It was a indeed a happy moment to all of our parishioners as these two festal masses are offered after a very long time due to the current pandemic situation. Our parish priests made everything possible to celebrate these masses with proper social distancing formula and all the parishioners are well cooperated with their individual responsibilities. Thank you all who are involved to make the Mother Marys Novena and todays festal masses more devotionally with all required safety measures. May the blessed virgin mother Mary bless us all.

Happy Teachers Day

Great analysis Philip. Awating the next installment.

Great information with excellent data support. Hard to find it anywhere. Thank you for the effort and may God bless you.

Thank you KCWA, Kuwait airways and Government of India

I contacted John to verify the details of his gift. He clarified that the artefacts will move to the old home within the premises of St. Anthony Orphanage Jeppu. Kudos, John.
When BV published Dr. Eugene s story on Budget House Museum, I visited him as promised 8 years ago. He came out ot be a kind hoft, a down to earth person, with whom anyone can make lifelong friendship. I stay in regular touch with him ever since. I wish him all the best, especially good health. And look forward to meet him in Nerul or Budget Home, after the lockdown restrictions end.

Its a high time we should plan for fitness and sports facilities inside the lions bhavana.

Heartfelt condolences to dear Henry Bavoji/Hilda, Leena Bai/William Bavoji,Rony/Renny, Janet/Benedict the entire Mathias family members. Dear Aunt has been a piller of strength for all of us in all these years yet very Polite simple with ready smile on her face whenever we use to visit her at home. We will miss her dearly.May her soul Rest in peace.

Dear Henry Bahoji Hilda Bai, and all near and dear ones of Mathias family,
Our heartfelt condolences to all of you. May the Almighty God give you all the strength to bear this great loss. May her soul Rest in Peace.
From: Rony, Preethi, Riva Ronel
Shirva / Bahrain.

I had the good fortune to meet Mr. Lobo through a Muslim gentleman who wanted to clarify a point of law. As he made us wait in his cabin, he dealt with a few clients whose matters did not take long. There we saw him refusing to file a case as his client s grievance was unjustified. That simply proved that he was a not out to make money at the cost of his clients.
Not only that, he was not charging for advice he would give in many personal matters, in spite of being asked about his fee. He was most concerned with the deteriorating conditions of courts and the judiciary and the way corruption has invaded in most of the fields in our nation and how the common man is suffering.
Truly secular by nature, he was fond of Hindi film music with special love for singer Hemant Kumar.
His untimely death was quite shocking. He shall never be forgotten by people he met even once.
Having dealt with many advocate of varying caliber in my 40 years in Mumbai, three gentlemen advocates have stood out, the late Mr. Nadir S Mulla, the doyen among advocates, Mr. K Narayanan and Mr. Lobo. They have been the most knowledgeable, honest and sincere advocates one can ever meet.
May His Soul Rest In Peace !

Vanamosthava is a great concept, I have participated during my primary and secondary school days in 1970s and 1980s. If the programme is genuine and followed up, we should have forests all around DK and udupi districts, there should have been huge forests or green belt, which we don t see. When vanamosthava day comes, schools, religious leaders and politicians plant trees, no one looks at them until next years vanamosthava. In today s world, it is more for social media pics. Basically we are fooling ourselves. The deforestation is so rampant, I cannot imagine, on the other hand vanamanostava another exercise with out any changes on the ground for last 50 years, at least I know off.

Heartfelt condolences to all family members. May her soul rest in peace.

Thanks for your interest and pains to write the article...waiting to read more from you

May the departed soul rest in peace, Here we promise that Old Students Association of St. Lawrence High School, Moodubelle will continue to fulfill the dreams of Wilfred Menezes to spread need of education and nourish our school continuously...

Wilfred was a caring person be it family, friends, neighbor or anyone who knew him and interacted with him. He was full of positive energy! Words fail to explain his compassion towards fellow human being. We lost him too early! May he Rest In Peace!

I met Wilfred only once long ago but never knew we were related till now.

I my family offer our deepest condolences heartfelt sympathies to his wife

It’s awful and sad to hear about the sudden and painful exit of our dear Wilfy. Our deepest and sincere sympathy goes to Reena, Children, Uncle, Dolphy, Richard, Ivan and family members. May his soul Rest In Peace.

Dear Casmir and bereaved family members, we are deeply shocked and saddened by the sudden demise of Wilfred and convey our sincere sympathies and condolences to all of you and solemn prayers to God to grant his noble soul eternal rest in peace in heaven and solace and fortitude to bear this
irreparable immense loss to family and society.
Sincerely in Christ Maurice Menezes and family.

After going through his 45 mins interview along with his wife with Daijiworld, we were really upset with this sad news.

Its really unfortunate that many of his dreams must have got shattered as he was just 51 years old.

May the almighty give adequate strength to his wife children and relatives to continue with his good work in the years to come.

Still unbelievable wilffy dhattu is no more with us . Polite person even Reena Bhai really good in heart.

Extremely sad and shocking news. Please accept our heartfelt condolences Reena and kids, and Menezes fly. Our thoughts and prayers are with you. God gives you strength in this difficult moment, and may his soul rest in peace.

Very sorry to hear the sad and shocking news. Our heartfelt condolences to all his family memebers.May God give enough strength and courage to overcome this sudden loss. May his soul rest in Peace.

Very shocking, A down to earth personality hard to believe Wilfy is not more with us. A great loss to his family and our community. May Al Mighty God give strength and courage to overcome the pain to Reena, Renvil, Rhea, Dolphy, Richard, Ivan and all their family members. May your soul rest in eternal peace –we pray

completely shocked and deeply saddened by the sudden demise of a true friend Wilfy. We lost a great person. Jewel of Moodubelle. Yesterday, he was in our group chat and today he is no more. All Gods plan. Heartfelt condolences to his entire family. May his soul rest in peace.

Still can not accept what has happened. Lost a dynamic pillar. Great supporter of parish, community, friends and to all those knew him. Successful entrepreneur and philanthropist. He has anonymously helped scores for education. He was instrumental in establishing bellevision.com. Twenty years back we loaded our first article at his office until early morning. At loss of words. RIP Wilfyam.

Humble and ever smiling person gone for heavenly abode, good bye dear Wilfyab, may your soul RIP.
Dear Menezes family, our hearts are saddened by your loss and our thoughts and prayers are with you.

We thank you Almighty Father for the wonderful life of Wilfred Menezes, and by sharing your love, faith, and selfless service he humbly cared for his family, friends, and all people around him! It is very sad indeed for all of us to lose such an upright, courageous, and leadership personality so early in his life who always upheld justice, righteousness, and above all through his smile and philanthropy uplifted many. May God grant him eternal rest and strength and courage to his wife, kids, and family members to bear untimely loss!

RIP

Dear Reena, Renwil, Reia, Rewan and family,

We are truly shocked beyond belief to hear this tragic news.
Please accept our heartfelt condolences at the untimely demise of your beloved husband/father.
My family and I have had the privilege of knowing Wilfred who was known for his hard work, dedication, philanthropic nature, and above all, his welcoming smile, which would put anyone at ease.
May care and love of those around you provide comfort and peace to get you through the days ahead. I hope that our Lord brings you and your family the much-needed peace during this sad time.
Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him. May his soul and souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace Amen.
With prayerful wishes,
Juliana, Sanjoy, Prima, Joel, Sophie and Parker Noronha

Extremely sad and shocked to here the news. Heartfelt Condolences to all the family members. May his departed soul rest in peace.

Very Sad and shocking news. He was very jovial simple down to earth person . Our Heartfelt Condolences to all his family members. May God give strength and courage to overcome grief and sudden loss. May his soul rest in peace

Heartfelt condolences to all family members. May his soul rest in peace.

A good heart has stopped beating, a good soul ascended to heaven.
I am completely shocked and deeply saddened by the sudden demise of Wilfy.
May God give him eternal rest.
To the Menezes family, please accept my heartfelt condolences, sending hugs and prayers to all of you.
To my beautiful friend Reena, I hope that our Lord brings you, your kids, and your family the much-needed peace during this sad time. Please accept my heartfelt condolences, words cannot begin to express the sadness all of us feel right now, God rest his soul.

This is such a shocking news to know that my dear friend neighbor Wilfred is no more! I m stunned by this sad news. Jovial,affable very helpful personality. My deepest condolences to Menezes family. May the departed soul of dear wilfy Rest In Peace.

Very sad to know. Attended the grand event he organised "Vintage 1968" two years back at Moodubelle and his love and concern to one and all. May his soul rest in peace and God grant his family to bear this great loss.

My heartfelt condolences to both Menezes and Machado families. May his soul rest in eternal peace.

so sad..praying for the family.

Devastated by this shocking news. Wilfyam was a great, inspiring personality and a visionary. He always knew what he was speaking and what he wanted to do in life.

Belle is in great loss today as we have lost a gem. Successful, yet simple and down to earth. Inspiration to many, Wilfyam, you will be missed dearly.

Pray to God to give strength to his wife Reena and children and all family members to bear this humongous loss.

May your soul rest in eternal peace.

Can’t believe Wilfy is no more. A good friend for past 20 years, always helpful and humble guy. Worked all the way up from his humble beginning. A great courageous visionary leader, ready to help anyone, mentor for many is no more. Belle has lost a great human being. May God give strength to Reena, Renvil, Rhea, Dolphy, Richard, Ivan and all their family members. Rest in peace my friend

It is indeed shocking, He was a jewel of Moodubelle, Good human being, successful business man, he loved belle from his soul. You will be missed and remembered always Wilfred, Rest your soul in Peace, Heartfelt condolences to his family....

Sad Shocking News. Heartfelt condolences to the family members. May his soul rest in peace.

Unbelievable to read this news, such a dynamic leader at such a young age departing is too harsh. My heartfelt condolences to his family and my may his soul rest in peace.

I have truly lost a good and eversmiling friend who is my classmate and benchmate too. We had close relationships eventhough we are away from each other. I am totally devasted to hear this sad and unfortunate news. Our heartfelt condolences to his wife Reena and to his kids. Wilfyam though you are not with us physically anymore, your eversmiling face and helping nature to the community and Belle parish will be always rememberd. Goodbye my dear friend until we meet again. I pray to the lord to grant you eternal rest and may your soul rest in peace...

Very shocking, can’t believe to know Wilfyaam is no more. The gentleman and always smiling face and great leader , community builder is no more.
We belle people lost a great person but will be remembered for his wonderful service for society . We pray that his soul Rest In Peace. May give strengthens his family to bear the pain.

Congratulations to Anil and team. Wishing all success to Lions Club doing great service to Society.

Good to see you presenting history as is. Hope you know the bhakths are rewriting it. Appreciate the fresh perspective.
-Joe Quadros

I like your article on Indo-China-Pak wars history on BV. Thank you for giving Nehru the credit of keeping India in perspective despite a young PM and a young country having to face Chinese agression in it s infancy. Overall India has done well dspite ministerial corruption keeping nonetheless the aesthetic values of humanity. This essay article should give the young millannials a glimse of the past in a nutshell honoring the Indian heritage. In recent years I personally notice they depart from our rich heritage pursuing popular western yappy culture. Pride oneself of being Indian and act like an Indian. I particulary loved the Indian journalist at Trump presser at his recent visit to India, though the western journalists mocked him the overwhelming comments appreciated him quipping unlike western journalists, this journalist knew and has learnt more than one language . India, strong stand your ground together.

Thank you Dr. Eugene for the wonderful pictorial report. Wishing all the best to Fr. Vijith

Thank you Philip for the wonderful article and refreshing history of 1962. PRC was always stronger than India due to its communist rule. India is not united due to democracy! PRC always back stabbed.

Great article Philip. Good to know the history of Sino-Indian relations. Looking forward to the second part of this article. Thanks