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India gets NaMo -Congress NoMore

Tremors were felt in Delhi, Odisha,Norther-Eastern States and evenChennai soon after the President ap-pointed Narendra Modi as the nextPrime Minister of India. Does it meansomething? Did it herald a radicalchange? No matter what one may sayNarendrabhai has migrated fromGujarat armed with a long term visaand is no hurry to return home. He hasproved that one can still score in anelection handsomely if you make theright noises, if your vocal cords aresound and you have one of the mostorganized set ups - the RSS to back up.A real leader takes his followers wherethey have never been before. He hasdone it by winning more than 280 seats.He has dwarfed all BJP stalwarts.

Narendrabhai, with this massivevictory, you have a huge responsibilityof delivering and delivery quickly, whatyou have promised in the manifestoand at the public rallies. People lis-tened to you attentively [you askedthem to] and remember every promisethat you made. When you give hope,you must have the wherewithal to trans-late that into fruition. If your illustriousbackground of administrative skill isany guide, you have all the capabilitiesand with the type of mandate, you willfind it difficult to proffer any lame ex-cuses for not being able to deliver.Perhaps the only excuse that is plau-sible is that the UPA has left behind amessy economy. But you knew thatbefore, you highlighted it and yet youhave promised the moon. Your timestarts now! By your own admission,you have 60 months to show your re-port card. If you pass the prelims, youget promoted to the next term. The ballis in your court. Time for fiery speechesis over.

Why did Modi give a call to otherparties to join the NDA when he doesnot really need them? The reasonscould be many. Firstly, as he said heneeds 272 to form a government but543 plus State Governments to run thenation. Secondly, he knows that thenumbers in the Rajya Sabha are notflattering and will have to depend onother parties for support till 2016 whichmay not be coming forth easily. Finally,issues like the Uniform Civil code, Ar-

ticle 370 and [at the insistence of the oldguard in the BJP], Ram Mandir etc haveappeared in the manifesto. These arehighly controversial subjects. Additionalallies on board, especially from the ‘secu-lar’ brand will actually insulate the gov-ernment. Modi can always say that un-less all the allies agree, it will be nearimpossible to rush through these is-sues. Vajpaijee too did the same thing atthe fag end of the last century and suc-ceeded in putting the Ram mandir issueon the back-burner.

There are reports though, thatthe new government may resort to‘joint sittings of both the Houses’ topush through the important legisla-tions which need the approval of theUpper House. Of course, technicallythe Government can do so. Hostilepolitical parties may pay the BJP inthe same coin and disrupt the Houseor even boycott it. It will be good toremember that when the authors ofthe constitution decided on a bicam-eral set up, it was meant as a check onthe Lower House. Misusing that willbe against the spirit of the constitu-tion. Running a State efficiently isquite different from running a countryas big as India with diverse interests.The invitation to the Sri Lankan Presi-dent has raised a storm already. ShivSena is upset about inviting NawabSharif. This is only the trailer ‘pictureabhi to bakhi hai, Narendrabhai’. Rul-ing India is not ruling Gujarat. You willlearn. All said and done, round onegoes to Modi and round two to theIndian fishermen.

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Shattered Congress?The mother and son walked to-

wards the waiting media and ‘admitted’that they were responsible for the defeatand they accept the verdict of the people– a familiar statement coming from los-ing parties. A staged managed drama ofoffering to resign, again a familiar thing,was on expected lines leaving it to theloyal soldiers to give the duo a clean chitsaying ‘it is the collective responsibility’of the entire Congress hierarchy. Theydid not show grace to congratulate Modifor his spectacular success. It came fourdays later after the media highlighted

the issue. Not to be embarrassed fur-ther, they promptly accepted the invita-tion for the swearing-in ceremony.

This theory of collective responsi-bility applies to the Gandhi family onlyif the party loses under their leadership.But if they come successful, the creditgoes only to them and that is the onlytradition that has stood the test of time.When it comes to losing, others areresponsible. Remember in 1998 underthe leadership of Sitaram Kesri the partywon 141 seats [not 44 mind you] andhe was summarily thrown out for poorperformance. Sonia Gandhi wasbrought in. In 1996 she could manageonly 140 and everybody applaudedher. In 2014 she brought 44 down 70%.

The problem is there is no man inthe Congress set-up who can stand upand make a point. The likes of Deoras,Dutts and Scindias must be more forth-right. Beating round the bush will notdo. They must demand radicalchanges. Rahul Gandhi should take asabbatical. He had too many opportu-nities in Bihar, Gujarat, the five states inDecember and now the general elec-tions. If you persist withy him, next timeyou may lose your national party sta-tus. As it is you are one of the regionalparties as of now.

For the next general elections,the party should now start afresh. IfCongressmen cannot and will not dowithout the Gandhis, they may aswell go with them. Bring PriyankaGandhi as the new face of the party.Give her a chance. In the longer run,Rahul Gandhi can take over from themother as party President and leavethe sister to be projected as the fu-ture PM. If anyone can salvage theparty, it is her – the last ace. Thisstrategy is a win-win formula for theGandhi parivar. With this, theGandhis can continue in the age-oldfamily business. Priyanka’s kids [thenext Gandhi generation] will grow upby then to take it forward.

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Challenges On WorldCommunications Day

(June 1st, 2014)

Today we are living in a worldwhich is growing ever “smaller”and where, as a result, it would

seem to be easier for all of us to beneighbours. Developments in traveland communications technology arebringing us closer together and mak-ing us more connected, even as glo-balization makes us increasingly inter-dependent. Nonetheless, divisions,which are sometimes quite deep, con-tinue to exist within our human family.On the global level we see a scandal-ous gap between the opulence of thewealthy and the utter destitution of thepoor. Often we need only walk thestreets of a city to see the contrastbetween people living on the streetand the brilliant lights of the store win-dows. We have become so accus-tomed to these things that they nolonger unsettle us. Our world suffersfrom many forms of exclusion,marginalization and poverty, to saynothing of conflicts born of a combina-tion of economic, political, ideological,and, sadly, even religious motives.”

A powerful opening paragraphindeed from our Holy Father PopeFrancis for the 48th World Communi-cations Day which the Universal Churchobserves on Sunday 1st June, 2014!

The theme thisyear is ‘Com-munication atthe Service ofan AuthenticCulture of En-counter’.

The mes-sage of thePope is not merely inspiring but alsochallenging “the walls which divide uscan be broken down only if we areprepared to listen and learn from oneanother”. “A culture of encounter de-mands that we be ready not only togive but also to receive”. It is verysymbolic that a new Government inIndia takes charge in the very weekthat World Communications Sundayis being observed. The run-up to theelections, the campaigning, the ad-vertisements, the media onslaught forseveral months were truly on a high.The paid media in the country became“cheer leaders” and “flag bearers” fora particular school of thought. The bigcorporates of the country justified thiswith terminology like ‘market savvy’,‘branding’, ‘hard-sell’, etc. They didtriumph in their aggressiveness and afairly large portion of the credit hassurely to go to the print, electronic and

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munications Daypg. 5 - Why Rahul Should Quit?pg. 6 - Reader's Viewspg. 7 - 7 Leadership Lessons To Be

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mentspg 10 - Unleash Power of Your Pen!pg 12 - Right Place, Wrong Time?pg 16 - Contribution of Coastal ...pg 17 - How To Browse the Web

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Kollam – Ten persons were injured ina clash between policemen and mem-bers of a local Catholic parish, who hadtaken out a march to the Bishops Houseprotesting against transfer of a vicar.

Police resorted to lathi charge andlobbed tear gas shells after irate pro-testers allegedly pelted stones afterthey were stopped by the police in frontof the Bishop’s House.

The protest was organised bymembers of Kurippuzha, a parish inthe suburbs of the town, demandingcancellation of the transfer orders ofthe vicar serving them.

Police said ten persons suffered“minor” injuries and had beenhospitalised.

The parishioners wanted the vicar

to social media!It is in this context that Pope

Francis minces no words when he says“whenever communication is primarilyaimed at promoting consumption ormanipulating others, we are dealingwith a form of violent aggression likethat suffered by the man in the parablewho was beaten by robbers and leftabandoned on the road”.

Pope Francis poses challengesto the Christians: to be a bruised Churchwhich goes out to the streets “wherepeople live and where they can bereached both effectively andaffectively”. “The digital highway” hesays “is one of them, a street teemingwith people, who are often hurting,men and women looking for salvationor hope.” He questions whether theChurch is capable of communicatingthat it is the ‘home of all’. “We need aChurch”, he emphasizes “capable ofbringing warmth and of stirring hearts”.“We are challenged”, he continues, “tobe people of depth, attentive to what ishappening around us and spirituallyalert.”

In the context of the increasingdivide that is taking place all over theworld, Pope Francis hopes and praysthat “our communication be a balmwhich relieves pain and a fine wine thatgladdens hearts”. He encourages allChristians “not to be mere passer-byson the digital highways” but to ensurethat our authentic encounters help inevery possible way to create a moreloving, just and truthful world. “Therevolution taking place in communica-tions media and in information tech-nologies represent a great and thrillingchallenge; may we respond to thatchallenge with fresh energy and imagi-nation as we seek to share with othersthe beauty of God”.

As we in India observe ‘Commu-nications Day’, let us truly commit our-selves to ensure that our communica-tion too is at the service of an authenticculture of encounter.

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Talks held between the bishop’srepresentatives and parish council onthe issue had failed and the transferorder was read out in the midst of theSunday service today, which sparkedinstant protest.

Bishop’s House sources, how-ever, said as per the church rules ap-pointment and transfer of vicars werethe prerogative of the bishop.

In this case, the transfer order wasissued in normal circumstances as ithad been the policy of the diocese tomove vicars who had served three yearsin a parish, a church spokespersonsaid.

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This is not a case of kicking a guywhen he is down. It could infactbe a “pick me up”. My concern is

not for the Congress Party per se, butfor the nation. I write as a concernedcitizen. Readers will have seen my pre-vious articles under this column,wherein I had expressed reservationsabout Rahul Gandhi’s leadership. Therecent elections have confirmed myworst fears.

I am not particularly worried about theCongress getting decimated, but I amgenuinely concerned that there is noOpposition worth the name; to take onModi, who reportedly has a dictatorialstreak. This is bad for the future of thecountry. Rahul had rather bravely statedthat he was ready to sit in the opposi-tion, but now he is actually standing outin the cold!

Now let me go back a bit in time. WhenIndira Gandhi was assassinated in 1984,greenhorn Rajiv Gandhi was thrust intopole position. At that time PranabMukherji had staked his claim to be thePrime Minister. But family sycophantswould have none of it, and the family’sdistrust of Mukherji has continued downthe years. That year Rajiv won a land-slide 80% majority in parliament (nodoubt due to a sympathy wave); whichhe squandered in the Bofors imbro-glio.

After his tragic assassination in1991,his widow, Sonia, withdrew into soli-tude. But after a period of introspectionshe came back in strength, to lead theparty. I had reservations about her lead-ership qualities as well. But in 2004,she was both humble and gracious invictory, wisely choosing ManmohanSingh as her Prime Minister. In a wayshe was also accepting her own limita-tions.

Cut to the Presidential elections in 2012.As a citizen I had written to both Soniaand Rahul to elevate the scholarlyManmohan to the Presidency, and tomake the politically astute Pranab

Mukherji the Prime Minister. We knowwhat happened. Till 2012 the UPA 2was sailing along pretty well. But in theabsence of Mukherji, the Govt and theparty floundered. They had nobody ofhis caliber to manage parliament or theOpposition. Kamal Nath was but a paleshadow of Mukherji. Both Sonia andRahul were at sea tackling Anna,Kejriwal and the Delhi gang rape case.They just kept losing the plot. Until thenRahul had remained in denial mode,saying that he was just working for theorganization.

Come 2014, and suddenly Rahul be-came the face of the Congress Party,not just on billboards. His ad campaignwas a washout. His war room was nomatch for Modi’s slick and focusedcampaign. He repeatedly fell into thetraps set by Modi.

His slogan of empowerment(sashaktikaran in Hindi) cut no ice withthe voters, and became the butt ofnumerous jokes. His interview to ArnabGoswami on Times Now was an un-mitigated disaster. He had beads ofsweat on his brow, and had gone pinkbehind the ears, signs of acute dis-comfort. I caught a snippet of anotherinterview of his, where he talked of thepoor needing a farsh (floor). He subse-quently clarified that what he reallymeant was a base, a launching pad!Earlier, addressing students inAllahabad, he had referred to povertyas a “soch”, which the media gleefullytranslated into, “poverty is a thought”.What he probably meant was that pov-erty was a state of mind. Rahul’s prob-

lem is that he thinks in English and thentries to speak in Hindi. So there is adisconnect, as he is grossly lacking inHindi idiomatic usage. But that is noexcuse. Look at Naveen Patnaik inOrissa. He cannot speak in Oriya, yet isable to communicate with his people,and get re-elected umpteen times.

In 2009 columnist Shobhaa De calledRahul the dimpled darling of gennext.What epithet would suit him today –crumpled kurta, scruffy beard or papershredder? Then on 17th May, at hispress conference, while accepting“moral responsibility” for the electiondebacle, Rahul had a snigger on hisface, devoid of any sense of remorse orregret. I shudder.

Rahul may be a good guy at heart, whomeans well. But he just doesn’t havethe wherewithal to lead the Congressor the country. As a well-wisher, I wouldhumbly suggest to him that he take anextended break, a sabbatical, frompolitics. He should make up for losttime and meet up with his girl friend.Better still, he should get married. InIndia he will be hounded wherever heis, so it would be better if he wentabroad for a couple of years. Priyankacould well nurse his Amethi constitu-ency in his absence. It would be in hisown interests, as also of the Congressand the nation. I am here reminded ofthe words of Caiphas the High Priestwho rather prophetically said of Jesus,“It is better for one man to die for thepeople” (Jn 18:14). This is indeed oneof those circumstances that demand asacrifice or submission. Will Rahul havethe courage and humility of others likeNitish Kumar and Tarun Gogoi, whohave accepted moral responsibility fortheir respective defeats, and resigned?I wish him well, and he could alwayspick up the pieces later.

* The writer is a Kanpur based civicactivist.

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Congress In NeedOf Remote Control

The rout of the Congress at therecently concluded Lok Sabha electionswas nothing surprising. The countdownin fact began the moment the party founditself unable to project its prime ministe-rial candidate. There was however littledoubt that the only person left to fill thevoid was none other than hand-pickedand well groomed Rahul Gandhi. Unfor-tunately during campaigning it was sisterPriyanka who was in the limelight andstole the honours , leaving a section ofthe party to believe that she would havebeen the better choice than her brotherRahul--- the proverbial last straw for adrowning party. What a shame. Now,after the debacle, the Congress findsitself unable to exist without the crutchesand remote control of their beloved Partypresident Sonia Gandhi. After all, howcan one forget how she led the party tovictory for 2 successive terms and calledthe shots for a decade when it was said‘The prime minister presides, but madamdecides’. What better honour then, but tore-christen the party Congress Sonia in-stead of Congress Indira.

—A. F. Nazareth, Alto Porvorim.

Defence versusDevelopment and

DialogueIt is preposterous to think that the

Defence ministry has sought an almost25% hike in its budget, pointing to ‘opera-tional gaps’ in manpower, machines, andinfrastructure, in the action plan preparedfor the Narendra Modi government. (Sun-day Times of India, May 25th 2014). The

defence budget of Rs 224,000 crores(around $36 billion) covers Revenue ex-penditure of Rs 134,412 crores (for day-to-day costs and salaries), and Rs 86,588crores as capital expenditure (for newacquisitions).

Come to think of it this huge amountor part of it would have been better uti-lized for poverty eradication, providingjobs and mid-day meals, creating betterinfrastructure and controlling the run-away inflation and price rise.

Our borders are now well securedin the north and north-east. Further dia-logue between Pakistan and China tomake a permanent border on the actuallines of control with a give and takebetween all parties are much more fea-sible options. Besides we must also notethat all 3 countries possess nuclear weap-ons and pulling the nuclear trigger wouldspell disaster, destruction and desola-tion. The monies saved by downsizingthe defence budget could be utilized fordevelopmental purposes as noted al-ready.

Otherwise to remain in ‘daggersdrawn’ would spell doom to the poor anddowntrodden, and put a heavy burdenon the middle- class to foot the vast

Defence bills. This brings to mind theadmonition of Jesus Christ: “For all whotake the sword will perish by the sword”(Matthew 26:52).

Yours in the Development and dia-logue of Christ

—Dr Trevor Colaso

“Fundamental Flaws inthe Synod on the Family"

(Secular Citizen, March 17, 2014)The letter questions the learned

writer’s views on “What are the repercus-sions on a woman’s psychological andphysical health when X-Spam-Subject:YES X-Spam-Subject: YES a husband X-Spam- Subject: YES X-Spam- Subject:YES demands sex irrespective of whethershe wants it or not?”

Sadly, the letter writer apparentlybemoans denial X-Spam-Subject: YESX-Spam-Subject: YES of sex by the wife.The ‘denial of sex’ can be eliminated byincreasing the joy in this glorious union.

Recently, the Holy Father, PopeFrancis, set a glorious precedent by wash-ing the feet of a woman.

On Maundy Thursday, after thewashing of the feet ceremony, the cel-ebrant encouraged us to wash and kissthe feet of our wives.

Today, the wife is a supreme sym-bol of sacrifice, being the first to rise up inthe morning and the last to go to bed aftera tiring day of multi tasking and manag-ing the two family frontiers of work andhome.

The feet have meridians connectedto the body. There are foot spas, acu-puncture centers, and fish healing therapyfor the feet.

Solomon was the wisest man in theworld. He was also a busy husband. Thequeen of Sheba acknowledged that allhis wives were happy. (1 Kings 10:8).Legend says that the Queen of Shebasuffered from some foot ailments.Solomon cured her with foot therapy. Heradmiration and tribute to his wisdom andgreatness is legendary.

As recommended by the wise priest,husbands should kiss the feet of ourwives every morning to deepen the di-mensions of Love and Life. This practiceshould be recommended at MarriageEncounter, Couples for Christ and pren-uptial sessions to increase spousal Loveand bonding.

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People may be a staunch supporter or a hard core critic of Mr.Narendra Damodardas Modi,

the next Prime Minister of India. What-ever be it, he is the talking point of theentire nation. On one hand, he is amagician who knows very well to playwith words, on the other he is perfectblend of a shrewd politician and astutebusinessman. His making it to 7, RaceCourse Road is not merely by luck or acoincidence. It reflects the strategy for-mulated and the commitment put intothe campaigns to achieve the mile-stone. There are various leadershiplessons to be learnt from this man whopulled the nation out of indecisivenessand a phase of leadership crisis to givea clear mandate in the recently con-cluded elections.

1. Set clear objectivesModi’s clarity of thought makes him aself proclaimed leader. While the op-position was tip-toeing as who shouldbe the Prime Ministerial candidate, Modihad clarity of thought that he wanted tolead the nation. He clearly stated whathe wants and what he plans to achieve

on being given this opportunity. More-over, he set clear goal of 272+- for theentire team which brought focus interms of what had to be achieved.

2. Stretch your targetsAt one point of time, the goal of winning272+- seats seemed overambitious.But, setting of such high targets hadbeen done to ensure that the team hadno time to wither due to internal pettypolitics and has to rise to live up to theexpectations.

3. Inclusive approachThe inclusive approach taken by Modiensured that the leader and every partyworker were on the same foot front.Each karyakarta was instilled with thefeeling that this is their battle and theyare fighting it for their own cause. Noth-ing can bring the same level of motiva-tion which was brought by this strat-egy.

4. The art of communicationAll the possible ways to connect withpeople and engage with them wastried and implemented by NarendraModi. Be it twitter handles or 3D projec-tions – Modi used it all and wooed thevoters. He knew very well the topics tostress upon and how to build a connectwith people. Whether it is the use ofGujarati in Gujarat or the rapturousMaa Ganga rhetoric, a leader mustmaster the art of communication likehe did.

5. Meticulously planNo doubt Modi is a good orator but inspite of this, a lot went into planning hisevery speech. Whenever he spoke heensured he talks about facts and fig-ures and a lot of data crunching went inthe process by his professional teamfor that. A specialized IT team exclu-sively toiled to create the social mediabuzz. A leader, howsoever sure about

the success of the project must planmeticulously.

6. Never exposeyour weaknessModi very carefully avoided questionsrelated to 2002 riots as that was theonly sin maligning his image as a futureleader of the nation. His strategy ofgiving interviews to only friendly inter-viewers worked in his favour and hewasn’t caught losing his cool apartfrom the India Today conclave in 2013.Likewise, a leader must recognize theweakness and try his/her best to coverit up.

7. Lead by exampleLeading from the front is somethingwhich is imbibed in Modi’s personality.He lets his work, his “good” gover-nance model do the talking. During themonths of election campaigns heworked for 20 hrs a day and addressedover 450 rallies in every corner of thecountry. The level of dedication andcommitment he showed towards thegoal inspired the team members togive their best shot.

It’s said by Jack Welch that “Before youare a leader, success is all about grow-ing yourself. When you become aleader, success is all about growingothers”. Let’s hope that under Modi’sleadership the nation grows by leapsand bounds. You may love him, youmay hate him but you can’t ignore him.

7 Leadership Lessons To BeLearnt From Narendra Modi

by Anuradha Srivastava

8 2 June 2014

Much has been said and writtenabout what is ailing India andIndian economy or progress,

but not so objectively. Here is an at-tempt to look at the issue more objec-tively, offering some thoughts to pon-der on.

Corruption, lack of infrastructuredevelopment, reduction in or even re-moval of subsidies, fiscal deficit reduc-tion, political unwillingness to makemore reforms, policy paralysis (a wordwhich gets lakhs of claps) have re-mained in the fore-front of almost alldiscussions in the media, written andvisual for almost a decade now and it issaid that nothing seems to be chang-ing for better, as things are gettingworse and more reforms are needed totackle the situation.

Root causes of all these are missedout in the discussions. In the pre-inde-pendence era, JN Tata, GD Birla, KNBajaj and other industrialists helpedpoliticians (who were more like states-men than politicians) in the movementfor India’s independence, at the sametime establishing industries for eco-nomic growth/self-sufficiency. For thesepersons, making profit was not the onlymotive to start the industries. Theyhelped India to be on the industrialmap and contributed to the economy.Then until 1991, we had license andquota raj and much of what we areexperiencing today is culmination ofhow we developed India in these 45years. We did well in many areas andfailed miserably in others. Poor & needybabus and politicians were transformed

to corrupt, rich and greedy ones by aclass of our society to get things doneby the government for their business.Now, this phenomena is termed as“difficult or complicated” doing busi-ness in India.

Since 1991, Indian policies andeconomy are reforming and openingup to tune up to market forces step bystep. Businesses have prospered andcontinue to do so and so also busi-nessmen/industrialists and the gapbetween the rich and the poor is widen-ing. The growth is not so inclusive andbenefits of the reforms done are notreaching the poor or the large mass ofIndian population. The government isheld responsible for all these. Is thismainly correct? Look at how IndianBusiness Community (IBC), which con-sists of small, medium & large busi-ness houses/persons/groups (termedas India Inc. or Corporate India, SMEand so on), is behaving. It seems thatthe reforms since 1991 have mainlybenefited them immensely and theystill blame the government for all thebad things that are happening or havehappened until now. They want morefrom the government, as there is nolimit to their greed to profiteering. Agood, objective, dispassionate look atwhat IBC is doing, will tell us the truthbehind India’s ailments. Let us exam-ine.

1. Interest rates have fluctuatedand so also the cost doing business onborrowed money, but a Re 1 or Rs. 10share of many companies is fetchingthem 100 to 500 times its unit valuethrough book-building route. They areable to make large investments/acqui-sitions using this money and yet theycrib about high interest rates hurtingtheir business and lobbying with RBI/government to reduce interest rates.

2. Market values of many compa-nies have soared and so also net worthof individuals (directors/CMD) who usethis money extravagantly to build large

mansions, buy private jets and whatnot. What these individuals will do withwealth (in terms of thousands of croresof Rupees) so amassed? There is nolimit to greed & selfishness of thesepersons/groups. Greed to expand busi-ness and greed to make huge profit aretwo different matters. The former isjustifiable. CSR is a buzz word of IBC.Instead of charging higher price fortheir products and services, therebymaking huge profits and then takingphilanthropic path (the Bill Gate way),IBC should reduce prices, making theirproducts affordable to larger masses.This is real CSR.

3. IBC is pressing government toreduce fiscal deficit, subsidies to farm-ers/on fuel prices but not to increasetax rates and at the same time controlinflation. How do they expect anyoneto do these? Increase in diesel price issurely going to increase inflation, be-cause IBC immediately increase pricesof their products/services, starting spi-ral of price rise everywhere. They wanttax breaks/rebates through specialconcessions given to industries so thattheir profit margins increase. Is this notsome kind of subsidy, given to IBC?This is indeed a double standard. IBCshould learn to do business cost-effec-tively and make moderate profit, in-stead of begging the government togive them more concessions.

4. No one from IBC or even leadingeconomists advises government to stopincreasing emoluments to governmentemployees through Pay Commissionswithout getting some things like pro-ductivity of these employees in return.Incentives, pay rises have to be basedon quid pro quo. This is one way toreduce fiscal deficit.

5. IBC generally await increasesin diesel price so that they can increasesale prices of their products, which aregenerally disproportionate to the die-sel price increases and they make moreprofit. Has any one from IBC correlateddiesel price increase with increase in

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costs/prices of products and increasedtheir product/service prices accord-ingly? This is an important factor tocurb inflation.

6. GAAR may sound unreasonableto many, particularly when it is retro-spectively. Let IBC introspect as to,how many large companies are con-stantly finding ways and means not topay tax to the government, when theyhave earned huge profits. Should theynot part with at least some of it throughGAAR or even voluntarily to the govern-ment. for developing the nation. Thesecompanies contribute large sums topolitical parties to get goodies in returnfrom these parties when they come topower, but not to pay the government,what is according to them “unjustifiedtax”. These companies employ retiredgovernment employees (Babus) toadvise them to find and methods towork on loop-hopes, which these babushave left in the government policies &procedures. Why do IBC need liaisonoffices in Delhi? IBC tell political partiesto be transparent in their donations.Why do they need to donate politicalparties at all? IBC donate to partiesonly to get favors in return. The ques-tion of transparency does not arise ifdonations are not given at all.

7. Many erstwhile MNC, now Indiancompanies with their parents overseas,have made a kill out of Indian popula-tion, by acquiring smaller home-grownconsumer goods companies and havestarted selling the same products ofdaily use at 4-5 times prices and con-tinue to do so. They make huge profitsand their company shares quote at

300-1000 times their face value andmuch of the profit goes to the parentcompanies abroad. For this reasonmore & more MNC are pouring in India.Should they not reduce prices of theirproducts so that Indians benefit. Theycan even sell more of their products ifprices are reduced and still maintainthe top- and bottom lines of their busi-ness.

8. A new trend of buyback/de-listing of shares has started by someMNC, when their business in India hasbecome exceedingly profitable, usinginitially money of Indian investors. Theydo not want the profit to be shared byIndian investors. This is nothing butavaricious/greedy attitude of MNC andtheir counterpart IBC in India.

9. The government is only beingblamed for the scams, forgetting thatthey are possible only if there are twoparties involved in these scams. Who isthe party other than the governmentministers & babus? Some of IBC

10. Even though inflation has re-duced, milk prices, newspaper prices(whose major earning is advertisement)continue to increase. Prices of importeditems like CD/DVD went up by Rs 5, asUSD was at Rs 65, but now with USD atRs 60, these item prices remain higheronly. IBC is literally cheating their coun-try men.

11. Women, who present them-selves in skimpy (almost naked), pro-vocative dresses, postures and acting,in movies, TV serials, TV and printedmedia ads (for example: women’s un-der-garment ads) and persons creat-ing such materials are largely respon-sible for rape incidents, because theyadversely affect immature, fickle-minded males (bachelors, married oneswith wives living away, adolescent stu-dents and the like) and get them intorape acts out of desperation. Even thelanguage in movies/TV serials thesedays has gone nothing short of arous-ing kind, adding fuel to the fire (provo-cation) of rape incidents. Women andbusiness persons (advertisers and ad/movie makers) should seriously thinkof restraining themselves and find non-

provocative ways (with respect todresses and acting/talking) to presentwomen decently in ads, TV serials andmovies.

12. IBC is also responsible forincreasing in-discipline among Indianyouth, (who is being praised in everyway, certainly for their talent) by givingads of fast car, tire ads, two-wheelerads, which show driving at risky speed.IBC’s only objective in these ads is tobeat their competition, with no concernto people on the streets. They shouldthink of better ways in these ads, withsafety of driver and people on the road,as the prime concern.

13. One of the effective ways toreduce corruption is to make IBC mor-ally and truly committed to stoppingcorruption voluntarily and also visibly,because making stricter laws will onlyresult in more corruption. A statement(like those of Mission and Vision) ofOath Moral Values, by the Chairman/Managing Director of companies, onbehalf of the company directors, man-agers and employees on the first pageof the company brochures and annualreports and in each and every estab-lishment (office, factory and so on)would achieve this end.

Poem, “Vaisnav Jan To Tene Kahiye”,(with its translations in Hindi & English)of Narsinh Mehta, which was close tothe heart of Gandhiji, should be on thefirst page of every company’s annualreport, to remind every one in the com-pany, values of business and life.

14. Most MNC are here to takeadvantage of huge market and lowermaterial and labor costs (compared totheir home countries). Even then theysell their products at more or less thesame prices as in their own countriesand their products are inferior to theoriginal products. Is this fair to Indians,who earn them huge profits? They getsuch business ideas from their counter-parts like Indian MD/CEO (mostly freshor experienced hotshot MBAs) , whomthey employ here. This is a thoroughmisuse of management education byIBC.

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John Paul Carinci in his popularbook The Power to Make A Difference writes: “I believe everyone

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I still vividly remember it was way backin 1969 that I started writing shortfeature articles on festivals likeDeepavali, Holi, Desserah, Christmas,Easter, etc. for the little- known youthmagazine The Teenager. From TheTeenager, I moved on to the Calcutta-based Weekly, The Herald, to which Icontinue to contribute even today.

A year or two later, I tried my luck withMIRROR, then a prestigious magazine(now extinct) published from Mumbai.To my surprise, they not only pub-lished my article on Mother Teresa asits cover story that month , but also sentme an M.O. for Rs 50/- Imagine, thatwas more than 42 years ago! The bestwas yet to come: my book You CanMake A Difference became a best sellerwithin 2 years (first published in 2004)of its publication. In its 10th year, thebook today has crossed a sale of over55,000 copies in ten editions. Think ofit if I had said to myself, “I can’t do it.”

and quit writing! A best seller would nothave been born! With no special train-ing, if I could do it, most of you can doit as well.

I can think of a number of people whoas youngsters reluctantly began con-tributing articles to The Teenager orhesitatingly took to writing, but todayare authors of many books or are regu-larly contributing articles to many suchperiodicals. Nikila Srinivasan(Chennai), Dr Navniit Gandhi and VerusFerreira from Mumbai, Dr Tresa Jo-seph, a Salesian Nun, Fr Adolph Wash-ington (Bangalore) are but a just a fewnames that I can easily recall. If they allcould it, you too can do it, for sure!

I am privileged to have known closelyFr J. Maurus, the renowned author,who turned 90 on April 14 this year.Italian by birth, Maurus came to Indiaas a Pauline Priest, at the age of 27.When he landed on our shores, heknew not a word of English! Barely hadhe managed to pick up some English,Maurus was sent to Allahabad in U.P.Providentially, he came across a lot ofinspirational material in the books thathe began reading, there. Maurusthought: “Why not share this wealth ofinspirational matter with others?

He thought writing was the best me-dium to reach out and so Maurusbegan to write. His first book JUST AMOMENT, PLEASE became a bestseller! Later, he founded Better Your-self Books which, with its headquarters

in Mumbai, now publishes hundreds ofinspirational books, everyyear. At 90, Maurus today holds theunique distinction of being the authorof more than 120 books, many of whichhave also have been translated intoother languages.

I am sure some of you have readGITANJALI ALBUM written by a younggirl named Gitanjali. Gitanjali was only16, when she died of blood cancer.From her sick bed, she wrote inspiringpoems and short notes, which after herdeath, came to be published with theabove title in 1992; it was publishedagain in 1995, and yet again a couple ofyears later! Fr Parmananda Divakar, SJwho compiled her writings into a vol-ume wrote after the first edition of thebook was completely sold out: “Manyschools are using her book for theirassemblies; inquiries are also pouringin from within the country and outside,asking about the possibility of translat-ing it into other Asian and Europianlanguages!”

I have always believed and still stronglybelieve that pen is mightier than thesword, and that writing is still one of thebest ways of reaching out to peopleand touching their lives, even in thisage of the electronic media! There istremendous power in your pen! Startunleashing it today, and you will soonrealize that you too can be a successfulwriter. Perhaps your book may evenbecome a best seller!

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Pope Francis has already returned fromhis trip to the Holy Land, but the imagesof left and gestures he made are seedsthat could bear fruit in time.

Already, Francis' invitation to ShimonPeres and Mahmoud Abbas, to cometo his "home" in the Vatican for a meet-ing of prayer for peace between Israeland Palestine is a milestone in thispilgrimage. And the fact that the Israelipresident and his counterpart of thePalestinian Authority have already ac-cepted immediately suggests an unex-pected touch of success for this trip.

Policy experts may laugh at this invita-tion: prayer for peace between Israeland Palestine? After so many prayers inthe past? And after all the failures inpolitical negotiations, willed by morepowerful personalities than Francis,such as Clinton, Bush, Obama? Onwhat rational basis can hopes for theresumption of dialogue be rekindled

given the fact that with each passingday obstacles accumulate on bothsides, while Israeli settlements in theoccupied territories and East Jerusa-lem multiply, and Palestinians showno willingness to ensure Israel's se-curity?

The Pope said that the idea of twoStates, Israel and Palestine, shouldnot remain a dream but become areality. But many wonder if, in reality,the hope for peace is the vain andimpossible dream and whether theonly option for now is to settle for shorttemporary truces and cease- fires be-fore to avoid the outbreak of a blazingwar that could engulf the entire region.

In short, the "political" value of the prayerappears truly minimal.

Yet two images from among many re-main impressed on hearts and minds:Pope Francis' prayer and caress which

Pope Francis in the Holy Land:the "politics" of prayer

touched two walls: the "Wailing Wall"(the Western Wall) and the wall thatseparates Bethlehem from Jerusalem,the so-called "Wall of Shame". Thepontiff approached the first after hav-ing carressed it in silence, he slippedthe prayer of the Our Father into acrevasse between the ancient stones,close to the heart of the Holy of Holies.

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I go for a swim every evening, forseveral years now.

Of late I find people giving me strangelooks. “You seem to be strutting aroundthe pool these days, George. Lookingrather superior as if you had a 56 inchchest. Have you been pumping iron orsomething?”

“You are letting your imagination runriot” I say “and if you, like many others,want to know if I still have clout in theBJP my answer is “have a guess”

I am afraid I am not on first Namo basiswith Narendra Modi, although he hasbeen kind enough to tell us not to beafraid.

In order to give my swimming poolfriends an answer about my clout withthe BJP I have to do some ‘déjà vu’ andtake you back to the 80s.

I was like in my fifties, working for aGerman multinational, writing regu-

larly for several newspapers and livinglife to the full. Doing everything I wasfree to do. Almost every thing that wasimmoral, fattening, and expensive Ishould say.

Words taken from a kind of Wlkipediadeveloped by my late and lovely wife.

Among the things I enjoyed doing mostwas using my column in the IndianExpress for “Congress bashing”.

It was the era of Indira Gandhi, a con-tinuation of the dynastic rule, an erawhen all our institutions were destroyedand corruption became the only insti-tution left standing.

I unleashed my anger in all I wrote. Itgot noticed and I was invited by RamJetmalani to support his bid for theMumbai North Central Constituency inthe 1984 elections

Ram Jetmalani won but the BJP got atrashing. In Jan 1985 Ram took me toDelhi and introduced me to Mr.Vajpayee and Mr. Advani leading to mybeing inducted into the National Ex-ecutive of the Bharatiya Janata Party,

The media made a big deal of it andwhen I got back to Mumbai all hell hadbroken loose in my Church and com-munity.

Cartoons and posters were pasted onChurch walls, calling me a traitor, meet-

ings were called to pass no confi-dence in me, the local media werehappy to provide space for a slangingmatch for and against me.

Suddenly I discovered that from a veryordinary parishioner whom the parishcouncil and the sacristan did not givea second look, I was some one veryimportant to the Church.

How come then I did not merit even asimple recognition? Must ask the HolySpirit some day.

In the meanwhile the debate in thepress continued. It was mostly venge-ful, venomous, below the belt, belowthan even a snake’s navel and morethan anything else very personal and abundle of lies.

A particular owner editor of a tabloidtook pains to say that I was a pettyclerk in Hoechst and not a Director aswas being made out to be.

My wife whose pillowcase was alwayswet with tears shed silently at nightasks me “Why George?” We don’thave any known enemies.

That is true. Not even now in my 85th

year of my life.

The people from the Catholic Churchwho wrote to Pope John Paul the Sec-ond asking him to remove me from hisPontifical Council where all friends.

Right Place, Wrong Time ?

by George Menezes

Now when the BJP… read Modi, hastaken total, unop-posed control ofParliament peopleask me if I haveclout in the BJP.....

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I remembered Shakespeare’s ‘JuliusCaesar’. “Ingratitude more than trai-tors arms quite vanquished him “

When the Vatican wrote back “Mr.Menezes is building bridges insteadof building walls. Let him be” theywere very perceptive

So were the clergy and religious inMumbai.

And indeed I achieved a few smallthings. I taught the Executive Councilhow to run effective meetings. Panwallas were stopped from selling panduring meetings. Agendas were sentin advance and strictly adhered to,members started to obey the chairand not take long personal breaksand although many of them sleptduring sessions they were not al-lowed to snore lest they woke uptheir neighbours.

The most interesting assignment wasmy 3 hour seminars with the RSSmembers. I spoke about why I lovedthe Person of Jesus and about thethrust of our educational institutionsand our orphanages and our chari-table institutions including MotherTeresa’s unique work.

I also learnt from the RSS. Most ofthem are well educated. They wereall squatting on the ground 5 minutesbefore I arrived and left after I hadgone. No toilet and coffee breaks for3 hours. And the questions were nevercritical only with a desire to learn.Discipline came naturally to them.Even in the manner of the destructionof the Babri Masjid

That’s when I quit. That one act ofdesecration not only destroyed myfaith in the BJP but my self esteem asan Indian.

Now when the BJP … read Modi, hastaken total, unopposed control of Par-liament people ask me if I have cloutin the BJP I laugh.

Can I have clout with and control thewind. I don’t even know what colourit is.

For the first time in nearly two de-cades, the head of the Catholic Churchwill set foot in the Philippines afterPope Francis confirmed he plans tovisit the Southeast Asian country inJanuary 2015.

Francis said this in a media confer-ence on Monday, May 26, on a flightback to Rome after his Holy Land trip,according to the Catholic News Ser-vice (CNS).

He will also visit Sri Lanka, Francissaid.

The whole trip [to the Philippines] willlast for two days, the Associated Pressreported, as the Pope didn't providemore details.

Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Car-dinal Tagle said the Pope – whostresses the need to reach out to theworld's “peripheries” – wants to visitareas hit by disasters such as SuperTyphoon Yolanda (Haiyan) and themagnitude-7.2 earthquake in theVisayas.

“I think one purpose of the visit of theHoly Father is to come close to thepeople who suffered from the recenttyphoon and the earthquake,” Taglesaid in an interview with CNS.

“We will see how that could be done.But he, I think, would want that to be adefining character of his trip,” Taglesaid in the interview while he was in theCatholic University of America in Wash-ington, DC.

“I have said his coming will be stron-ger than the typhoon, but in a positiveway,” Tagle added.

Francis has long said he wants to visitthe Philippines, which is Asia's mostpredominantly Catholic country.

Once calling this Southeast Asiancountry his "beloved Philippines,"Francis sent a video message to Filipi-nos in October 2013 – his first papalmessage in English.

“Don’t get tired of bringing the mercyof the Father to the poor, the sick, theabandoned, the young people, andthe family,” Francis said in his videomessage for the Philippine Confer-ence on New Evangelization at theUniversity of Santo Tomas.

Shortly after he was elected Pope,Francis told Tagle he has "high hopesfor the Philippines."

The last time a Pope visited the Philip-pines was in 1995, when the late JohnPaul II led World Youth Day in Manila.

Pope Francis announces visitto Philippines and Sri Lanka

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The same thing happened inBethlehem: a sudden and unplannedgesture, the Pope approached the bar-rier near Rachel's Tomb and caressedthe wall that causes so many divisions,death and humiliation between the Pal-estinians and the Israelis. In both cases,the hand that caressed the wall awaitedthe coming of the Messiah, the onlyOne who can bring peace. At the sametime, this same hand urged for this totake place soon. The "political" value ofprayer is this: it is leaving space for Godto act and in really involving oneselfwith what is being asked for. In thisway, the man who asks becomes thefirst sign that the invocation is comingto pass, starting from the heart.

Herein also lies the power of the Pope'sinvitation to the two presidents, to wel-come them to his "home": to offer one'shome means making oneself available,one's time, one's life in order to foster asimilar openness in others. All of this isa judgment on the way in which "politi-cal" dialogue between Israel and Pal-

estine have been conducted thus far:saying one thing in words and doinganother behind backs, exhaustingmutual trust, to arrive at the paralysisand gangrene of our times.

The pope's prayer - and he repeated inseveral speeches - says that peace ispossible on condition that we becomecompletely involved in a comprehen-sive way, to risk one's life and not just apolitical project aimed at final victory.Only on this condition can the paralysisand gangrene - which seems destinedto overtake all international politics - behealed: by recognizing that the God ofall - Muslims, Jews, Christians - willbecoming involved in ushering Hiscoming.

Christian unity is essential in this task.The heart of this pilgrimage was theembrace between Francis andBartholomew, between the Church ofthe East and West. Again, there aremany "walls" posed by this or that con-fession, first and foremost, the RussianOrthodox Church. Some might say thatthe meeting at the Holy Sepulchre be-tween the successors of Peter andAndrew was a spiritual interlude amongmany "political" gestures. In fact, it wasin the sepulchre that the real shift oc-curred, the fall of the first and mostimportant wall, that of death . AsBartholomew stated , love casts out allfear and Christians who love one an-other become "an example to the wholeworld". This was echoed by PopeFrancis: " Let us not allow ourselves tobe robbed of the basis of our hope! Letus not deprive the world of the joyfulmessage of the Resurrection!."

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ThanksgivingThanksgivingThanksgivingThanksgivingThanksgiving

Thanks to SacredHeart of Jesus and

Mother Mary forfavours granted.Praying for more

favours

—Rosy Fernandes, Tardeo

Pope Francis in the HolyLand: the "politics" of prayer Paths Of Wisdom

1. Worry does not take awaytomorrow’s troubles; it takesaway today’s peace.

2. When you pray for others, Godlistens to you and blesses them,and sometimes, when you aresafe and happy, remember thatsomeone has prayed for you.

3. Prayer is not a ‘spare wheel’ thatyour pull out when you are introuble. But it is a ‘steering wheel’that directs the right path through-out life.

4. Old friends are like gold. Newfriends are like diamonds. If youget a diamond, don’t forget thegold. To hold a diamond, youalways need a base of gold.

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Contribution Of Coastal Christians For The GrowthOf Art, Architecture, Journalism And Literature

By Dr Gerald Pinto

3(Contd.. from Last Issue)

Wilson Karwar, Wilson Kayyar aresome of the famous artists producedby Mangalorean Christian community. Pinto brothers of Vamanjoor are fa-mous for artistic Grotto building. Simoncompany Mangalore is very famous forpaintings of churches, statues and carv-ing of statues of saints.

4.2 Music and singing:Konkani Songs and music: JosephRego had compiled Chaltim Podam in1920s. Lawrence Vas had writtenRuchik Amrath, Fr Thomas Stephenscomposed Christa Puran. WilfyRebimbus through his 238 musicalNITEs and 38 CDs and cassettes musicto over 500 dramas composing musicfor 2800 songs has given a new trend toKonkani songs. His songs are pub-lished Vinchnar-podam in 9 volumesand Kogul Gayta in two volumes andthe songs are sung by common peopleyoung and old. Mand Soban under theleadership of Eric Ozario has given anew dimension is to Konkani songsspecially folk songs and old traditionalsongs. Songs of Henry D Souza, Wil-son Olivera, Melwin Peres Presentedmore than 25 Nites and two volumesSuvalo Vol. 1 and 2, Jerome D'Souza,are vary famous. Prof. Banet Pinto, JoelPereira, Jochim Pereira, Harys BraasBand and many are remembered be-cause of their contribution to music. Fr.J.S.T. Rodrigues, Fr Walter Albuquer-que, Fr. Charles Vaz, Fr. ClementMascarenhas, Fr. Valerian Mendoncahave given great contribution to Konkanidevotional songs.

4.3 Drama Jeppu Natak Sabha establishedin the year 1926 contributed a lot toKonkani drama. Every year the Sun-day before ash Wedneday is cel-ebrated as Intrujacjo Aitar and one

drama is played. Many people havewritten dramas and many have acted inthese dramas. Great musicians likeWilfy Rebimbus have come to light dueto these dramas. He has written 8dramas and composed music to 500dramas.

Konkani Natak Sabha Mangalorewas established with the aim of spread-ing spiritual values through dramas inthe year 1943. Even today drama com-petitions and regular drama shows aregiven by Konkani Natak Sabha. It hasbuilt Don Bosco Hall exclusively forthis. Natak Sabha also conducts com-petitions in Drama every year. A.TLobo has wriiten 13 dramas out ofwhich Avnkar Avoi had 19 shows and itwas adopted for Hindi film later.

Among the modern drama writersCha Pra de Costa stands out as thefather of modern Konkani drama.Dolphy Cassia has written several dra-mas. His Di Maka Bogsane has 149shows so far. J B Kulshekar, EdwardQuadras, Mabel Kent, Simon Rasquina,Arthur Rasquina, Richi Pereira, BennaRujai, Sanni D'Souza, BaptistMendonca Kirem, Mick Max, HarryD'Souza, Henry D'Silva Suratkal, Dolla,Felix, Charli, Pintam Derebail, BettyNaz, Nellu Permannur, JohnPermannur, Walter Monteiro Udupi,Vinod Gangolli, Joe D'Souza Karkala,Fransis Fernades Cascia have enrichedKonkani Drama. Francis FerndesCassia’s Mataro Chorbela has seen60 shows world over. Mand Sobann’sKalakul has presented more than 100dramas so far.

5. Contribution of Christians inArchitecture

Christians of this part have en-riched art, music, dance and architec-ture Dr. Oscar G Concesso, who hasstudied M S in architecture in the Uni-

versity of Oklahoma in USA has donehis doctorate in modern architectureand is the recipient of Indian buildingcongress National awards four times.He has also won Rachana award thisyear.

5.1 Churches With the arrival of East IndianChristians, new churches were builtmost of them in the Portuguese archi-tecture. Rosario church in Mangalorewas built in the year 1570. Gangollichurch was built in the year 1630.Milagres Mangalore, MilagresKallianpur, Rosary church Kundapur ,Pezar Curch were built around 1680.Church at Agrar, Modankaup, Shirva,Byndoor, Hospet, Omjoor, Attur-Karkal,Mogarnad, Mulki, Barkur Panir, Kiremwere built aound 1750s. All thesechurches have brought Portuguese ar-chitecture to Mangalore. All thesechurches have beautiful wooden Altersand wooden statues which have greatartistic value. Modern churches inPuttur, Udupi (diamond shape), Bajpe(Aroplane shape), Infant Jesus shrineBikkarnakatte and Bela are very artis-tic. St Aloysius chapel in Mangaloreattracts tourists because of its paint-ings and architecture.

CSI churches in BalmattaMangalore, Udupi, Mulki and

Malpe also have artistic value. The oldhouses of Christians in Kundapur,Kallianpur and Mangalore are mod-

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elled after Portuguese architecture withbroad windows, verandah etc.

Conclusion:Even though Christians are small

in number, their contribution in educa-tion and health is significant. But withthe commercialisation of educationspecially in medical and professionaleducation Christians are left behind.The contribution of Christians to art,literature and journalism is slowly for-gotten. There is a systematic effort toundermine the good work done byChristians in literature in coastalKarnataka. The Konkani literature de-veloped by Christians in last 150 yearsin coastal Karnataka will be slowly for-gotten since Kendriya Sahitya acad-emy recognises the Konkani litera-ture written only in Devanagri script. Injournalism and mass media Christiansare nowhere. Youth should be encour-aged to take up courses like Journal-ism and mass communication sinceJournalism is the fourth pillar of de-mocracy and they can highlight thecontributions made by the Christians.Unfortunately Christians have the habitto destroy and rebuilt as result manymonuments, churches are destroyedand concrete jungles are built. We mustpreserve old structures and monu-ments.

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We've all seen people do thingswe like, and sometime wesay to ourselves, "yeah, I

could do that... if I wanted to." Some-times the only thing missing from aperson's achieving something is thewillpower to do it! This article will dis-cuss some of the causes for a lack ofwillpower and some suggestions toincrease it, so that you may get theextra push you need to achieve whatyou want to!

Remember your goals. If your willpowerfeels drained, think of the task at handas a necessary stepping stone to helpyou achieve your goals. "Willpower isvery easily depleted if its disconnectedfrom your values and goals,"

Practice coping with stress. Whenyou're working toward a goal, you arebound to hit tough times. To reachambitious goals, you need to persist instressful conditions, even when anxi-

ety, fear, or even boredom threaten tosap your willpower. Mindfulness helpsyou cope with stress and strengthenwillpower. Try mindfulness meditation,or better yet, do hot yoga to learn tostay with discomfort and find someserenity within it.

Forgive your mistakes. You are boundto make mistakes, but your willpowerwill be stronger if you take those errorsin stride. "Forgiving yourself for yourmistakes increases motivation and en-gagement with goals," Treat your ownfailure with the kindness you'd offer a

friend, but note the ways that you cando a better job next time. "That's verydifferent than the usual self-criticism orego-boosting,"

Connect with colleagues. Willpowernaturally rises when we feel recog-nized and appreciated for our work."We think of willpower as being sotough and individual, but the more con-nected people feel, the more willpowerthey have." When you feel unmotivatedor distracted, go talk to a co-worker orinvite your colleagues to lunch. Thesimple pleasure of working with peopleyou care about toward a common goalis a surprisingly effective way to restoreyour willpower.

Trust that it will get easier. We oftenstruggle to stay engaged during diffi-cult tasks because we imagine, some-times unconsciously, that they will con-tinue to be just as hard in the future. Wefeel defeated or hopeless and give up.

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Willingness is thekey of success,

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InspirInspirInspirInspirInspiration!ation!ation!ation!ation!In order to make your life simple andbeautiful, ask yourself a few questions.

High achievers think differently. Theyact differently. They do things differ-ently.

To find your dream and start changingyour life, the first step is to take the timeto answer the following questions.

What beliefs do you carry?It takes guts to call yourself out andquestion beliefs that just don’t seemright. We’re all ingrained with a set oflearned behaviors that may be holdingus back. It’s okay to question them andseek a better way. That’s a true sign ofgrowth.

What’s your hobby?The things you love to do in your down-time can tell you a lot about how to findhappiness in your life. Do the stuff youenjoy doing.

What’s your talent?One thing that’s even more importantthan recognizing your hobbies is un-derstanding your talents. What are yougood at? If you asked five friends, whatwould they identify as your biggestassets? The answers can help you findyour dream and change your life.

Who do you like to work with?Think about the people who you workwell with. Use your intuition to guideyou toward similar people in your workenvironment.

Where do you enjoy working?What is the work setting where you’remost productive? Perhaps in groupmeetings? Or alone in your office? Tryspending most of your time there. Ifyou’re stuck in a job that puts you in asetting you don’t enjoy, speak up andtell your boss.

What are your passions?What makes you genuinely happy inlife? Identify your passions, and thendo everything in your power to spendtime doing the things you love.

How can you turn your passions intowork?It’s one thing to pursue your passion asa hobby. It’s a whole different ballgameto do what you love and get paid for it.If you’re stuck in a job you hate, find away to turn your passion into your ca-reer.

What inspires you?Where do you find inspiration to driveyou forward? Maybe it’s books,websites, friends, or family members.The point is, harness your preferredsources of inspiration every day.

How do you motivate yourself?Being inspired is great. But if you don’thave a method and plan to motivateyourself to make positive change inyour life, you’ll remain in the sameplace you’re in today.

What do you dream about?Dreams expose truths about our liveswe often have trouble seeing. Keep adream journal to record your subcon-scious thoughts. Whenever you wakeup in the middle of a dream, write downexactly what occurred. Then analyzethe dream the next day and look forsigns and signals from your subcon-scious mind.

What have you overcome?Most of us have struggled mightily andovercome great obstacles. Don’t takethis for granted. Thinking about themassive obstacles you’ve overcomealready should convince you that youcan accomplish anything you want inlife.

Why are you here?Want to know how to find your dreamand change your life in one simplestep? Then answer this question: Whatdo you think your purpose is? It’s adeep question. But it’s an importantone. You may not know the answerright now, and that’s okay. You’ll find itwhen you’re ready.

Who do you admire?Seek inspiration in others whom youadmire. Despite all the bad things go-ing on in the world, there are still mil-lions of heroes, dreamers, and leadersthat can inspire all of us to live better.

What are your weaknesses?Nobody’s perfect. And acknowledgingthe things you need to get better at is acrucial step to find your dream andchange your life.

What are your goals?Think about what you aspire to accom-plish in your life. These goals shoulddrive your actions.

How do you plan on accomplishingyour goals?Goals without a plan are meaningless.Once you figure out your goals, writedown action steps that will help youachieve them. Most people don’t dothis, and it can mean the differencebetween getting what you want andfailing.

How can you make yourself better?We all have problems. But you caneither give up and accept your circum-stances or you can choose to find waysto improve. Are you unhappy with yourbody? Then learn how to eat better andform consistent exercise habits.

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There are weighty challenges inthe Christian Church – yet, thingsare not as knotty as some believ-

ers imagine. The target of the NewEvangelization is gaining steam after adecade almost of compromising meth-ods and the practical mandate tucked-in to teach the Faith. You could call thisa challenge when one tries to tell theworld of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus,especially in this month of the SacredHeart (May).

The generation who grew up in theearly 20’s onwards made great devo-tees of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, in-spired by His Promises and comfort.Countless others had their favorsgranted and witnessed miraclesthrough prayers and special devotions.In His Sacred Heart the Catholic Faithis abundantly blessed. The SacredHeart of Jesus became a healing andpowerful builder of bridges betweenthe haves and have- nots. Those whotrusted in the flames of His Heart, tornand bleeding in His Sacramental Bodywere enriched with the graces of Hislove.

In the turbulent 30’s and 40’s aroundthe world, the blitz of the Catholic faithilluminated His Heart, making it thetorch of Hope in both World Wars.Missionaries from across Europe andAmerica braved the odds of a still youngand growing modern electronic me-dia. The rising missionary fever, heldhigh the Sacred Heart of Jesus, usedevery means and methods to teachand preach the Promises of His SacredHeart in a race to strengthen the faith.Those were the brave men and womenof the Sacred Heart. We are remindedthat many of them were Jesuits and thereligious of the Visitation congrega-tion.

The modern form of devotion to theSacred Heart came from a French nun,Margaret Mary Alacoque , Order of theVisitation of Holy Mary. This humblewoman was witness to the apparationsof Jesus between 1673 – 1675. The

Lord taught her about devotion to HisSacred Heart which emphasizes on “the unmitigated love, compassion andlong-suffering of the heart of Christtowards humanity”. Pope Pius XI hadsaid, “ the spirit of expiation or repara-tion has always had the first and fore-most place in the worship given to theMost Sacred Heart of Jesus.”

The first apparition of Jesus to Marga-ret Mary was on 27 December 1673,and the last one almost 18 monthslater. In those amazing months be-tween Jesus had instructed her that Hiswish was to be honored under thefigure of His Heart. Jesus asked for adevotion of love : to often receive com-munion, especially on every First Fri-day of the month, and to observe HolyHour.

On June 16, 1675, a great apparitionhappened. Jesus declared, “Beholdthe heart that has so lovedmen….instead of gratitude I receivefrom the greater part of mankind onlyingratitude…”

Fr. Claude de la Colombiere, was thesuperior of the small Jesuit home atParay. He was also Margaret Mary’sconfessor. Jesus had chosen him topropagate the new devotion with thehelp of the religious of the Visitationand the priests of the Society of Jesus.In the meanwhile an investigation onthe lines of tradition and sacred revela-tion had begun.

Conventional wisdom looked at thepossibility of how the Roman group oftheologians would decide upon theircommissioned investigation workingon the basis of Sacred methods. WouldPope Leo XIII be positive at the out-come of the examination ? Would aconsecration to the Sacred Heart be

eminent ?

The final result was positive.

The encyclical letter of Pope Leo XII(Annum Sacrum), May 25, 1899 de-creed ‘the consecration of the entirehuman race to the Sacred Heart ofJesus to take place on June 11, 1899.’The letter encouraged the Romancatholic episcopate to promote FirstFriday Devotions. The month of Junewas established as the Month of theSacred Heart.

The big moment came when PopePius XI in his encyclical‘Miserentissimus Redemptor’ (May 8,1928 affirmed the Church’s positionwith respect to Margaret Mary’s visionsof Jesus Christ. The letter stated thatJesus had “manifested Himself” to saintMargaret and had “promised her thatall those who rendered this honor toHis Heart would be endowed with anabundance of heavenly graces.”

What comes through very closely is therefreshing account of Margaret Mary’slife, her zeal to do what Jesus had toldher; she became the source for thedevotion in its present form. She wouldspend an hour every Thursday night tomeditate on Jesus’ pain in the Gardenof Gethsemane. Margaret Mary told Fr.Croiset, a Jesuit, that Jesus wantedhim to write a book called, The Devo-tion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. An-other Jesuit, Fr. Joseph de Gallifet pro-moted the devotion under the instruc-tion of Margaret Mary.

On October 17, 1690 the French nunpassed away.

The Promises of the Sacred Heart madeto Margaret Mary was finally publishedby Cardinal Adolph Perraud (1890) infull with the authentic texts as found inthe writings of the saint.

Almost two hundred and thirty yearslater Margaret Mary Alacoque from theOrder of the Visitation was canonizedby Pope Benedict XV in 1920 at theVatican.

Sacred Heart Of Jesus, Unmitigated Compassion

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