Veez Global Illustrated Weekly e-Magazine. Published from Chicago, USA.

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Vol: 1 No: 9

March 3, 2022

ManGoa Rai Kogull Winner Vaibhav Kamat, Goa

Russia Ukrain Crisis!

Last

week

Russia

started

bombarding Ukrain from all 3

There are so many demonstrations

corners.

all over the democratic world,

Poor citizens of Ukrain

started leaving their homes for

against

safety. Many are hiding under the

condemning

Russia’s

Putin’s

train station.

unnecessary aggression.

Its like

neighboring

Many took train to nations

and

some

patriotics are still sheltering in

this

war.

All

are

lions and tigers fighting against the

mice!

Ukrain to fight the war as they ready to kill Russian soldiers when they

India is very quiet not leaning to

enter their nation.

eiteher Russia or Ukrain. As India has most of the War Power from

The whole world doesn’t know what

Russia, no doubt that it is silent in

the reason for Russian President

lgiving her openion.

Vladimr Putin’s aggression is by

effect India in the near future as the

sending more than 150,000 soldiers

US might not support India.

This might

to invade Ukrain. In front of Russia,

Ukrain’s

war

negligible. including

power Ofcourse,

big

brother

is

very

If Russia enters other European

NATO

NATO nations, war will further

USA

is

supporting Ukrain. Bu US President

spread as World War III. Of course,

nobody wants to see this happen.

Joe Biden said on media that US is not going to fight again Russia in this war. Other day US sanctioned $350 million aid to Ukrain to fight this war.

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ManGoa Rai Kogull Winner Vaibhav Kamat, Goa

Vaibhav Kamat: born on 18 july 1990 at Curchorem.

Fathers name : Vishwas Kamat , mothers name: Lata Kamat.

Spent my childhood in the town of curchorem. My father was a Gym instructor ans a Orchestra singer

whose voice resembled Kishore kumar's voice. He was one of the initial persons to be in the start of orchestra industry of Goa. My father expired when i was in Engineering college. Mother is a houswife and later she went into become a chef at different hotels.

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From childhood , I had interest in Singing , Dancing, and acting. Used to be a part of every cultural activity happening in school. Have won many prizes at school level in Singing, Acting , Quiz competitions and have won Prestigious Samraat Student of the year 2005.

Started my schooling in a convent school after that SSC from Sarvodaya educational Society's high school, +2 from Shree Damodar Higher secondary of science. and then Completed my bachelor's in Electrical and electronics engineering in the year 2011 from Goa Engineering college.

After engineering I joined many different companies and presently im working As Senior Engineer Production Dept in Optel Vision India Pvt Ltd, headquartes at Quebec Canada.

I got my professional training in Hindustani Classical from Smt. Sharmila Alavni Patil in the year 2014 for almost a year. I started my professional career in singing somewhere around 2014 to sing for

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various shows and at different functions and started preforming for Band Om Beats from 2016. different awards received for singing are Kingfishers Voice of Goa- Runners up (2015), Voice of Ravindra Bhavan - Winner, Voice of Urja- winner, Mhajo Tallo AikatWinner and Now MCC bank LTd SOAD-5 Mangoa, " Rai Kogull".

Along with singing, i slowly stepped into being a Master Of ceremonies for different Parties, Corporate Events and presently amongst topmost anchors in Goa. I have not only perfromed in Goa , but also At Karwar, Hubballi, Belgau, Kolhapur for various singing shows.

Hobbies: Apart from singing acting , i love to play sports. Daily morning i go to play badminton and table tennis. Also, a fan of swimming. I spend my leisure time in watching web series on Netflix , prime.

Role Model: I always consider my father Late Vishwas kamat to be my role model. Inspite of so many difficulties he made me eligible enough to stand infront of the society and be a respected person. although he din’t encourage me in

singing field, i owe my voice to him as my voice is a blessing from my father which I have got . Today if he would be there, he would have been so much happy for me seeing me gain such high respect and awards.

I am so much fortunate to have a family which has always supported me for all my endeavours and friends who have been encouraging me at every step whenever I needed help or any advice. My office colleagues also have been supportive during the journey of Soad as i had to take so many leaves to travel to Mangaluru and back for 2 yrs round.

I have been founder member of KALASAKT- cultural group and have brought laurels to our group at different youth festivals especially to mention at Goa Yuva Mahotsav from last 10 yrs.

I would like to say that “The young generation nowadays need quick results which is not good. you should make yourself so much prepared in the field you desire that you come out as the best version in that field. Nothing is easy to achieve

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in this world. remember Usain bolt what you aim”. trained himself for 20 yrs to Just make a world record of 9.58 secs.

Veez wishes Vaibhav all the best in So with strong determination his endeavors and make him more and sheer practice you can achieve successful to achieve dreams.

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Mangaluru: Melvyn Rodrigues, 15 other eminent achievers conferred Sandesha Awards Pics: Abhijith Daijiworld Media Mangaluru (ANK)

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Mangaluru, Feb 22: Sandesha Awards, instituted by Sandesha Foundation for Culture and Education, were presented to 16 eminent achievers from various fields for the years 2021 and 2022 in a splending ceremony at Sandesha premises here on Tuesday February 22.

The 16 achievers conferred the awards were Melvyn Rodrigues, Rahmath Tarikere, B K Gangadar Kirodian, Dr T C Poornima, Alwyn

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Noronha, Kasaragod Chinna, Dr P K Rajashekar, and Sa R Raghunath for

the year 2022, and Baraguru Ramachandrappa, Amar Konkani, Dr Sunitha Shetty, Nagesh Hegde, Meena Rebimbus, Avithas Adalphus Cutinha (Dolla), Lakshman Saab Chauri, and Samarthanam Trust for

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the year 2021.

Bishop of Mangalore diocese Dr Peter

Paul Saldanha congratulated the award winners and wished them well in their future endeavours.

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Vice-chancellor of Mangaluru University Dr P S Yadapadithaya said, 15 Veez Illustrated Weekly

"The award winners are an inspiration for the young generation. Sandesha

Foundation has identified achievers

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who deserve this award, at the same time it passes a message to the awardees to achieve more and take a step forward."

Bishop of Bellary diocese Fr Henry D'Souza said, "The awardees have crossed overcome hurdles to reach this height. They are an inspiration and a source of encouragement to everyone."

Awardees Baraguru Ramachandrappa and Rahmath Tarikere could not attend the award function.

The Sandesha Awards jury consisted of Valerian Rodrigues as president, Dr B S Talwadi, Dr Na Da Shetty, Concepta Alva, Chandrakala Nandavar and Mohammed Baddur.

Remona Evette Pereira who received Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar was felicited on the occasion.

Director of Sandesha Fr Francis Assisi Almeida welcomed the gathering, Trustee of Sandesha Foundation Roy Castelino proposed the vote of thanks

and Roshan Crasta compered the event.

President of Sandesha Awards jury Dr Valerian Rodrigues and others were present.

Sandesha Foundation for Culture and Education is an educational institution which trains students at various levels in music, dance, art and painting. It also conducts courses in journalism, media education, public speaking and other similar courses. It organises workshops on drama, poetry and other related subjects. It brings together people of all walks of life.

'Sandesha Award' programme is an important event of Sandesha Foundation which aims to appreciate and recognize outstanding and value based contributions made by various personalities through literature, journalism, arts, education, music, media and social service.

Sandesha Awardees 2021 Sandesha Literature Award (Kannada) – Baraguru Ramachandrappa Sandesha Literature Award (Konkani) - Amar Konkani Sandesha Literature Award (Tulu) – Dr Sunitha Shetty Sandesha Media Award - Nagesh

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Hegde Sandesha Konkani Music Award Meena Rebimbus Sandesha Art Award - Avithas Adalphus Cutinha (Dolla) Sandesha Education Award Lakshman Saab Chauri Sandesha Special Award Samarthanam Trust for the disabled Sandesha Awardees 2022 Sandesha Literature Award (Kannada) - Rahmath Tarikere Sandesha Literature Award (Konkani)

- Melvyn Rodrigues Sandesha Literature Award (Tulu) – B K Gangadar Kirodian Sandesha Media Award – Dr T C Poornima Sandesha Konkani Music Award Allwyn Noronha Sandesha Art Award - Kasaragod Chinna Sandesha Education Award – Dr P K Rajashekar Sandesha Special Award – Sa R Raghunath ---------------------------

Cancer : Absolute Faith Wins Absolutely Chemotherapy Awakening:

By Antony Cony D Souza (Continued from last week)

If anyone of us considering chemotherapy, here are 12 important questions to ask your oncologist/doctor BEFORE you schedule any chemo treatments.

These questions are to empower you to make smart clinical decisions for YOUR own body.

1. What is the goal of the chemo for my cancer? Is this a cure?

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2. What are the chances that the chemotherapy treatment will work for me, for my cancer?

3. What chemo-sensitivity testing will you do to determine which chemotherapy agent to use?

4. What is your opinion on taking supplements during treatment?

5. What are my other options if I decline treatment?

6. What lifestyle changes will I need to make to improve the outcome of the treatment and protect my body during treatments?

7. How will you nourish and protect my healthy cells while you’re killing my cancer cells?

8. What will your proposed chemotherapy treatment do to my cancer stem cells?

9. How will you support my immune system during treatment?

10. What will you do if I become resistant to chemo treatment?

11. How will this treatment change the cancer environment?

Ask if it will only kill the cancer that is there and leave you vulnerable to more cancer? Oncologists don’t always share that once the immune system is

depressed, the cancer stem cells can go on to create more cancer.

12. Would you give this same chemotherapy treatment to your spouse or children, and if not, what would you give them?

Would you take it yourself?

Natural Remedy for Cancer: Apart from Chemotherapy, Natural Alternatives More Effective, Come Without Side Effects. It is clear that these cancer drugs are virtually ineffective at treating cancer, even killing patients who may have

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otherwise survived. Of course, several natural anti-cancer substances do exist that have been found to be largely effective in reducing tumor size and most importantly combating the onset of cancer. Perhaps the most amazing anti-cancer substance for your health is high quality turmeric. Turmeric has been found to reduce tumors by an astounding 81% in recent research. And contrary to cancer drugs, turmeric does not come loaded with deadly side effects.

Vitamin D is another essential anticancer nutrient. Amazingly, vitamin D is much more effective than pharmaceutical drugs at fighting cancer, and is virtually a free nutrient. Instead of paying a premium price for deadly cancer drugs, vitamin D levels can be significantly improved by soaking up some sunlight. It is important to receive a blood test to ensure we are within the optimal vitamin D level range.

Until a cure can be found, prevention through a healthy lifestyle is the best way to stop

cancer. Some ways to help protect yourself from cancer include eating plenty of fruits and vegetables, maintaining a healthy weight, abstaining from tobacco, drinking only in moderation, exercising, avoiding sun damage, getting immunizations, and getting regular health screenings.

Overall health and longevity largely depend on a healthy diet, regular exercise, positive thoughts, no stress, and fulfilled social life. Plus, there are powerful natural medicines, oil extracted from certain plants, that have been more effective in treatment of lifethreatening diseases than conventional treatments.

Putting up with Prophesies of Death: An astounding feature of the standard high-pressure part of cancer treatment is when the doctor as a routine practice; in godlike fashion delivers judgment that patient has …… years to live. At that very particular moment who can understand emotions, pain, agony discomfort of that person and his family when such declarations are

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pronounced. None but God does.

“Call on me in the day of distress; I will deliver you, and you will glorify me." Psalms 50:15 “LORD my God, I cried to you, and you have healed me”. Psalms 30:2 Here comes God’s role, if someone seeks his face at very moment from the depth of his heart; Absolute Faith Wins Absolutely.

I have many cases where people died as per the time schedule given by the doctors i.e., ‘Very sorry to have to tell you this but you probably have less than a year… ‘.

But I have also two cases with me in Doha-Qatar who are set free of Cancer by God with ‘zero’ chemotherapy treatment. Thus, the word of our Savior comes true Matthew 21:22. “If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask in prayer."

One brother from Mangalore another one from Philippines, I have spoken with both and heard their testimonies. Both cases of cancer healings are almost similar but here I take the case of our Mangalorean brother. Brother from Mangalore told to me that in 2013 Doctor had

told him that he has been diagnosed with Cancer and has one year to live. Although he was emotionally down yet upbeat in faith. Doctor had told him to start the Chemo immediately but instead for Chemo, in faith in God he started walking towards Fatima Retreat Chapel, Valencisa to pray, kneeling and surrendering at the altar. His prayer was simple in the words of Psalms 103:3 “ Oh God, you who forgive all my sins and heals all my diseases and Psalms 139 “ Oh my God you created me, you know me in and out. You have seen me when I was formed in my mothers’ womb. You also know the day of my death. It is written in your books and so shall be done. This is my sincere prayer to you for healing.

I believe in you and this is my total faith in you for healing without seeking the help of Chemotherapy”.

He not only prayed but started ‘Claiming’ each words of God that were written in the Bible for each circumstances. Claiming the word of God is like Reminding God of His own words spoken through in many occasions i.e., IS 41:10, Is: 43, 1-3, Is

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49: 15-16, “Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne?

Though she may forget, I will not forget you!

16 See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are ever before me” 1 Peter 2:24, Is 53:5 “He himself bore our sins” in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; “by his wounds you have been healed.”

Our brothers fought like Jacob wrestling night after night till the daybreak, refusing to let go until they received blessings of Healing.

During their tribulation of sufferings, they looked up to heaven and not down. Like of Ark of Noah he and his family were lifted and survived the cancer. God never let him down and drawn in water.

Philippine brother’s case of year 2000 and Mangalroean brother 2013. Since healed then both are in pink of health. God is Great. After receiving blessings, they returned to God with all their gratefulness to

God. Both brothers are serving God in the Church all through-out the years. They both took normal medicine given by doctors and not chemotherapy. Our God is a Healer.

He works through Doctors and Medicine, instruments of God. Mangalorean brother, when the symptoms of healing seen within 23 months, his family forced him to revisit the Doctor consequent 2, 3 times and then it was declared by the Doctor that “ traces of cancer are not seen’. It is a miracle. By your faith you have won the battle. It is God’s power. His power is above rules of any medical science. You are totally healed”. Yes, not only those 2 brothers, by faith every one of us can too win any battle in life not limited to cancer alone. In every circumstance of our life, we have to ‘Claim’ the worlds of God to receive a Blessing.

Hosea 4:6 "My people perish for lack of knowledge" When Hezakiah was sick unto death, the Lord told him to get his house in order because he was not going to live but was going to die. The Lord himself told Isaiah that Hezakiah

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was NOT going to live but that he prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, was going to die. When Isaiah told I will heal thee”.

Hezakiah this, Hezakiah turned to God of yesterday is today too. Let’s the wall and prayed and wept acknowledge Him and exalt Him bitterly. Before Isaiah left, the word through our lives and by reading the of the Lord came to him again and Word of God then all our Prayers he said will be sweet sound onto His ears to 2 Kings 20:5 ... Turn again, and tell receive a miracle as an answer to Hezekiah the captain of my people, our sincere Prayers, come what may thus saith the Lord, the God of situation arise!

David thy father, I have heard thy -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------former principal of VPM's Arts and A Letter of Appreciation: Commerce College Thane during whose tenure he had joined the college in 1974.

“Dear Dr D'Souza, your memorable "profile" has rightly crossed the limitations of the Dictionary meaning to allow us a comprehensive insight, first into your initial struggles against financial adversities and subsequently your confident and firm hold over academic pursuits, a success story of huge proportions.

Your popularity as a college and University teacher, your fruitful high-level research work, your Response to Dr Eugene Dsouza’s appointment and work as a PhD profile in Veez Illustrated Weekly guide, your recognition as a from Principal S.D.Mulgaonkar, studious history researcher by 23 Veez Illustrated Weekly

various pan-Indian history organizations are highly praiseworthy, to say the least.

You have always accepted with alacrity any extra- work assigned to you and always given "your all" to the task in the almost "religious" belief that Work is Worship. That you worked steadfastly as an NCC ( Naval Wing) officer for 22 long years is an eloquent testimony to your

firm commitment patriotic duty

to

national

You are one of a kind--a human being par excellence ! You are Sincerity, Honesty,Integrity,Humilty;Modesty and Goodness personified ! I could have said many more beautiful things about you but my shoulder "pains" and helplessly I must end with "God bless you, my friend".🙏 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Ph.D. awarded to Ms Ashwini of SAC

Ms Ashwini, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, St

Aloysius College (Autonomous), has been awarded Ph.D. for her thesis “Studies on N, O, S Donor Ligands as Analytical Reagent and Complexing Agent” from Visvesvaraya Technological University.

She was successfully guided by Dr Gopalakrishna Bhat N., Professor, Srinivas Institute of Technology, Mangaluru and Dr Ronald A. Nazareth, Associate Professor, St Aloysius College (Autonomous), Mangaluru.

She is the proud daughter of Mr B Narayana and Mrs Shakuntala and wife of Mr Prasad Karkera.**********

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Holy Father’s Message for Lent 2022 “Let us not grow tired of doing good”

On the 2nd of March 2022, we celebrate Ash Wednesday and begin the Season of Lent. Lent is a favourable and acceptable time for personal conversion and community renewal. It is a journey when we reflect and meditate on the Paschal Mystery of the Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ.

In his Lenten Message for 2022, the Holy Father invites us to reflect on St. Paul’s exhortation to the Galatians: “Let us not grow tired of doing good, for in due time we shall reap our harvest, if we do not give up. So then, while we have the opportunity, let us do good to all” (Gal 6:9-10).

Lent is a time of Kairos, an opportune time, not only for

conversion and return to God, but also significantly to do good to others, especially the poor, needy and marginalized. Pope Francis says: “Lent invites us to conversion, to a change in mindset, so that life’s truth and beauty may be found not so much in possessing as in giving, not so much in accumulating as in sowing and sharing goodness….This call to sow goodness should not be seen as a burden but a grace, whereby the Creator wishes us to be actively united with his own bountiful goodness.”

St. Paul points to the close relationship between sowing and reaping: “Anyone who sows sparsely will reap sparsely as well, and anyone who sows generously will reap generously as well” (2 Cor 9:6).

Therefore, whatever good we do we must do it generously and not grudgingly or reluctantly. And the reward too will be rich.

God is rich in mercy and love. He is the first to sow seeds of goodness for humanity. “When we sow for the

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benefit of others, we share in God’s own benevolent love….. Sowing goodness for the benefit of others frees us from narrow self-interest, infuses our actions with gratuitousness, and makes us part of the magnificent horizon of God’s benevolent plan”.

Therefore, as St. Paul exhorts us, let us not grow tired of doing good.

Even though our whole existence and entire life is suitable for doing good, Lent is a more opportune time provided to us by God and the Church for doing good, just as it is for conversion of heart and renewal of life.

Similarly, Pope Francis exhorts us “Let us not grow tired of praying……

We need to pray because we need God. Thinking that we need nothing other than ourselves is a dangerous

illusion. If the pandemic has heightened the awareness of our own personal and social fragility, may this Lent allow us to experience the consolation provided by faith in God, without whom we cannot stand firm.”

Furthermore, during this Lent “let us not grow tired of uprooting evil from our lives……. Let us not grow tired of asking for forgiveness in the Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation, knowing that God never tires of forgiving. Let us not grow tired of fighting against concupiscence…One of these is addiction to the digital media, which impoverishes human relationships”. Pope Francis exhorts us to “resist these temptations and to cultivate instead a more integral form of human communication made up of authentic encounters, face to face and in person.”

The Holy Father further encourages us not to grow tired of doing good in active charity towards our neighbours. “During this Lent, may we practise almsgiving by giving joyfully…. Lent is a favourable time to seek out – and not to avoid –

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those in need; to reach out – and not to ignore – those who need a sympathetic ear and a good word; to visit – and not to abandon – those who are lonely. Let us put into practice our call to do good to all, and take time to love the poor and needy, those abandoned and rejected, those discriminated against and marginalized.”

In order to reap rich harvest, we need patience and perseverance.

For as St. Paul tells us “If we do not give up, we shall reap our harvest in due time.” The soil which produces rich harvest is “prepared by fasting, watered by prayer and enriched by charity”, says the Pope. Therefore, let us believe firmly that “if we do not give up, we shall reap our harvest in due time”, and that “with the gift of perseverance, we shall obtain what was promised”.

No doubt, there will be temptations, jealousies, hardships, even persecutions but we must not quit.

With God’s grace we must persevere in doing good to the best of our ability and then indeed we will reap a rich harvest, if not in this life, certainly in the next.

Let us make this Lent indeed fruitful by almsgiving, charitable works and doing good to our neighbours, especially those who are poor and needy. Let us not miss the Kairos moment, the opportune time, which we are so fortunate to have. A missed opportunity will never return.

I wish you a fruitful Lenten Season, a journey which will lead us to Easter, the great Feast of the Resurrection of the Lord.

+ Gerald John Mathias Bishop of Lucknow

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Death Penalty MUST be Abolished!

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On 18 February 2022, a Special Court, designated for speedy trial of the accused in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts, handed the death to 38 of 49 convicts. The remaining eleven were awarded life terms in jail. A few days earlier, these 49 were convicted by the Special Judge who also acquitted 38 other accused in the case. The convicted were apparently responsible for exploding as many as 22 bombs in an hour in Ahmedabad, on July 26, 2008, killing 56 people and leaving over 200 injured, in different parts of the city.

*Fr. Cedric Prakash SJ There was plenty of ‘celebration’ in Ahmedabad city, after the stringent punishment was announced. The twitter handle of the Ahmedabad BJP tweeted a highly irresponsible and insensitive caricature of some Muslim-looking men being hanged with the national motto ‘Satyameva Jayate' emblazoned alongside.

Twitter finally pulled out this tweet after they received an avalanche of protests from everywhere! The defence lawyers said the death penalty for the 38 convicts is the highest in a single case in the country; in 1998, a TADA court had handed the death sentence to 26

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accused in the assassination of the former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.

The convicted will apparently appeal the sentencing handed to them.

No one condones the crime they were involved in! Any act of violence, be it serial bombing or domestic violence or for that matter even hate speeches which could lead to violence- must be condemned unequivocally, addressed squarely and nipped in the bud as early as possible!

Appropriate punishment must be meted out to the perpetrators of all violence (it does not matter who they are) particularly the heinous ones. There are certainly no two ways or two opinions about that.

Interestingly,27/28 February (and the weeks following) will commemorate full twenty years since the 2002 Gujarat Carnage (which many refer to as ‘genocide’).

The bogey(S-6) of the Sabarmati Express from Faizabad to Ahmedabad was set on fire, early morning on 27 February 2002 resulting in the tragic death of fifty-

nine passengers. Nothing untoward happened that day in Gujarat or any where else.

What followed more than twentyfour hours later and only in Gujarat, was however, a brutal carnage!

Apparently (and this from eye witness accounts), the Chief Minister of the State convened a meeting of some high-level BJP and Government functionaries very late evening of 27 February. What transpired at this meeting has two different versions - but the actions that resulted were blatantly obvious: Muslims all over Gujarat were brutalized, raped, dispossessed of their lands and houses and murdered. The intensity of violence for days on, can be easily categorized as a crime against humanity. At least two thousand Muslims were killed and thousands more were dispossessed of their houses and lands, their property looted and burned and affected in every possible way. Numbers, pale into insignificance, when one recollects the brutality of what took place. For weeks and then months,

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rampaging mobs indulged in some of the most despicable acts. Besides, the law-and-order mechanism had not merely abdicated its responsibility but were also seen actively involved in this carnage Thanks to the dogged and relentless efforts of concerned citizens and organizations – the Gujarat Carnage then and today, is still on the radar.

There certainly have been some small triumphs in this pursuit for justice and truth. That is certainly not enough.

The biggest perpetrators and the masterminds of this Crime against Humanity- still roam the streets fearlessly as they continue to mainstream their fascist agenda of hate and vilification, of divisiveness and denigration, of exclusiveness and violence. Some of the lynchpins today rule the country. They have succeeded in generating a palpable in the hearts and minds of millions through their anti-Constitutional methods of falsehood and vindictiveness!

But none of the perpetrators of this bloodiest chapter in the history of independent India were given the

‘death penalty’ or for that matter even exemplary punishment. Some key persons who were convicted and sent to jail were in a matter of time even released on bail. Today, they happily enjoy their freedom protected by the most powerful of the land! That is the pathetic state of our criminal justice system!

The key question then is whether they should have been given the death penalty too? The answer is a clear and unequivocal ‘NO’. Only God is the author of life and death.

No one, not even the State, has the right to take the life of anyone! The death penalty must be abolished! It is a barbaric act and not in sync with civilised society anywhere. No violence can be justified; no murder can be rectified; death penalty however is not the answer!

Objective studies clearly demonstrate that in nations and societies where the death penalty has been abolished, the crime rate has decreased dramatically.

Amnesty International states that at the end of 2020, 108 countries have abolished the death penalty in law

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for all crimes ( the number has changed since then; besides, on 20 January 2022 the Parliament of Papua New Guinea decided to abolish the death penalty) and 144 countries have abolished the death penalty in law or practice; 28 countries have effectively abolished the death penalty by not executing anyone in the past 10 years, and 55 countries still retain the death penalty for ordinary crimes The International Commission Against Death Penalty (ICDP) enunciates four major reasons why the death penalty should be abolished: (i) the risk of executing innocent people exists in any justice system, (ii) the arbitrary application of the death penalty can never be ruled out (iii) the death penalty is incompatible with human rights and human dignity (iv) the death penalty does not deter crime effectively.

Some time ago, in a message to the ICDP, Pope Francis said, “today the death penalty is inadmissible, no matter how serious the crime committed; capital punishment contradicts God’s plan for man and

society and does not render justice to the victims but rather fosters vengeance.”

‘Dead Man Walking’ is a powerful film based on the life of Sr. Helen Prejean. This 1995 American film stars Susan Sarandon (as Sr. Helen) and Sean Penn (as a prisoner Mathew Poncelet on death row).

Sarandon received the ‘Academy Award for Best Actress’ for her stellar role in this film. The film highlights the relationship between Sr. Helen and Mathew first through correspondence and then by personal visits by Sr. Helen both to Mathew and his family. She desperately tries to either get a pardon for Mathew or his death sentenced commuted to life imprisonment.

Mathew has ‘apparently’ murdered a teenage couple but till the very end continues to be arrogant, racist and sexist without demonstrating the slightest bit of remorse. He denies he ever killed the teenagers. Sr. Helen’s efforts are all in vain and Mathew is finally executed but not before he finally admits to Sr. Helen

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that he had done that dastardly deed and asks forgiveness.

Sr. Helen Prejean is no ordinary Nun. She is the member of the Congregation of St. Joseph in the United States and for several years now she has been fighting against capital punishment through her ‘Ministry against the death penalty’.

On her website, she writes “the death penalty is one of the great moral issues facing our country, yet most people rarely think about it and very few of us take the time to delve deeply enough into this issue to be able to make an inform decision about it’. Sr. Helen’s fight against death penalty has paid rich dividends and has certainly impacted on the Social Teaching of the Church. She is not alone in this struggle as more individuals and organisations, all across the globe, join the campaign against this barbaric act.

On the 3 October 2020, Pope Francis gave to the world his powerful and path-breaking Encyclical, ‘Fratelli Tutti’ (Brothers and Sisters All). In his Encyclical he

devotes eight paras (#263- 270) dealing with the ‘death penalty’. He does give any room for ambiguity when he emphatically states, “There is yet another way to eliminate others, one aimed not at countries but at individuals. It is the death penalty. Saint John Paul II stated clearly and firmly that the death penalty is inadequate from a moral standpoint and no longer necessary from that of penal justice. There can be no stepping back from this position. Today we state clearly that “the death penalty is inadmissible” and the Church is firmly committed to calling for its abolition worldwide.” (#263) With ‘Fratelli Tutti’ Pope Francis has moved opposition to the death penalty into the foreground of Catholic social teaching, completing the church’s long journey of mercy and reconciliation. ‘Mercy has been his consistent and pet spiritual theme!

There is another significant para in this section; so applicable to the death sentence given to the accused of the Ahmedabad serial bombing. Pope Francis says, “The

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arguments against the death penalty are numerous and wellknown. The Church has rightly called attention to several of these, such as the possibility of judicial error and the use made of such punishment by totalitarian and dictatorial regimes as a means of suppressing political dissidence or persecuting religious and cultural minorities, all victims whom the legislation of those regimes consider ‘delinquents. All Christians and people of good will are today called to work not only for the abolition of the death penalty, legal or illegal, in all its forms, but also to work for the improvement of prison conditions, out of respect for the human dignity of persons deprived of their freedom. I would link this to life imprisonment… A life sentence is a secret death penalty”.” (#268).

Are Christians (and particularly Catholics) aware of this Church teaching? Sadly, ‘Fratelli Tutti’ has not been made an essential dimension of Church Teaching by clerics who do not want to get out of their comfort zones! Did we hear

any of our Bishops going public in condemning this latest death penalty sentence? On the other hand, some citizens who tweeted against the judgement were immediately trolled by the ‘bhakts’ with derogatory comments!

Commenting on Pope Francis’ catechesis on the death penalty in ‘Fratelli Tutti’, Sr. Helen Prejean says, “I rejoice in Pope Francis’s ringing proclamation of the inviolable dignity of all human life, even the life of murderers, and I am heartened by the church’s unequivocal opposition to governments’ use of the death penalty in all instances. In killing chambers, I’ve seen close-up the torture and suffering of human beings, rendered defenseless and killed by the state, their lives stripped of all dignity. I rejoice that now this clarity of church teaching will help end this unspeakable suffering and spark the Gospel of Jesus to be lived in its fullness: restoration of human life, not humiliation, torture and execution.”

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Catholics to put Pope Francis’ teaching into concrete action saying, “Devotional assent is not enough. Unless we heed the Holy Father’s commitment to work for abolition of the death penalty, his words, however inspiring, will remain just that: words on a page, stillborn, an annunciation, but no incarnation. In us, may these words live!” Do we have the spiritual depth and the prophetic courage to face this challenge?

No act of violence can be justified anywhere; more so, when the victims are innocent people. All dastardly acts have to be condemned strongly; but two wrongs have never made a right; just because a person has committed a particular crime, the answer certainly is not the death penalty. The State has the duty to protect the ‘right to life’ of every single citizen. This is enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and in the Constitution of India.

By espousing capital punishment, the State equates itself with the perpetrator. The death

penalty is cruel, inhuman and degrading. Today more than two thirds of the world have abolished the death penalty. It is time that India does so immediately too!

Do we need a Sr Helen Prejean in our midst to remind us of our responsibility? Can we allow the words of Martin Luther King, “returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars”; or for that matter, those of Mahatma Gandhi, “I cannot in all conscience agree to anyone being sent to gallows. God alone can take life because He alone gives it…”- to permeate our hearts and minds?

Above all, do we have the humanity to say a full-throated “NO” to the death penalty? The death penalty must be abolished! Let us begin by demanding that the death penalty given to the 38 serial bombers is revoked immediately!

24.02.2022 (*Fr Cedric Prakash SJ is a human rights, reconciliation, and peace activist/writer.

Contact: cedricprakash@gmail.com )*****

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Great 'IDEAL' of Historic Mangalore - Ivan Saldanha-Shet.

'Ideal Ice Cream' is what thousands of tourists, visitors, travelers, and locals scream for when they are in Mangaluru; Mangalore, Kudla, Kodial, Mykala, Mangalapuram one city with many more names.

Whatever you may call this great nature blessed city, IDEAL here is IDEAL ICE CREAM. Today made totally in Mangalore, and a never miss treat for all visiting and home

folk, with never imagined choices of varieties and even more combinations. For at least 46 years, this rainbow of countless ice creams and snacks have attracted all ages and tastes beyond all calculations.

Presently IDEAL offers a choice of at least 140 ingenious range of products. Yet, it's signature miracle 'Gadbad' rules the roost since IDEAL's early years in 1977 - it is a blend of vanilla, strawberry, kesari

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scoops with added fruits, nuts, jelly, and choice ingredients attracting old and young for an unmatched treat at any time. Mere words do not suffice to describe the quality and taste that is blown up to satisfy customers totally. Let us look at this amazing story of last four plus decades.

The Success of IDEAL'S :

Founder Shibaroor Prabhakar Kamath well known as 'Pabmaam', with son Mukund Kamath (also the name of Prabhakar Mam's father) had run the great legend of Mangalore; it started out originally as ‘Ideal Traders’ was started by Prabhakar Kamath’s father Mukund Kamath on Market Road in the city in 1953, as a shop selling fancy items and tailoring materials.

During monsoon it would also do brisk business in selling rainwear and accessories and during the festive days of Deepavali it would double up as a retailer of firecrackers. Prabhakar Kamath’s own dream was to join the AirForce, but the defense recruiters first found him to be too young to join, and during his second attempt, disqualified him for being older by three days as per the regulations. In hindsight the Indian Air Force gave Mangalore a huge asset. Pabmaam

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worked for a short time in Mumbai, for a table tennis ball manufacturer and he was forced to return home to Mangalore due to the sudden demise of his mother when he was just 18. Just two years later his father too passed away, leaving young Prabhakar to support his siblings.

The conventional business failed to do well enough, and he had to look for better options. He started a sugarcane juice outlet next to the existing shop, but it did not survive.

Then local ice cream dealers did not oblige him with a franchise outlet for their products. So, Pabmam boldly planned to try to create his own ice cream brand. Relentlessly he worked on learning and developing skills and concocting ways in ice cream making and produced on trial at home with his wife Jaya Kamath.

Success is a heady catalyst ongoing improvement and popularity with the product and the customer that the 'Kamath family formula zeal' blessed abundantly since the last four plus decades 1970s to 2010. Born into a humble family, IDEAL's founder the late Prabhakar Kamath never forgot his roots and remained firmly grounded till the end. This was perhaps the main factor of success.

His life is a lesson in humility, level headedness, dedication to purpose, sincerity, and many qualities to rule.

Unassuming, very practical, meticulously planned every action in depth. His son Mukund recalls that his father was addicted to reading, maths and science were his forte. These and such qualities contributed to his wholeness as a business magnate.

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Prabhakar Kamath's three thumb rules :

According to son Mukund Kamath, Prabhakar Kamath had three precious pieces of advice for him when he joined business.

1. Never compromise on quality. If you feel that you can’t deliver quality, then close the business. 2.

Never do business on other people’s money. 3. If you must lend money to anyone, do so without expecting it to come back.

Awards Galore : Talking of awards, IDEALs have a history as an awards winner and no space will suffice to elaborate; here we take a look of one good year that awards were averaged by this miracle organisation to just provide an Idea of it's prowess and popularity in the trade. Ideal Ice Cream has won 8

awards in the national level competition held at Hotel Le Meridien, Gurugram on November 16, 2017. Led by Mukund Kamath, has once again won 8 awards in Season 6 of ‘The Great Indian Ice Cream & Frozen Dessert Contest’.

103 companies participated in the event, organised by DuPont Nutrition & Health and the Indian Dairy Products Association. Ideal Ice Cream won the maximum awards among the 103 participants. They have continuously been winning awards from the year 2008. This year they have won three ‘Best in India’ Awards, four Gold Awards and one Silver award. Out of more than 380 entries in 6 categories. The competition introduced ‘Sorbet’ as one of the award categories for the first time, to further endorse its popularity as a healthier fruitinfused frozen alternative in the ice cream market. The Great Indian Ice Cream & Frozen Dessert Contest is a platform for many such ideas and innovations where industry luminaries evaluate the entries to honor concepts that meet evolving consumer needs for a successful product in the market.

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The Panel consisted of worldrenowned ice cream specialists and 25 judges from leading food and beverage companies.

Popular television host and food anchor Maria Goretti presented the awards.

Ideal Ice Cream won the following 8 awards: 1. Best in Class for Sorbet Mango Sorbet (More than Aam). 2.

Best in Class for Innovation (Marzi Paan).

3. Best in Class for Vanilla Frozen Dessert. 4. Gold for Vanilla Ice cream. 5. Gold for Sorbet (More than Aam). 6. Gold for Vanilla Frozen Dessert. 7.Gold for Most Innovative (Marzi Paan). 8. Silver for Chocolate (Swiss Chocolate).

Hard Work, Sincerety and Integrity : Pabmam invented his own art to taste and test his products with his family, friends and acquaintances who would visit him every day for a free bite and in support of his ideals.

The inventive experimentation continued a few months until the couple was satisfied that they had a product worthy of sale. Thus was born ‘Ideal Traders Cream Parlour’ in a small outlet on a mezzanine floor right along Hampankatta

junction. Pabmam’s ideal and hard work proved to be a hit beyond all imagination and the outlet began to attract amazed takers increasingly, most of them would be regular customers. Thus, it was undoubtedly Pabamam who brought real ice cream to Mangalore and inspired many all over.

Consumer activist and rationalist Prof. Narendra Nayak, who was Pabmam's close friend right from the word go mentioned that ice cream in those days in Mangalore was a hotch-potch of sugared milk, with custard powder and flavors cooled/frozen and churned. That was practically unhealthy, adulterated and hence liable for prosecution under Prevention of Food Adulteration Act. Then the sellers were not even aware of that and were merrily selling ‘ice cream’ that was really illegal.

IDEAL's initially opened business with 14 flavours, unimaginable then, but Pabmam’s dogged work and imagination continued, and he soon came up with innovative products and combination products like the

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Gadbad, Parfait and Banana Split, which Mangaloreans had never heard about. Individual items were really a full meal, affordably priced and a treat by any count that attracted every section of consumers. There was no looking back. The small shop soon became too small to accommodate the increasing number of customers and in 1981, opened the second cream parlour on GHS Road, an adjoining road. This 250-seater (now 300) has come to be India’s largest stand-alone ice cream parlour in India. By 1995, business had soared to such levels that a new parlour was deemed necessary. By now his son Mukund too joined in and a new outlet called Pabba’s opened at his own building in Lalbagh. Fresh out of college, and ideally enthusiastic with new ideas, Mukund soon persuaded his father to introduce snacks on the menu.

Ideals till then served only ice cream, fruit juice and milk shakes.

Pabmam agreed and introduced cutlets and sandwiches. This strategy was the start of a new revolution. The new quality and taste of snacks confirmed Ideal’s success all the way. One good turn

deserves another, the father-son duo was in full steam and 'Ideal Café' was the result, at GT Road in 2010. This was a complete restaurant with a full menu of snacks like vadas and dosas as well as ice creams. A decade later, in 2021, the firm replicated this success with the opening of Pabba’s Ideal Café at Bharath Mall.

Pabmam's qualities motivated him to involvement with the consumer movement. Prof. Narendra Nayak, a consumer leader, rationalist, and a close friend, mentioned that they became pals primarily due to involvement with the consumer movement. Meeting often for a few years with consumer rights the banner. A monthly newsletter. was what served to develop this aspect and the boss of IDEAL's was truly instrumental in this cause in early days. His activism in social matters and in the community temple activities was exemplary. He served for some time as a trustee of Sri Venkatramana Temple, Car Street and had immersed himself into the activities of Sri Gokarna Parthagali Math. He was close to the head of the Math, Srimad Vidyadhiraja

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Teertha Sripad Wader Swamiji, but kept a respectful attitude in all matters, pointed out S. Venkatesh Kamath, a devotee of the math.

A sad loss : The sudden demise of its founder Shibaroor Prabhakar Kamath –‘Pabamam’ – on November 6, 2021, due a head injury in a freak accident caused by a negligent two-wheeler rider, of whom you see many nowadays.

Fans of Ideal Ice Cream and a whole lot of admirers the world over, paid rich tributes to his memory and those who knew him around the world, in person spoke glowingly of his personal qualities as a good human being who can never be replicated. This iconic brand that he firmly engineered and created a niche for itself in the world map and gave Mangalore an Ideal identity is worth much more than meets than eye.

The Show Goes on : Mukund Kamath, is the copy book faithful son of Prabhakar Kamath founder of Ideal Ice Cream.

Mukund, now the man taking the show forward and calling the shots,

has been a close holistic supporter of his dad for long.

After completing his B.Sc. Degree from Canara College, Mangalore, he pursued specialized higher education in dairy technology to be more effective in his future role in the ice cream industry. His business and accounts acumen were sensibly honed at Shenoy of Ganesh & Sudhir, Chartered Accountants. A down to earth classic industrialist, Mukund exhibits a youthful zest for his trade that easily complemented his dedicated father’s success. He very emphatically mentioned he was now there by singular choice and his father never pressured him on anything. In the 8th standard, he worked in the kitchen, to scoop ice cream and prepare for service. Then in the 9th standard, his father asked Mukund whether he would join the trade. Pabmam told Mukund he would expand the business only if he too was part of it. Mukund gave an instant answer that he would....After 1995, Mukund completed education, and was given a role in the management, the expansion came after this.

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son were more like friends, respected differences, and shared experiences, open-minded and without pressures. Decisions made were always from choices presented with examples.

Father often mentioned “I am your control lever”.

Father was highly focused; research minded and went deep into any subject. Even at the age of 80, carefully explaining chemistry to my son, Mohith. Highly disciplined, punctual to the dot, never lazy, worked 16 to 18 hours a day when younger, fitness was vital to him. He would be up at 4 a.m. to work on the tread mill, lift weights, an hour devoted to pranayama and one hour for evening walk. He never depended on medicines till the end.

He kept away from flattery, criticism, glamour, and publicity.

Ice cream industry is either parlour model or franchise model, being good in both is not practicable.....From the start IDEAL was focused on the parlour model.

Our parlours really grew into good restaurants - labour intensive and quality sensitive. Passionate and hands-on in creating our products and ensuring sustained quality. The

ice cream that you eat today is of the same quality or far improved from what customers ate on Day One. With little advertising and marketing. Between cost and quality, we have always chosen quality. When the proprietor himself is the chief of R&D and Quality Control it's superb.

But a big change is being seen. With the commissioning of our new factory, we will have the production capacity to reach out to new markets, Bangalore being the first.

For our further expansion, we have devised a hybrid model, a combination of parlour and franchise model.

The simple success explanation is that good taste buds run in the family. First my father, then I, and now even my young son Mohith have a good sense of taste. We almost have an instinct for what customers will like or not like. We look upon this business with great passion, and our greatest satisfaction comes from seeing our customers really enjoy eating our products. For this, we spend a lot of time in developing each product

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and we introduce it to the market only after we are 100% sure. If we are not sure, we even drop the product. New product development can take as long as six months and hundreds of tasting sessions. Furthermore, we listen to customer feedback and take every suggestion seriously. I personally don’t believe in multitasking. Instead, I try to do one thing at a time, and do it as well as I can by going into the minutest detail. This process is slow but highly effective. For example, one of the differences you will notice between us and others is that Ideal ice cream lingers longer in the mouth.This is the key to customer satisfaction.

It was his idea to come up with innovative products like iPizza, an ice cream that mimics a pizza in looks. His latest is the iThali, which resembles a typical South Indian dinner thali with the dishes being replaced with similar coloured ice creams and desserts. Earlier, he had induced a bout of nostalgia among customers by reviving the longforgotten Bella Candy, a jaggery based street candy of the

yesteryears. One more innovation is the Marzipan, an ice cream that resembles a betel leaf roll. He has also pushed retailing of cups, candies and prepacked ice creams by opening the firm’s doors to franchise vendors, which has made Ideals widely available on any street along the coastal belt. “Our business was parlour based, hence expansion with this model comes with limitations. As we were unprepared to compromise on quality, we had stuck to the few parlours that we had in Mangalore,” says Mukund, “But now we are adopting a hybrid model which combines the advantages of both parlour concept and franchise concept. We plan to open our first outlet in Bangalore soon.” What makes this possible is the firm’s brand-new production plant which has come up at Kinnigoli. Built on a 23-acre lush green countryside property, the massive factory has 100,000 square feet of built-up area to enable five to six times scaling up of production. Choosy as ever, the Kamaths took the better part of five years to survey the best locations before zeroing in on this property.

“We finally chose this property

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because it perfectly meets all our present and future needs. We have planned this project with so much foresight that we shall not need to move to another place for decades to come,” says Mukund proudly.

to be storage spaces for finished products. “This factory is built to pharma standards. It has definitely cost us many times more than it would have if we had compromised on the inputs. Our passion for ice cream making goes to every nut and bolt in this plant,” says Mukund with pride. Yes, the legend will surely continue - and to places where Ideals has never been before.

As a result 'IDEAL Ice Cream' is always wholesome and great value for money.

The unit is spic and span, sporting the very best high end machines, mechanized and streamlined to make production efficient and free flowing.

Applying the same uncompromising attitude that Ideals is known for, the entire interiors including all the machinery and equipment is made of stainless So, if you are any where near or not steel to provide for the highest level far from Mangalore, be on the of hygiene. Large and gleaming lookout for IDEAL's outlets soon silos can be seen all over along with and enjoy the ambiance and Joy of various other sophisticated Ice cream and more of IDEAL's machinery. Huge walk-in freezing creations which are pure delights units send out the chill vibes. These and as natural as nature. are meant ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Colonialism in Mangalore

Philomena Lawrence Gilbert Lawrence Authors: Insights into Colonial Goa For details about the book and authors click: Insights into Colonial Goa. (Continued from last week) Mangaloreans Catholics who are non-GSB could well have an UdupiTulu ancestry. A critical analysis of our history unearths many hidden gems of information and rectifies many false narratives and impressions.

Portugal’s 237-year rule over the Mangalore region extended from 1526-1763

In 1526, the Portuguese ruled Mangalore, located along the south Canara coast, and the Catholic residents of this region came under the jurisdiction of the Bishop of Goa. Over the next few decades, unrest in Goa, which was caused by famines, epidemics, and other natural disasters, forced Goans to migrate to South Canara in sporadic waves. The exodus intensified as a result of poor living conditions, high taxes, the Inquisition, and social discrimination by the Iberians. The decisive factor seemed to be the recurring wars waged against the neighboring Bijapur sultans (15401570) and Marathas (1667-1683 and 1737-1740). In 1546, Queen Abbakka, the ruler of Ullal, attacked the Lusitanians and expelled them from South Canara. Subsequent natural and man-made disasters further compelled Hindus and Catholics to leave Goa. Occasionally, local kings of surrounding areas invited the Goan immigrants, who were renowned for their farming skills. The newcomers were presented with the option of homesteading on land they were given in the Tuluva area, or they

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could enlist in the king’s army.

Portugal’s 237-year rule over the region ended in 1763, when Hyder Ali, ruler of Mysore, conquered the region.

The Mangalorean community prospered in Canara after the British conquered the area in 1767 during the first Anglo-Mysore war (1767-69). At the second AngloMysore war (1780-1783), however, the British lost the area to Hyder Ali’s son, Tipu Sultan. The sultan believed that the Mangalore Catholics collaborated with the British during the war; as punishment, Tipu ordered that the entire population of “the traitors” travel on foot from Mangalore to their captivity in Seringapatam – a distance encompassing 200 miles (320 kms), which included the dangerous Western Ghats. For the Catholic Mangloreans, who were subjected to despotic ways, the situation was simultaneously exploding and imploding. They were on a who were on a mission impossible caught in a unwinnable religious war.

A third of the marchers succumbed to the arduous journey, which was completed over a six-week period (February 24, 1784 to May 4, 1799).

The travelers’ entreating voices and their passionate Konkani lyrics served to strengthen their spirits

and their resolve to safely reach their appointed destination. Sadly, the original Goan diaspora that had migrated south to live the impossible dream of living in safety was transformed into the worst possible nightmare. The estimated number of Mangaloreans who were held captive in Seringapatam ranges from 30,000 to 80,000; many of them died during the period of captivity either by hanging themselves or being trampled upon by elephants. Most of the exiles’ churches and properties in Mangalore were destroyed. The captivity ended with the Battle of Seringapatam on May 4, 1799, after which between 11,000 and 15,000 Mangaloreans survived, only to face another daunting challenge. They took on the challenge … but we are getting ahead of ourselves in the narrative!

The English ruled Mangalore from 1799-1947 (158 years).

The British fought Tipu Sultan in a third Anglo-Mysore encounter (1790-1792) and succeeded in overthrowing the Indian ruler in their fourth encounter (1798-1799), when Tipu Sultan was killed in the battle, and Mangalore came under British rule as part of the Madras Presidency agreement.

The multiple conflicts which occurred over the 30-year period highlight the

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uncertain and tragic state of events in the Konkan-Canara region as various rulers played what appeared like a game of chess over the area. The devastating impact these wars had on the population cannot be underestimated. Yet the group that survived the devastation proved surprisingly resilient. Postfacto, they worked through the reconcilable and irreconcilables. In the midst of gloom and doom there was no ethno-sectarian violence and the mayhem settled down.

Under the British, the Mangaloreans succeeded in achieving a comeback. Out of the wreckage there emerged a picture of progress. The settlers adjusted to the shifting dynamics on the ground. There was an awakening moment and an awakening movement. The travails took a turn for the better, as they recovered their lands and rebuilt their homes, churches, and community. During this period, the Mangalorean Catholic community prospered under British rule, the jurisdiction of the Archbishop of Goa over the region was reinstated, and Goan priests nurtured the Mangaloreans towards their recovery.

The change in rulers of the area affected the jurisdiction of the local Catholic bishops and various churches as well as their

relationship with the Archbishop of Goa. It is likely that the English colonizers, without leaving any telltale fingerprints, encouraged the Mangalore Catholic church to dissociate itself from its Portuguese hierarchy.

With pressure from London and Mangalore, the Propagation of Faith, an organization instituted by the Pope, caused the issue of religious jurisdiction to become a contentious matter between Goa Padroado (Portuguese) and Verapoly diocese.

It took a pious Goan priest, Father Joseph Vaz, (now canonized) to bring about reconciliation between the two jurisdictions. Fr. Joseph Vaz worked tirelessly in the region (1681-1684) before proceeding to Ceylon, another area of conflict in Sri Lanka. Miracles attributed to the saint are celebrated at a shrine at Mudipu, a center of pilgrimage, especially on his feast day, January 16th.

The English ruled the Mangalore region from 1799-1947 (158 years)

Fortunately trans-bishopric institutions bridged the gaps between the dioceses. The nuns and priests led by the Jesuits and others built premier schools and colleges in Mangalore. With cajoling and cheerleading the Jesuits held the vision were credible and kept the implementation.

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flourished when the Jesuit priests and others built premier schools, colleges, seminaries, churches, and healthcare establishments in the area. Economically, the region prospered with the introduction of medium-scale industries such as the growing of coffee and rice; the most famous of these businesses is the manufacturing of Mangalore roofing tiles. In 1887, the pope established the Diocese of Mangalore.

After being released from captivity (1784-1799), the Mangalorean community developed its own identity. This was a deliberate attempt to blend more it closely with the surrounding milieu and to satisfy the British, who associated Goans with Portugal, Britain’s rival. In general, the Mangaloreans are more conservative than the Goans in the clothes they wear, food they eat, and types of music they enjoy.

Like Goans, however, the younger generation is more westernized in their outlook and education.

Many Mangaloreans migrated to British colonies during the Raj as well as to Persian Gulf and East African countries. The South Canara people are industrious and in a positive way intensely competitive.

Working independently off each other and at time feeding off each other, in the

1950’s they built a major top-notch academic and research complex of institutions at Manipal 62Km (42mi) north of Mangalore.

In colonial times or today, the Konkan-Canara region embodies a tease, a pleasant surprise, and astonishment to visitors.

For newcomers or return visitors, the place represents an epitome of unpretentious seclusion of verdant countryside, where more emphasis is placed on basic comfort than on extravagant elegance. Going back to even before the colonizers, three major religious actors (Hindus, Muslims, and Christians) formed the ethno-sectarian groups within one geographical area who at times were compelled against their will to come to compromises. All three groups have a religion of tolerance and attacking innocent people is not courageous but a grave sin. It is interesting that in 1946/47 as North India - from Punjab, across the Indo-Gangetic plane, to Bengal was engulfed in sectarian violence, the south was tense but subdued. The bottom line the coastal natives have a skillful mix of brawn and brain with an air of easy-living. For much of their history, they fought invaders while accepting refugees and traders. In the 19th century, the natives perceived that the future held little hope for brighter days,

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and their attempts to prod the indolent colonizers to modernize the land would be unsuccessful, so Mangaloreans and Goans emigrated to greener pastures in droves.

The British ruled Mangalore from 1799 to 1947 (158 years).

Marathas acquired Bassein from the Iberians and rule it from 17371774 Britain ruled the Bassein region (north of Goa) for 173 years from 1774 to 1947, when India won its independence from Britain.

Red tiles for roofs are to Mangalore what gondolas are to Venice. Mangalore is famous for its extensive red tile industry, which successfully operates more than 20 kilns and plants. The use of red tiles for roofing has a long and illustrious history: The Chinese installed the tiles on their structures as early as 10,000 BCE. A German missionary is credited with building the first tile factory in Mangalore in 1860, and he used the unique laterite clay deposits found in the native river beds to produce the tiles. Also called “red roof tile,” the covering gets its name from the red tint of the iron in the clay (similar to laterite stone found in Goa and used in construction). Mangalore tiles were the most sought-after for buildings

in India, especially during the colonial days. Similar tiles used on roofs in Europe are called Spanish/ Mexican/ Mediterranean tiles.

These clay tiles are especially suited for hot and wet climates prevalent in Asia, the Mid-East and Africa, and were made popular by the Spanish in their colonies in America. The tiles are identified by a variety of names -- Mangalore, Spanish, Mexican, barrel, and undulating tiles. Mangalore tiles are exported to countries across Australia, Africa and Europe. While European tiles are made of terracotta, the Indian variety is made from natural iron-rich clay.

The shape and the duration of firing the tiles increase the tile’s strength.

The curved shape of the tile also provides ideal drainage for rain water and water-proofing while permitting ventilation for the warm air to escape. In the winter, the tile provides natural insulation. As an added benefit, it does not deteriorate from salt-infused spray in coastal areas. To avoid damaging the tile and accidental falls, roofers require special skills when working on a tile roof. Red tiles are iconic; they enhance the architectural details of the building, add a rippling texture to the roof as well as provide their own charm and distinctive ornamentation. Tile roofs are often

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a dominating feature of historic buildings and homes in the tropics.

Even world-renowned homedesigner Frank Lloyd Wright used the tiles in the construction of his modern buildings. Today, lightweight synthetic material is used to make roof tiles.

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St Aloysius College E-Samvahan and EKonkani Certificate Validictory Ceremony

St Aloysius College E-Samvahan and E-Konkani Certificate Validictory Ceremony was held on Zoom on

February 25, 2022. Program started

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at 6:00 p.m. Indian Standard Time.

E-Samhavan student Namratha Kini was the emcee for the program.

St. Aloysius College Registrar Dr. Alwyn Dsa welcomed the gathering, and he thanked all instructors and especially the co-ordinator and lecturer Flora Castelino. Also, he

thanked Dr. Austin Prabhu for all his work including financial support for the course under the name of Veez Weekly.

E-tupem editor Dr. Austin Prabhu introduced students’ e-Magazine etupem. Also, he thanked all the writers who contributed to this magazine and especially Joachim Pinto for his super job as a designer.

R. S. Bhasker from Kerala, a writer and winner of Academy Awards for his books inaugurated the E-tupem magazine.

He praised the St.

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Aloysius College for holding these Venkatesh Baliga also shared their Konkani courses for students from experience of learning new things in all over the world to learn Konkani.

Konkani.

After the e-Magazine inaugural, 2 Rev. Dr. Praveen Martis, SJ, St. students from e-Samhavan Sunitha Aloysius College Principal delivered from Saudi Arabia and Dr. Vidya his remarks and thanked all the from Kerala expressed their students, faculty and all those who experience in learning Konkani helped to make these online words and pronouncations. coursses successful.

President of the Program Dr. Vote of thanks was given by Flora Jagadish Pai, Karnataka Sahitya Castelino, lecturer, and coAcademy President gave his ordinator. In the general session presidential address. many students sang and shared E- Konkani Certificate Course 2 their experiences as e-Konkani participants Maria Mathias and Course students.

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Congratulations to Most Rev Dr Bernard Moras on completing a great milestone in His

Religious Life - the Silver Jubilee of His Episcopal order.

(Was consecrated as Bishop on 25.2.1997 ) Here's wishing Him peace and good health and many more wonderful years.,

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St Aloysius observed International Mother Tongue Day

The Student Activity Cell in association with Kannada Sangha of the College observed International Mother Tongue Day on 21st February 2022 in Sanidhya Hall of the College. Dr Norbert Lobo,

Director of Admin block inaugurated the programme. He said that mother tongue means the language of the heart. India has variety of languages and we should love and respect all the languages but a special respect should be given to our mother tongue.

Dr Mahalinga Bhat, Head of the department of Kannada was the resource person and stressed the importance of the mother tongue with a catching example of Tenali Rama. He also said that one should

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respect mother tongue first and at Bhat, dean, Student Activity Cell the same time respect all the other welcomed the gathering. Dr Sudha languages also. This is important for Kumari, President, Kannada Sangha the unity of the nation. rendered the vote of thanks.

During the programme, the Preema, II B.Sc. compered the students of Kannada Sangha sung programme.

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Campus Bird Count held at St Aloysius Institutions

Campus Bird Count 2022 was held in various campuses across India from the 18th to the 21st of February as part of the 'Great Backyard Bird Count' hosted by Bird

Count India in collaboration with eBIRD. This year, over 262 colleges participated in this massive birding event to document the avian fauna on their campuses.

This is the fourth year that St

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Aloysius College (Autonomous), Mangaluru has participated in this event. The 140-year-old campus, which spans 37 acres is located in the heart of Mangaluru city. This year, in addition to the main campus, campus bird count was done for the first time at St Aloysius Institute of Management and Information Technology (AIMIT) in Kotekar Beeri, which is spread across 17 acres. The Department of

Zoology organised the Campus Bird Count 2022.The campus bird count team was directed by Mr Glavin Thomas Rodrigues (Assistant Professor, Dept. of Zoology) and Dr Hemachandra (HOD of Zoology) in the active presence of Dr Fr Praveen Martis SJ (Principal), Dr Fr Melwyn Pinto SJ (Director AIMIT Campus) and Mrs Divya Pereira (Assistant Professor, AIMIT). The poll was completed by 28 students from

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both campus and the general public, making the event a huge

success.

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The three-day birding event (19th to 21st) resulted in the identification of 26 species of birds in St Aloysius College Mangaluru Campus and 35 species of birds on the AIMIT campus.

Greater Racket-tailed Drongos, Jungle Mynas, Common Mynas, Rock Pigeons, Purple Rumped Sunbirds, Pale Billed Flowerpeckers, Asian Koels, Oriental Magpie Robins, and Red Whiskered Bulbuls were frequently seen in both the campus and the surrounding area. Large predatory birds such as the Black Kite and Brahminy Kite can be observed soaring around the campus in large flocks and perching on historic structures. During the campus bird count, migratory birds such as the Indian Paradise Flycatcher, Indian Golden Oriole, and Blue Tailed Bee Eater were also spotted. In addition to this, birds such as Nilgiri

Flowerpecker, Ashy Woodswallow, Red Wattled Lapwing, Black-headed Ibis, Jerdon’s Leafbird and Orangeheaded Thrush were spotted in AIMIT Campus.

St Aloysius College, with its lush green grounds, is still home to hundreds of birds in this age of urbanisation. The wide diversity of fruiting plants and trees found here, which provide shelter, food, and nesting sites for a variety of bird species, can be credited for such a large population. To date, 56 species have been added to the St Aloysius College Mangaluru Campus inventory, with AIMIT Campus being included as an eBird Hotspot with a 35-species checklist.

During the bird census, nesting sites of several bird species were observed. This demonstrates that the campus has a well-balanced environment that allows a diversity of bird species to thrive. Such longterm bird counts will reveal how bird populations change over time. St. Aloysius College has long encouraged students to participate in activities that bring them closer to nature, knowing that observing nature may teach you a lot..

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Ohio Criminal Justice Director Karhlton Moore

believes in empowering survivors to thrive

international inspirational survivoradvocate Indian American Harold D’Souza to his farewell reception on February 23, 2022, at Columbus.

President Joe Biden appointed Karhlton Moore, Ohio Criminal Justice Director to lead Bureau of Justice Assistance effective February 28, 2022.

Karhlton

Moore

invited

“It was an honor to be present on this auspicious reception of Moore’s selection by President Biden as the new director at the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA). Karhlton Moore changed my life from hurt to happiness. Worked on numerous

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projects and presentation at Columbus along side Moore’s phenomenal team members”, spoke Harold D’Souza.

Survivors in Ohio are thriving with policies practiced by Governor’s Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force, Human Trafficking Initiative – Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, and Ohio Department of Public Safety, proudly proclaims Harold D’Souza President of Eyes Open International.

solutions and a practitioner-focused professional who bases his decisions on what the evidence shows,” said Office of Justice Programs Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Amy L. Solomon.

Educating, enlightening, and empowering survivors to thrive for a happy life is the unique charisma of kindhearted Karhlton Moore shared Harold D’Souza a survivor of labor trafficking and debt bondage in Ohio.

“Karhlton Moore is known as a If you or anyone you suspect is a collaborator who gets things done, victim of labor or sex trafficking in an innovator who looks for practical America calls 1-888-373-7888.

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3) 1 medium onion, sliced finely Ingredients:

4) 1 medium tomato, finely chopped

1) 1 big bunch each palak, soya and methi

5) 2 green chillies, finely chopped

2) 1 big potato

6) 1 tbsp sambar powder

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7) 1/2 tsp turmeric powder

- Once oil is hot, add potato and fry till almost cooked then remove

8) 1 tsp mustard seeds

and keep aside

9) 1 tsp cumin seeds

- In the same kadai, add little more oil and add mustard and let it

10) 2 tbsp oil

splutter

11) salt as per taste

- Add cumin seeds and fry for a

while Recipe: - Add onion and fry till golden brown

- Wash well and finely chop all 3 baji’s (palak, soya and methi) - Peel off potato skin and cut into small cubes and wash well

- In a kadai, heat oil

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cover the lid and let it cook on

- Once baji cooked well add fried

medium flame

potatoes mix well and cook for 5 mins on low flame

- Keep stirring in between and add little hot water only if required

Serve hot with soft chapatis

because baji will release water

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LADY FISH CURRY | KANE CURRY

INGREDIENTS: 4 - 5 big size Kane or more Cleaned & washed. Cut into 3 - 4 pcs each or as required.

MASALA PASTE:

4 - 5 green chillies 1 tsp roasted cumin 2 tsp roasted coriander

1.5 tsp pepper corns My family favourite Kane Curry.

1/2 pod garlic

Can be served with boiled | Kaje

1 big onion

rice or Mangy special Dosa, Idlies.

3 tbsp desiccated coconut

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1/2 tsp poppy seeds OR 4 cashew nuts 1/2 tsp carom seeds 1 tomato 1" ginger 1/4 bunch coriander leaves

10 - 15 mint leaves 1 sprig curry leaves

SEASONING: 1 sliced onion 1 tbsp coconut oil or as required 1 tsp ghee

few mins with turmeric powder.

Transfer to plate & cool.

METHOD:

▪︎Grind all above ingredients to

▪︎Wash, clean & cut fish as required. Marinate with pinch of

salt, turmeric powder & 1/2 tsp oil.

Keep aside.

very fine & smooth paste.

▪︎Heat 1 tbsp oil & ghee add 1 fine sliced onion fry till golden brown.

▪︎ Slightly roast all above dry ingredients | seeds.

▪︎Add ground masala paste saute for few mins or until oil seperates

▪︎Roast sliced onion with 1 tsp oil.

Add coconut to same pan & roast

Add water as required & salt to

taste. Adjust consistency, simmer well.

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▪︎Add fish & get a good boil. Take it off.

▪︎Increase or decrease green chilli & pepper corns.

Serve this delicious curry with boiled rice. Enjoy.

▪︎Fresh coconut can be used instead desiccated.

NOTE: ▪︎This masala can be used with ▪︎Adjust all ingreduents as per

any white fish. Curry tastes

your taste.& spice control.

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