criticism positively and work for the progress of the Bank. He greeted the customers for the forthcomingDeepavalicelebration.

Mary Dsouza, President, Catholic Sabha, Udupi Pradesh appreciated the staff for their service with smile and congratulated the Chairman and branch support director for guiding the staff in the right direction. She added that any shortcomings in the service can be identified and rectified only by the customer meeting. She wished that the bank should grow further with leadership of present chairman and open more branches to create employment opportunities.

Mohammed Iqbal, Advocate said that he is honoured and privileged for having been invited to the Customer meet. He expressed his

opinion that only a co operative bank like MCC Bank can render good service as they respect every customer and build up cordial relationships. He greeted the bank management for maintaining standardanddisciplinedservice.

The birthday of Rev Fr Charles Menezes was celebrated and also the customers who celebrated their birthdays in the month of October were felicitatedon the occasion.

SeniorCitizensofUdupiBranchand Current Account Holders who are operating their Account with the branch for the last 15 years were honoured.

Samantha Mascarenhas, Winner, and Ishney Fernandes Runner up of theDaijiworldJigibigiTaramsinging competition sponsored by MCC Bank, Customers Sweni D’silva and SylveniaFernandesforsecuring2nd place in duet singing competition organized by Konkani Natak Sabha, Mangaluru were alsohonoured.

Leslie Arouza was congratulated and honoured for being appointed as Secretary of Karnataka Regional FamilyCommission.

As a part of the customer meet, an open session was held to facilitate the customers to come out with their suggestions, feedback and to share their grievances. The Customers actively took part in this interactive session and gave their valuablesuggestionsforthegrowth of the Bank.

Directors Elroy Kiran Crasto, Joseph Anil M Patrao, Roshan Dsouza, Sushanth Saldanha, Sharmila Menezes, Alwyn Monteiro, Felix DCruz, Dy General Manager Raj F. Menezeswere alsopresent.

General Manager Sunil Menezes explained the importance of the Customer meet. Udupi Branch Support Director Dr Gerald Pinto welcomed the gathering. Branch Manager Ovin Rebello proposed the vote of thanks. Leslie Aruoza compered.

Employees of Udupi Branch branch Hazel Saldanha, Jerald Dsouza, Glavin Fernandes, Norbert Nazareth was actively associated in organizingthe meet.

DistrictLevelFreeStyleWrestling Tournament –Overall Championship

WrestlingTournament organized byShreeGokarnatheshwaraPU College in association with DakshinaKannadaPre- University Education Department St AgnesPU College studentshavebrought laurelstothe college bywinning undervariouscategories.

In the DistrictLevelFreeStyle

Anusha I Place(50Kg)

Ananya I Place(55Kg)

Bhargavi I Place(62Kg)

Shamya - I Place(65Kg)

Prerana - I Place(68Kg)

Shaza - I Place(72 Kg)

Arpitha I Place(76Kg)

Archie II Place(57Kg)

The team haswon the Overall Championshipandthese students havebeen selectedforthe State LevelTournament which willbe heldin Gadag. The Management, Principaland staff congratulate these students andwish them goodluckforthe upcomingtournament. -SambramDigital

Indian Catholic Youth Movement of Diocese of Udupi organised a oneday youth convention "EMERGE 2022"from9amto5pmatSt.Mary's English Medium School at Kannapady, Udupi. The stage program was organised by ICYM Central council. At 9am President of the program Most Rev. Dr Gerald Isaac Lobo, Bishop of Diocese of Udupi inagurated the convention. In his Message he said that Youth should love Christ an

inculcate values of Christ in their lives. He quotedHolyFatherFrancis message saying that they should love the Eucharist and to lead a truthful life by following God's commandments. Rev. Fr Charles Menezes Parish Priest of Mother is Sorrows Church and Dean of Udupi Deanery, Rev. Fr Franklin D'Souza Parish Priest of Our Lady of Assumption Church, Hiriyur Chitradurga District Diocese of Shimoga also former National Youth Director of ICYM and Rev. Fr Johnson Sequeira - Principal of St. Mary's English Medium School, Kannapady Udupi were the chief guests.

At 9:30am Fr Charles Menezes delivered the Ist talk on "Interreligious marriages and its challenges". He enlightened youth upon present conversion bill how it affects the faith and values of life. He asked them to be strong in faith and build a family based on faith ratherthan reasoning.

At 10:30am Fr Franklin D'Souza enlightened the youth on the topic "RoleoftheyouthintheChurchand in the society". He said that we should go beyond borders to understand the gift of life given by God. He sited various instances and motivatedthe youth.

At 11:30am Fr Franklin D'Souza celebrated Holy Eucharist with Fr Harry D'Souza and Fr Steven Fernandes. In his homily Fr Franklin

D'Souza asked young people to witnessJesusin theirlives.

After the lunch a cultural programme was organised. Bishop Gerald Isaac Lobo was the Chief guest. FiveDeaneryyouth exhibited theirtalents. Prizeswere distributed tothe winners.

Fr Steven Fernandes Secretary for the Youth Commission together with ICYM Diocese of Udupi Mr. Inesh MirandaandICYMcouncil members organised the program. After the COVID this was the first mega program conducted for the Diocesan Youth.

From five deaneries 500 young people gathered for the Convention.

Xinpyêntlim Môtyam

“Xinpyêntlim Môtyam” (literally it means pearls from the shells) “Food for thought” Konknni programme’s the first episode was recorded and telecast by CCRTV in the month of October2017.

When I had suggested this programme to CCRTV, I had planned for maximum 30 episodes. But it gradually grew to 100, 150, 200, 250, and now on the 7th of October 2022 on the Feast of Our Lady of Rosary, we have recorded

299, 300, 301, 302, 303, and 304 episodes! All praise and glory to Godwhodidthismiraclethroughus the team of CCRTV. Though I plan each episode, its story or anecdote and present it directly without the written text, the success and credit gotothe entire team ofCCRTV. Mr. Dada Shirodkar usually does the recording and takes care of technical aspects. The other team members look after light, sound, camera adjustment, arrangements, andeditingwork.

Through this popular programme, wepromotepositiveuniversalvalue system, standard spoken Konknni, and cultivate the habit of self reflection.

In the beginning CCRTV was telecasting two new episodes of XinpyêntlimMôtyamperweek.Now atmyrequestonlyonenewepisode will be telecast on Wednesday and on the same dayit will be uploaded on the YouTube. At present the episode 214 is uploaded on the YouTube.

If all the factors are favourable and conducive I intend to present 500 episodesof Xinpyêntlim Môtyam.

Besides Xinpyêntlim Môtyam, CCRTV regularly telecasts my other Konknni programmes like “Bhøkti Lharam (26 videos of non denominational hymns)”; “BhurgyanlemAngønn(16videosof Children’ssongsandmanymoreare intheprocessofediting)”; “Konknni Bhas (13 videos of teaching of the Konknni vocabulary to adults)”; and

“Learning Konknni (21 videos of teaching Konknni to school children)”.

Since CCRTV is a non profit making venture, I haverenderedtotallyfree service to its mission. CCRTV has become a boon for me to promote Konknni irrespective of its multiple scripts among Konknnis (Konknni speakers) and Konknni lovers all over the world. The greatest advantage is all the abovementioned videos and the other videos of the CCRTV are available on the YouTube and could be viewed anywhere and at any time. Though day by day those who read Konknni are reducing, but due to the CCRTV, the number of those who listen and view Konknni programmes is increasing!!! Good newsindeed.

Pratap Naik,SJ

The Rise (and Fall?) of Goa's Book Ecosystem

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27 long years ago in 1995, along with many other curious people, I connected my telephone to my computer and dialled up to the Internet for the first time. This was on Netscape Navigator, and the best search engine was AltaVista. It was an almost unimaginable opening up. For someone like me born in 1968 - the idea that you could search the entire World Wide Web for anything and everything, with answers spit back in seconds, was beyond mind boggling. So, what did I look for above and beyondallelse,inmyinitialscansof the globalimaginary? It wasGoa,of course. Inavigatedthe“information superhighway” directly into Goanet, and quickly encountered Frederick Noronha.

There are some true factsthat Che Guevara of Goan Cyberspace objects to my sharing in this manner, so I will limit them to this paragraph. Several people participated in birthing, fostering, and safeguarding the Internet’s possibilities in and for India’s smalleststate,butheisindisputably first amongst those equals. The especially admirable aspect of his legacy has been its steadfast adherence to Copyleft and Open Source, and crowdsourced resources like Wikipedia, as the most appropriate solutions to our challenges. In this way, in my considered opinion, Noronha has been the crucialcatalyst in howtiny Goa has always bravely punched way above its weight in the digital domain.

Here, it’s fascinating to revisit the 2011 YouTube interview (https://youtu.be/L02FNPUXfrI) that I conducted with my childhood

friend (Noronha and I were im different schools but exchanged books whilst growing up in 1970s Saligao) when the Indian Internet wasbeginningtobetransformedby smartphones.Herecallsthatin1995 he was working at this newspaper – they got online by dialling Bombayafter10pm (when the rates were cheaper), and there were barely 100 of us on Herman Carneiro’s mailing list. At that time, Eddie Fernandes another great pioneer of Goan cyberspace who created the excellent goanvoice.org,uk visited O Heraldo to evangelize about the new medium: “they asked him, do you earn anything from it. He said no.Thentheyaskedhim,doyoupay anything to write in it. He said no. So,theylostcompleteinterestinit.”

Not Noronha, who persevered highly consequentially. Although none of us realized what we were doing,Goabegantoreflectsomeof the promise of the new medium.

FromLondon,EddieFernandes an expertlibrarianbyprofession kept scouring the web to share information about the diaspora. Lisbon-based historian Prof.

Teotonio de Souza maintained the standard of scholarship scrupulously high. Almost all the regularcontributorstothatnetwork were based in the west understandable, because the infrastructure was more easily available – but there’s no doubt we were all hooked by the steady flow of real time news from Goa, and for manyyearsthat wasthe production of one man’s solitary late night laboursin Sonarbhat, Saligao.

Watch the even more luxuriantly moustachioedFrederickNoronhain that YouTube interview, and he’s cautiouslyoptimistic:“Idon’thavea crystal ball to gaze into, but if everyone tries hard, and we don’t have too much infighting amongst ourselves, then the future is bright. For me the touchstone is [becoming] producers rather than consumers of knowledge.” This was the real point, and by now he had taken the further step of making it happen via the independent publishing house Goa 1556, which describesitselflikeso:“Launchedon a rainy day (June 20, 2007), Goa, 1556 is a quest to do things differently, and with goals that are

different. Our aim is to democratise theproductionofknowledge.Inour own small, alternative way. And we strive for quality simply by laying down high standards, while actively pursuing the goal of creating space for ‘other voices’ to be heard.”

In its run of the past 15 years, Noronha and team have produced some150books,inanextraordinary contribution to our collective culture: Jose Pereira’s masterpiece on Mando, Robert Newman’s superb essays, Paul Melo Castro’s marvelloustranslations,FatimaSilva Gracias’s classic on Goan food, the list is endless and ongoing. Just last week, we were delivered Nuno Lopes’s Heritage of Defence: Goa 1510 1660, which explains how the Estado da India’s complex security infrastructurestandsapart–notjust in the subcontinent – for its complexity and ambition, in yet another example of truly meaningful scholarship that few of us would encounter if not for Goa 1556.

During the purposeful, productive launchofthatlatestbook itwasat Instituto Camoes - Noronha spoke

about the difficulties that have beset publishing in Goa. Via email, he later outlined how “we’re seeing a lot of platitudes and promises” regarding the promotion of book culture “but no action.” State libraries are “in a state of collapse” except for the showpieces in Patto and Navelim. There are “little to no efforts to promote reading in schools” and the state has a closed policy towards local textbook creation. Once helpful government grants have been ill advisedly rejigged to useless, “even simple things like getting ISBN numbers sanctionedandpostingaregistered article have become an uphill struggle” and the National Book Trust’s “little to no involvement hardly helps.”

Noronhatoldme“Idon't seethisas about me or even Goa,1556. It has more to do with the book ecosystem (and building it) in Goa and how it plays out in the rest of India. As a society, we are still unable to produce the books we need, to cater to our informational needs. In the rest of India, the big citiesandlargerstatesarebetteroff. But much of the country too isn't

producing the books it requires. Large parts of India (apart from the metros) are book deserts. Libraries have been spending huge amounts on buildings, infrastructural costs, and staff salaries. But we can see verylittle resourcesof, say, scanned copyright-expired books being madeavailablepublicly.It'seasierto get a shared, copyright expired book from Lisbon rather than from Panjim!Shame on us.”

From1995and2011to2022,what’s the main difference, I asked Noronha. He said “Things were on the right road in those times. Book publishing was being encouraged. Smaller players were being supportedtoenterthemarket.(NBT had two super inexpensive courses on book publishing in Goa itself in 2005 and 2012. Many now in the field got their lessons there). The library grants to authors were helpful(it hassince changedforthe worse, in my view, in Goa). The postal services were more operational,andonedidn'tsufferas long queues (30 to 60 minutes) for registering a single item. We got

ISBNnumberswithoutastruggle,in those pre online days! Inflation wasn't biting as sharply. Those taking decisions about books seemedtohave an understanding about what they were doing.”

Now, unfortunately, “overall, there's a failure to see the role Goa has played in the printing of the book since the mid 16th century. It was thefirsthometoprintinginAsia,no less. I have argued elsewhere that the books then produced were not just religious texts, but shared critical information about plants, Asian languages, and the geography of the continent. This had a crucial impact in the EuropeAsia equation, both for better and worse. We fail to see things in perspective.”

To view this discussion on the web, visit

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Ph.D.awardedtoMs RanjithaofSAC

Ms Ranjitha, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, St

AloysiusCollege(Autonomous),has been awarded Ph.D. for her thesis “Nanostructured Cobalt and Nickel Oxides: Synthesis and Effect of Doping” from Visvesvaraya TechnologicalUniversity. She was successfully guided by by DrAartiS.Bhatt,AssociateProfessor Dept. of Chemistry, N. M. A. M. Institute of Technology, Nitte. She is a proud daughter of Udupi Herga Nadumane Raghuram Shetty and Subhashini Shetty and wife of Benjanthimaruguthu Thukaram Rai.

Kalothsava 2022 inaugurated at St Aloysius College

Aloysius College (Autonomous) organised`Kalothsava2022’on12th October 2022 at Fr L.F. Rasquinha Hall, LCRI Block. Dr Subhashini Srivatsa, Principal, University EveningCollege,Mangalorewasthe Chief Guest and inaugurated the programme. Rev. Dr Praveen Martis

The Student Activity Cell of St

SJ,Principalof the College presided overthe programme.

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Dean of student welfare, Dr Ishwar Bhat, Dr Vaishali Rai, Convenor of

the programme, Letitia Natalia DCosta, President of Student

Council and Yashaswini Bhat, CulturalSecretarywere on the dais. ChiefGuest DrSubhashiniin her speechsaid,artisanintegralpartof everyone'slife.Ateverystageoflife, personality development and intellectual development take place through art. A life with artistic elementsisareallife.Studentswant to achieve in life by involving themselves in different arts and culturalactivities.

Principal, Rev. Dr Praveen Martis, in his presidential remarks said that student life is a very precious time. Students should make a special contribution to society by utilizing

the experiences they get in college life in every way. He said that St Aloysius College offers many cultural programs for the all round development of the students. Dean of student welfare, Dr Ishwar Bhat welcomed the gathering and briefed the audience on Kalotsava 2022. He said that the initial purpose of this programme is to identity the students’ talents and nurture them into the respective fieldsbyexperts.StAloysiusCollege has a number of talented students in different areas like drama, skit, singing, dancing, acting, quiz, etc. and the college is highly supportive giving opportunities to showcase their talents in and outside the college. He also encouraged the students and said that they must develop their personality and become true Aloysians. Finance Officer, Rev. Fr Vincent Pinto,SJ,Directorsofvariousblocks of the College, Deans and the faculty members were present duringthe programme.

Yashaswini Bhatt, Cultural Activities Secretary of the College Student Union introduced the chief guest. Students Council President Leticia Natalia DCosta felicitated the Chief

Guest with a memento. Program

Coordinator Dr Vaishali Rai proposedthe vote of thanks.

Attheendoftheprogram,acultural program was held by the students at the college.

The Bethany Educational Society, Mangalore

Inaugurates the Platinum Jubilee -SambramDigital

The Bethany Educational Society ® Mangalore managed by the Congregation of the Sisters of the Little Flower of Bethany celebrated theinaugurationofPlatinumJubilee on 12 October 2022 with a Eucharistic Celebration, at St Sebastian Church Bendur,

Mangalore.

The Bethany Educational Society (BES) was registered on 4 September 1948 with Mother Petra as the first President under the patronage of its Founder Servant of God Raymond Francis Camillus Mascarenhas. Today, it runs 140

institutions, 33 hostels and many

Most Rev Aloysius Paul D Souza, Bishop Emeritus of Mangalore Diocese and he felicitated the congregation for its large network of educationalservice countrywide.

VeryRevMgrMaximNoronha,Vicar General of Mangalore Diocese who preachedthe homilyacknowledged the committed service rendered by

the BES in imparting fullness of life to all. He observed the spirit of the beatitudes lived in and through the vision, goal, and core values of BES forthe betterment of the society. At the conclusion of the Holy Eucharist, the bishop, Sr Rose Celine, the President of Bethany Educational Society, Rev. Fr Vincent MonteirotheParishPriest,staff,and the students prayed and placed wreathes on the tomb of the ServantofGodRFCMascarenhasas amarkof theirrespect.

After the holy mass St Theresa’s School band led the dignitaries to Bethany Educational Society’s headquarters at Bendur. The jubilee flag was hoisted by the President and 75 balloons were released to markthe joyof the celebration. There after a cultural programme was staged at Raymond’s Hall, Bethany Convent, Bendur. Rev Sr Rose Celine the President of BES, Chief Guest Mr Sudhakar K., Guests of honour Mr J R Lobo, former MLA of Mangalore South Constituency, Sr Jyoti BS and Sr Wilberta BS the former Presidents, Fr Vincent Monteiro the Parish Priest, Mr NaveenD’SouzatheCorporatorand

Sr Sandhya the Secretary were on the dais. The platinum jubilee logo ‘Transformative Education for Fullness of Life towards Human Fraternity’ was launched on this momentous occasion by the Chief GuestMrSudhakarKandthejubilee anthem was sung melodiously by the choir. The Chief Guest in his speech appreciated the commitment of BES in imparting education to all especially the poor and empowering the girl children according to the vision of RFC Mascarenhas. Mr J R Lobo underscored the spirituality of Bethany of the Gospels lived by the members of BES and narrated his personal experience of empowermentthroughtheBethany sisters.

Another significant event was the inauguration of the Bethany Platinum Jubilee fund for the education of the poor by Professor EdmundFrankawell wisher,DrEVS Maben,andAdvocateNikeshShetty thealumniofBES,MrsSylviaGretta, the teacher and Mrs Meena Shariff, the parent.

The President Sr Rose Celine, in her address recalled the growth and

contribution of BES under the guidance of its visionaries, collaboration of ecclesial authorities, educational departments and contribution of all its stakeholders. She accentuated that although the Bethany EducationalSocietyiscelebratingits Platinum Jubilee, the educational ministry is as old as the Congregationitself,101yearsbeing founded in 1921 with the four lady teachers nee Mother Martha, Sr Clare, Sr Lourdes, and Sr Gertrude who were the pioneers. She emphasized that the Platinum Jubilee of BES is an occasion for all to make fresh efforts to set ablaze the flame lit by the Founder, being focusedon the four priorities of the Platinum Jubileeyearviz Upholding justice, liberty, equality, andfraternity.

Promotion ofPeaceandHarmony CaringforMotherEarth Education for Excellence & Self Reliance

The students at Sacred Hearts

Higher Primary School, Kulshekar invoked the blessings of God through a prayer dance and the Rosa Mystica High School Kinnikambla, Mangalore presented

a traditional welcome. The journey of 75 years of BES was depicted through a dance drama showcasing themilestones,bythestudentsatSt Theresa’s school. Sr Sandhya, the

Secretary of BES welcomed, and Sr Mariette BS thanked the august gathering. Mrs Jasmine and Mrs Gwen compeered the program. It wasspectacularperformance!

‘Konkani Bhaas - Novo Sonvsar Novo Distavo’

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One day national symposium held

Mangalore: Institute of Konkani, St Aloysius College (Autonomous) organised a national level symposium on the theme “Konkani Bhaas Novo Sonvsar Novo Distavo” (Konkani language – New WorldNewPerspectives)here on

October15.

PrincipalDr(Fr)PraveenMartisSJ,in his introductory remarks, said, “There should be more resources available in any language if it is to be utilised more frequently. Following that, learning and using

that language will be simpler. As a professor of Chemistry, if I have to

any chemistry article into Konkani there aren't many

appropriate Konkani words. Konkani language has to be

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improvedinthisarea.Wemusttake the initiatives in that direction.

Further, Konkani lacks qualified

to study linguistics each year to

address this shortfall. So, attention

mustbepaidtoanumberoffactors in order to safeguard and develop our mother tongue Konkani.” Dr Purnanand Chari, Associate Professor of Konkani, Mallikarjuna College, Goa was the chief guest. In his address, he said that there are other barriers preventing the development of the Konkani language in addition to the difficulties already posed. “Yes, it is a very joyful thing that the government of Karnataka has also partnered with particular organisations to promote Konkani in the state. The guidelines for the growthofKonkanifromanewangle could be formed if today's discussion is successful in generating normative responses to issuesrelatedtogrowth of Konkani,” he said.

FrMelwinJosephPintoSJ,Rector,St Aloysius College institutions, who presided over the programme, said that the Konkani script debate was an outdated and worn out coin. “You, whomust transmit Konkanito the current and upcoming generations, must transcend caste, geography, religion, and politics and adopt a fresh outlook in order to meet the language's

development demands. Everything else will be alright because you are a pioneer in this area,” Fr Pinto added.

There were three papers presented by three experts from the Konkani field. Dr (Fr) Melwyn Pinto SJ spoke about the Konkani literature available in Kannada script. Dr Kasturi Mohan Pai highlighted the scope of Konkaniin the educational field. Fr Jason Pinto SDB dwelt on thescriptissueandthewayforward.

Group discussions were held in the afternoon. The secretaries of eight groupspresentedthereportsof the groupdiscussion.

Ms Flora Castelino welcomed the guests. Miss Teen World Super ModelWencita Diascomperedthe

programme. MrJoachim Pinto proposedthe vote of thanks. `Astitva Mangalore’ presented a Konkani programme called `Poinnari’; Goan students presented MandoandDeknni,sangsongs,and recited poetry at the end of the symposium.

Thirty-eight students and three lecturers from Shenoi Goembab SchoolofLanguagesandLiterature, Goa University, seven students and twolecturersfromShreeMallikarjun and Shri Chetan Manju Desai College, Canacona, Goa, and 41 students and two lecturers from St Aloysius College (Autonomous) Mangalore coupled with a few Konkani writers participated in the symposium.

St Lawrence English Medium school primary Boys sports team emerged as Mangalore North Zonal champions.

October 19, Boys team of St Lawrence English Medium school bagged 3 Golds, 2 Silver and 1 bronze in primarysection.

Mohammed Shami of 7th STD won 3 golds: in 100mtrs Race, 200Mtrs Race also in long jump. Gagan of

6th standard won silver in High jump and bronze in hurdles. And also,therelayteamwonsilver.Thus, the primary Boys school team emergedasMangaloreNorthZonal champions.

AmongtheHigh schoolstudents

Manvithof8thstdwongoldinHigh jump and Pratham won gold in 400 Mtrs Race, Sumuk of 10th std won Silverindiscussthrowandbronzein shot put throw. Josik of 10th std won bronze in triplet jump.

These students were trained under Mr Yogesh the physical trainer of the school. The management, parents and teachers and entire student body congratulates our proudwinners. -SambramDigital

Diocese of Shimoga organised

SeminaronSpiritualityofSt.Paul

Shivamogga: October 20, 2022: DioceseofShimogaorganisedfrom October 18th to 20th a three day Seminaron Spirituality of St.Paulat 'Sannidhi' Centre for Pastoral Renewal, Shivamogga.

Rev. Fr Dr Selva Ratnam, Professor of JDV Pune was the resource person. On 18th October program began with prayer led by Rev. Fr Stany D'Souza and Rev. Fr Alvin StanislasreadtheWordofGod.Rev.

Fr Eugene D'Souza SJ introduced the resource person.

Dr. Selva Ratnam dealt first day on : Paul the Missionary, Paul the theologian and after noon session heexplainedtheJourneyofSt.Paul. Questions for reflection and group sharing also led by the resource person. OntheSecondday,October19thhe dealt on : Existence without Christ; in which he explained Pauline thought in Flesh, Sin, Law and Death. After noon he explained St. Ignatius rules for spiritual growth in thelightofSt.Paul.Heexplained;14 rules for the discernment of spirits in the first week, 8 rules for the Discernmentofspiritsinthesecond weekandalsospiritualconversation asamethodforDiscernment.

On the third day, October 20th he dealt on these topics: 1. Examination of conscience and process of examination of conscience, 2. Salvation, 3. Work of Christ; Justification, Reconciliation, Redemption andExpiation

4. Justification through faith; The lawandFaith

5. Life in the spirit; a) Christian existence: life in the spirit, b) Christiancommunity:thegiftsofthe spirit, c) Christian conduct: walking accordingtothe spirit.

Seminar concluded at 12:45pm. Vote of thanks proposed by Rev. Fr AnthonyPeter.

TogetherwithBishopFrancisSerrao Sj, thirty five Priests and Religious from the Diocese of Shimoga participatedin the seminar. -SambramDigital

Playing sports builds one’s personality and teaches one to live in a better way.

Getting involved in such activities teaches good values, ethics, and skills in one’s life. The person starts

to have a positive outlook towards life and can easily deal with obstaclesin theirlife.

StateLevelKarateTournament

Students of St Agnes PU College had represented Dakshina Kannada team at the State Level Karate TournamentorganisedbyStJoseph PU College in association with Department of PU Education, Shivamogga

Shrika GoldMedal(40kg) Likshitha Gold Medal (36kg)

They have been selected for the NationalLevelTournament.

StateLevelFreestyleWrestling Tournament

In the StateLevelFreestyle WrestlingTournament organised byDepartment of PU Education, Gadag. St AgnesPUCollege team representedDakshinaKannadaand won the Runner’s Up Trophy

Shamya GoldMedal (65kg)

Shaza Gold Medal(72kg)

Prerana SilverMedal (68kg)

Anusha Bronze Medal (50kg)

Arpitha - Bronze Medal (76kg)

ShamyaandShazahavebeen selectedforthe NationalLevel Tournament.

StateLevelBelt Wrestling Tournament In the State Level Belt Wrestling Tournament organised by SRS PU

College in collaboration with department of PU Education, Chithradurga, Bhargavifrom St

Agnes PU College had represented the Dakshina Kannada Team Bhargavi - Bronze Medal55kg)

State Level Dasara C M Cup –

Table TennisTournament

The desire to win is buried deep inside you, you must dig it out ZhangJike

In the State LevelDasaraC MCup TableTennisTournamentorganized by Government of Karnataka Youth Empowerment and sports department at Mysore, St AgnesPU

College student has brought laurels to the institution by winning in variouscategories.

Women’sSingles:

Preksha P Karkera Silver Medal

Women’sDoubles:

Preksha P Karkera Bronze Medal Women’sTeam: Preksha P Karkera& Team Bronze Medal

The Management, Principal and staffcongratulatethesestudentsfor bringing laurels to the college and wish them good luck for the upcomingtournament.

Rosa Mystica PU college Kinnikambala celebrated the traditional day with great gusto and enthusiasm.

Thestudentscamefullycladintheir traditional dress. Their attire looked simply amazing as they collectively displayed an arrayof colorsthat

reflectedthe diversityof India. Event began with imploring god's blessingsthroughaprayersongand then students from class 12 presented the welcome dance Ms Carmela tauro expressed words of welcome.

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MrJasonMonteirowastheguestof

honor to the program. The chief guest and the principal Sr Sadhana along with faculty inaugurated the ceremony in very special and traditionalway.

ThechiefguestMrJasonMonteroin his speech to the students said that to make right use of social media

because those platforms help the young minds to collect the information right in their hands which helps them to choose right careerforlife.

The pride of ourcollege isthat our

students have participated in state levelsportsmeetandbroughtglory to the college these students were felicitated by the chief guest of the program. Sr Sadhana , the principal appreciatedstudentsandmotivated them to build good culture and encouragedthem toprotect our

tradition.

The second part of the event was the traditional ramp walk. All the participants were anxious and excited to win the title of Mr Mystican and Ms Mystican. Participants took up the challenge and participated enthusiastically miss Riya Cutinha I do it as Ms Mystican and Mr Ronald D’Souza titledasMrMystican .

The program concluded with a vote of thanks delivered by Ms Esha D’Souza and compered by Mr Fernandez.

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Chicken Roce

(CoconutMilk)curry

Ingredients:

fresh chicken, cut into

pieces

onions

14)1/2tspturmeric powder

curryleaves 17)salt aspertaste 18)2tbspoil Recipe: Wash chicken nicely and keep aside todrain water

Heatupapanadd1tspoilandfry red chillies, coriander seeds, cumin seeds,mustardseeds,peppercorns, cloves, and cinnamon stick for 2 minson medium flame

In the same pan slightly fry one onion andgarlic

In the same pan, fry for a while 2 tbsp grated coconut with 1/2 tsp turmeric powder

In a mixer grinder, make a fine paste of all roasted ingredients,

friedonions,andcoconutbyadding thin coconut juice

In akadai, heat 2tbspoil

Add one onion and fry till golden brown.

Addcurryleavesandfryforawhile

Add chicken and fry for 5 mins on high flame till chicken turns golden color

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Add tamarind pulp and salt and stirwell

Reduce the flame to medium, coverthelid,addsomethincoconut milk, andcookchicken untildone.

Once chicken is almost cooked, add potato pieces and mix well and cookforfewminutes

- Add masala paste and mix well.

Add thin juice if left or hot water as per the consistency of curry and cookuntilfullboilonmediumflame

Oncecurryisfullyboiled,addthick juice and reduce the flame flame to very low and cook for another 5 minsoruntilcurryisboiledagain.

In a saucepan, heat 1 tbsp pure ghee

Add 1 small onion chopped lengthwise andcurryleaves.

Frytillcrispy andaddtothe curry

Chicken roce curry is ready to serve with rice rotti (bakre), panpole and Appam asperyourchoice.

COCONUT

Wash & soak rice 4 5 hours and grindintofinepaste.

Soak poha for 10 mins and grind with coconut.

Take big bowl and mix both ground batter keep for fermentation 6 to 8 hours or overnight.

Take pan, appam kadai or banale, once hot pour one laddlefull batter in centre, don't spread. Sprinkle few drops ghee or oil & Fry until done and flip if required to make it both side crispy.

Take fermented batter add salt to taste andlittle sugarif requiredand mix well.

Serve this with your favourite chutney, sambaroranycurries.

TIPS:

You can fry these dosas in appam kadai to get proper bun shape. Flip & fryboth sidesif required.

You can temper this batter with coconut oil, mustard, chopped ginger, chopped green chilli & few curryleavesaswell.

Youcanuseanypoha.Ifthicksoak it a few mins more, if thin wash and grindalltogether.

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Professional DJ Music to take you down to roaring 20s

• Santa time and Game time

• Sumptuous food to satisfy your palate

• Once again, Beer and wine on the house

• And Specially designed Mementos as the token of appreciation from our committee to you

Also please wait to hear about the exciting Raffle prizes very soon. It is your chance to win attractive prizes during the event.

The details of the event and the registration are in the attached flyer and the registration form.

We would also like to be very open and transparent with you regarding the event pricing. While we have somehow managed to keep the prices under check in the past years, things have changed a lot over time. I am sure that you are aware of the rapid rise in prices of commodities and goods during the last 3 years and the prices have gone up exponentially by at least

35% for everything. In spite of this, we have managed to keep very reasonable prices for this year’ Christmas event for all ages. You will also be glad to learn that once again this year, the prices are inclusive of beer and wine. It is because we want you to enjoy and have a good time with friends and families this Christmas. I am sure that you would appreciate this and register early and also invite your friends and families to celebrate Christmas with us.

Please note that the ‘Early Bird’ prices are there only for a limited time for limited number of registrations and hence may not last till November 12, 2022 if we reach the desired numbers early. The payments can be made easily and instantly using the free Zelle app. Come and join us and let us celebrate Christmas in the Great Gatsby style this year.

Thank you

V James Dante President

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