India China Relations A Perspective History Essay
On the night of June 15/16, scuffles broke out between an Indian forward post patrolling party and their Chinese counterparts in the Galvan Valley in Eastern Ladakh which is a household news story as I write this article on 2nd July 2020. This was by far the worst skirmish between the two nuclear-armed nations in 53 years. Then, in September 1967, the Peoples’ Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers had crossed into Sikkim (then an Indian protectorate) at Nathu La mountain pass and met with fierce resistance of the Indian armed border guards stationed there...[By Philip Mudartha]
The Saga of Two Popes
It has been nearly three months of self-isolation for me in distant land of the United States of America (USA) where I had arrived to visit my son. Because India enforced nation-wide lockdown since March 24 and kept extending it in phases and closed all airports for international flights till an unknown future date, I cannot return to my home in Mumbai...[By Philip Mudartha]
Konkanni Kavita Sankhall (Poetry Chain) reaches 500 mark within a month of Launching
Poetry is a bridge, an immediate path to becoming better people and being the change in the world. Poetry has been creating a world less about tearing each other down and apart, and more about coming together. Poetry has been helping us to realize that we’re not as different as we think. and despite our differences, we are not alone in our grief, pain, joy or happiness. Reading and writing poetry has been for greater good...[By Alphonse Mendonsa]
Travalogue: My 5 nation South America Tour and safe return amid COVID-19
World-famous Mumbai based Veena World Tour company arranged 20-day 5 nation South America tour - Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina. Accordingly, me and my wife Regina, other tourists met at Chatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai and boarded the scheduled flight to Sao Paulo, Brazil...[By John V Tauro]
The collapse of YES bank and the distress in the national economy
It is March 6, 2020 and the time is 4:00PM, when the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) has closed its trades for today. Today’s top story is the tanking of shares of YES Bank on the bourse, which began yesterday when the RBI superseded the Board of Directors of the stressed bank and appointed a former Chief Finances officer (CFO) of central government controlled public sector bank, the State Bank of India (SBI) to oversee the corporate management of the beleaguered bank..[By Philip Mudartha]
Paanch Saal, Firse Kejriwal
In the elections held in Delhi on 8 February 2020 to elect 70 members of the Delhi Legislative Assembly, the voters resoundingly gave a huge mandate to Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party. AAP won 62 seats. This was an endorsement of the exemplary performance of AAP government installed in February 2015 after the juvenile party swept the polls, winning a record 67 seats. The main opposition in the assembly, the BJP, came a distant second with 8 seats and the other national party, the Congress, scored a duck...[By Philip Mudartha]
St. Lawrence High School, Moodubelle: A Journey Through 60 Years of Education - Part II
Fr. Alexander Lobo was the next visionary who took up the responsibility of the parish of Moodubelle as the parish priest and the Head Master of St. Lawrence High School in 1976. Realising the need to expand on what was built by his predecessors, Fr. Alexander Lobo thought in terms of providing a Junior College for the students of the high school and of other high schools in the neighbourhood for continuing their education after the SSLC rather than seeking admission..[By Dr. Eugene DSouza]
St. Lawrence High School, Moodubelle: A Journey Through 60 Years of Education (Part I)
As St. Lawrence High School of Moodubelle celebrates its Diamond Jubilee on 20 and 21 December 2019, it would be appropriate to know at least in brief, the history of this great institution that gradually transformed a sleepy village into a progressive and vibrant community. However, it cannot be forgotten that the foundation of St. Lawrence High School was not an easy task for the people of Moodubelle. It was during the most difficult times that the idea of having a High School in the village originated and in the foundation and building of this high school..[By Dr. Eugene DSouza]
Opinion: Ayodhya Verdict...
On the 9th of November 2019, a five member panel led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) of the Supreme Court delivered a landmark judgment in the Ayodhya land dispute case. The bench unanimously ruled in favor of the Ram Janmabhoomi. It rested the title to the 2.77 acre plot of contested land with the deity Ram Lalla (Infant Ram) and vested its guardianship with a trust to be set up within three months by the central government. The Hindus can now build their much coveted Ram Mandir on the site. The judges instructed the central and UP state government to give a 5 acre...[By Philip Mudartha]
Our economic slowdown: the government is in denial
After a month or two of living in denial, the Modi government seems to have grudgingly accepted that our national economy has slowed down. Our Finance Minister (FM) Nirmala Sitaraman has held, at the behest of tough taskmaster and No.2 in the government packing order, Home Minister (HM) Amit Shah, several pressers last week, to announce a slew of measures intended to revive public consumption and investment...[By Philip Mudartha]
Udupi/M’Belle: Feast of Nativity of Mother Mary (Monthi Festh) Celebrated with Devotion and Joy
Devotion and joy marked the celebration of the nativity of Mother Mary, popularly known as ‘Monthi Festh’ in the Karnataka Coastal region on Sunday, 8 September 2019 in all churches. Children in their finest of dresses carrying flowers could be seen with broad smiles and happiness. The service associated with the celebration of the birthday of Mother Mary commenced in St. Lawrence Church, Moodubelle at 8am with parishioners gathering in front of the Grotto. Gurkars of different wards carried bundles of new paddy and stood in two lines in front of the Grotto. Monthi Feast celebrations around the world
Travelogue: Group Tour to enchanting former Russian countries Azerbaijan, Georgia & Armenia
A group of 25 senior citizens Tour was organized by well known travel company - Veena World to Azerbaijan, Georgia and Armenia. Our tour manager, Vivek Kochrikar under his guidance and each country we visited local guide..
Travelogue: Living in the boat houses-An Experience to Remember
Netherlands is my most favorite destination on work as well as leisure for the past 25 years having been there two dozen times mostly on work and other times on family holidays. Last month, I had been there with my wife and son on the way to Budapest. I had booked the boat house few weeks in advance for two days.’ Asile Flottant’ is a 6 boat cluster hotel. Though it was bit expensive, experience was worth it...[By Ronald Saby]
Responsible Parenting, Spoilt Brats & what ought not to be done
Every so often one comes across a child who displays such brashness and disregard for others’ feelings that one cannot but think: “that kid is a spoilt brat!” The numbers of such spoilt brats are steadily on the rise. Parents are unsure how to raise them and let them grow like wild weeds. Usually, parents will not take responsibility for their children’s brash behavior but I am going to recount a story of a mother...[By Philip Mudartha]
Back to Bellevision: A journey through diabetes, and neuro-illnesses
If you had heard about my ill-health, you had heard correctly. I was suffering from hard breathing, and breathlessness while walking daily in the morning in the nearby garden. I could not climb stairs at all. I was worried that I may die soon. Driven by worry, my fasting blood sugar skyrocketed to above 300 mg/dl. I constantly thought of the killer disease. The more I worried, the more it pushed me deeper into depression. I couldn’t sleep; I used to wake up in the middle...[By Philip Mudartha]
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