Secular Citizen Vol. 23 No. 13 dated 31st March 2014

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Convocation Ceremony At St. Global Education Excellence Award John Technical Campus, Palghar – Conferred Upon Ryan Group

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he Second Annual Convocation Ceremony at St. John Technical Campus for 316 students graduat ing from Engineering, Pharmacy and Management disciplines was held on Saturday, 15th March 2014 at 10.30 a.m.

Chief Guest, Dr. Stephen D’Silva - Former Director, Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies and Rt. Rev. Bosco Penha - Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus, Archdiocese of Bombay who presided over the function addressed the students and inspired them with their motivational talks.

Rev. Fr. John Rumao Campus Minister prayed for and blessed the graduate students. Mr. Albert W. D’Souza Chairman, Aldel Education Trust, Dr. S. Krishnamoorthy Advisor, St. John Technical Campus, Dr. Satish N. Takalikar Principal, Engineering College, Dr. (Mrs.) Savita J. Tauro Principal, Pharmacy College and Mr. Thomas Lobo Dean, MBA College expressed their pride and joy in seeing the students receiving their convocation degrees. They conveyed their best wishes to the students for all their future endeavors.

The highlight of the ceremony was the felicitation of the University topper, Ms. Saloni Jain who secured first rank at the final year B.Pharm Exam held last year among the students of 25 Pharmacy colleges Some of the graduate students came forward and shared their memories and experiences in St. John Technical Campus. It was also a time for nostalgia as the students bonded with each other and the faculty.

The formal convocation ceremony ended with the National Anthem.

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t was a proud moment for Ryan International Group of Institutions for being the proud recipient of Global Education Excellence Award 2014 from Prime Time for being the leader in leading chain of schools across the Globe and bringing in innovation in education sector by celebrating the spirit of Excellence in Education. The achievers of this Excellence award are the stellar individuals and organizations who epitomize strength, ingenuity, knowledge, foresight and who drive the growth of the sector with vision and inspiration.

Madam Grace Pinto, Managing Director, Ryan International Group of Institutions received “Global Education Excellence Award” for being a visionary behind today’s outstanding education system through her exemplary contribution in the segment. She was applauded for applying best professional modules to manage and keep the mission afloat by spreading the light of knowledge to millions of children. Her contribution to the field of education and specially covering all stratas of the society was appreciated by the entire audience.

The Award ceremony was held at Crown Plaza, New Delhi in the presence of eminent dignitaries Mrs. Najma Heptullah, Member Rajya Sabha, Shri. Amar Singh, Member Parliamentary forum and Rajya Sabha Member, Mr. D.K. Vaid, Director NCERT, Dr. Balachandra Mungekar, Former, Vice chancellor and Rajya Sabha Member, Shri. Anand Kumar, Founder–Super30 Educationist.

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India Should Be Ashamed Of How Nun's Rape Case Was Handled Those following the case of the gang rape of a Catholic nun in the Kandhamal district of Odisha in 2008 would by now have received the news that only three of her 10 tormentors have been sentenced to prison terms; news that should be greeted with sadness for justice partially done and inordinately delayed.

BY JOHN DAYAL In the process, the traumatized sister suffered embarrassment and humiliation in public and has had to challenge malfeasance by the state police and even by a judicial officer.

A court in Cuttack last week finally sentenced the main accused, Mitu alias Santosh Patnaik, to 11 years in prison for the rape of the nun. Two others, Gajendra Digal and Saroj Bahdei, were convicted of the lesser crime of outraging the modesty of the nun and sentenced to two and a half years in prison.

Six others were acquitted due to lack of evidence. One person is still evading arrest, five and a half years after the crime was committed during the genocidal anti-Christian violence in the Kandhamal district in 2008 following the assassination of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (World Hindu Council) vicepresident Laksmananada Saraswati by a Maoist terror squad.

That there has been a conviction at all speaks of the bravery and tenacity of the nun, and of a small band of supporters who have carried on an unceasing campaign for justice. From the beginning, the state itself seemed disinterested in pursuing the rapists and bringing them to justice.

Two months after the crime, the victim came before the international media in New Delhi to narrate her pain at police inaction. She spoke of how she was gang raped in the office of the NGO she worked for in Kandhamal.

In fact, a group of rioting men who had caught her, wanted to burn her alive.

Then, one by one, they raped her. Not satisfied with that, the group paraded her naked, together with a priest who had also been captured by them.

The police, when they reached her, were of no help. Twice they allowed other groups of marauders to re-capture her. Later they advised her not to press charges, saying there could be “consequences” for her. They ordered (Contd.. on p. 4)

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(Contd.. from p. 3) her not to write about her travail in detail in her official complaint. Eventually, instead of escorting her to a safe haven, they left her to take a public bus to the state capital, where finally she found refuge in her religious community.

It was after outraged Christian activists made a noise in the national capital, New Delhi, that arrests were made. That six persons have been acquitted for want of evidence itself speaks of the shoddy investigations that were carried out. Much later, when finally she was asked to confront and identify the accused persons, the magistrate on duty sought to falsify her statement that she had identified the men.

The case was moved to the jurisdiction of Cuttack district, but the court would not accept her allegations. The nun then came to the Supreme Court, which was aghast at the treatment meted to her by the subordinate judiciary. The Supreme Court judges set a deadline for the case to be tried by the Odisha court and judgment given.

This was not the only case of rape in the Kandhamal violence; two others have been reported. There were many other cases of gender-based violence that never came to trial because the police were bent on minimizing the extent of violence against women, as indeed they had failed to register many other cases of arson, and some of murder.

What has been particularly galling has been the failure of civil society in Odisha to stand by the nun. In fact, both government officials and local citizen and political groups first sought to deny there had been a gang rape at all.

The nun was then subjected to a vilification campaign in which the local media joined in, rather enthusiastically, with a slew of insinuations.

State and national women’s commissions, meant to safeguard the interest of the common people and charged with overseeing that justice was done in cases of gender violence, kept almost entirely silent. So did the National Human Rights Commission and the government bodies who otherwise are known to speak out when other such crimes are committed.

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Saint Joseph Is A "Glorious" Example For Indian Priests Vijayawada : "Priests and fathers must view Saint Joseph as a glorious model and guide because of his actions as a righteous man," said Mgr M D Prakasam, bishop of Nellore, as he spoke to hundreds of religious and lay Catholics who attended the Mass marking the 40th anniversary of St Paul's Cathedral in Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh).

The anniversary fell on 19 March, the liturgical Memorial Day of Saint Joseph, whom the bishop repeatedly mentioned in his homily.

Many of the priests who attended the service were themselves ordained on 19 March, and so experienced the celebrations with particular intensity.

"God," said the Bishop of Nellore, "entrusted two sublime two missions

to Saint Joseph, the greatest of all the saints: that of husband to the Queen of Angels and Saints, the Blessed Virgin Mary; and that of foster father to the Son of God, Jesus. Such a task is even more ineffable and inexpressible than human words can express."

At the end of the Mass, the congregation paid tribute to Brother Gianni Davide of the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions (PIME), who together with Fr Pozzoli designed and built the cathedral in 1973.

Once a small centre serving a few Catholics, the local parish is now the spiritual home to a "thriving, lively and self-sufficient community thanks to the efforts of PIME missionaries," said Fr Stephen, its current priest.

The investigations and trial have taken more than five years, and one person is still to be traced and arrested.

It is inexplicable that this lackadaisical process has taken place when there is a national mood of zero tolerance of rape and gender crimes following the gang rape and murder of a medical student in New Delhi in December 2012.

That horrendous crime led to the setting up of a commission headed by the retired Chief Justice of India J S Verma, whose momentous report has set the norms and guidelines to curb violence against women. In fact, the government accepted the report immediately and soon legislated a harsher law against rape, mandating the death penalty for those found guilty. Several

people have been sentenced to death since 2012.

If only the norms stipulated by Justice Verma had been followed in the case of the nun. But traumatized though she may have been by her experience in Kandhamal and then in the court rooms, she has not accepted defeat.

She has refused to be broken, is understood to be pursuing higher studies and hopes to become a lawyer one day. I know her personally and am moved beyond words by her courage and the strength of her spirit, and of her faith.

(AsiaNews)

John Dayal is the general secretary of the All India Christian Council and a member of the Indian government’s National Integration Council.

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My Experiences In The Supreme Court Of India

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s I sat waiting my fate in the corridors of the Supreme Court, I was overawed by the sea of black coats and capes fluttering in the Delhi breeze. The security checks, the police, the watch and ward staff make you realize that you got to take this experience seriously. The lawyer you have engaged cautions you that you are about to appear before one of the most powerful authorities in the country — a judge of the Supreme Court.

Her word is like the Word of God — It cannot be changed or ignored, it must be respected and obeyed.

The black coats represent the cream of India’s professionals who earn lakhs for a few moments appearance.

But here my lawyer was more down to reality. He was sympathetic to his colleagues saying that they were just pawns in the system. They were all nervous about how their cases would go. The judges were unpredictable and the opponents had mastered hundreds of tricks, which had nothing to do with truth and justice — delays, limitation, missing documents, jurisdiction, admissibility, etc. etc. When you start attending court you pick up a whole new vocabulary — plaints, plaintiffs,

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Francis Lobo bailiff, prayers and pleadings, defendants and litigants, appeal and appellate, etc. etc. I still don’t know the difference between a pleader, a lawyer, an advocate, a counsel, a senior counsel, an advocate on record.

“Why are we just sitting here when our case is listed at 110?” I innocently asked my lawyer. You don’t know when your case may come. The board may collapse — whatever that may mean.

The court sometimes works at lightening speed. I witnessed 75 cases which had come up for admission being disposed off at the rate of 1 ½ minutes per case. After the order was given the two judges in unison threw the files on the table with a bang, which would awaken anyone who had dozed off, sending a clear message to the litigants — Don’t bring this @#! to the S.C. On the last occasion the court closed when there were only 4 cases left for our case to be heard. You think the cases will come up in sequence at the next hearing. But the computer at the S.C., like everything else in this august surrounding, has a mind of its own. On the next board you are listed at 82

People envy your visit to Delhi by air, all expenses paid, etc. They don’t know that you have to carry a bagful of medicines and are grateful for every hour that passes without an incident.

You are advised to take a younger person with you on such trips. The younger person, 25 years your junior, wants a wake-up call, as you get up early, on his mobile which he has switched off. With hours at your disposal you study the stone pillars decorating the S.C. You marvel at the time it must have taken to shape them and wonder what function they performed in the administration of justice other than creating an impressive architectural structure.

After attending hundreds of hearings my analysis of the legal system is that it is activity driven — 5 % matters of law and 95 % activity — Meetings, collecting documents and evidence, making and filing multiple Xerox copies, traveling, waiting, etc. etc. With the backlog of millions of cases one has just a few moments to present one’s case to get justice. Hence a lot of effort is required to get well prepared, have mastery over the paper work and clarity in what results you want and how they can be achieved.

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An Unforgettable Journey

BY FR. CEDRIC PRAKASH SJ

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t has been a long and eventful day for me, culminating in a train jour ney. Although I still have a fever and feel rather exhausted, here I am putting this down as I promised a lady on the train that tonight I would write and tell the world of her magnanimous gesture.

A rally had been organised by SOUL (Save OUr Land) at the Azad Maidan in Mumbai to protest the Church land acquisitions. I was one of the speakers invited to address the people gathered. The crowds were much more than the organisers had expected. Speaker after speaker came down heavily on the Local Government, lambasting it for its nexus with the builders lobby and other vested interests. “You can no longer take Christians for granted!� “We want Justice!� “Enough is enough!� rent the air!

It was truly a moving experience and I was touched that more and more Christians today come out for the cause of Justice.

However, I could not remain to the end of the programme, as I had to catch the 1710 Deccan Queen to Pune.

I hurried to the CST Station and was looking forward to a relaxing 3-plus hour’s journey in the cool comfort of a Chair Car compartment. With a fever and a headache, I really needed it. I was relieved when I arrived at my “seat�. I showed my ticket to a guy

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who was seated on it. He checked it and very coolly told me, “Sir, your train has left this morning‌your ticket is of the Deccan Express and NOT of Deccan Queenâ€?. I couldn’t believe what he was saying, but on checking my ticket, realised he was right! A kind friend had helped me buy the ticket. I had clearly told him, “Deccan Queenâ€? as I was scheduled to speak at the rally around 1530. I presumed he had got the ticket for the train I requested and did not bother to check it!!!

So what do I do now? It was almost 1655‌..just fifteen minutes before the train’s departure. I ran out of the train‌almost the full length of the platform to the ticket counter, only to be faced with a huge line. Some guys however had “mercyâ€? on a Senior Citizen and in no time I had my ticket and ran back to the train (baggage and all) and entered an UNRESERVED compartment with just three minutes to spare!

To say that the compartment was like a “tin of sardines� is an understatement. It was jam-packed, with practically no room to even stand. I resigned myself to an uncomfortable trip. But the greatness of an Indian train journey is that once it begins, most of the travellers easily adjust and adapt. In no time I was asked to move ahead and some youth very generously beckoned me to sit at the edge of their seat.

Not comfortable at all, but I was not complaining since the alternative was to stand for most part of the journey.

There were all kinds of people around me; of different faiths, languages and cultures! It was the beginning of HOLI (the Festival of Spring) and many seemed to be excited to be going back home or to spend the festival with friends and relatives. Several young ‘uns got down at Lonavla, perhaps for a great Holi revelry!

Suddenly a burqa-clad Muslim lady began pushing her way through; her three-year-old son desperately needed to use the toilet. All helped to make way and in no time they had reached the destination. Most did not know that the lady had left her baby daughter on the seat asking the neighbours to keep an eye on her. On realising that her mother was not around, the baby started bawling and shrieking to high heavens. Nobody knew what to do although the cries were deafening. Then from across my seat a young lady got up and spontaneously went to the baby and began cuddling and pacifying her. ‘The lady must surely be a friend of the family’, I thought to myself. The rocking calmed the baby who felt very soothed in the warm and loving hands. In awhile, the mother returned with her little son, took her baby from the arms of the lady and settled down. It was only then that

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(Contd.. from p. 6) I realised that this lady was a total stranger to the other and a Hindu!

My heart leapt with JOY! This is MY INDIA, I thought to myself! The India in which the stranger is just a friend we do not know; the India of diversity and pluralism; the India where we can transcend the narrow confines of religion and sectarianism. I could not help think of the trains in Nazi Germany…where people were pulled out and sent to concentration camps because they were “not one of us”.

This INDIA I told myself should never die! We should not in any way allow the fascist and fundamentalist forces to destroy what is so precious to us!

Let us not be fooled by their empty rhetoric of “development” (Hitler did the same) but let us be WARNED and ACT NOW before it is too late!

The Hindu lady was to alight at Shivajinagar. Before that, I plucked up courage and asked if I could speak to her. I told her that I would never forget her wonderful gesture! In great humility she replied, “Sir, I too have little children and I know what it means to be a mother.” Thanking her, I just told her to never let her concern and love, especially for the “the other”, to ever die. I asked her if she had seen the movie ‘DHARM’ in which Pankaj Kapur is the main actor.She had not.I requested her to see it if she could.And I promised that I would write about her great deed tonight itself….I do not know her name and who she is but I have just christened her BHARATMATA – women like her, are the soul of India!

I am now in Pune, very tired and still with fever….but what an unforgettable journey it has been!I can’t help but hum to myself the JOURNEY song of Lea Salonga and specially these words:

“What a journey it has been And the end is not in sight But those stars are out tonight And they're bound to guide my way” Fr. Cedric Prakash sj is the Director of PRASHANT, the Ahmedabad based Jesuit Centre for Human Rights, Justice and Peace.

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Leave Holy Cross out of road widening, say Locals

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Santacruz in Portuguese stands for ‘Holy Cross’

eave Holy Cross out of road wid ening, say locals. Locality draws its name from 150-year-old religious symbol, situated on Missionaries of Charity’s destitute home in Santacruz that the civic body wants to acquire TheBrihanmumbaiMunicipal Corporation’s (BMC) bid to widen Chapel Lane in Santacruz by 3.5 metres could well spell the end of the 150yearold Holy Cross located there, from which the quaint suburb draws its name.

The Cross, which is within the walls of a home for destitute women run by the Missionaries of Charity trust, is on the stretch BMC seeks to acquire from the organisation.

Local historian Teresa Albuquerque, who has traced the locality’s history including folklore surrounding the Cross in her 1981 book Santa Cruz that was, said Santacruz in Portuguese stands for ‘Holy Cross’.

“Earlier, this was a small village called 'Khulbhowree' until it was named Santacruz by the Salsette Christians.

Original inhabitants here were simple cultivators. They would gather on a hillock to recite the Rosary around a crude wooden cross they had made,” said Albuquerque.

“Authentic evidence shows that the chapel at the site was built around 1850, and the Cross existed before that. Santacruz railway station, which began operations in October1888, wasnamed after the Holy Cross, and Santacruz as a locality came into being,” she added.

Responding to the BMC notice in January this year, the trust claimed it had already given 57.16 sq m of setback area to BMC in 1983 for road widening. “We oppose the project of road widening of the lane at the cost of the poor abandoned people, and damaging a place of prayer which has historical value,” Missionaries of Charity

wrote to BMC. The trust has also approached the State Minorities Commission, following which commission chairman Munaf Hakim wrote to Municipal Commissioner Sitaram Kunte, requesting a rethink on the road widening project.

The area’s East Indian residents, many of whom have lived in Santa Cruz gaothan for generations, still continue to pray at the Cross. “I remember seeing the cross since I was three. We used to come here and pray. There were no tall buildings then. We could see the Cross from Santacruz railway station. The cross is sacred and is associated with the locality’s history,” said resident Edna Carloz.

Some residents argue that since Chapel Lane is already 14.5m wide, there’s no need for further widening. “If the BMC widens the road to 16.5m, they will have to remove the Cross. If it ends up on the road, it could be damaged. It has survived for so long because it is inside a compound,” added Joan Shenoy, who has chronicled the locality’s history for the Sacred Heart Church’s 75th anniversary.

BMC, though, issued a fresh notice last week. “We have issued notices in routine course to all properties in the lane which are affected by road widening and have to give setback area. The Missionaries of Charity trust has submitted a representation. We will look into it,” said assistant municipal commissioner Prashant Sakpale.

V Ranganathan, chairman, Mumbai Heritage Conservation Committee (MHCC), said if any structure like the Holy Cross is a listed heritage structure, then any project that could affect it will require an NoC from MHCC. Residents of Santacruz discuss furture course of action to save the Holy Cross.

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Discrimination in India: Christians are 6 per cent of the prison population

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umba - The high number of prison inmates from socio-re ligious minorities "is due to the attitude of some states, which target the most vulnerable sections of society," said Arun Ferreira, an activist for Christian Dalits and tribals, who spoke

Church college to reinstate lecturer whose hand was chopped off

Kochi: The Newman College in Thodupuzha, run by Kothamangalam diocese in Kerala, has decided to reinstate lecturer T J Joseph on humanitarian grounds before the date of his retirement on March 31.

The move comes after his distressed wife committed suicide after the college reportedly informed Joseph that it will not reinstate him. If the fails to reinstate Joseph, he will miss much of his retirement benefits.

Joseph was dismissed from the college after his hand was chopped off

by Muslim extremists in July 2010.

Without a job, Joseph's family was pushed into dire financial straits and unable to take it any longer his wife Salomi committed suicide on Wednesday.

The order to reinstate Joseph, issued within three days of her death, states that it will be "subject to the approval of the Government and MG University".

Joseph said he was sad that his wife wasn't there to share this happy development with him.

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to AsiaNews following the release of the 2012 Prison Statistics report by the National Crimes Record Bureau (NCRB).

According to the report, Muslims, who are 13.4 per cent of India's population, represented 28.02 per cent of the prison population in 2012. Christians are in the same situation. Nationally, they are 2.3 per cent of the population but they constitute 6 per cent of the prison population.

For the activist, "We get these percentages because Dalits, Tribals, Muslims and Christians are often the victims of loopholes and sections of the Indian Penal Code.

Ferreira should know. He personally experience what it means to be behind bars. Accused of being a Naxalite (Maoist) guerrilla, he was arrested in May 2007 in Nagpur (Maharashtra) and indicted on 11 charges, under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. During his detention, he was tortured and interrogated twice after being treated with a "truth serum," a psychoactive drug that is now illegal.

After four years and eight months in jail, he was released on bail.

"My experience in prison is that every state tends to target minorities, showing some of its specific features," Ferreira told AsiaNews.

"In states where Hinduism is strong, like Orissa (where the effects of

anti-Christian pogroms still linger), many innocent Christians have been arrested and thrown in prison, falsely accused of being Naxalites. However, the same thing happened in Gujarat after the 2002 riots."

"In Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh, which are also under strong Hindu influence, the authorities have overtly attacked the Christian community, treating its members as the 'criminal' element in the Dalit and Tribal groups."

All too often, Christians fall into the clutches of the justice system on false evidence because they back causes that embarrass the authorities.

"In Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Orissa, some tribal Christians were arrested on false accusations of terrorism," Ferreira noted, "when in fact the problem was their struggle against large-scale mining projects that required huge tracts of land to be expropriated."

The same is true for Tamil Nadu, where Christians have been charged with 'subversion' for opposing the construction of the Kudankulam nuclear power plant.

"Sadly, neither the government nor the NCRB recognise political prisoners as a separate category, so there are no statistics about it."

by Nirmala Carvalho (AsiaNews)

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Palm Sunday: Preparation For His Passion

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T is time to look at the setting of Jesus’ coming Passiontide in Jerusalem. His apostles went along with their master in spite of the dangers they might confront. The gospel of Luke tells us: “when the days drew near for him to be taken up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem”. (9:51). “in the book, The Path of Glory, Fr. David de Burgh informs us to note the strength in the verb used by Luke.

This was the moment for the Jewish Pasch. Pilgrims from distant places moved into the Holy City to pray and worship. The priests in the city were instructed by the Roman Emperor Nero to make a count of the people present and to also count the lambs being offered for the Passover.

Through this cluster of hundreds, Jesus was making a journey into the most important chapter of his ministry.

And Jesus knew what was expected of him: “Thus far, no further; now I return to face My death”.

Palm Sunday begins the celebration which opens the Church’s liturgy for Holy Week. The Christian faith is comfortably unchanging. The nature of salvation and the history of Christ’s Passion to the Resurrection is the basic tenet of the faith. Jesus is the atoning Lamb of God. The reading this Sunday says that God had exalted His Son and bestowed on him a name above all names (Phil.2:10).

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Palm Sunday is a time to prepare: a prelude to his Passion, death and Resurrection. Jesus makes ready his messianic entrance into the city of Jerusalem, the city of “his father David” (Lk.1:32). The crowd followed him through the heat and dust enveloped of the noon day sun, and when they reached Bethphage close to the Mount of Olives, the Lord Jesus stopped. “It was two days before the Passover and the feast of Unleavened Bread.”

(Mk.14:1). On the first day of Unleavened Bread when the Passover lamb is sacrificed the disciples of Jesus asked him, “Where will you have us go and prepare for you to eat the Passover? “(Mk.14:12).

Jesus took aside two of his disciples and instructed them: “Go into the city, and a man carrying a jar of water will meet you; follow him, and wherever he enters, say to the householder, ‘The Teacher says, where is my guest room where I am to eat the Passover with my disciples?” (Mk.14:13-15). This was done and also completed according to the wish of the Master. Two other disciples were sent to a village opposite the Mount of Olives. “You will find an ass tied, and a colt with her; untie them and bring them to me. If any one says anything to you, you shall say, ‘The Lord has need of them’ and he will send them

immediately.” (Mat.21:1-3). Jesus was calmly preparing his entry into Jerusalem. He was going to manifest the coming of the Kingdom “by the Passover of his Death and Resurrection” (CCC.560).

At this point it would be a welcome insight to recall the words of the late Blessed Pope John Paul II: “The whole of Christ’s life was a continual teaching: his silences, his miracles, his gestures, his prayers, his love for people, his special affection for the little and the poor, his acceptance of the total sacrifice on the Cross for the redemption of the world, and his Resurrection are the actualization of his word and the fulfillment of Revelation.” (John Paul 11,CT9).

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(Contd.. from p. 9) Jesus sat in deep thought in the house of Simon at Bethany. The Christ of faith, from Jewish prophet to Christian savior, was now at the peak of his mission to inaugurate the kingdom of God on earth. Jesus of Nazareth would have to endure all the pain and suffering that he was able to bear.

A woman stepped into the room where Jesus sat at the table. In her hand she brought “a jar of ointment of pure nard, very costly, and she broke the jar and poured it over his head.”(Mk.14:3).

Many of those present in the room were not too pleased at the woman’s action.

“Why was the ointment thus wasted?

For this ointment might have been sold for more than three hundred denari, and given to the poor.” (Mk.14:4). On hearing this Jesus turned to them and said, “… she had done a beautiful thing to me…For you always have the poor with you… but you will not always have me.”(Mk.14:7).

This woman was special to the prelude of Christ’s Passion. And Jesus added, “She has done what she could; she has anointed my body beforehand for burying.” (Mk.14:8). Then Jesus went on to say. “And truly, I say to you, whenever the gospel is preached in the whole world, what she has done will be told in memory of her.” (Mk.14:9).

In the meantime the crowds outside waited to witness and join in the triumphal entry of Jesus into the Holy City. They brought fresh green palms, and their voices were loud in praise of the Lord our God.” … they took braches of palms and went out to meet him, crying, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.”

(Jn.13:12-13).

The feast of Unleavened Bread had arrived The Passover lamb was sacrificed. “And when the hour came, he sat at the table, and the apostles with him. And he said to them, “I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer.” (Lk.22:14:15).

When the Last Supper came to an end, Jesus said : “But behold the hand of him who betrays me is with me on the table.”(Lk.22:21). A mystical hush swept across the room. Who could it possibly be? They questioned each other and one another. One of the apostles asked Jesus directly : “Lord, who is it?” Jesus

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replied, “It is he to whom I shall give this morsel when I have dipped it.” So when he had dipped the morsel, he gave it to Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot… Jesus said to him, ‘What you are going to do, do quickly.” (Jn.13:25-27).

Jesus knew that the words of scripture had to be fulfilled. Leaving the house “he went with his disciples across the Kidron valley, where there was a garden” (Jn.18:1). When they arrived at the garden he said to them, “Pray that you may not enter into temptation.”

(Lk.22:40).He moved away from them, went on his knees and prayed to his Father. As he prayed in agony drops of blood fell to the ground. An angel from heaven appeared, “strengthening him.”

Judas, the unfortunate one chosen to betray the Messiah knew of the place where Jesus was praying. “Procuring a band of soldiers and some officers from the chief priests and the Pharisees went there with lanterns and torches and weapons.” (Jn.18:3).

Jesus was bound with ropes and dragged to Annas. Simon Peter followed with another disciple. After Annas had questioned Jesus, he was sent to Caiaphas, the high priest. From the house of Caiaphas, Jesus was taken to the praetorium. Pilate entered with his flowing robes and stood before Jesus and the people. Pilate asked Jesus if he was the king of the Jews. Jesus looked at the man and the mob screaming all around. Christ answered, “You have said so.” This was not the reply Pilate wanted to hear. He turned to the chief priests and the multitudes, “I find no crime in this man.” (Lk.23:3-4). For a split second Pilate realized that Jesus was a Galilean, and belonged to Herod’s jurisdiction. So, Pilate sent him to Herod.

The soldiers spat and dragged Jesus through the streets to the house of Herod. After Herod questioned Jesus and could find no fault, he sent Jesus back to Pilate. This was unexpected for Pilate. He called together the chief priests, rulers and the people. Satisfied that all were present, Pilate, governor of Judea stood up and addressed the gathering. “You brought this man as one was perverting the people; and after examining him before you, behold, I did not find this man guilty of any of your charges against him; neither did Herod, for he sent him back to us. Behold, nothing deserving death has been done

by him; I will therefore chastise him and release him.” (Lk.23:16).

The people refused to listen and reason. Spurred on by the priests and the other authorities they demanded the release of another man who was a criminal and murderer, Barabbas. All together they raised their voices that Jesus should be crucified. Three times Pilate pleaded with the people, but they were adamant that Jesus should be crucified. Eventually, the governor delivered Jesus up to them. In their presence Pilate washed his hands.

Beaten, cursed, whipped and crowned with thorns, Jesus was given his cross to carry. At one point in the cruel journey over cobbled stones and rough mounds, a passerby, Simon of Cyrene was stopped and forced to assist Jesus carry the cross for a few minutes through the great multitude of people. “So they took Jesus, and he went out, bearing his own cross, to the place called the place of a skull, which is called in Hebrew Golgotha.” (Jn.19:17).

Along with two thieves he was crucified. On the cross of Christ was written in Latin and Greek words : Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews. The guards tore his garments and made four parts, each for a soldier. For the tunic they cast lots for it. This was to fulfill the Scriptures: “They parted my garments among them, and for my clothing they cast lots.” (Jn.19:24).

Finally, Jesus said: “I thirst”. “When Jesus had received the vinegar, he said, ‘it is finished’, and he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.” (Jn.19:30).

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he Felicitation committee met again for the 2nd time on 19th March 2014 to check out needs and requirements in detail.

The preparations for the felicitation program are in full swing with various subcommittees created for handling different responsibilities. All the committee member are energetic and active for making the event a memorable one.

Concelebrated Mass in Konkani, cultural items are the part of felicitation program. It is estimated over 5000 people will attend the event which will be held on 4th May 2014 at Xavier Institute of Engineering College Grounds, Mahim.

A grand Souvenir will be released on the occasion. It will cover the important information about Udupi Diocese, it's Bishop and prominent people of Udupi Diocese in Mumbai. Besides, the Souvenir will cover greetings to the Bishop from Mangaloreans and from other well-wishers.

Those who wish to greet the Bishop through an advert in the Souvenir or a banner at the venue can contact any of the organisers or to The Secular Citizen / DIVO office on phone: 22693578, 22654924.

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BJP MP in trouble for posing with Bible in Goa Panaji: A sitting BJP MP and a candidate for the North Goa seat has attracted controversy for posing with a copy of the Bible in a church while starting his election campaign.

A lawyer activist Sunday filed a complaint to the chief electoral officer in Goa against former union minister for state Shripad Naik for using the religious symbol for election campaign.

"The model code of conduct currently in force strictly bans the use of mosques, churches, temples or other religious places as a forum for election propaganda," Rodrigues said in his complaint to the election authority, seeking action against Naik.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate started his campaign by visiting the capital's grandest Immacu-

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late Conception Church Saturday. Naik was also seen posing with a Catholic priest Cleto Pereira during his visit to the church.

Naik claimed that the church was located in his constituency and he went to meet voters of the area. "How

can it be wrong to meet your voters?" asked Naik.

Over the last few years, the BJP in Goa has been actively pursuing the Catholic community, which accounts for a third of the state's population.

The BJP has claimed that the support given by churches was partially responsible for the party's sweep of the 2012 assembly polls.

However, the relation between the BJP and the churches in Goa have soured with the advent of BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on the national scene.

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Vatican To Make Thousands Of Rare Manuscripts Available To Public

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housands of rare manuscripts until now accessible only to scholars at the Vatican will go online over the next four years, thanks to help from a Japanese information technology company.

Officials of NTT DATA Corporation and the Vatican Library announced their joint project at a news conference on Thursday.

The library, founded by Pope Nicholas V in the 15th century, preserves some 82,000 manuscripts dating back to the early centuries of Christianity. Among its treasures are an illustrated edition of the works of the Roman poet Virgil, produced around the year 400, and illustrations of Dante's Divine Comedy by the 15th-century Renaissance master Sandro Botticelli.

The library has been scanning its collection for several years with help from various nonprofit groups, and has already digitally archived 6,800 manuscripts, said Msgr. Cesare Pasini, the library's prefect. But so far only some 300 documents are accessible on its website (vaticanlibrary.va).

NTT DATA Corporation will supply the technicians and equipment necessary to produce high-definition digital records of another 3,000 manuscripts and place them online over the

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next four years. The library will solicit donations to defray the estimated US$23 million cost of the project, among other ways by allowing contributors to sponsor digitalization of individual manuscripts.

The library plans to offer a total of 15,000 manuscripts online, free of charge to all visitors, by 2018.

Delhi Christians see APP an alternative

New Delhi: Some sections of Christians in Delhi region are now looking at the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) as an alternative to Congress to voice their concerns in the national parliament.

Christians, a miniscule minority who traditionally supported the Congress party, have approached AAP for a meeting with senior party leaders and national convener Arvind Kejriwal to discuss issues and understand the party’s view on the minority community.

Pastor M M Singh of the New Cavalry Church in South Extension met party volunteers at Kejriwal’s Tilak Lane residence last Tuesday. Pastor Singh believes the former Delhi chief minister is a “good human being” and “wants to change the society” by removing “corruption” and “fighting against corrupt people”.

“I have spoken to other pastors in Delhi and all of us want to hold prayers for Kejriwal so that he has power of God to fight and succeed in the polls,” he said.

Pastor Singh says they are open to supporting Kejriwal. Most Christians believe they’ve been taken for a ride by the ruling Congress-led UPA government as their long pending demand for providing Scheduled Caste status to Dalit Christians has not been met.

And, they see the BJP as a nonsecular party.

Father Dominic Emmanuel, the spokesperson of the Delhi Catholic Archdiocese, says the community is now more conscious about politics and ready to explore other alternatives like newer regional parties.

AAP leaders are individually reaching out to all communities to garner support ahead of polls. The party has given Lok Sabha tickets to a sizeable number of Muslims but not many Christians have applied for the same.

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7000 Catholics Participated in the Walking Pilgrimage from Mira Road to Uttan Mumbai, Mar 22: For the second time St Joseph Church and Deanery Parishes organized a walking pilgrimage from Mira road to Uttan shrine.

More than 7000 pilgrims from all the Deanary parishes participated in this mega walking event.

The procession began at St Joseph Church by prayer service by Bhayandar Deanery Dean Fr. Anselm G. & Fr Dominic Vas After the first station of the cross pilgrims began their journey by procession singing hymns, reciting prayers and devotionally participating in the way of the cross. This whole night walk was really a rich spiritual journey for more than 7000 pilgrims. The crowd comprised of men, women, and children, and many were moved to tears when they reached the Vailankanni Shrine at Uttan. On the way, pilgrims were offered water, tea and biscuits.

The procession concluded with solemn Eucharistic celebration by Episcopal Vicar Fr. Barthol Machado, Fr. Dominic Vas & Fr. Ivan D'souza at Our Lady of Vailankanni Shrine, Uttan. Huge number of Catholics joined the walking pilgrimage with prayer, penance and abstinence and participated in the passion of Christ.

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31 March 2014

“Kaka” Baptista’s 150th Birth Anniversary

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he 150th Birth Anni versary of ‘Kaka’ Jo seph Baptista, the East Indian nationalist and freedom activist, on March 17, 2014, was observed by his admirers who assembled at the Joseph Baptista Gardens, atop the Mazagaon Hill, next to Dockyard Railway Station, that morning to offer tributes to this renowned personality who had the interests of the country and the community at heart.

This commemorative programme was organized

by Ravi K. Shirsat, cofounder of the Kaka Baptista Institute of Politics & Eco-

nomics, Vasai. The gathering was addressed by representatives of the East Indian community, although many did not dare venture out being the Holi holiday.

Joseph Baptista was born at Matharpacady, Mazagon, on March 17, 1864, although his ancestors hailed from Uttan, a village in Bhayandar. He matriculated from St. Mary’s High School, Mazagaon, obtained his Civil Engineering Degree from the Irwin Bombay University in 1886, and then worked as an engineer in the forest department in Thane district.

A few years later, on the advice of Dadabhai Naoroji he proceeded to England to study law and politics. He acquired his B.A. degree and the Law Tripos at the Cambridge University in 1899, and was called to the Bar from Gray’s Inn where he first met Lokmanya Tilak. On his return to India, he came in contact with Sir Phirozshah Mehta ..

Baptista was enrolled as an Advocate of the Bombay High Court, and was also appointed Professor at the Government Law College. He ap-

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peared for V. Savarkar and others at the request of Madam Cama, in a conspiracy case. In 1916, he set up the Home Rule League and also drafted a Constitution of India on the Canadian pattern. He returned to England, to promote the Home Rule cause, came in close contact with the British Labour party and obtained their support to the Indian demand for Home Rule.

In his political career, Barrister Joseph Baptista was the Almeida trusted confidant of Lokmanya Tilak, a member of the old Bombay Legislative Council and of the Central Legislative Assembly, and Mayor of the Bombay Municipal Corporation. He was considered to be a national leader and a great East Indian who looked after the interests of the community, and was therefore affectionately given the title ‘Kaka’. He passed away on 18th September 1930. The Kaka Baptista I. P. E, Trust, Vasai, his bust at the junction of the Uttan/Gorai Roads, at Bhayandar West, and the Joseph Baptista Gardens, Mazagaon, stand as abiding tributes o this most outstanding compatriot.

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Electing To Vote - Voting To Elect Every right-thinking man shall go to the polls and, without fear or prejudice ,vote as he thinks — Abraham Lincoln.

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he political horizon at the onset of the General Elections is as bleak as a winter‘s scape. To mix metaphors, the plethora of candidates and parties , alliances and desertions, has made it difficult to see the wood for the trees.

In such a situation, the question arises : should one venture to vote at all ? It would be wonderful if the entire electorate in an extraordinary show of common disgust , abstained from voting ,thereby sending a strong message to our rhino-skinned netas that enough is enough and that unless we have better choices, we refuse to choose at all ! But unity has ever eluded us and unless we desire another hard, 5 year long winter of greater discon-

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By Bernie Tellis tent, we shall have to vote. It‘s our right and responsibility, and likely to prove our air-supply, as well.

One of the most tired ( political ) clichĂŠs is the one which states : better the devil you know, than the devil you don‘t. But if one does not know or try out a new candidate , how can one brand him/her , a devil ?! Nor should we vote for parties/candidates beloved of our fore- fathers ; nor should female members of a household vote , as its male members dictate. Women aren‘t cows to be herded into the polling booth to ‘moo‘ as directed.

One has to first discover which party the various acronyms stand for.

There have been so many splits,it would embarrass an amoeba ,and so much party- hopping as would make the most agile kangaroo envious. The myriad political parties with their alphabetical nomenclature and irresponsible mouthings would fascinate a backward toddler. There are parties comprised of defectors, gate-crashers, carpet-baggers, inheritors and one has to decide which one to toddle along with for the next 5 years.

Should one vote for a party candidate or an independent ? The problem with independent candidates is that they wield negligible clout and the chances are they would be anything but, after getting elected ,if the price is right.

The wise voter would do well to examine the issues facing the country, how the party seeking re-election tackled them , and how the new hopefuls propose to . Issues like provision of food, shelter, education ,employment, water, power, communication, healthcare, welfare schemes for the BPLs, economic and industrial policies, protection of the environment, internal and external security, secularism, the rights of women, children, the elderly, disabled, respect for democratic norms, individual life and liberty.

Not forgetting clean, responsible and responsive governance , accountabil-

ity at all levels and transparent functioning, more equitable laws and speedier justice. One has to go by performance records ,not merely by manifesto promises which remain unfulfilled even after several terms in office. By the track record of the party/ candidate after being elected or the character , potential and credibility of parties/candidates who hope to be.

The voter who is wise before exercising her/his franchise ,would have less cause for regret after.

The 6 major issues in election 2014 would be : ( a ) The mega scams and scandals that have remained unresolved and which have caused phenomenal loss to the exchequer ; ( b) The deteriorating law and order situation in the country which has resulted in serious crimes against – especially – women , and the communal riots which have alienated sections of the people causing them untold misery and suffering ; (c ) National security which has been compromised ,thus endangering the country‘s sovereignty/integrity and resulted in loss of lives of our armed force personnel as well as increased acts of violence and terrorism; (d) vote- bank politics played by all parties thus polarizing the electorate and effectively stymieing efforts at national unity and integration , precluding worthy candidates from getting elected ; ( e ) welfare schemes that have remained on paper or funds of which were used to feather the nests of corrupt netas while those for whom these were really intended perished from hunger/malnutrition or suicided in despair; ( f ) spiralling ,uncontrolled inflation which has rendered especially the middle class , desperate.

Corruption is the biggest bane of our ‘spiritual‘ nation. It‘s not as if corruption is foreign to other countries / peoples. It‘s just that in our country, crooks do not get caught or punished.

They get elected. Our choice, in the main, has narrowed down ,in these elections, to family members, has-been filmstars, discarded sportsfolk, underworld dons, terrorists/gangsters/rap-

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ists out on bail or released for “ lack of evidence “ and other anti-social elements who by fixing elections in their/ their party‘s favour ,by the use of money and muscle power, seek to legitimize their unlawful activities and buy themselves immunity from the law by becoming law-makers ! One has to perforce choose the lesser evil from the unsavoury fare on offer .And no defectors , or candidates with known ‘ taking ways‘. One could, ofcourse, press the NOTA button, but that is a wasted vote because one would then have elected to vote, but not voted to elect !

Yet vote we must so as to counter the deleterious consequences of votebanks based on caste, class, creed, community. Having said which, we come to the crux of the problem. The vote has to be validly and effectively cast .In other words ,we need to elect that party/candidate most likely to succeed and make the most positive difference to our lives. Here‘s how : 1) by studying the issues and the available options; 2) by arranging/attending meetings with the candidates of our constituency and quizzing them on their past performance and future plans; 3) by obtaining a written assurance from them on specific demands in exchange for our vote ; 4 ) by pinning them down to time-bound programs which are thereafter monitored by citizens‘ groups; 5) by getting some of our voters to serve on the party‘s political committees so as to safeguard and promote the people‘s interests; and 6) women‘s groups must specially ensure the election of gender-sensitive and enlightened law-makers so as to preclude future heartburn.

The democratic process , however, does not end for the educated, informed, honest voter, with the casting of a valid ,well-considered vote. It continues with the monitoring of the elected representative‘s performance in Parliament and with a periodic audit of her/his services to the constituents , the optimum utilization of MPLAD funds for the welfare of the constituency. For, to quote Daniel Webster, “Nothing will ruin a country if the people themselves undertake its safety ; and nothing can save it if they leave that safety in any hands but their own “.

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airy tales and folklore provide amusing anecdotes of our crowning glory and today there is more awareness about maintaining healthy hair created by several advertised products for better hair growth, removing dandruff, eliminating grey areas, stopping hair fall and yes, even promising new growth. These hairraising tales may give hope to the recession hit but confirmed smooth and dye-haired will give it a by. They are convinced it is hair today, gone tomorrow!

The hair apparent look after themselves and are prone to a complimenting coiffure depending on hair-worthiness. Those not so favoured,

Irwin Almeida could resort to falsehoods like toupees or the commonly worn wigs, while the premature graying just dye to keep their friends Here is the twist in the plait. This is the true story of 13-year-old Rynelle DeSouza, an extraordinary girl with a magnanimous heart, who shared her long and beautiful tresses out of love and concern for those who had lost theirs and could use her hair.

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Her mother explained that they were suffering from a life-threatening illness and the treatment they were undergoing to live a little longer, resulted in loss of their hair and other disabilities.

Deeply touched by their plight, Rynelle asked if she could cut some of her hair and share it with them, as her hair would grow again. After much thought, the following year she parted with 14 inches of her hair for the first time and felt good that she was able to make somebody else feel better. More than that was the realization of how fortunate she was to enjoy good health.

Since then she has donated her hair thrice as she believes there is more to life than beautiful tresses, and finds much satisfaction in making someone else feel good.

Yes, Rynelle is an exceptional, generous and responsible child, who also takes active part in her church activities in Vancouver, Canada where her parent Norysca and Ruan DeSouza and brother Rygel have their home.

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On His Knees, Pope Calls On Mafia To Convert

ome - In an address to the men and women of the mafia, the Holy Father said, "Please, change your life. Convert! Stop doing evil! Our prayers are for you: Convert!

I am asking you this on my knees. This is for your own good. You current life cannot give you any pleasure. It cannot give you any joy. It cannot give you any happiness."

The pope made his appeal this evening at St Gregory VII Church in Rome at a prayer vigil, ahead of tomorrow's National Memorial Day for the Victims of Mafia Violence.

Chaired by Fr Luigi Ciotti, the meeting was organised by the Libera Foundation, an association that represents the families of mafia victims.

The event was held today for a good reason: tomorrow is Italy's 19th National Memorial Day, a time to commemorate the victims of the mafia.

About 700 people met at St Gregory VII Church, representing the 15,000 or so relatives of mafia victims.

After a brief welcome speech by Fr Ciotti, who thanked the pope for his presence, and reminded everyone that "the mafia kills hope, offends life," the names of 842 innocent victims were read. After that, the Pope said: "Dear brothers and sisters, thank you for stopping in Rome. This gives me the opportunity to meet you before the vigil and the Memorial Day events that you will attend tonight and tomor-

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row in Latina (a town south of Rome).

My thanks go to Fr Luigi Ciotti, his aides and the Franciscan Fathers of this parish. Greetings also for the bishop of Latina, Mgr Crociata, who is here with us.

"I feel like sharing with you a certain hope. Let the idea of responsibility slowly win against corruption. Everywhere in the world." Such victory "must start within, in our minds. From such hope, let us start to heal, heal our behaviour, our relations, our choices, our social fabric, so that justice can find room, expand and set roots in lieu of iniquity.

"I know that such hope is strong in you. Let me share it with you. Even though I will not be able to join you in person on this journey, one that requires tenacity and perseverance, let me say that I shall be with you in spirit tonight and tomorrow in Latina.

"I especially want to express my sympathy to those of you who lost a loved one to mafia violence. I thank you for bearing witness, for you did not shut out the world but chose instead to come out into the open, and were able to tell your story of pain and hope. This is very important, especially for young people.

"I join you wholeheartedly to pray

for all the victims of the mafia.

Just a few days ago, near Taranto, a merciless crime was committed even against a child.

Let us therefore pray together, every one of us, asking for the strength to move forward. Let us pray so that we are not discouraged, but can instead continue to fight against corruption.

"I feel that I cannot conclude without saying a word to those who are not here today, i.e. the men and women of the mafia.

Please, change your life. Convert! Stop doing evil! We are praying for you - Convert! I am asking you this on my knees.

This is for your own good. You current life cannot give you any pleasure. It cannot give you any joy. It cannot give you any happiness.

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Fleeing the Country with $50 to Building a Multi-billion Dollar Empire

Key Real Estate Terms You Should Be Aware Of

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here are several real estate terms which are important to know. Before entering into real estate market or planning to buy a property or investing in one, some common real estate terms should be known. If not in-depth, but to know such terms will be useful to understand the current market trend. Below are few terms to know in real estate.

Carpet Area: Car-pet area is the actual space which you can use in a house. In perfect words, carpet area is the area of the house that does not include the areas of the inner walls.

It is the enclosed space within the walls which is used to lay carpet. Even when calculating the carpet area, the area for terrace and balconies are normally considered as half of the main area.

Built-up area:

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denek Bakala is a Czech banker, investor and philan thropist, who fled his communist Czechoslovakia (the country later dissolved into Czech Republic and Slovakia in 1993) around the Thanksgiving of 1980 to Lake Tahoe, Nevada, United States, at the age of 19 with just a $50 bill hidden in a sandwich. He was left with the least in his hand when he reached Lake Tahoe where he survived washing dishes at Harrah’s casinos and later ended up in the Bay Area.

Bakala managed to complete his education majoring in Economics from University of California, Berkeley and an MBA from Dartmouth College. In 1989, he started his business career at Drexel Burnham Lambert’s investment banking desk in New York and later worked with Bank of America.

In 1991, he moved to Credit Suisse First Boston and in 1994 he founded his very first private investment banking group in the Czech Republic under the name ‘Patria Finance.’ In 2006, he acquired a share in the Czech weekly magazine Respekt and in 2008 he bought majority of the stakes of a publishing company ‘Economia’. In 2011, Bakala became a major creditor of a computer games developing firm Warhorse Studios.

Today Bakala runs companies with near $3 billion market capital and owns a number of commercial activities on different continents from mining to media and Energy.

According to Forbes magazine, he is the 595th richest person in the world.

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Built-up area includes the carpet area, the thickness of the outer walls, inside walls and the balcony area. Also, the terrace area is considered as half of the built-up area. This is the actual area of the house that comprises the area covered by the walls. Built-up area is just 10 to 20 percent extra than the carpet area. Sometimes builtup area is also called as the plinth area.

Super built-up area: The super built-up area comprises built-up area and the usable areas like lobby, lifts, stair cases, corridors, walkways, terrace of the house and so forth. Usually, super built-up area is 15 to 25 percent extra than the built-up area. Sometimes, in multi-dwelling units like flats and apartments, common areas like gymnasium, swimming pool, garden and clubhouse to name a few are also comes in super built-up area. Super built-up area is also known as saleable area. However, most of the developers quote their prices in accordance with saleable area.

Per square foot rate: Normally, developers use per square foot rate on the super built-up area to decide the actual value of the building. Interestingly, this is the main reason for which the super built-up area is often known as the saleable area.

Floor Space Index Floor Space Index or FSI is the actual proportion between the built-up area and the available plot area allowed by the government for a particular location.

Higher the FSI, then higher is the built-up area. And premium FSI means permission is required to develop extra floor space by paying premium amount.

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MATRIMONIALS MUMBAI : East Indian Roman Catholic Widower, aged 57 years, Ht. 5’ 7”, Wt. 70 kgs, Wheatish Complexion, Handsome, Edn. SSC, Well settled, having own accommodation. Seeks a good looking girl below 50 years, working or non working.

Contact : 7506014145 (Regd. No. 6075) MUMBAI : Mangalorean Roman Catholic Divorcee, aged 30 years, Ht. 6’ 1”, Wt. 85 kgs, Wheatish Complexion, Edn. Diploma in Civil Engineering. Position : C.E.O. in family business. Contact email : dereck.sequeira@gmail.com OR 9225102685 (Regd. No. 6074) MUMBAI : Mangalorean Roman Catholic Bachelor, aged 28 years, Ht. 165 cms, Fair Complexion, Edn. B.E. (Extc) Working as a Software Engineer in America. Contact email : martin_michael_menezes@ yahoo.com OR 9833611450 / 9930509073 (Regd. No. 6073) MUMBAI : Goan Roman Catholic Bachelor, aged 41 years, Ht. 5’7”, Wt. 75 kgs, Wheatish Complexion, Edn. B.Com. NIIT, working as a Asso. Consul. Contact email : ps11823kjv@gmail.com OR 9819883383 (Regd. No. 6069) MUMBAI : Goan Roman Catholic Bachelor, aged 38 years, Ht. 5’ 7”, Slim, Fair Complexion, Edn. M.B.A., B.Com., Teacher by profession. Contact email : ryanboscodsouza@gmail.com OR 9869423500 (Regd. No. 6067) MUMBAI : Goan Roman Catholic Bachelor, aged 33 years, Ht. 5’ 9”, Well Built, Fair Complexion, Edn. B.Com., M.A. Position : Vice President. Contact email : rodriguesjohann@hotmail.com OR 9819268548 (Regd. No. 6066) MUMBAI : Roman Catholic Bach-

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elor, aged 28 years, Ht. 5’ 8”, Wt. 65 kgs, Wheatish Complexion, Edn. B.E. (I.T.), working as a Net Work Engineer abroad. Seeks a slim, fair, beautiful, educated girl below 26 years. Contact email : pjswamy@gmail.com OR 9324312605 (Regd. No. 5963) MUMBAI : Roman Catholic Bachelor, aged 43 years, Ht. 5’ 7”, Wheatish Complexion, Edn. B.Com., M.A., (Diploma in Journalism from UK); working as a Freelance Journalist. Seeks a suitable & compatible match from India/Abroad, He might travel abroad for work. Contact email : basitfaith2013@rediffmail.com / faithbasit8@rediffmail.com OR 9221394374 (Regd. No. 5968) MUMBAI : Goan Roman Catholic Bachelor, aged 49 years, Ht. 5’ 4”, Wt. 85 kgs, Fair Complexion, Edn. SSC., N.C.T.V.T., B.Com., working as a Supervisor. Seeks a good cook, simple, religious Roman catholic spinster. Contact : 9967586814 (Regd. No. 5999) MUMBAI : Mangalorean RC Divorcee, aged 45 years, Ht. 6’ 1”, Wt. 87 kgs, Wheatish Complexion, Edn P.U.C., working as a A/C Mechanic in Kuwait. Mob.: 00965-65983992 (Regd. No. 6012) MUMBAI : Goan Roman Catholic Bachelor, aged 32 years, Ht. 5’ 6”, Wt. 75 kgs, Fair Complexion, Edn. Masters in Engineering, worked for American and Canadian Company, currently working in Pune, he is coming from simple b a c k ground, intelligent and hightly quali-

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fied person Seeks a well educated girl with simple living and high thinking to match him preferably Goan. Contact email : betty.lobo@jacobs.com OR Mob.: 9820660048 (Regd. No. 5827) VADODARA : RC 30 years, Handsome Bachelor, 5’ 7”, B.E. (Computers), India, M.S. (Computer Science), USA, working in USA as Software Engineer seek alliances from Fair, Good Looking, Well Educated Spinsters having decent, God-fearing family. Contact : 9727718280 Email : collidingstar77@yahoo.com (Regd. No. 5821) MUMBAI: Goan Roman Catholic Bachelor, aged 46 years, Ht. 5' 2”, Wt. 60 kgs, Wheatish Complexion, Edn. 10th Std., working as a A.C. Technician. Seeks a suitable match. (Regd. No. 5817) MUMBAI: Goan RC Bachelor, aged 36 years, Ht. 5' 6”, Wt. 70 kgs, Wheatish Complexion, Undergraduate, Self-employed, having own bungalow type accommodation financially sound. Seeks a suitable Roman Catholic Spinster, simple, homely and having good family background age upto 32 years.

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MATRIMONIALS MUMBAI : Goan Roman Catholic Spinster, aged 25 years, Ht. 5’5”, Wt. 67 kgs, Wheatish Complexion, Edn. B.E. (Information Technology) working as a Software Engineer.

Contact email : sharondrz@gmail.com OR 86558755558 (Regd. No. 6072) MUMBAI : Roman Catholic Spinster, aged 32 years, Ht. 5’2”, Wt. 55 kgs, Very Fair Complexion, Edn. MBA (HR) working as a Sr. GR Associate. Contact email : dianne.j12@gmail.com OR 9867098306 (Regd. No. 6071) MUMBAI : Mangalorean Roman Catholic Spinster, aged 25 years, Ht. 5’ 4”, Wheatish Complexion, Edn. M.Sc. Maths, Professor. Contact email : alinbombay@yahoo.co.in OR 7738931958 (Regd. No. 6070) MUMBAI : Goan Roman Catholic Spinster, aged 31 years, Ht. 5’, Wt. 50 kgs, Wheatish Complexion, Edn. MBA Finance, Working as a Trade & Investment Adviser. Contact email : miss.dynamic09@gmail.com OR 9594090936 (Regd. No. 6068) MUMBAI : Mangalorean Roman Catholic Spinster, 37 years, Ht. 5 ’ 2”, Wt, 58 kgs, Wheatish complexion, looks much younger to her age, good looking, smart, Edn. M.A. M.Com., working as a Senior Journalist. Seeks a well educated and well settled bachelor. Contact email : divinemother86@gmail.com OR 9833065385 (Regd. No. 5959)

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MUMBAI : Goan Roman Catholic Spinster, 30 years, Ht. 5 ’ 5”, Wt, 70 kgs, Wheatish complexion, smart, B.Com., LL.B., Legal Professional, smart. Seeks a well educated, financially stable, well settled abpve 6’ 6”.

Contact email : marilyndsousa21@gmail.com / janedoe051@gmail.com OR 9819890592. (Regd. No. 5958) BANGALORE : Anglo Indian Roman Catholic Spinster, 26 years, B.E., working as a Software Engineer, Ht. 5’ 6”, Wt. 67 kgs, good looking, fair, coming from a decent family, seeks a humble, god-fearing, doctor, engineer or well settled bachelor from India or abroad. Contact email : pereira.eustace@larsentoubro.com OR 09845665529 (Regd. No. 5956) DUBAI : Roman Catholic 27 years, graduate working in UAE, Seeks alliance from Roman Catholic based in UAE. Email details to : joypeace62@gmail.com (Regd.

No. 5955) MUMBAI : Goan Roman Catholic Spinster, aged 38 years, Ht. 5’ 7”, Wt. 55 kgs, Fair Complexion, Edn. 7th Std., working as a Tel. Operator. Seeks a suitable match. Contact email : cynthiacolasco@ rocketmail.com OR 7738181127 (Regd. No. 5954) MUMBAI : Goan Roman Catholic Spinster, aged 27 years, Ht. 5’ 1”, Wt. 54 kgs, Fair Complexion, Edn. MA (Sociology), working as an Asst.

Manager Recruitment. Good looking, smart. Seeks a suitable match.

Contact email : jacintajabbal@gmail.com / ppereira@deloitte.com OR 9022929041 / 9167514382 (Regd.

No. 5953) MUMBAI : Mangalorean + Keralite

parents invites alliance for their daughter 34 years, 5’ 3”, MBA (Finance) working as a Junior Manager in a Bank, Marriage annulled from qualified and suitable groom age upto 38 yrs. Contact email: pamelav88@yahoo.com OR 09966843108 (Regd. No. 5951) MUMBAI : Goan Roman Catholic Spinster, aged 30 years, Ht. 4’ 11”, Wt. 49 kgs, Wheatish Complexion, Edn. BHMS., Doctor by profession.

Contact : rochelledsilva@ gmail.com OR 9869000687 (Regd.

No. 5733) MUMBAI : Alliance invited for smart Mangalorean RC girl from cultured family, 1985 born 5’5”, MBA from premier B-school in Mumbai working as a Manager with India’s leading brand from postgraduate RC grooms. Reply with photographs & details to hanci85@gmail.com (Regd. No. 5831) MUMBAI : Mangalorean Roman Catholic Spinster, 28 years, Ht. 5’ 4”, Wt. 54 kgs, Fair Complexion, Edn. B.E., M.B.A., working as a Marketing Professioanl, Well settled, Seeks a suitable Mangalorean boy, below 30 years, Well qualified. Contact Email : theo_valli@yahoo.co.in OR 8452870455 (Regd. No. 5867)

Address your replies to :

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MATRIMONIALS MUMBAI : Mangalorean RC Spinster aged 27 years, Ht. 5’ 4”, Wheatish Complexion, Edn. B.Com., MBA, CAIIB, Working as a Asst. Manager. Contact Email : lily.valder@gmail.com OR 9820791410 (Regd. No. 5948) MUMBAI : Goan RC Spinster aged 33 years, Ht. 5’ 3”, Wt. 50 kgs, Wheatish Complexion, Edn. MA, B.Ed., Advtg. dip., Lecturer by profession.

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Wheatsish Complexion, Edn. M.Sc., good looking and smart, working as a Maths Analyst. Contact email : mariaferns71@yahoo.com (Regd.

No. 5941) Kuwait : Mangalorean RC Spinster aged 33 years, Ht. 5’ 5”, Wt. 58 kgs, Fair Complexion, Edn. B.Com., Computer, Finance, Banking Marketing Course & Airlines Course completed, employed as a Travel Co-ordinator in Kuwait. Seeks a groom preferable working in Kuwait.

Contact Email : lucy777p@gmail.com OR 0096565686358 (Regd. No. 5488) MUMBAI : Mangalorean RC parents of spinster daughter 1973 born, 5’ 5” tall, fair complexion with qualifications of B.Com. (Mumbai), M.B.A. (Finance), M.B.A., (H.R.) and Diplomas in I.T. (NIIT), Comp.

(APTEC), and CERT.IND A/C. (I.C.A.), working in good position.

Looking out for a qualified and professional well settled bachelor with good family background in Mumbai or abroad upto 45 years. Kindly apply with recent photo and full detail either to Email : bellwether77@yahoo.com or call mobile No. 9892700617. (Regd.

No. 5441) MUMBAI : Goan RC Spinster, aged 31 years, Ht. 5’ 3”, Wt. 65 kgs, Wheatish Complexion, Edn. B.A.,working as a HR & Admin Exe. Seeks a educated well settled goan bachelor.

Contact : Email: sweetcapri1982@yahoo.in OR 9833951282 / 9920932427 (Regd.

No. 5747) MUMBAI : Goan R.C. Spinster, aged 25 years, Ht. 5’ 3”, Wt. 52 kgs, Fair Complexion, Good looking, coming from a decent family. Edn. MBA, working as a Asst. Manager.

Contact : email:

dsilva_edwin@hotmail.com OR 9821800924 (Regd. No. 5781) MUMBAI : Mangalorean RC Spinster aged 32 years, Ht. 5’ 5”, Fair Complex, Edn. Doctor, working as an Asst. Manager in Pharmaceutical company. Only Child. Contact: email: shrlydsz@yahoo.com OR 9930550318 (Regd. No. 5786) MUMBAI : RC Spinster, East Indian, Fair Complexion, Sincere, Homely, Edn. B.A., aged 48 years, Ht. 5’ 2”, Hobbies/Occupn/Profsn in Creative Art work. Seeks a suitable life Partner-Reliable, Sincere, Working, Sacrificing & Supportive.

If interested Contact 8-30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Dial 25372060 (Regd. No. 5662) PANVEL: Mangalorean RC Spinster, aged 29 years Ht. 5’ 3”, Wt. 50 kgs, Wheatish Complexion, Edn. Graduate, working for HSBC Bank, coming from a well establish business family. Seeks a boy with good family background, he should be a businessman or a service should earn good. A good person by nature. Contact : 9821594729 OR Email: amritamendonsa@gamil.com (Regd. No. 5643) MANGALORE : Mangalorean R.C. Spinster, aged 32 years, Ht. 5’ 5”, Wt. 58 kgs, Fair Complexion, Edn. MBBS, MD., Doctor by profession.

Seeks a eduated well settled boy from Decent family. Email : lovely_lavender2012@ yahoo.com (Regd. No. 5619) MUMBAI : Mangalorean RC Spinster, aged 27 years, Ht. 5’ 4”, Wt. 58 kgs, Wheatish Complexion, Educated working for MNC. Seeks a well settled educated Mangalorean boy. Contact : 28261504 (Regd. No. 5832)

31 March 2014

LOKOTSAV-2014

by St.Xavier’s Social Service Society- Ahmedabad

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n 8th March 2014 St.Xavier’s Social Service Society had celebrated Lokotsav with special focus on International Women Day this year on Xavier Loyola School’s camps in the presence of chief guests Mrs. Leela Ankoliya, Chairperson, Gujarat State Commission for Women; guests honor Prof. Mrs. Anjan Christian, Additional Secretary, Gujarat State Commission for Women and Mrs. Shaileja Pillai, Advocate, H.C. These high ranking women officials were felicited with shawls and flowers by Fr. Rajeev SJ, director of SXSSS. Out of 2300 marginalized people 1600 women from 35 slum pockets of various backgrounds participated in the event. Along with women, number of men, youth, children who added cheerful flavor in the celebration through different theme based entertainment programs. It was an unforgettable experience that the ‘multitude performing issue based skits, songs, kavvali, garbo, bhajans on one platform and having agape together after the program keeping aside their caste, religion, culture or language or barriers.’ The creative intervention of SXSSS staff with the skit on “Right to Rehabitation-Houseing” for the first time, presented the recent havoc of government machinery of evicting slums under the pretext of “slum free city project.”

It was praised by many and SXSSS is in the process of performing the same skit as a street play in all its 35-45areas of work. For the first in their life the slum women performed a skit, “Ajadi Garib Mahilana Najre” It has become the talk of the town in all the slum areas and other women are waiting for the next program so that they may get opportunity to become actors or actresses in the drama at least.

source: BBN

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