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Udupidiocesecelebratesdecennialyear, initiates medicalfund forthepoor

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Udupi, Nov 20: The decennial year celebrationofDioceseofUdupiand diocesaneucharisticprocessionwas

held on Sunday, November 20 at MilagresCathedralKallianpur.

Dr Gerald Issac Lobo, Bishop diocese of Udupi was the chief celebrant for the thanksgiving eucharistic celebrations. In his homily the Bishop said, “Today, we are celebrating the feast of Christ

King. Many kings have ruled this worldandtheirnamesarerecorded in history books. But here is a King whostill reignsandcontinuesto do

good deeds to the community and that king are called Christ King. Jesusasakingwasthekingoftruth, loyalty and loving. Worldly kingdoms are built on rivalry. But Jesus built his kingdom on the

concepts of forgiveness and love. Jesus through his life spread the message of peace and forgiveness. We should also follow in his footsteps. He forgives his rivals and opponents. He wishes that

everyone should get life, He confronts sinners. He sacrificed His lifeforHispeople.”

Fr Cyril Lobo, director Divyajyothi conducted the adoration of the

Holy Eucharist.

It was taken out in a procession from Milagres Cathedral

to Mount Rosary Church with much holisticfervour.

Fr Johnson Sequiera, principal, St Mary’s English medium school,

Kanarpady delivered the homily in Mount Rosary Church premises. In hishomilyhesaid,“HolyEucharistis

the sign of unity, sacrifice and forgiveness. Real love resides in showing it with our neighbours. We

take part in the Holy dinner of the lord. We may attain the highest success in this world, but if we are notunitedwithChristitisworthless

to have any achievements.Jesus calledeveryonetolivehappily,ifwe are trying to live on the paths of

Medical fund for the needy of the diocesewaslaunched as part of the

decennial year celebrations. A documentary depicting the ten years of Udupi diocese and the bookswere releasedonthe

Jesus then we need to reach out to the needy of our community.”

occasion.

the occasion for his selfless service tothediocese.

Morethan4000faithfulsalongwith priests, nuns participated in the Holy Eucharistic procession. The

Dr Gerald Issac Lobo, Bishop diocese of Udupi was honoured on

neatly organised procession was much appreciated by everyone. Members of ICYM Udupi diocese

took the lead in smooth proceedings of the Eucharistic procession.

Fr Roshan D’souza, chancellor, Fr Valerian Mendonca, rector Milagres Cathedral Fr Leslie D’souza, of Shirva deanery Fr Paul Rego of Karkaladeanery,FrRockD’sa,parish priestMountrosaryFrStanyBLobo, parish priest Udyavar Fr Denis D’sa and other priests from the diocese werepresenton theoccasion. Leslie Aroza compeered the programme.

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- VEEZ News Service. Press Note

competition. ValedictoryProgrammewasheldon the same day at 5 pm. Dr. Alwyn D’Sa Registrar St Aloysius College was the Chief Guest for the programme. Rev Dr. Praveen Martis SJ.Presidedovertheprogramme. S.R. Rachana Rao Canara College, Managluru secured Individual Championship in the Women Sectionwith88points. Roysten Rodrigues Alva’s College Moodabidri secured Individual

Championship in the Men Section with56 points.

Over all Winners in the Women section:

Overall Champions: St. Aloysius College,Mangalore(121Points)

Overall Runner Up: Canara College, Mangalore(105Points)

Overall 3rd Place: Besant Women’s College,Mangaluru(23 points)

Overall 4th Place: PPC, Udupi (8 Points)

OverallWinnersintheMensection: Overall Champions: St. Aloysius College,Mangalore(108 points)

Overall Runner Up: SDMCBM, Mangaluru(82points)

Overall 3rd Place: St. Philomena College,Puttur(72points)

Overall 4th Place: Alva’s College, Moodabidri(56 points)

The programme began with the recitation of KNS Anthem. Vice president of KNS Liston Derrick D'Souza welcomed the gathering, and Fr Rocky D'Cunha OFM Cap, president of KNS presided over the function. Ronald Rodrigues (Rons London), an eminent film producer (RRFilms)wasthechiefguestofthe programme.SanthoshSequeirawas the guest of honour. As KNS is stepping into its 80th year, the inauguration of the 80th year was done with the lighting of lamp. The chief guestlaunchedthelogo.

General secretary of KNS Floyd D'Mello read the annual report which included the activities conducted by KNS in the past one year.

Three veteran theater artistes were awarded Kalakar Puraskar for their meritorious service to Konkani theater.The awardincludedhonour with a shawl, fruits flowers, memento,citationandRs10,000.

KonkaniNatakSabha(KNS)celebratedits79thannualday onSundayNovember6atDonBoscoHallhere.

John M Permannur was awarded with MP D'Sa Kalakar award (Instituted by Nelson Rodrigues, Dubai), Joseph Rego was awarded with Dr Austin D'Souza Prabhu Chicago Kalakar Award and Judith D'Souza was awarded with James MendoncaKalakarAward.

On behalf of all three honourees, JohnMPermannurthankedKNSfor recognising their service to Konkani theater.

pastyearsandespeciallyduringthe renovation of Don Bosco Hall.” He urged all to lend the same support in KNS’future endeavours.

Treasurer Gerald Concessao rendered the vote of thanks.

Assistant secretary Praveen Rodrigues accompanied the dignitariesonthestage.

Senior member and former vice president of KNS Dolphy Saldanha comperedtheformalprogramme.

Prizes were awarded to the winners of the various annual competitions which were conducted by KNS between August and September thisyear.

In his address, chief guest Ronald Rodrigues appreciated the work done by KNS in the last 80 years in uplifting art and culture and called upon the Konkani language lovers tosupporttheworkof KNS.

Fr Rocky D'Cunha said, “The wellwishers of KNS have donated generouslyforartandcultureinthe

The special attraction of the annual day celebration was the entertainmentpartwithsingingand comedyskitsbyvarioussingersand actors which were compered by FloydD'MelloCascia. (Pictures wereunable to open)

Mission Hospital, Udupi Awarded

NABH Certification

It is evident that all over the world among many readers of 'VEEZ Weekly", many have roots and contacts in and around Udupi. Today medical care is a very vital need,anditisnecessarytobeaware of what level and type of care is available for us and our folks everywhere and can be easily accessedinemergenciesandsoon. A recent development in Udupi, at CSI Lombard Memorial (Mission) Hospital, brings hope and needs to be known, for optimum use and services.

Dr. Sushil Jathanna, Director, Lombard Memorial (Mission) Hospital, Udupi confirmed that this Hospital in the heart of Udupi, has been awarded the prestigious NABH certification by the National AccreditationBoardforHospitals& Healthcare Providers (NABH), New Delhi. The certification follows a

stringent quality appraisal by the certifying institution. The hospital received the certificate on November 16, 2022, said Dr. Sushil Jathanna,Directorofthehospital,in a media release. The NABH certification is subject to renewal every two years, and the hospital is obligated to follow the rigorous guidelines of the certifying body to maintainhighqualitystandards.

NABH certification is a significant achievement for CSI Lombard Memorial (Mission) Hospital, which is presently celebrating its centenary year. It is one of the oldest hospitals in Coastal Karnataka, having been founded in 1923 by Dr. Eva Lombard, a young Swiss missionary doctor. Beginning with just six beds, the hospital at present has a capacity of 120 beds with all major specialties and facilitieslikecasualty,intensivecare unit, operation theatre, labour theatre, dialysis unit, general

medicine, general surgery, paediatrics, obstetrics and gynaecology, anaesthesia, nephrology,cardiology,ENT,dental, orthopaedics, ayurveda and dermatology. With over one lakh square feet of built up area, the hospital is served by a team of 170 staff, including dedicated doctors, trained nurses, and paramedical workers.

"I am delighted that CSI Lombard Memorial (Mission) Hospital has securedNABHcertification.Thisisa great achievement for us but an even greater achievement for patients, as it assures them of a quality service at this beloved hospital.Iamgratefultoallthestaff

who have worked tirelessly to achievethisandprayitwillservethe sick specially. We will continue to monitor the safety standards and maintain the high standard of quality service," Dr. Sushil Jathanna said.

The National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare (NABH) is an autonomous body functioning undertheQualityCouncilofIndia.It has been set up to provide reliable third party assessment of quality processes in hospitals covering all parameters like healthcare protocolsandqualityofcare,clinical and nonclinical infrastructure, training and staff welfare, organisation leadership, patient safety and patient satisfaction.

Certification by the NABH stimulates continuous learning and improvement, a good working environment, leadership, and the smooth functioning of clinical processes.Patientsbenefitthemost fromaccreditationbecauseitresults in high quality care and patient safetyandensuresproperstandards ofmedicaltreatment.

NB: For required information one can call and clarify from :Phone number 91820 2520334.

-Compiled: Ivan Saldanha-Shet

Joseph Mathias Dubai honored with“VishwaManya”award

Press Club Council in association withKannadigaruDubaiasapartof their NRK Celebration hosted *Vishwa Kannada Habba* in Sh.Rashid Auditorium, Dubai on 19th November 2022 which was a day long celebration with various performancesbyFilmStars&Guest Musicians. On the same platform

they awarded few entrepreneurs including *Joseph Mathias Dubai* and social activists for their contribution to the society with *Vishwa Manya* Prashasthi which wasbestowedinthehandsofChief Guests, Maharaja of Mysore His Highness Shri Yaduveer

ActorVijayRaghavendrahostedthe programme film personalities and Businessmen.

Bengaluru:CardinalOswaldGracias' autobiographicalmemoir‘CalledToServe' launched

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Bengaluru, Nov 17: 'Called To Serve', Cardinal Oswald Gracias' autobiographical memoir had its grand launch in India last week. After a launch of the book with fellowcardinals,bishopsandpriests

Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wodeyar, Poojya Maharshi Anand Guruji and variousotherdignitariesonthedais.

of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) earlier on November 7 at the St John's Medical College and Hospital, Bengaluru, there was another memorable launch with Bengalureansat theCatholicClub onNovember11. ThelaunchatStJohn’swaspresided over by Cardinal Mario Grech, prosecretary general of the synod of

bishops. Other dignitaries present

were Leopoldo Girelli, the Apostolic Nuncio to India and to Nepal,

Bishop Joshua Mar Ignathios, vice president, CBCI, Archbishop Felix Machado,secretarygeneralofCBCI, Cardinal Oswald Gracias, Cardinal Filipe Neri Ferrao, Cardinal George Alencherry, Cardinal Baselios

Cleemis,CardinalAnthonyPoola,all the bishops of india and Nigel

publisherofthebook.

The launch at Catholic Club was organised by ATC Publishers, Catholic Club, Karnataka Goa Association(KGA)andFederationof Konkani Catholic Associations (FKCA). It was coordinated by Caroline Lobo, member in charge, IBrowse Book Club, Catholic Club andcomperedbyShantiPeris. The programme was inaugurated withlightingofthelampbyCardinal Gracias, Dr Lucien Legrand MEP, professor emeritus, sacred scripture scholar at St Peter's Pontifical Institute Bangalore, Msgr S Jayanathan, vicar general of the Archdiocese of Bangalore, Dr Richard Britto, rector of St Peter Pontifical Seminary, Bengaluru. Prayer was led by Fr Neil Santos, chancellor, Archdiocese of Bombay. It was followed by the book being launched by Dr Lucien Legrand MEP, professor emeritus, scripture scholar at St Peter's Pontifical Institute, Bengaluru. The occasion alsocelebratedthe96thbirthday of FrLucienLegrand.

First copies were handed to the authors present, Dr Charmaine Kenita D’Souza, and Sharon Rodrigues (The other three authors

Fernandes,CEO,ATCPublishers,the

being Ingrid Albuquerque Solomon, Jacqueline Olivia and Peter Purdue); Anil Rego, M D, Brilliant Printers; Ricky Patel, president of Catholic Club; Silvian Noronha,chairmanofFKCAandIan Faria,presidentofKGA.

Nigel Fernandes took the distinguishedaudienceonajourney ofhowthebookcametobe.Begun five years ago and despite the Cardinal's hesitation but convinced abouttheimpactofhislifeandwork on fellow Christians, the book written in an autobiographical format takes readers through the life of a simple Catholic boy born in an ordinary household in Bombay going on to become a formidable leader of the Catholic Church. Cardinal Gracias has had a considerable impact as a priest, canon law expert, a visiting professor at seminaries, auxiliary bishop,archbishop,presidentofthe bishop’s conference for several years in India and FABC in Asia, member of important Vatican dicasteries and a highly respected memberoftheimportantcouncilof cardinal advisors of Pope Francis that worked on the reform of the Roman Curia, launching the

Apostolic Constitution, Praedicate Evangelium.

He also emphasised the great qualities of Cardinal Gracias kindness,humility, compassion, and the ability to listen which have touched many so greatly. Further, he recalled how it was in the same auditorium in Catholic Club that ATC was inaugurated in Bengaluru in 1968 by the then Archbishop, Cardinal Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy.

The event then moved onto a tete a tete with Dr Marianne De Nazareth with questions that shed lighter on the cardinal's personal and professional life, his interest in science,loveforlanguages,hisfight with cancer and personal relationships with the three Popes duringhislifetime.

With this book launch of Cardinal Gracias, ATC Publishers are honouring stories of dedication, sacrifice and commitment at the highest levels in the church. Cardinal Oswald Gracias has through his exemplary life, his graciousness, humility and kindness, his mentoring and leadership of the church as a beacon in setting up renowned

spiritual institutions, paved the way for the Lord's teachings to lead the churchofIndiaintothefuture.

Copies are available athttps://joyofgifting.com/product /called-to-serve-pb/

Mangaluru: Mount Carmel'sAaronD'Souzashines atInternationalKarate Championship held inDubai

Media Release

Mangaluru, Nov 19: Aaron Calvin DSouza of VII E of Mount Carmel CentralSchoolwonthe2ndplacein Kata and 3rd place in Kumite in U 11 green belt category in the International Karate Championship

'Shorin Kai Cup 2022' held at Kent College, Nad Al Sheba, Dubai, UAE onNovember13.

Around 1,500 contestants from seven countries participated under

various categories in the championship.

Aaron is trained by his coach Victor D'Souza of Western Institute of MartialArts, Mangaluru. The management, principal and staff congratulated Aaron for this

stupendous success at an international event and wished him wellinfutureevents.

GEM Sailors (Goan, EastIndian, Mangalorean)

For a seasoned Lascar reporting for duty on board his assigned ship became routine and all in a day’s work. As a tested sailor, he knew whattopack,whattoskip,andhow much his caixa (ship chest) would hold. Helookedforwardtothe“salt in my face" feeling and freedom of space. To make sure the taste of home would stay with him on the ship, he packed home made favorites. The cabins were usually small, narrow spaces equipped with bunkbedstowhichthesailorscould “retire” at the end of their shift. Sailors are prepared for life to be constantly busy on a ship. While

they are psyched up to accept the ship’s food and drink, they have to settle for a tin cup and pan; a marked step down from “Mother’s Food” both in quality and quantity. Fresh air and sea breeze were the only commodities in abundance, but that did not fill one’s stomach. Fromthedaytheshipsetssail,there is no rest for any deckhand. They work like beavers until late in the day clearing the decks, coiling down rigging, storing the anchors, washing down decks, practicing their intricate knots and splices, mending sails, working on overhauling various parts of the

rigging system, painting, assuming their rotation at watch, and of course, doing their own laundry. They had to keep things “ship shape” by polishing the brass trims and care for the on board animals meant for the captain’s table (as fresh meat), and help the engineer, cook,and carpenter. The deckhand hadtobeahandyman.Bynaptime, they are ready to tumble into the bunk, and the odds are every bone and muscle in their body ached. A perfectrecipeto fallasleepfast!

In the 17th and 18th centuries, Portugal found it harder to recruit soldiers and sailors including ex convicts who were traditionally hired who were willing to sail eastwards. Smith H.S. reported a marked deterioration in the quality – morale and physical fitness of the Iberian crew (tripulações) in the 17th century; he also stated that Portuguese shipping logs listed the names of a mix of Indian and S E Asianssailors,onlya minoritybeing Iberian. This likely was not only an Iberian preference issue, as most

academics report, but also a reflection of demographic realities that few authors discuss. The 16th and 17th century saw Portugal’s’ greatest male diaspora to the overseas territories, their high mortality rates in those territories, and the negative impact it was having onmarriagesand birth rates in Lusitania. By the 17th century, Portugal faced increasing competitionfromDutchandEnglish ships and by the 18th century lost her supremacy at sea. By the mid 18th century, Brazilian sugar and slaves replaced Asian spices and African gold as the main trading commodity for Portugal and the spice trade was firmly in Dutch hands. In addition to the economic factors involved, the Iberians were physically harassed and threatened by Dutch ships in Iberian ports, which impeded their sailing in the East. Wars with the English and Dutch when Portugal was in the IberianUnion(1580 1640)including theSpanishArmada in 1588 started Iberia’s naval decline and may have affected Lusitania more than Spain.

When Lusitania declined, so did the sailingofitsshipstoGoa.Thatslack was taken over by sailing from England to Lisbon Brazil Goa; and trade including the post mail was supplanted by British ships with theirGEMlascars.

Sunday was generally a true “day of rest”whenallunnecessaryworkwas postponed. An important asset is learning to socialize with the other sailors, who were generally a mixed lotintermsofpersonality,ethnicity, religion, and humor. They are the mates who make the ship the home away from home for the next few months. Being a good social mixer was important both for one’s own sanity and for the communalambience of thevoyage. Being able to read faces, the mood of shipmates, recite poetry and limericks, and enjoy humor were vital talents. It is entertaining to listen to a sailor’s salty language, learn from a mate’s encyclopedic knowledge,orapplaudhissparkling wit. With a good joke, a comedian could rock the house with laughter.

Back at work, the deckhand needs to demonstrate strength, health, andvigor.Ingoodweatherandwith aheadybreezeintherightdirection the sailors delight in watching natureinaction flyingfishorpods of dolphins darting in great schools from wave to wave glittering like silverinthesunshine.Insomeareas, such as the Banda Bay among the SpiceIslands,theoceanseemstobe a floating paradise with schools of colorful fish among the vibrant and colorfullivingcoralsandreefs. Sailors looked forward to the day whenthe shipdocks sotheycan go ashore and plant their feet on terra firma, stroll the arcade lined streets filled with shops and teeming with locals, and of course, moneychangers. The shipping company’s agent makes landing a lot easier, pleasant, and productive. Sight seeing in the port city was alwaysahurriedexcursion.Whileon shore,sailorsalwaystooktheliberty to visit friends and relatives for that home cookedmeal.Onreturningto the ship, they retired to their

bunkbeds, probably moaning, “HomelifeiswhatIcrave.”Intheold days, the sailors toiled on scrimshaw, a form of art which involved etching on a whale’s tooth or walrus tusk. Others relax by tendingtotheirhobbies–collecting sea or cowrie shells, coins, or stamps. A sailor who was a loner and a brooding introvert probably had a difficult time adjusting to life at sea. GEMs served in both the Portuguese and British navies becausenotmanyWhiteswantedto saileast.

countries to their respective communities. Goa in the 16th and 17th century progressively became the umbilical cord of European and Indianinteractions.

In 1510, Admiral Albuquerque (1453 1515) following his naval victory in Tiswadi wrote to his king thatGoawasthekeythroughwhich Portugalwouldenterintoandtrade withIndiaandAsia“chavedetodaa India” (Afonso 1513). Yet it was the GEMsailorwasthekeythatopened the doors to the respective communities to work overseas and toknowthelargerworld.Sailorsled their community to the Portuguese and later to the Brits; and they presentedrecruitersfromthesetwo

Asailor’sworkneverseemedtoend when his ship is on the vast ocean. Even keeping watch on the bridge and enjoying the transformation of the clouds in the distant horizon could be ruined by a burst of rain, especiallyifitcausestheshiptoroll and toss. After a storm, the pumps must be checked, and the sails and riggingmighthavetoberepaired.A sailorhopesthatheneverhastorig the lifelines in bad weather. As a result of mechanical, sea related, or weather related calamities, the ship could be out of control at any moment. At times when the ship was disabled or becalmed with its great sail’s dead from the lack of wind,thesailorshadtobeprepared even for piratical attacks. Occasionally, after the winds died down, they would pick up again with a vengeance, making the expression “calm before the storm”

a truism. The Roaring Forties of the southern hemisphere – the most powerful wind belt in the world was always feared when the ships roundedtheCapeofGoodHope.

The Nineteenth and Twentieth Century

In 1807, Napoleon occupied Lisbon and its royal family fled to Brazil. In keeping with Anglo Portuguese treaty obligations, the British navy moved into Goa to prevent it from falling into French hands. The initial GEMrecruitswerehiredbytheBrits to serve as deckhands and cooks as they were free from religious restraints on handling beef, pork, alcohol and baked good Goan pão (bread), and a variety of European bread and cakes, played western musical instruments, and understoodEuropeanmanners,and table settings. The GEMs were developing these skills since 1510 when Lusitania landed on Indian shores and through cross fertilization of cultures, GEMs retained their eastern cultures and mores,andsomeadoptedawestern

religion and education, making them at home in any new environment of Asia or Africa with no culture shock. GEMs as fast learners and with their own basic education were getting acquainted with new employment skills with on the job trainingas deckhands, pipe fitters and machine operators, and personal attendants to ships’ officers. When Britain left Goa in 1815, they took their Goan employees with them both as company employees on land and sea and as personal domestic assistants. GEM cooks were sought afterbyallEastIndiaCompanyships and British passenger ships starting in the 18th century. This was followed by other support staffs tailors, waiters, barmen, and those who met other needs ayahs, butlers, nannies. Social interactions with recruiters and new employers polishedanyroughedges.

GEMs working for the Brits on sea andlandtook–offafter1830andso too did Goan migration to Bombay. Both were teaching and learning

from each other and more importantly liking and being dependent on each other. The interaction was enhanced by their education in English medium, in Bombayandelsewhere,whereevery parish had a school teaching the Latin script along with the 3Rs and music. Allthroughdiasporahistory, theprioremployeeswerethe“letter of recommendation” for those who followed them. The 19th century sawaburstofGEMmigrationwhich continued into the 20th century to fill the gaps in the colonial administrative structures as the economies were expanding. Lusophiles migrated to cities in Portugal and Mozambique, and Anglophiles migrated to cities in India Bombay, Karachi, Calcutta, and later to other smaller cities related to British outposts in India, Mideast,andAfrica. GEMsoccupied a unique position in the colonial social structure due to their cultural proximitytothe European including common religion, language, diet, lifestyle, and other cultural similarities.

Soon it was obvious to GEMs that their socio-economic success lay in the British dominions in Asia and Africa,andonlandandonsea.With Bombay Presidency of the Raj entrustedto protectshippingin the Arabian Sea, Red Sea and Persia

Gulf,thedoorsforGEMswereopen wide.Britsreplicatedtheiroperation from Bombay at various Mideast (Aden and Muscat) and African cities (Mombasa, Nairobi, Kampala, Entebbe,Tanga,Darasalaam).Right or wrong, the British held the easy concept of ‘racial traits’ like Pathan and Sikh were “martial race”, the Tamils were “docile”, the Guajarati, Hindu, and Ismaili as “businessman”. Likely Brits considered the GEMs as “half caste andmixedasLuso Indianwith their cultural shift to being European” with a patient and pleasant personality and a sunny predisposition with western social language and skill attributes. Having already encountered Europeans for two centuries, GEMs werefamiliarwiththeirmannerisms, lifestyles,tastes, andother

idiosyncrasies.

The 19th century culminated in several events – British occupation of Goa, Opening of the Suez Canal (1869), Steamship link (1870) and rail-link (1887) between Goa and Bombay, and the London Lisbon treaty of 1891. By now, London and Lisbon reached a strategic accommodation centered on Goa and GEMs. With the opening of the Suez Canal and introduction of steam ships, travel distance and timewasconsiderably reduced,and thevoyagewassaferastheshipsno longer had to sail past the Cape of Good Hope. Hence, more civilians and women were sailing from Europe and cruising in the Indian Ocean,toAsia,Africa,Australia,and New Zealand; leading to dramatic

increase in the recruitment of GEM crew because the European crew did not want to toil on steamships sailing through tropical waters, especially the hot and humid Red Sea. The English served as naval officers on Indian-owned ships, and Indian freight masters and hiring agents worked for the Indian and English lines. Shipping agents regularly visited the proliferating kudds of Bombay, recruiting the residents for jobs such as stewards, deckhands, and cooks for merchant and navy ships. At its peak, there were 450 kudds scattered across Bombay. It was around this time thatGEMsstartedusingtheEnglish derived term “shippie” for crewmen onsteamships.

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Exposing the ‘Forced Conversions’ Lie!

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*FrCedric PrakashSJ

Srinivasan Jain, the popular TV anchor with NDTV, has done a tremendous service to the ConstitutionofIndiaandthereby,to thepeopleofIndia!Inahard hitting exposé on his weekly segment ‘Truth vs Hype’, released on 19 November, Jain talks about the so called ‘Forced Conversions’ with

incontrovertible facts and the falsehoods and myths that are built aroundtheissue! Agoodpartofhis expose is an interview with Ashwin Kumar Upadhyay, the petitioner in the current case on ‘forced conversions’ in the Supreme Court. JaindirectlytakesonUpadhyayand the 65-page petition submitted by thelattertotheSupremeCourt.Jain

emphaticallystatesthatnotasingle example cited by Upadhyay in the petition comes under the ambit of ‘forced conversion’. In fact, Jain proves that one of the examples is completely fake! Upadhyay however, continues with his rant without being able to authenticate or substantiate or furnish a single bit of evidence to prove his points, as Jain says, in an absolutely ‘flimsy’ petition!

connection with alleged inflammatory and anti Muslim slogans raised at a protest rally in Delhi – for which permission was notgrantedbythepolice!

Who is this Ashwin Kumar Upadhyay? He is obviously a memberoftheBJPandanadvocate in the Supreme Court. His claim to fame comes from the several Public InterestLitigations(PILs)hehasfiled – many of them are apparently frivolous and are summarily dismissedbytheCourtsandevenat one time referred to a PIL as Publicity Interest Litigation. In August 2021, he was arrested in

In April 2021, a three-judge bench ofJusticesRohintonFNariman,B.R. GavaiandHrishikeshRoy,dismissed asimilar‘forcedconversion’petition by Upadhyay and had even threatened to impose heavy costs if he persisted with the petition. The bench at that time had opined that any religious conversion law would be violative of the constitution as the constitution clearly allows joining of any religion of one’s choice and that’s why the word “propagate” is in the Constitution. The bench termed “very harmful” the petition that asked for a strict central law to check religious conversionandobservedthatadults are free to choose their faith. The

bench also cautioned senior advocate Gopal Sankaranarayan, who represented Upadhyay in the matter. Upholding Article 25 that allows people to profess, practice and propagate religion, Justice Nariman asked “What kind of a petitionisthis?Thisisaveryharmful petition. If you are going to argue this,wearegoingtoimposeaheavy cost on you”, said Nariman; he added, “There is a reason why the word ‘propagate’ is there in the Constitution. You have to have some meaning for that word. There is no reason why somebody above 18 cannot choose one’s own religion or somebody else’s religion,” The petition was immediatelywithdrawn!

Some months ago in June 2022, another of Upadhyay’s petitions in the Delhi High Court received the same fate. Marking an observation on the fundamentality of Article 25 of the constitution, Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva said, “(religious)conversion is not prohibited in law. Every person has a right to choose and profess any religion of his/her choice. It is a

Constitutional right. If someone is forced to convert, then it's different issue but to convert is a person's prerogative.” The bench then asked Upadhyay, “What is the basis for your prayer? There is no material basis on record. No document, no instance. You have given three Supreme Court judgments and the rest is your averment”. Clearly taking him on his lies that there are several cases of mass conversion, the bench queried, “You have said mass conversion. Where are statistics? Has any aggrieved come forward?"

Interestingly,on14November2022, the two judge bench of the Supreme Courtconsistingof Justice M.R. Shah and Justice Hima Kohli, responding to Upadhyay’s latest petition, directed the Central Government to inform the Apex Court what steps it intends to take to curb deceitful or compulsory religious conversions. The Order states,“Theissuewithrespecttothe allegedconversionofreligion,ifitis found to be correct and true, is a very serious issue which may ultimately affect the security of the

nation and violate citizens’ right to freedom of conscience and right to freely profess, practice and propogate(sic)religion.Therefore,it isbetterthattheUnionGovernment may make their stand clear and file a counter on what further steps can be taken by the Union of India and/or others to curb such forced conversion, may be, by force, allurement, or fraudulent means”.

upholding Article 25. The next hearing is scheduled for 28 November and as the Order states, “Counter, if any, on behalf of the Union of India be filed on or before 22.11.2022.”

Upadhyay demands a Central law against ‘fraudulent religious conversionandreligiousconversion by intimidation, threatening, deceivingly luringthrough giftsand monetary benefits’, as it offends Articles 14, 21, and 25. His petition states,“thereisnotevenonedistrict which is free of black magic, superstition and religious conversion... Incidents are reported every week throughout the country where conversion is done by intimidating, threatening, luring through gifts and monetary benefits.” The very fact that the Supreme Court has even agreed to entertain this recent plea is in dire contrast to its vowed position of

The track record of Justice M. R. Shahclearlyshowsthathedoesnot have a high degree of credibility in safeguarding the objectivity of the judiciary or for that matter the Constitution of India. It is certainly notprudentforanysittingjusticeof any Supreme Court to refer to the Prime Minister of one’s country as “the most popular, loved, vibrant and visionary leader” as he did so in a function in Ahmedabad in February2021! Earlierin2018,as Chief Justice of Patna High Court termed PM Narendra Modi as a “model and hero”. His closeness both to Modi and Amit Shah is the talk of the town and has also been the subject of controversy and litigation. Justice Shah is due to retireinMay2023,onecertainlywill notneedmuchofanefforttoguess the ‘suitable reward’ which awaits him!

Duringthecourseofthehearingon 14 November, Justice Shah apparently said that “people get converted for rice bags!” His statement is entirely fallacious; however, even if there is an iota of truth in it does he not have the dutytofirstpulluptheGovernment andquestionthemastowhypeople are hungry and poor in the country whentheGovernmentsplurgeson non essentials like statues and in the jaunts of the Prime Minister??? He needs to pay attention to the fact that India still has the highest numberofpoorpeople(almost229 million) in the world. Besides, India hosts the highest number of poor children. 97 million children (21.8% of Indian children) are poor in the country. The 2019 2021 data revealed that around 16.4 per cent of the Indian population is poor; of these,4.2 % live in extreme poverty since their deprivation score is above 50%. About 18.7% of the population is vulnerable and could be pushed into extreme poverty. Of these, two thirds fall into the category where one person is at

least deprived of nutrition. The 'Human DevelopmentReport2021 22 Uncertain Times, Unsettled Lives: Shaping our Future in a Transforming World', by the UNDP, India is ranked 132 among 191 countriesandterritoriesonthe2021 Human Development Index (HDI). India’s ranking in Global Hunger Index 2022, also released in October, is now a pathetic 107 out of121countries!

Upadhyay’s petition also claimed (without any fact), that if forced conversions were not checked, Hindus would soon become a minority in India. (Srinivasan Jain also challenged him on this during theexpose,forwhichUpadhyayhad no answer) There could not be a biggerliethanthis!Oneonlyhasto visittheCensusdata2011,torealise that the growth rate of minorities is on the decline! Unfortunately, we live in Goebbelsian times: tell a lie a thousand times and people will soonacceptitas thetruth!

Though there are State anticonversion laws (which are patently unconstitutional), there is no hard data,toproveanyso called‘forced’

conversions; no is there any substantial information on cases filed under these laws and convictions made by courts of law and upheld by higher courts. The argument then is that if the state laws have not succeeded, what is the guarantee that a central law would put an end to forced conversions. In January 2021, Madhya Pradesh came up with a stringent ordinance; within the first 23 days, as many as 23 cases were filed alleging forced conversions; none of them have resulted in conviction. There has been just one convictionbythelowercourtoutof sixteencasesundertheUPlaw. There have also been several incidents of conversion to Hinduism. In 2014, 57 Muslim families with more than 200 members converted to Hinduism in

Agra. In 2021, 300 Muslims in Haryana converted to Hinduism. Ironically enough the anti conversion laws do not seem to apply to them and innocuously referred to as ‘ghar wapasi’ (homecoming). On5October,more than 8,000 Dalits left Hinduism and embraced Buddhism in a mass conversionrallyinDelhi.Afewdays later on 14 October, more than 100 Dalitmenandwomendidthesame, throwing pictures of Hindu deities into the Krishna River to renounce their faith. The anti conversion laws basically perpetuate a casteist and patriarchal society because all of them had been enacted on the premise that women, SCs and STs are vulnerable, needprotection and cannot take vital decisions in their lifeontheirown.Embracinganother religion away from Hinduism is a

clear statement that they want to live a more dignified and humane lifeandthereisabsolutelyno‘force’ intheirvoluntarydecision!

The point of the matter, however, is not whether one has the right ‘to convert another’ but whether as an adult citizen of India, one has the right to choose a religion of one’s choice. Article 25 of the Constitution of India guarantees the freedom of conscience, the freedom to profess, practice and propagate religion to all citizens and Article 18 of the Universal DeclarationofHumanRightsasserts that “Everyone has the right to freedomofthought,conscienceand religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance”.

Onealsoneedstoask:iftwomature consenting adults would like to marryeachother,whatrighthasthe State to stop them from doing so?

Then,ifaDalitgirlwantstoembrace Buddhism, since it is the religion of her husband and will perhaps lead to enhancing the quality of her life, doesshehavetherighttodoso?Or for that matter, if a Christian girl wants to freely embrace Islam after marrying a Muslim, does she also havetherighttodoso?Whyshould theState(withitsbrutalmechanism and vigilantes) or anyone else, interfere in matters which are personal and private and clearly violative of Article 21: the right to privacy. On 24 August 2017, the Supreme Court of India in a historic judgement declared the right to privacy as a fundamental right, protected under the Indian Constitution. In declaring that this right stems from the fundamental right to life and liberty, the Court's decision has far-reaching consequences for every citizen. In an order that is expected to have a significant impact, the very day of the Supreme Court order 14 November, the Madhya Pradesh High Court held that the provision of the state’s anti conversion law requiring prior notice to a district

magistrate for religious conversion violated a person’s fundamental right to life and privacy and so was unconstitutional.

One also needs to take note that addressing a huge gathering of Mahars in Bombay in May 1936, Dr B.R.Ambedkaropenlyspokeouthis ideas on conversion and why he consideredittobethebestandonly route towardsemancipation saying, “I tell you all very specifically, religion is for man and not man for religion; to get human treatment, convert yourselves. Hindu society doesnotgiveequalityoftreatment, but the same is easily achieved by conversion.” Are those in power listeningtoAmbedkartoday?

The ‘forced conversion’ issue is certainly a lie, a ‘bogey’, foisted on the nation! It is clearly meant to defocus from more important and

pressing issues plaguing the nation today: which include, the growing impoverishment of the poor, rampant corruption, and the total lack of Constitutional governance by those in power! Besides, with elections coming up, a ploy like ‘conversions’ becomes an emotive andmanipulativesubject!Itisleftto be seen, that if in keeping with the rights guaranteed in the Constitution and as the nation observes ‘Constitution Week’, whetherthistwo-memberbenchof the Apex Court will have the couragetostandupforwhatisright and appropriately penalise the petitioner of such a frivolous and unsubstantiated petition?

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

Church in China

-Glenn DeSouza

When I was at Montfort, Vincent Choong, a wealthy Chinese Malaysian became a Catholic as did another Chinese boy from Burma. For Chinese, they are very open to Christianity and China has an estimated 80 million Christians whichmeans no countryinAsia has moreChristians!

So, there is great hope for China, andweshouldsupportourwiseand gentle Pope in his outreach BTW, thesedayswithinterneteveryone is an expert on everything with a few clicks but this knowledge is often worse than useless especially the nonsensewrittenonChinabythose with an agenda. The Chinese saying is“allusefulknowledgecomesfrom real experience”

So, I thought I would share my perspective onChristianityinChina. I attend daily mass in Shanghai picture of Saint Ignatius above shows how beautiful is the garden outside(primeShanghairealestate)

andthe interior

Myfamilyhaveconvertedandbeen baptized(after1yearofinstruction) ashave2 staffmembers

China has an estimated 80 million Christians which means no countryinAsiahasmore Christians! (Japan has between 1 to 2 million Christiansonly)

Being a Christian is a private matter and historically was very prestigious Pope Francis has been criticized when he agreed to recognizebishopsappointedbythe governmentin2018–butcriticizing thegovernment getsyounowhere

I belong to the “Patriotic Church” but the mass is exactly the same as in Bombay the only requirement is nopoliticsinsermon(whichanyway I usually don’t listen to and Jesus “give to Caesar whatis Caesar”)

The leader of Hong Kong, John Lee isa Catholicaswasthepredecessor Carrie Lam. Botharevilifiedinwest tocooperate withBeijing.

Saint Ignatius churchin Shanghai Restauarntrites

Duomo_firenzie

MangalureanDrAustinPrabhufor Lions international director

MediaRelease

Chicago, Nov 19: A Mangalurean whose name is given to one street in Forest Park, a suburb of Chicago has been endorsed by past district governors of District 1A mother district of Lionism at their PDG Club meetingheldrecently.

the editor of district governor’s e Newsletterfor18 years.

Dr Austin was district governor and vice council chair for 2 terms in Illinois.HewasthetrusteeforLionsof Illinois Foundation and served as its secretary for 4 years. He was also the diversitycommissionerfortheVillage of Forest Park and its secretary for 3 years. Since 2000, he has been the editor of MD1 State e Magazine and

Dr Austin’s lionistic work started back in Mangaluru, India when he joined Mangalore Padil Lions Club 49 years ago. He continued his lions’ membership once he landed in Chicago. He has received numerous awards from lions and also from the Indian community in Chicago for his leadership achievements. He is a life member of Lions International and a Progressive Melwin Jones Fellow with 71 Diamond Pin for his credit; only onetoreachtothisheightinthestate of Illinois. He is well known in the district,stateandatinternationallevel for his lionistic work. Dr Austin’s wife Terry also served as district 1A governorin2014 15.

There will be only 6 elected from the US at the forthcoming international convention to be held in Boston, Massachusetts in the month of June 2023. If all goes well, he will be the first Mangalurean origin Lions InternationalDirectorfrom Chicago

and from the US. Now he has 2 elections to face first, one in his district and then from the Multiple District,State of Illinois.

Some comments on DaijiWorld for this news item:

• mohan prabhu, mangalore/canada Sat, Nov 19 2022

Heartiest congratulations, dear Dr. Austin. Your stellar work is recognized all over the globe. Vive la Veez Konkani!

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• Dolphy Cascia, Vamanjoor, Mangalore Sat, Nov 19 2022

All the best dear Dr Austin D’souza Prabhu. DISAGREE AGREE [2]REPLYREPORT ABUSE

• Rony Ferrao, Mangalore/Dubai Sat, Nov 19 2022

Heartiest congratulation Mr. Austin. DISAGREE [1]AGREE [4]REPLYREPORT ABUSE

• John Monteiro, Bondel, Mangaluru Sat, Nov 19 2022

Congratulations to the gentle, low profile Lion and to your wife and family. It is very credtable for an Indian transplant. We, Mangaloreans, are proud of you. I can see more responsible portfolios coming your way. Your successful journalistic ventures are another issue to be proud of. All the best for the future to you your wife and family.

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• Elaine Rego, Bangalore Sat, Nov 19 2022

Heartiest Congratulations to dear Austin…he truly deserves this esteemed honour fof his hard work, sincerity, and perseverance i

Beauty of Marriage

Marriageis notabout bigthings,it’sallthelittlethingsdonewithlove.

Marriageis notjust enjoyingthe sunriseit’sbeingtogetherduringthe sunsettoo.

Marriageis notjust kissonthelips but itskiss on foreheadtoo.

Marriageis notjust about laughter it’s alsoabout holdingclosewhile the otheronecries.

Marriageis notjust the smoothhighway it’s sometimes passingthe curvybends.

Marriageis notalways apleasant songit’ssometimes only instrumental too.

Marriageis notjust Iitis alwaysUs.

Marriageis about wakingup toseeeachotherfirst thingin the morning.

Marriageis about himwhosearches toseeheraftera longday ofwork.

Marriageis thepieceofcakeshesacrifices sothat he can eat.

Marriageis theword ofappreciation in spite ofa notsogood meal

Marriageis when he wraps hisarms aroundhertomakeherfeel warm.

Marriageis when sheliessilentlynexttohim when thingsaroundare wrong.

Marriageis when shewelcomes himhomewith asmile.

Marriageis when he helps herwhen shewishestorest fora while

Marriageis sometimes about thelittlearguments andthosecutelittle fights.

Marriageis tryingalittlehardertoforgiveandforget when otherone hurts.

Marriageis apologizingwhen wrong

Marriageis beingpatient andselfless.

Marriageis about beingalongwhen situationsseem notsoright.

Marriageis smilingafterevery pain.

It’s allabout walkingtogethereven when it rains

Marriageis notan Ibutalwaysan US..

Restorationin Church

-Vincent DSouza

(This article is based on material fromdifferentsites.) “Enterbythenarrowgate,forbroad istheroadandwideisthegatethat leadstodestruction.Therearemany who choose it. But small is the gate and narrow is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.” (Sermon on the Mount.)

Narrowgate leadstoheaven. Wide gateleadstodestruction.

Over the centuries leaders of the Church have made many changes and made the gate wide. Many popes have suppressed many practicesormademanychanges.

Dilutions have made many lose faith. Changes during and after

Second Vatican Council resulted in manyCatholicsquittingtheChurch. The teaching of the Church changed. Some tried to justify changes by saying there is no change in teaching, it is better understanding. They were fooling themselves. Catholic Church had expanded till 1962. That year was the start of Second Vatican Council. Catholics were in high positions. John F. Kennedy was President of USA. NgoDinhDiemwasPresident of South Vietnam. Both were shot dead in November 1963. Afterwards no Catholic became President of USA. Communist North Vietnam conquered South Vietnamin1975.

I want many things restored in the Church.

Communion fast should be from midnight. Communion should be receivedkneeling. Churchesshould havecommunionrails.

FirstChildren'sbook.

ThetimeIhavebeguntowrite,it'sbeenmywishanddeepestdesiretowrite forthelittleones.Finally,mywishhascometrue.Presentingtoyouthecover pageofmyupcomingchildrensbook"SevenStones". Thankingthealmightyandextendingmygratitude.DostaytunedasIupdate onthereleasedateofthebook.

SonalLobo

SAC organized

organisers for organizing such a beautiful event and motivated the

students to take part in more such events.DrAlwyn DSa appreciated

theartdonebytheparticipants.

The events held on day one was Sketching, Painting, Digital designing, Rangoli, Clay Modelling and Mehendi. There was a surprise event conducted on Soap Bar Carving which was really interesting and kept the participants in awe. The events held on day two were Craft designing, Face painting and Logo designing. The surprise event

for day 2 was nail art. All the teams gave their very best and The Kefi Crew Team won the I Place, and Creative Waves Team were the runnersup.

Ms Vidya Kumari welcomed the gathering.Prernaproposedthevote ofthanks.

The valedictory program was held on 5th November. Dr Charles Lobo, Director of Admin Block was the chief guest. Former Rector, Rev. Fr Denzil Lobo, SJ, Principal, Rev. Dr Praveen Martis, SJ, Registrar, Dr AlwynDSawere onthedais.

Dr Charles Furtado in his speech described beginning his new journey as a director and appreciated the active participation of the students in the extra and co curricular activities. Rev. Dr Praveen Martis in his speech applauded the students’ creativity in art. Fr Denzil Lobo shared a few of his memories inthepast atAloysius Campus. After the formal programme, prize distribution was held by the dignitories.

Tapasvicompeeredtheprogramme andwelcomedthegathering. Prernaproposedthevoteofthanks.

StAgnes PUCollegeorganized

‘Samarasya’,an interfaithprogramme

Interfaith harmony embodies the notion of ‘live and let live’. On this noteStAgnesPUCollegeorganized ‘Samarasya’, an interfaith programmeon7November2022at the College Auditorium. The programme began by invoking God’s Blessings through a meaningfulSanskritprayersong.

Dr Vasanth Kumar Shetty, Administrator, Saanidhya Residential School, and Training Centre for the mentally challenged, highlighted that there should be friendly coexistence among different religions, and we should uphold peace and justice through goodwill.

Mr Joseph Crasta, Managing Trustee of Snehalaya Charitable

Trust expressed that acceptance

and synergy among individuals can spreadlove.

TheprestigiousPadmaShriawardee ‘Akshara Santha’ Harekala Hajabba, said that though he is a Muslim, people of different faiths helped himinvariouscapacities.Heopined

that religion should never be a barrier in serving people. He was felicitated for his selfless service to humanity.

AvideoontheselflessservicesofDr Vasanth Kumar Shetty, Mr Joseph Crasta and Harekala Hajabba was presented. Students performed a touching dance depicting the true essenceof humanity.

Mrs Shailaja, Department of Kannada compeered the programme. Mrs Suvasini welcomed the gathering and Ms NishaBangerarenderedthevote of thanks. The programme ended with arenditionof thenationalanthem.

Sr Norine Dsouza A.C, Principal, the conveners of the programme Mrs Joanne Sheethal, Dr Tressie Menezes, and Mrs Jeshma Dsouza, Mrs Shubhavani, the staff members and students were present for the programme.

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Felicitation toValerianPais

increased in many folds and large number of Sr. citizens benefited through various activities like Mobile Healthcare Unit, Cataract surgeries, livelihood, Elder Helpline etc

Mr Valerian Pais, Joint Director of HelpAge India felicitated by Mr. Rahul Narvekar, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Speaker and Industry Minister Mr Uday Samant on 1st October 2022 for the contribution towards Sr. Citizens welfare.

Mr Valerian Pais is a trained social worker work as a Joint Director in HelpAge India 18 plus years and lead the Program team in Maharashtra & Goa state. Due to hiseffortsHelpAgeIndia’sreachhas

HelpAge India a Secular, Non profit organization established in 1978 and registered under the Societies’ Registration Act of 1860, HelpAge India has since its inception been providing relief to the elderly through several focused interventions that directly impact the lives of lakhs of older people. HelpAge India is amongst the biggest and oldest NGOs in India and mobilizes resources across Indiatofundtheirvariousprojects.

Mr Valerian Pais is a Community Coordinator of St Anthony

Community,No:17andSecretaryof Assumption Konkani Sangh in The Church of Our Lady of Assumption, Kandivaliwest, Mumbai. Mr Valerian Pais from Vittal parish studied from 1st to Junior college (12th Std) in Vittal and Graduation (BSW) and Post Graduation (MSW) in School of Social Work, Roshini

Nilaya, Mangalore, Karnataka. Currently he is a Joint Director in HelpAgeIndiaNGOwhichworksfor the cause and care of Sr. citizens of India.

Valerian stays with his wife Laveena V Pais, daughter Vilonia, son Vinol and sister Flavy Pais at Sector 7, Charkop,KandivaliWest. Mumbai.

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ValedictoryProgramme of

A week-long cultural fest was initiated with a Jubilant inaugural ceremony by unveiling of the logo AIKYAM 2022 by the Administrator Rev Fr Roshan Crasta. An array of various interhouse off stage competitionswereconductedwhich included Mehendika Mehendi art, Flaunt ur hair style-hair styling for

females, Pixels-photography, Pen down your views-English and Kannada essay writing competition, Spectra-Art relay, Caricature-Comic strip,BonAppetite Cookingwithout fire, Versatile verses -Poetry writing andFacecanvas-facepaintingwere heldfrom04.11.2022to07.11.2022.

The Grand finale of the cultural fest and ethnic day celebration was

flaggedoffbyvividandexhilarating on stage competitions on 09.11.2022whichincludedShineon yoga Artistic yoga, Sur Sangam eastern group singing, Samyukt easternduetsinging,Stephoppers Nonthematicdance,CineshotShort movie screening, Impromptu

Extempore and Vibgyor Variety entertainment competition. The students showcased their talents and participated in the competitions with immense zeal and enthusiasm. The students and faculty members were adorned in traditional attire as a part of ethnic day celebration which created a festiveeuphoric ambience.

The valedictory programme was held on 09.11.2022 at 3.30pm. The programme commenced by invoking the blessings of the almighty by Ms Rose and team through a melodious prayer song.

Dr E S J Prabhu Kiran, Principal, Father Muller Homoeopathic Medical College welcomed the gathering and introduced the Chief guest Ms Velita Lobo, Research Scholar,DeptofCommerce,Srinivas University,Mangaluru.

The chief guest in her message reminded all the students to self motivate for a better future; participation is everything and to stop comparing oneself with others ratherstartcompetingwithyourself.

Momento was presented to the Chief guest by the Rev Fr Richard AloysiusCoelho,Director,FMCIasa tokenofappreciationandgratitude. The Director in his message reminded in the spirit of AIKYAM 2022 that not to think more about winning or losing but to follow the spirit and the ethos of the programme.

Dr Jolly D’Mello, Cultural co ordinator declared the results of various competitions held during the cultural fest. Trophies and certificates were awarded to the winnersbytheChiefguest,Director, andAdministrator.

Theoverallchampionsofcultural

festwasfrom thehouseAllen. Thevoteofthankswasproposedby Mr Joe Paul, Cultural secretary, Students’ Council. Glimpses of cultural events hosted during the Cultural fest AIKYAM 2022 was presented by a brief documentary. Ms Velita Lobo enthralled the audience with her euphoniousperformance.

A special Yakshagana performance was performed by Ms Shriraksha professional Yakshagana artist and I BHMS Ms Anna Johnson and Mr DeronMabencompeeredtheevent eloquentlyandgracefully.

Theprogrammeconcludedwiththe institutionanthem.

place in Shortput and third place in Hammerthrow.Dhanush(10th)and Shamil (10th) secured second and

Children’s day was celebrated with enthusiasm and vigour in Milagres Central School on 14th November 2022. It was a fun filled day for students. They attended the school

(10th) secured second place in 100mrunning.Velona(9th)secured secondplaceintheWalkrace.Levin, Ashish, Prajnesh and Aveez secured first place in Primary boys Relay. Joshan, Varun, Dhanush and Shamil secure first place in High School boys Relay. The students were trained by PE Master Mr Sharath Pinto.

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in colourful attire. The special assembly was organized by the teachers to mark the occasion and to make the children feel special. The programme was started by

third place in Hurdles 100m. Joshan

“Childhoodisthemostbeautifulofalllife’sseasons”

invoking God’s blessing by the teachers. The principal Fr Joseph

Uday Fernandes delivered a speech focusing on the significance of children’s day. The teacher dedicateda beautifulgreetingsong tothechildren.Thechildrenactively participated in the assembly and

made the day a memorable one. Class-wise competitions were conducted, and winners were awarded various prizes. The programme ended with a vote of thanks.

St Aloysius bid Farewell to Dr

Prakash Kamath

St Aloysius College (Autonomous) Teachers’ Association felicitated Dr Prakash Kamath K., who recently retired after serving for 37 fruitful years in St Aloysius College as an Associate Professor of Physics. Dr Prakash Kamath joined the Physics Department of the College as a facultymemberin1985. Rev. Fr Melwin Joseph Pinto, S. J. Rector of St Aloysius College

Institutions, recalled Dr Prakash Kamath's unparalleled service and humanitarianrelations. Principal, Rev. Dr Praveen Martis, S. J. remembered the service of Dr Prakash Kamath, who rendered his services in the departments of Physics, Electronics and Computer Science and was loved by the students, teachers and management and said that he was anidealteacher.Healsosaidthathe

had good administrative skills and wished him a happy and contented retiredlife.

Prof.Lawrence Pinto,Headofthe 35yearsofassociationwithDr

Prakash Kamath and recalled the days when he conducted various workshops in Physics and said that hewasanexcellentcolleague.

The President of the Teachers Association, Dr. Narayana Moolya recalled the service rendered by Dr Prakash Kamath in various departmentsofthecollegeandsaid thathewasanexcellentadvisor. Duringtheprogram,thefacultyand retired professors of the college remembered the service of Dr PrakashKamath. Responding to the honour, Dr Prakash Kamath remembered all those who helped him during his service. Dr. Ishwar Bhat, Associate Professor of Physics Department coordinated the program and delivered the welcome speech. The program was compered by Dr Nilakanthan V.K. Mr Hariprasad Shetty, Secretary of Teachers’ Association proposed the vote of thanks.

BOOK FAIRatStAloysiusCollege

The St Aloysius College Library has organized a BOOK FAIR from Used Books Factory, Chennai on 14th & 15th November 2022 at College Auditorium (Gelge Hall). The College Principal Rev. Dr Praveen MartisSJ,inauguratedthebookfair. The Registrar, all Block Directors, faculty members, library staff, students and Mr Tilak, who is the founder of the Used Books Factory, werepresenton theoccasion. Rev.DrPraveenMartisSJinhis

inaugural address said that the reading habit will increase the knowledge and intelligence of the readers. The faculty members and the students can make the best use of this book fair. He also appreciated the young entrepreneur Mr Tilak for his start upandconductingthe bookfair. Mr Udaya, Chief Librarian of the College compeered the programme. Thebookfairwasopenforstaff,

students, and the parents of the St Aloysius institutions between 9.00

am to 6.30 pm. The book fair has

collections of fictions thrillers, classics, horror, fantasy, romance, historical and non fiction, self help, Children’s books and more. Most of the books are best selling, best reviewed, and foreign authors. There is a good discount offer from 50% to 80% off on the collections and you can pick any 3 books @ ₹299.00. The response was positive as many aspiring young readers includingfacultywereseenshowing interestinsome volumes.

'Kallza Umalle'

'Kallza Umalle' which enthralled the music lovers with its superb rendition of songs, music, dance, and rib tickling comedywas held at the Don Bosco Hall on Sunday, November13.

TheeventwasorganizedbyFloydD Mello Cascia, a familiar name in the Konkani community as emcee, actor, andTV host.

The evening began with a formal inauguration which was graced by

Fr Rocky D'Cunha, president, KonkaniNatakSabha,FrEricCrasta, parishpriest,St.RitaChurch,Cascia, Walter Nandalike, founder, Daijiworld Media Pvt. Ltd, Eric Ozario,Gurkar,ManddSobhan,Anil Lobo Fermai, chairman , MCC Bank, RonsLondon,founder,RRFilms,Bro Denis Mascarenhas, Muscat, Santhosh Sequeira, founder, Santhosh Arrangers, Stany Bela, production director, Daijiworld Media Pvt. Ltd, John M Permannur, playwright and director, Jerry Bondel, lyricist and singer, Linet

Castelino, retired police officer, UrbanD'Souza,founder,Vishwarani Studio, Stanly Bantwal, media and publicity in charge and Praveen D'Souza,musician,Mudipu.

In memory of Kallza Umalle and their first wedding anniversary, Floyd and Deliya handed over financial aid to the dialysis patients.

On behalf of the hospital, Reena D'Souza, in charge, Dialysis Unit, Fr Muller Hospital, accepted the cheque.

Lauding Floyd D'Mello's 'Kallza Umalle', Walter Nandalike said, "Floyd is the person who always thinks in an innovative way. He proved that a music lover can also present a musical nite with the help of singers and musicians. These types of efforts encourage people who have particular talents like singing, song writing or playing music. I congratulate Floyd and Deliya for thinking of a musical concertontheoccasionoftheirfirst wedding anniversary. At the same time,theyalsocontributedacertain

amount to the dialysis patients. People who always think about society can only do these types of gestures. I congratulate Floyd and wishallsuccesstoKallza Umalle."

Floyd D'Mello lived up to his reputation as an emcee with his oratory skills and captured the hearts of the audience. The concert mainly comprised meaningful lyrics penned by various lyricists and mesmerizing compositions of legendary and young music composerscoveringvarioustopics.

As usual the young singing sensations JigiBigi Taram fame judge Joshal D’Souza, MTG fame Velita Lobo, SOAD fame Sonal Monteiro,JasonLobo,RolstonPinto and Ditesh D'Souza enthralled the audience with their melodious voices. Soad 1 finalist Sunil Monteiroalsorenderedafewsongs to huge applause from the audience. The day ended with the song‘DevBoremKarum’sungbyall singerstothestandingovationfrom thecrowd.

Noted musicians Rajesh Moily, Rajendra Bubly, RalphRoshan,Vijay Noronha and Prajwal Fronterio handled the music. Team Show Stoppers mesmerized the audience withtheirmercurialsteps.Members of KNS created a laughter riot with theircomedyperformances.

Each and every performer gave a wonderful and splendid presentationandmanagedto

captivatetheheartsoftheaudience.

Well Known emcee Manu Bantwal compeeredtheinauguralpartofthe event.DeliyaIvinCrastathankedthe dignitaries, supporters and audience who gathered in large numbers. Preetham Noronha received much appreciation for his coordinating skillsinorganisingKallza Umalle.

SAC organized one-day seminar on “FrontiersinPhysics”

The Departments of UG and PG Physics, St Aloysius College (Autonomous), Mangalore, in association with Poornaprajna Institute of Scientific Research (PPISR) , Bengaluru organised a one-day seminar on “Frontiers in

Physics” on 15th November 2022 in RobertSequeiraHallofLCRIBlock. Rev.DrPraveenMartis,SJ,Principal, presided over the inaugural programme. Prof. Lawrence J M Pinto,HODofUGPhysics,DrRonald

Nazareth,Dean

and Mr Ranjith Kumar and Dr Rahul S from PPISR were present on the dais.

Rev.DrPraveenMartisinhisspeech recalled his research days at Belgium. He along with other scientists got opportunity to visit

Large Hadron Collider (LHC) experimental site at France and got the view of fantastic experiments. Healsonarratedhowthesekindsof experiments help to understand nature and its secrets. He congratulated PPISR scientists for their collaboration and the department of Physics for organizing such a relevant programme. Prof. Lawrence Pinto welcomed the gathering and stressed the importance of collaboration for research activities. DrNilakanthanVK,Convenerofthe programme compered the programme and proposed the vote ofthanks

Mr Y R Karthik briefed about Poornaprajna Institute of Scientific Research (PPISR), Bengaluru. There were 3 sessions during the programme by the scientists of

InternationalAffairs

PPISR, Bengaluru. Mr Ranjith Kumar spoke on the theme “Topological Enigma in Physics”; Dr Rahul S. spoke on the theme “Floating Condensed Matter Islands” and Mr

Vinod N Rao spoke on the theme “Randomness Information and QuantumMechanics.M.ScStudents participatedintheevent

was organized by the Department of Hotel Management of Milagres College, Mangaluru on Tuesday, November22.

The programme began with a prayer song by the college choir. Fr

Michael Santhumayor, principal of Milagres College, welcomed the gathering. The event was inaugurated by chief Guest Ivan D’Souza,proprietor,AaronCaterers,

Mangaluru. Guest of honour Hilda Rodrigues, secretary of Milagres Church Parish Council, president Fr Bonaventure

Vineetha Mendonca, faculty of Hotel Management of Milagres

Nazareth, correspondent of Milagres Educational Institutions,

staff and student representatives werepresenton thedais.

College proposed a vote of thanks. Reshal Santhis compeered the programme.

First prize was won by Creative Pu College, Karkala and the second prize was won by Vijaya College, Mulki.

Events like Rangoli, collage, T shirt painting, Mask Art, photography, cooking without fire, pencil sketching, art out of waste and face

painting were conducted. In all, 22 teams from different colleges participatedinthisfest.

Thevaledictoryprogramwasheldat

2 PM where the results were announced, and the prizes were distributed.

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Mangalore Diocese Priests, Heads of Institutions, Parish

Secretary and Accountants undergo Orientation programmeonrecentamendmentstoIncomeTax

raisedbytheparticipants.

The Income Tax orientation programme commenced on November 15, 2022 and will go up to November 17, 2022. It was a half day programme spread over 3 days forfourbatches.

On November 15, 202 the priests, heads of the institutions, PPP

Actandclarified severaldoubts

Secretaries, and parish accountants from Pezar, Surathkal, Bantwal and Moodubidri deanery attended the training session in the morning. Whereas the Episcopal City and Mangalore City deanery underwent trainingintheafternoonsession. The orientation programme for the Vittal, Permannur, Kirem and Belthangady deanery will be on November 16, 2022. Similarly, Bela and Puttur deanery will be having thesame onNovember17,2022.

Most Rev. Peter Paul Saldanha, Bishop of Mangalore, Very Rev. Msgr Maxim L Noronha, Vicar General, Rev. Fr Victor Vijay Lobo, Financial administrator of the diocese, and Mr Anil Rupesh Dsouza, diocesan accountant was present and coordinated the programme. Rev. Fr Santhosh Rodrigues, Director of Pastoral Institute made thenecessaryarrangements. -Fr.AnilIvan Fernandes

SACholdsStudent’s PRODUCTLAUNCH Program

Food Science is a multi-disciplinary field involving chemistry, biochemistry, nutrition, microbiology, and engineering to giveonethescientificknowledgeto solve real problems associated with themanyfacets ofthefoodsystem.

This course aims to provide adequate skills required for a successful career in food related fields.Thisthree yeardegreecourse wasestablishedinSt Aloysius

Collegeintheyear2015. The department B.Voc Food ProcessingandEngineeringrecently organized the launch of “Choco lite” a brand of customizable chocolate formulated by Miss Jumana, student of 2nd BVoc Food Processing and Engineering. The

programme held in the Mother TheresaPeaceParkof theCollege. The dignitaries of the event were Principal Rev. Dr Praveen Martis SJ, Registrar and COE of the college Dr Alwyn D’Sa, Director of B.Voc. Dr Denis Fernandes, Dean of B. Voc. MrChethanShettigar, Directorof

LCRI block Dr Richard Gonsalves, Dr Narayan Bhat, Director of Xavier block, head of the UG Food Science Department Dr Adarsh Gowda and theentrepreneurMissJumana.

Miss Jenissa D’Souza, Assistant Professor, department of B. Voc. Food Processing and Engineering gaveabriefintroductionaboutMiss Jumana and her product. Principal Rev Dr Praveen Martis SJ, president of the event revealed the logo to launch the brand. Following the launch, the principal gave inspiring words of advice to the students gathered there about the

The launch event was hosted by Mr Niyaz Ali of 2nd BVoc FPE. Mr Amogh Shetty, 2nd BVoc FPE welcomed the gathering. Miss Albi Thomas, lecturer, department of BVOC FPE proposed the vote of thanks.

importance of entrepreneurshipand innovation.

Students of Holy Redeemer School, Belthangady Vinisha D'SouzaandSweedalVasof Class 9 participated in the Swaccch Toycathon ToWasteToPlay, a Swaccch Bharath Mission Urban Initiative organised by the Town Panchayath of Belthangadyand has bagged First Prize in the High School category.

Holy Redeemer School student Alston D'Silva of Class 7 secured Thirdplacein600mRunningracein the District Level Primary and High School Girls and Boys Athletic Meet 2022 23, held in Government High School Attavara, Mangalore, jointly organised by Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayath, School Education

and Literacy Department, Govt of Karnataka, Block Education Department of South Manglore, Karnataka State Physical Education Teachers Association of Dakshina Kannada, Rotary Club Manglore EastandLionsClubKaveri.

Alston is the first student of the school to represent in the District LevelAthleticMeet.

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Luha Mariyam and Fathimath Jaseera (Std 10) of Holy Redeemer English Medium School secured secondplaceintheInter-School

Collage Making competition

"Prathiba", on the theme 'Save Environment', for High School students conducted on 17th November by St Philomena's PU College,Puttur.

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Alumni Gathering at St. Peter's PontificalSeminary,Bengaluru

Bengaluru, November 18, 2022: St. Peter's Pontifical Seminary, Malleshwaram, Bengaluru organised two days ALUMNI 2022 gathering on November 16th & 17th.

Alumni 2022 was inaugurated with the lighting if the lamp on November 16th at 9am by by his Excellency Most Rev. Dr. Peter Machado Archbishop of Archdiocese of Bangalore together with Most Rev. Dr. Thomas Vazhapilly, Bishop Emeritus of

Diocese of Mysore, Rev. Fr Richard Britto, Rector of the Seminary, Rev. Fr Dr. Lucian Legrand MEP, Professor of St. Peter's Pontifical Seminary. Rev. Fr Richard Britto, the Rector welcomed Archbishop and other dignitaries as well as Alumni members.

InhisaddresstotheAlumniFathers

Archbishop Peter Machado, President of St. Peter's Pontifical Seminary said that; Four reasons

why that you are here: is to run down the memory lane, to go back to your roots, to look and Hope for the better and to have the Spirit of Synod. He wished all the success to the gathering. He appreciated that by looking at alumni gathered in a goodnumber.

From 9:30am to 10:30am Rev. Fr Moncy John SDB, Secretary CCBI Liturgy Commission took a session

on "Liturgical Norms and its PracticesintheParishes".Rev.FrDr. Anthony Dias, Dean of Theology andProfessorofliturgyatSt.Peter's moderated the session. Time was given for discussion and clarifications.

At 11am Eucharistic Celebration by His Eminence Cardinal Anthony Poola, Archbishop of Hyderabad, and Alumni of St. Peter's Pontifical Seminary. He based his homily on the theme of the Hy Eucharist i.e., "Journeying together". Bishop ThomasVazhapilly, BishopRayappa and Bishop Amalraj concelebrated theHolyEucharist.

At 12:30pm Felicitations were organised for Cardinal, and the alumni Bishops who were elected andconsecratedinthelastsixyears.

At 3pm Rev. Fr Dr. John Mendonca, Former President of CLSI and Former Judicial Vicar of Diocese of Udupi, enlightened the Alumni on "Canonical Issues and Pastoral Prudence in the Parishes". This session was moderated by Rev. Fr Dr. Sunil D'Souza, Professor of Canon law and administrator of St.

Peter's. Time was given for discussionandclarifications.

At 4:30pm a friendly football match was organised between SeminariansandAlumni. 7pm was the evening prayer and Benediction was held at the main Chapel. After supper at 8pm cultural night was organised the Seminarians. Golden and Silver Jubilarians were honoured by Bishop Thomas Vazhapilly and Bishop Amalraj of DioceseofOotacumund.

Professors, Alumni and nonteaching staff.

After the Holy Eucharist Blessing of the tombs at Philosophy Section done by Most Rev. Dr. Thomas Vazhapilly. Then the Breakfast was servedat thePhilosophysection.

Rev Fr Dr. Jude Nirmal Dass, Vice Rectorof St. Peter's Pontifical Seminary, proposed vote of thanks. Bro. Immaculate Anthony was the MCoftheday.

Second days program began at 6:30am with Requiem Mass for the departed offered by His Excellency Most Rev. Dr. Arulselvan Rayappan, Bishop of Diocese of Salem. He based his homily on "God is rich in his mercy". He explained about death and life after death. He prayed for all the departed

At 9:30pm Rev. Fr Dr. Lucian LegrandMEP Professor of Sacred Scriptures at St. Peter'sPontificalSeminaryspokeon "On Going Formation". Rev. Fr Dr. Xavier Terrence, Professor at St. Paul's Seminary Trichy as well as Alumni of St. Peter's Pontifical Seminary also previous Professor of St. Peter's moderated the session. Then Panel discussion was held. Bishop Rayappa and Fr Lucian LegrandMEPwereonthepanel.

Rev. Fr Richard Britto, Rector of the Seminary proposed the vote of thanks. Bro. Sanjay Juvanes was the MCoftheday. From11amto12pm batchwise gathering was held. 12pm was midday prayer and Benediction. At 12:30pm by lunch Alumni2022 cametoanend.

St. Peter's Pontifical Seminary holds Alumni meet in every five years. NextAlumnimeetwillbein2027.

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PhotosbyPetrineMedia,St.Peter's

PontificalSeminary,Bengaluru

Reportby Rev. Fr Franklin D’Souza AlumnibatchofSt.Peter'sPontifical Seminary1999 DioceseofShimoga www.frfranklin.org Mobile:+919013905078 --------------------------------------------------------

SACholdsInternationalSymposiumon AI,Robotics,Humanoids& theFutureofSociety&Religion

The inauguration of the 3 day International Symposium on “AI, Robotics, Humanoids & the Future of Society and Religion” organized by the Indian Institute of Science and Religion, Delhi in collaboration with St Aloysius College (Autonomous) and Chair in Christianity, Mangalore University

washeldon18thNovember2022at L.F. Rasquinha Hall, LCRI Block. Dr. Arun Kumar K., Assistant Professor of IT Department, NITK, Suratkal wasthechiefguestandinaugurated the program. Rev. Fr. Melwin J. Pinto, SJ, Rector of St Aloysius Institutions presided over the programme.

Dr. Sonajhari Minz, Vice Chancellor, Sido Kanha Murmu University was

the guest of honour. Speaking online, she said that artificial intelligence is not a boon for farmers and other marginalized sections of society. In this regard, there should be more comprehensive efforts from the expertsinthefield,sheadded.

Rev. Dr Job Kojanthadam was the keynote speaker who critically explained the purpose and need of sucha symposium.

Dr. Arun Kumar K. in his speech explained the origin and evolution of artificial intelligence. Talking about the first computer built in 1948, he explained how it enslaved the entire human race in the later years. He said that artificial intelligence and humanoid robots are being used at a rapid pace all over the world and it is not known whether people are its slaves, or it has made them its slaves. He said that,intheforthcomingyears,there is a possibility that 20 percent of humanoids will sit and participate with us in such programs. He also gave information on machine learning and deep learning algorithms and also explained the positive and negative aspects of artificialintelligence.

More than 20 scholars will present papers on various topics in this international symposium, mand there will also be discussions after each session, which will be critically moderated by a panel of internationalandnationalscholars.

Michelle D'Souza compeered the event efficiently. Flona Soans, Convenor of the programme introduced the guests. Rev. Dr Praveen Martis, S.J. welcomed the

gathering. Rev. Dr Ivan D'Souza, Head of the Chair in Christianity, Mangalore University proposed the voteofthanks.

CELEBRATION OFTHEFEASTOFCHRISTTHEKING, Eucharistic Procession and Golden Jubilee of Parish PastoralCouncil WithDevotion In Bondel

Sunday Nov 20 ,2022: More than 1000 faithful took part in the Holy Eucharist which was celebrated on the feast day of Christ the King, in StLawrence Churchpremisesin

Bondel

The Holy Eucharist was presided over by V. Rev. Dr. Walter D'Mello Judicial vicar , Mangalore Diocese , Rev FrAndrew Leo D’Souza Parish

Priest, Rev Fr Peter Gonsalves St LawrenceEngMed,SchoolPrincipal Rev Fr Lancy D’Souza Asst Parish Priest,RevFrMelwinPintoMSIJ,Rev Fr Gregory, Rev Fr Arun Betharam concelebrating withhim. AftertheEucharisticcelebration a

grand felicitation programme was arranged at the church ground for the former & present Vice President’s,, Secretary’s and Teachers(Best Teacher Award for their hard work, perseverance, and fortitude.) Thosewhofelicitatedwere :

PPC Vice President: Mr Joseph

Francis D’Souza (Term 1971-1979)

Mr Lancy D’Cunha (Term 20042007)

MrRudolphPinto(Term2007 2013)

MrHenbertPinto(Term2014 2019)

Mr Reginald D’Souza (Term 2020 2022)

PPCSecretary: Mrs Hilda D’Souza (Term 19942004)

Mr Herald D’Souza (Term 2004 2007)

Mr Reginald D’Souza (Term 2007 2013)

Mr Wilfred Alvares (Term 2014 2016)

MrFrancisVeigas(Term2017-2019) SteevanNoronha(Term2020-2022)

South Canara District level 'Best Teacher'Award.

Mr Gabriel Stany Tauro Padwa School

Mrs Rosylin Lobo Govt high School Kenjar

At the end of the Mass, the Most Blessed Sacrament was exposed for Public praise and worship. Rev. Fr Andrew Leo D’Souza, Parish Priest led the praise and worship.The Praise and worship was followed by

a meaningful, devout, and colorful Eucharistic Procession. V. Rev. Dr. Walter D'Mello led the procession with the Blessed sacrament taken around for public worship and blessing. The long procession through the city of Bondel culminatedatthevenuefromwhere theprocessionbegan.

The procession was followed by an inspiring Homily by Rev. V. Rev. Dr. Walter D'Mello. He said that Eucharist is the source and summit of Christian life. This Eucharist has sustained the Holy Catholic Church allthroughtheseyears,evenamidst suffering and persecution. The Eucharist is the one that will sustain our families, parishes, and the Diocese. The Church is the Powerhouse where we are Refilled, Recharged and Renewed by the Holy Eucharist. Let's approach this sacrament everyday with great love anddevotion.

Further He said that we have gathered here to be nourished by the Eucharistic Lord so that we go out and bear witness to Him and to His Kingdom of Love, Peace, ForgivenessandJusticewhichisthe need of the hour. The Eucharistic

procession that we hold today is an expression of our union with the Lord and with our brothers and sisters. We take our Lord to the streetsandhomesaroundussothat Heblesseseveryonewithhisgiftsof love, peace, and justice. The lamps that we carry with us during the procession are the symbolic expression of our mission to be the lightof theworld.

V. Rev. Dr. Walter D'Mello led the prayer of Consecration. After the Consecration a solemn blessing of theEucharisticLordwasinvoked on all. RevFrAndrewLeoD’Souzathanked all the parishioners, Parish Pastoral Council Members, appreciated the selfless service of the Volunteers towards St Lawrence Church Bondel.

St Lawrence English Medium school

BondelcelebratesTheAnnualSportsday.

November 18, Was a joyful day to Lawrencians on the celebration of theAnnualSportsmeet. The chief guest of the inaugural programMrArenJoyFernandesthe gold medalist in Asian powerlifting received the guard of honour and The Mayor of the City Mr Jayanand Anchan being the guest of honour felicitated the district level track event winner Mohammad Shami and wished him for the state level competition.

The Sports Minister Sumukh along with Mohammed shamy who has been selected for state level track event,Akashwholeadthevolleyball andthrowballteamat districtlevel, Spandana and Sawmya who represented the school at Zonal levelweretorchrelayheralds. The president of the programme Rev. Fr Andrew Leo D'Souza felicitated the school volleyball and throw ball team for being selected for district. He expressed his joy on the excellent performance of our students in various sports and games events held in Zonal taluk and district. Rev Fr Lancy the Assistant parish priest, Mr Reginald D'Souza the Vice President of Bondel pastoral council and

management committee member and Mr Suresh Shetty the Vice President of PTA and Mrs Helen pinto the H.M. of st Lawrence aided primary school were present in the program. Thevaledictoryprogramwasheldat 4p.m. Rev Fr Peter Gonsalves the principal of school welcomed the guests and gathered. National level Athletic and track event winner Mrs Maria Lavina Rodrigues being the chief guest lowered the school Flag andsetagrand end. The corporator of Pachanady ward MrsSangeethaNayakfelicitatedthe individual champions Divina 7th, Shamy 7th, Preran 10th and Sawmya Dodamani 10th and the group champions and being the guest of honour cheered the enthusiasticstudentswithhernote.

The Apostolic Carmel Congregation in India

The tiny sapling planted by Venerable Mother Veronica, the founder of the Apostolic Carmel Congregation in the year 1870 has grown as a mighty tree. She was ever attentive and attuned to the will of God and fulfilled her desires with heroic faith, generosity and a spirt of joyful surrender. St Agnes PU College conducted various

activitiesfrom13November2022to 19 November 2022 to remember and celebrate the life of Venerable MotherVeronica.

To help students get a deeper understanding of her saintly life, Mother Veronica‘s photos and videos on her life was displayed on the television projector. A digital paintingcompetition,poetrywriting competition and quiz on Mother Veronica was held for all the students. Students decorated the

notice boards creatively with Venerable Mother Veronica’s gems andlife.

Studentsformeda human chain

displaying the number 200 to mark the opening year of Bicentennial Celebration of the Birth of Mother Veronica (1823 2023).

Tomarkthe116th deathanniversary of Venerable Mother Veronica, on 19th November. Holy Mass was celebrated, and Mother Veronica' s portraitwasadornedwitha garland with much devotion and reverence. A sapling was planted by the Principal, Vice Principal, staff and studentsanda documentary ‘Life in Letters’onherlifewasshowntothe students.

conducted helped students to understand and imbibe the values and virtues of Venerable MotherVeronica.

raising ceremony for the Sports meet. In her presidential address, “Let your sporting spirit and talent

shine through school and college level sports events. Whether you winorlose,donotstopyourefforts, and move forward on the path of achievement. May you shine in the state, national and world level games”,she said.Thepresidentof

the program received the guard of honourduringtheMarchpast.

Fr.Sibi,thedirectorof SnehaSadan Charitable Trust inaugurated the sports meet. In his inaugural address he said that sports inspire the unity of all irrespective of caste, creed, and religion. He wished everyonetobeawareofthespiritof sports. Mr. Lancy Sequeira, Director of Physical Education, who inspired excellence in school sports, was congratulated ontheoccasion.

Mr.Lion Melvin Saldanha, President, Lions Club Gurupura Kaikamba lit thesportstorch. RosaMystica Education Institute correspondent Sr. Grace Monica B.S, Taluk

panchayat Member Sunil Ganjimath, Rosa Mystica High School Alumni Vice President Jeprian Tauro, Rosa Mystica pre university College Principal Sr. Sadhana B.S, Rosa Mystica kannada medium High SchoolPTAVicePresidentMrs.Usha and Pre UniversityCollegePTAVice President Mr. Vinaya Karanta, teaching and the administrative staffwere present. The students at Rosa Mystica pre University College performed an excellent dance under the guidance of lecturer Ms. Avita Melisha Lobo. The headmistress of the Rosa Mystica kannada medium high school Sr. Dr. Lolita Pereira

welcomed the gathering. Mrs. Ida Pereira and Mrs. Sujatha Sanil compeeredtheprogramme.Mr.Avil Renil D'Silva expressed the gratitude towards success of the programme. ---------------------------------------

thesponsorfromSEBI. CARudolph M C Rodrigues, Partner, M/S Rodrigues, and D’Souza was the Chief Guest at the inaugural. In his message to the participants, he deliberated on the importance of Investor Education, especially systematicinvestmentplanningand securing one’s passive income for

Mutual Funds assisted in obtaining

future.

Prof. Manoj Louis, Secretary, MUCTA in his prelude to the Programme gave insight on how thesavingsandinvestmentsleadto the nation’s capital formation and wealthcreation.

DrDenisFernandes,Directorof

Arrupe Block shared his views on personalinvestmentplanning. Presidingovertheinauguralsession the Principal, Rev. Dr Praveen Martis, S. J. appreciated the efforts of the organizers in arranging the programme for the benefit of the students. He urged the students to engage seriously in the sessions to gain useful tips on financial investmentplanning.

There were three sessions during the course of the day the first on Financial Literacy by Mr Naveen Rego, SEBI CFP, the next on Time Value of Money by Mr Leo Amal A, Senior Branch Manager, Franklin Templeton Asset Management India Pvt Ltd, and the third on PersonalInvestmentPlanningbyMs Sapna Shenoy M, Investment ServicesProfessional,Mangaluru.

Dr Manuel Tauro, Dean, Faculty of Commerce welcomed the gathering. Mr Avinash Kumar, convener of the Programme expressed the words of thanks. Ms Viola Lewis compeered the inaugural programme. About 300 studentsparticipatedinthe program.

Redchillipaste useasrequired accordingtothe pungencyyou want. Bottletheremainingand keepinthefridgetoapplyforfried fishoruseinanyotherrecipe.

1.Marinatefishcubeswithhaldi, salt,redchillipowder,limejuicefor 10minutes.

2.Deepfry,Iprefershallowfrying usinga little extraoil. Fry tillfish crispyandthe moisture has evaporated.Keepfriedfishaside. 3.Drainoil andkeepitaside. Ina kadaiusepartof drained oil, addlittlemore oilif required

Grind coconut & other all roasted ingredients with tomato, turmeric powder and tamarind into fine paste. Nowaddroastedmethi,urad dal and rice to the same paste. Grind once again until smoothpaste. ▪︎

Take kadai, add oil once hot add remaining sliced onion, chopped ginger and green chilli, add ground masala, add water and salt. Once start boiling add Mackerel pcs, wait for simmer. See the taste and turn offthe gas. ▪︎

Fullofflavourscurryisready. Serve with our Mangalore special brown boiledrice oridli,dosa,neerdosa.

**** Prepare little extra rice as you will be tempting for more with this curry��

I prepare this curry very often and wealllovethis��

My dear members and friends,

As we come to the end of the year, everyone is eagerly looking forward to celebrating Christmas this year in a grand manner. Hence we are bringing you the new theme, 'The Great GatsbY' for this year and take you down the memory lane of roaring 20s. As the theme suggests, this is clearly the time for show-off and be flattered as in the 20s.

The event will happen on Saturday, December 10, 2022 at Preet Palace Banquet Hall in Centreville, VA.

Please check out the following highlights of this year’s Christmas event

• Award for best dressed male and female

• 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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