Let us pray and hope that the Home for the aged and the destitute next to Don Bosco High School in Panjim ably run by Missionaries of Charity for almost five decades until now will be restarted at the earliest. Hopefully this noble task will continue to be undertaken for the benefit of the needy, […]
Month: April 2025
A PEOPLE’S POPE AND A CHAMPION OF WORLD PEACE
In the death of Pope Francis, the world has lost a genuine and humble human, who dedicated and reached out to all in particular to the poorest and most marginalised. Leading by example, he will always be remembered as a beacon of hope for the downtrodden and underprivileged and for his compassion by a tireless […]
A BLAST FROM THE PAST AND A SAD PRESENT
Earlier this month it was a delight to be back in Goa, my first visit after being bestowed the Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) status. I was so very pleased to attend the Golden Jubilee Reunion of our SSC batch at our school Bal Bharati Vidyamandir in my native Ribandar. Meeting up with my fellow […]
STRAY DOG MENACE IN GOA IS ALARMING
Yet another victim. Very sadly, this time a little toddler. The factual position is that the stray dogs in Goa are multiplying by the day in every nook and corner. Even city roads and the villages too are infested with stray dogs. Our own Ribandar itself has hundreds of these. This stray dog menace across […]
BBVM STUDENTS HOLD THEIR GOLDEN JUBILEE REUNION
The students of the 1975 SSC batch of Bal Bharati Vidya Mandir (BBVM), Ribandar on 12th April held a memorable Reunion on the occasion of their Golden Jubilee. Theirs was the first batch of 10th SSC. The get together was organised in the school premises at Ribandar and was also attended by some of their […]