Dasu Kharvi is illiterate, but he is an wildlife conserver. While 78 year old Dasu Venkata Kharwi of Maravanthe said “there is law it seems, but the tortoises are kind and peaceful creatures, they should not be killed....” there was innocence in his words. The same innocence
He was a talented student and had a desire for higher education. However, the adverse financial condition of the family drove him to take up a job. But his thirst for higher education prompted him to complete his graduation (BA) as an external
The Silver Jubilee of the priesthood of Fr. George Fernandes S.J. was celebrated on Thursday, April 28, 2011 with a solemn Thanksgiving Mass at St. Lawrence Church, Moodubelle at 10.30 am followed by a felicitation function in the parish hall at 12 noon. A large number of
It was exactly fifty years ago on 12 April 1961, that Yuri Gagarin, a Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, became the first human being to journey into the outer space in the Vostok 1 spacecraft taking an orbit around the Earth. As a result of his historic flight, Yuri Gagarin became an international
One of the noblest qualities of an individual is the feeling of empathy towards those who are in need of something and giving those things to them according to one’s ability and sharing the burden of the fellow human being. The act known as donation is a gift given by physical
My journey to West Bengal to have an interaction with Rev. Dr. Alphonsus D’Souza, Bishop of Raiganj along with his family members-elder brother-Bernard and his wife, Regina, younger brother-Andrew and Sr. Eugene during the second week of March 2011 had few bonus
His religious life has been an example of spirituality, academic work, administrative responsibility, social service and Episcopal calling. On 13 July 2011, he will be completing forty years of his priesthood and on 17 May 2012, he
The celebration of the International Women’s Day (IWD) on 8 March 2011 marks the centenary of one of the most significant movements in human history. Though the IWD was first declared in 1910, the first event associated with IWD was held in
While formally transferring his responsibilities as the outgoing vice president of the Belle Parish Pastoral Council to the newly elected vice president, Alphonse K. Alva, Henry Fernandes who had served the parish community for two
For a person who had worked in the Gulf or in any other city of India, life in the native village becomes quite difficult if he has to cut short his career and come back and settle down without much gainful activity. Such a person may face a kind of
Mukunda Kamath is a perfect picture of simplicity and hard work. He has been a familiar figure in the Belle township since a number of years, first as a partner along with his father and elder brother in the grocery business and since around ten years
While people get themselves involved in a particular profession, they find it extremely difficult to devote their time to any other activity leave alone community work. However, Dr. Edward Lobo’s life and career have been quite different from such
Coming from a large and devout family, his vocation to priesthood was not planned but spontaneous. After being ordained a priest, he shunned the cosy teaching assignment and volunteered to work in the backward villages of the Amravati
One cannot imagine the pain and trauma that families undergo when they find one of their beloved child is afflicted with any kind of physical disability such as loss of eyesight or speech and hearing or inability to stand and walk as in the case of polio. The
It is but rarely that great people walk on the sands of time and leave their footprints for others to follow. Commodore Jerome Castelino is such a person whose life and career gives an amazing insight into the hard work, determination,