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“Alleluia, Alleluia, 
Vimukti Pothnal organized awareness program on online Services to the
women and youth on 17th of April 2019 at Vimukti premises. Bridge IT
Module lead Mr. Chanabasava, Mr. Gangagappa and Mrs. Nirmala Cluster
leaders were the resource persons who enlightened the stakeholders
regarding various online services and its importance in today’s society
in length. They also explained how to find out various online services,
how to apply and how to do online payment so on. In the Afternoon
sessions vimukti entrepreneurs share their experience through their
personal case studies, which motivated the stakeholders very much.
Nearly 126 women and youth attended and benefited from this program.
The holy commemoration of the Passion and Death of our Lord Jesus was
celebrated at Saccidananda with utmost devotion and was participated
by a number of devotees. The liturgical service was preceded by the Way
of the Cross in which many participants volunteered to lead the
gathering by narrating each of the stations meaningfully and
prayerfully. Fr Charles Furtado presided over the liturgical service and
explained the significance of the holy Passion and Death of the Lord in
our lives in the present times.
The first day of the Holy Triduum of the Lords Passion, Death and the
Resurrection, the Holy Thursday was celebrated with much devotion and
piety by the community of Saccidananda who were joined by a good number
of faithful. Fr Deepak Fernandes presided over the Solemn Eucharist and
instructed the faithful about the virtues of love and service that Jesus
gave us by washing the feet of His own disciples. Br Joywin Dias
conducted the adoration service at the altar of repose.
Vimukti Charitable Trust® Pothnal in collaboration with Capuchin
Province of Emilia- Romagna Bologna organized awareness’ program on
Health and Education in two villages of our working area. The campaigns
were related to women’s health, drug and alcohol abuse, adolescent
health education, HIV/AIDS, sanitation hygiene, child marriage, personal
counseling, and dowry system and invest efforts to educate the community
through a variety of communication tools. Nearly 152 women and children
benefited from this program.
Do you want to beat the heat of this summer? Then,
join the summer activities which is the best way to
shove the heat away. Trinity Central School had
organized the summer camp from 1 April 2019 to 12
April 2019 with some of the best activities to
enroll during the vacations. The activities such as
like camping, sand art, art workshop, music and
action songs, French classes and Phonetics classes
were the special attractions of the camp. Most of
the events and activities were aimed at developing
the leadership qualities, socializing, embrace
differences and to help kids learn, explore, develop
independence, and even to cultivate new interests
and hobbies. Children had lovely and tasty breakfast
and special lunches throughout the camp. On the last
day students had a night stay and camp fire at
Trinity campus as it was the culmination of the camp
with lots of fun, singing and dancing etc. Students
had lovely entertainment and it was a fun filled
day. The next morning all went home for a summer
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Introduction: In recent years, there has been paradigm shift in
the development of youth in India with a huge focus on livelihood
development through micro entrepreneurship. A severe lack of job
opportunities for youth, especially rural youth, has led to
entrepreneurship, even at the micro level, as a necessary and viable
alternative for livelihood generation. Providing the opportunity for
youth to successfully start and run a small business will improve rural
economy and lead tobetter quality of life for the youth, their families,
andtheir communities. Promoting rural enterprise will also serve as a
key to stem the migration of youth and bring about a reduction in the
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Capuchin Friars in the city presented 'Hosanna Saanz', a portrayal of
the final days of Jesus at St Agnes Special School ground on Sunday,
April 14. Wishing the artistes and organizers, Dr Peter Paul Saldanha,
bishop of Mangaluru diocese, said, “This is a good move from organisers
to show the final days of Jesus on stage. This will help all to realize
the importance of the Holy Week. More and more religious programmes
should be encouraged in the Holy Week. The more we are involved in these
things, the more it will benefit us. Many priests and religious sisters
of various congregations will perform on stage. This is a unique and
meaningful attempt by Capuchin Friars.” Later on behalf of the
organizers, the bishop felicitated Reevan Martis, Christy Mascarenhas
and Joel Pereira for their contribution towards the show.
As we have come to the end of the Academic year
2018-19, it’s absolutely the ideal time for school
as a family to come together and thank God for all
his blessings throughout this Academic year 2018-19.
It’s time to appreciate and express feelings of
gratitude to all the teachers, students, parents,
janitors and the transport staff for rendering their
selfless service throughout the year. The
‘Thanksgiving’ event was celebrated on 29th March
2019. The dignitaries for the day were Rev.Fr. Claud
Mascarenhas (Correspondent and Superior of Trinity
Vihar), Rev.Fr. Anil D’Costa (Principal), Rev.Fr.
Ravi Rajesh (Administrator) and Ms. Magdelina Lewis
the Academic Co-ordinator.
Vimukti Charitable Trust was indeed glad to receive our French friend
Ophélie de Boisdeffre on 8th April 2019. Fr. Sathish Fernandes the
Vimukti Director and the staff members welcomed her cordially. She was
received to the campus with the Indian traditional welcome. She was
extremely happy to meet and relive her old memories of 2014. She visited
the villages and observed each and everything along with the staff. The
rich and variety of culture, tradition, social problems and other
various issues related to the people and she is indeed made her short
visit as fruitful one. She carried the treasure of experience from
Pothnal. 
At Trinity Central School we celebrated the
graduation day of the Kindergarten on 30th March
2019, in order to felicitate the young, energetic
and enthusiastic learners of KG -2 for their
commendable performance for the Academic year
2018-19. The tiny tots were loving attractive in
their convocation gown and cap. The occasion
was graced by Mr. Leo William Andrade (Chief Guest),
Rev.Fr. Claud Mascarenhas (Correspondent), Rev.Fr.
Anil D’costa (Principal), Rev.Fr. Ravi Rajesh
(Administrator), Mr. Maxim Dsouza (PTA President),
Ms. Magdelina Lewis (Academic Co-ordinator) and Ms.
Archana Shetty (Pre-primary Section Head).
Graduation is an exciting moment for both, an ending
and beginning of learning. It’s a mixture of past
and big dreams of future. The programme commenced
with God’s blessings as the teachers lead the prayer
song ‘Count your blessings’. The students of LKG
danced to the tunes of welcome song, mesmerizing the
audience. The teachers of KG – II, Ms. Bhavya
rendered a welcome speech and Ms. Leslia shared her
experience and the journey with KG – II students.
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Vimukti Charitable Trust® Pothnal organized programs on personality
development camps in the targeted villages of Manvi taluka. Our
Adolescent Girls Training Program is focuses on building adolescent
girls’ capacities for individual empowerment and social survival
especially in patriarchal environments that do not value and respect the
rights of girls and women. VCT tackles gender inequality head on to
ensure that women and girls become advocates for their human rights and
build their self-esteem and self-worth. The program further provides
knowledge and skills that empower girls to detect and deal with
children’s rights violations and provides them with critical thinking
skills. Our program covers important life skills so girls gain the
knowledge of their rights and confidence to demand their right to stay
in school, reduce gender-based violence, and avoid early pregnancy and
marriage, child marriage, child trafficking, school dropouts and to
avoid all kinds of fear and superstitions beliefs, prevalent in the
villages.
The first Capuchin Education Board (CEB)
meeting of the Financial Year and the
last one of the Academic Year was held in Saccidananda participated by
the Provincial Minister, his Council and all the members of the board. A
various issues such as presentation of the budget, methods of
maintenance of documents, payroll, admissions, investments etc were
discussed. Fr Provincial thanked all the members for their hard work
during the triennium and wished best to continue the good spirit. Fr
Alwyn Dias, the executive secretary of the CEB presented various
statistical details and congratulated every one for ensuring an amazing
growth year after year.
In democracy, it is not simply enough to inform voters about election
dates. In order to help the electorates take an informed decision, it is
quintessential to sensitize them about the importance of participating
in the electoral process. Moreover, voters need to be educated about the
process and made aware of the political parties, their manifestos,
backgrounds of the contesting candidates and armed several other
information to help them cast an ‘enlightened’ vote. Vimukti staff along
with village leaders has stepped forward to spread the word about
importance of voting and the right to vote. In this connection, a
Voters’ Awareness Week was organized by vimukti Pothnal. The awareness
drive about the right to vote was successfully conducted under the
guidance of the Vimukti at Pothnal town as well as at targeted villages.
The students and community leaders actively participated in the
campaign. Even the first-time voters were also a part of the drive; they
spread awareness about the right to vote and also the importance of this
right.
Argument may be conclusive, but it does
not remove doubt, so that the mind may rest in
the sure knowledge of the truth, unless it finds
it by the method of experiment. Debate
and divergence of views can only enrich our
perspective and knowledge. In this regard,
Darshanites Organized a debate competition on
the topic ‘Social media a boon or a bane’.
Social Media today influences the life of the
individuals in the society more than ever
before. Social Media today has its impact not
only on a particular group of people, but on
all, irrespective of age, gender, location, at
every economic strata of society. The teams
participated put forth their vehement views on
either of the positions, supported by verifiable
data and facts. 
From 2010 onwards, it is Fr. Sathish Fernandes who took reigns of
Vimukti at Pothnal and extended its patronage to the taluk, district,
and State level by recognizing the needs of the people and the demand of
service from Vimukti. In recognition of his work, he has received some
honorary titles and become the member of Child Welfare Committee of the
District of Raichur. Briefly, the significant achievements of Vimukti
from the year 2010 until 2019 have been the following: Analysing the
cause for the lack of education in the rural areas, Vimukti made
provision for many a programme to protect the rights of children,
increase their learning opportunities through supplementary training,
establish children’s Rights Club and to focus on such problems as
infrastructure, environmental concerns, health awareness, child labour,
child marriage, livelihood etc. thought of developing social leadership
through children's parliament.
“A woman is like the full circle. Within her is the power to
create nurture and transform”- Diane Mariechild
‘Questions are engines of intellect, the
cerebral machines which convert energy to
motion, and curiosity to controlled inquiry’ -
David Hackett Fischer. With the sole motto of
keeping the cerebral activity a continuous
phenomenon, Darshan College organized ‘Business
Quiz – 2019’ to its young learners. Prior to the
final, preliminary rounds were held and it
witnessed a great turn out with 48 teams
competing for their slot in the final. Out of
the many, only six best teams were chosen for
the final round. The final had seven rounds of
questions with a range of categories such as
logos, taglines, business vocabulary, wordsmith
and recognizing the influential personalities
from business and governance. After all the
rounds, Ranjit Kupli and Nicholas Fred, III
B.Com., topped the points table and Roshan Bee
and Meghana K B of I BCA were runner ups. The
art and science of asking questions is the
source of knowledge..JPG)
Whatever you ask Manju was able to utter only one word, "Chichamma ...",
and he was wandering alone at Pothnal bus stand. When the Vimukti satff
Mr. Charlie saw him alone, brought him to the Vimukti organization and
He was questioned about his where abouts. Then he was asked to stay in
child care center. Meanwhile Manju's photo was published in newspapers
and shared in WhatsApp. Within 2 days publishing the news in the media,
Parents of Manju appeared before the Child Welfare Committee in the
Child care center. The boy who saw her mother, came running towards her
saying, “mummy” ...and was in the arms of his mother. Looking at this
scene of the union of mother and child, staff felt the satisfaction of
their work. Mother reported her story how she missed her son, Manju. The
incident happened 3 years ago when they had gone for Kurnool Jatraa
(Fair bazar), son got lost. One dead body of a boy was brought to her
saying that he is her son and he was cremated. 
The Staff picnic of Sneha Jyothi Vidyalaya was held on 22nd and 23rd of
march 2019. The staff members made all the way to Udupi in the school
bus. The journey started sharp at 8:30 p.m on 21-3-19 and reached the
destination by 6:30 am on 22-3-19. The first place visited was the
beautiful "Pharangi Kudru" Island. Songs, dances, water games and the
delicious sea food added fun to the day. The next up destination was the
beach, the beautiful sunset mesmerized one and all. Eventually the staff
took a night layover at holy trinity school Perampally which was
arranged by the headmaster.The next spot was Sr Krishna Mata, which was
visited on 23-3-19. The beautiful outlook of the temple drew the
attention of one and all, also the Manipal science museum located in
Manipal kept everyone captive, nextly the famous Salumarada Thimakka
garden was visited where everyone enjoyed the calmful scene and captured
lots of pictures.The staff members took the departure journey by 7.30 pm
with pleasurable sweet memories and reached Pothnal by 6.30 am.
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Lakshmi, a year old orphan hailing from Devipura village, Raichur
District, Karnantaka, was a victim of domestic violence for long years.
Both her husband and mother-in-law were drunkards and tortured her
physically and mentally to bring in more dowry. Lakshmi was forced to
work as a domestic maid in many houses to earn a living. At the training
organized by Safe Village staff under the program Women empowerment
against violence, she learned her rights and the legal provisions
against domestic violence. Armed with the learning and insights, and
peer support, she found the courage to report the domestic violence she
was subject to. With the help of Vimukti staff she, approached the women
legal aid cell Manvi and took help of women helpline 18004198588.
Representatives from the legal cell made a home enquiry and verified
Lakshmi’s reports. While she has not yet filed a complaint against him,
Lakshmi took the drastic step of separating from her husband even though
it is not the norm in her community. 
Vimukti Charitable Trust® Pothnal in collaboration with Capuchin
Province of Emilia- Romagna Bologna organized awareness’ program on
prevention of contagious diseases at Vimukti Premises on 24th March,
2019. Public people were called upon to keep their houses and
surrounding’s clean to avoid contagious, water-borne and mosquito-borne
diseases. People were advised to contribute to create a disease –free
society. Mrs. Jecintha Vimukti staff appealed the officials of health
and education department to create awareness among people on prevention
of spread of contagious diseases, including dengue and malaria. Door to
door campaign was done to create awareness about prevention of malaria
and dengue in the villages. People were asked to keep clean water stored
and not to allow water to stagnate near the houses which will give way
for breeding ground for mosquitos in the living vicinities. 
The organization conducted training to 10 youth clubs on advocacy and
lobbying. The main objective of this program is to capacitate the youths
to discuss the issues affecting their life in their community, in the
Grama Sabha meetings at their respective villages. Youth discussed and
listed various issues of their villages and indicated in the charts to
present before the Panchayath officials.
Forests are the World’s air conditioning
systems- the lungs of the planet and we are on
the verge of switching it off. The greatest
threat to our planet is the belief that someone
else will save it. Forests are very essential
part of the life on Earth. They always fulfill
the demands of the human beings by providing
shadow, shelter, refreshment. In the modern
world, growing global population has increased
the demand for forest products so the forests
are at big risks of deforestation and
degradation. With a view to conserve forests,
prevent deforestation and prevention of soil
erosion, Darshan college took an initiative and
organized World Forest Day activity on the 21st
of March 2019. On this day, the students,
removed the weeds and engaged in planting
saplings in the College campus. Study nature,
love nature, stay close to nature, it will never
fail you. So, it is the duty of us all to
safeguard it.
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A day to be remembered, a day to be shared, a day to be celebrated
and moreover a day to be lived at every moment was enhanced,
strengthened and nourished on 25th of March, 2019. Vimukti 35
staff came together celebrated the gift of life of Fr. Sathish Fernandes
the Director; and thanked God for the gift life during the Eucharistic
celebration being the main celebrant. Fr. William Prabhu the guardian
preached an inspiring homily and the various works done by Fr. Sathish
Fernandes for the people for the orphan, semi orphan poor children in
the boarding and asked all present to pray for him. Gratitude
unlocks the fullness of life which is a free gift of God. With
these sentiments VCT staffs raise their hearts in gratitude for the
selfless service rendered by the Director by organizing short program
and wished all the best for this future ministry. 
‘Fashion is the Armor to survive the reality of
everyday life’. The charm of fashion is
infinite, though it stands different for every
person. Some visualize clothing as a product,
some as a creative manifestation of their
persona and many use their dress as an easy and
fascinating way to stand out from the crowd. Darshan college had organized a Fashion Show
competition with the theme ‘Brides of India’.
So, the audience had a real delight and had got
a chance to see, our lovely divas and handsome
hunks putting on a display some of the most
glamorous ethnic/Modern outfits. The Jury
Members, Ms. Rashmi A, Dancer, Entrepreneur and
theatre Artist and Ms. Mekhala highly adored and
admired the efforts put in by all the teams.
You
can have anything you want in life if you dress
for it.
CHILDLINE 1098, Raichur organized more than 8 open house programmes in
Raichur district. In preparation to this Open House programme the staff
of child line visited and met people concerned in 58 villages, 26 wards,
15 gram panchayats, 21 schools, 41 Anganwadi, 74 SHGs, 8 hospitals, 75
ASHA animators, and other community related trusts. They were informed
about the Children related problems, their rights related issues. Dates
were set. The whole purpose of all the Open House programme was to
discuss and come to decision addressing various problem and laxity of
provisions to our children whom we educate and take care and about
making best use of the child line to help out children in danger
specialty those caught up in misery of Child labour, child marriage,
trafficking, assault, and other problems. The children openly shared
their difficulties in their respective schools and centers with boldness
regarding the lack of toilet facilities, open play ground, playing
articles, accommodation, meals, and lack of proper teaching and so on. 
‘Dancers are the Athletes of the God’ – Albert
Einstein. Dance is the Hidden language of the
body and soul. With the aim of honing the
dancing skills of the students, an Intra-college
Dance Competition was organised by our
Institution. The vivacious dancers set the floor
on fire with their energetic performances,
Artistic props, dashing costumes, sprightly
moves and oodles of energy. The fun filled
extravaganza offered feast to the eyes of the
audience. The spectators witnessed the
enthusiasm and energy of the young Darshanites
as they enthralled everyone with their
performances. The adjudicators, Ms. Rashmi A,
Dancer, Entrepreneur and theatre Artist and Ms.
Mekhala highly complimented and adored the
efforts put in by all the teams. The job of feet
is walking, but their hobby is dancing.
Vimukti CHILDLINE Raichur organized the signature campaign at Pathrika
Bhavan Raichur to promote child rights. The occasion was the celebration
of child line Se Dosti week organized in collaboration with Department
of Women and Child Development, Raichur. Mrs. Mangala Hegde (CWC
President) inaugurated the signature campaign that highlighted the
rights of children and said that the rights of children should be
protected at all cost. “People who violate the rights of children often
do not realize what they are doing”, said Mr.Guru Prasd (DCPO Raichur),
while speaking on the topic, ‘Protection of Child Rights’. R. Naga Raj
(Deputy Director, Department of Women and Child Development), B.K
Nandanur (DDPI Raichur), Kirlingappa (Project Officer, DWCD, Raichur),
Mr. Prabu Dev Patil (CWC member), Mr. Bas Raj (CWC member), Mr. Manjunath
Reddy (DLO, Raicur), Fr. Sathish Fernandes (Project Director, Vimukti
Charitable Trust®, Pothnal), and Mr. Sudharsh Coordinator along with
CHILDLINE team members were present for the function. 
On 10th of March, 2019 vimukti in collaboration with other likeminded
NGOs from Raichur jointly organized campaign to save the constitution of
India. All the SC, ST, OBC and other minority communities’
representatives from the entire district collectively raise their voices
before the concerned authority to safeguard constitution and protect the
rights of minority communities. Speaking on the occasion, Mr. S. R.
Herematt, President of Samajika Privarthna Samithi said Indian
Constitution was a holy document of democracy to which all the Indian
should abide by, irrespective of their personal beliefs. Mr. Umar kalli
the president of youth Delhi said that the constitution was envisaged to
break the shackles of traditional social hierarchies and usher in a new
era of freedom, equality, and justice. Mr. M.R Beri expressed that the
constitution of India empowered the traditionally deprived sections in
the country and had brought in socio- economic transformation of the
underprivileged. 
Vision: Forming youth for holistic social transformation
Vimukti Charitable Trust® Pothnal in collaboration with Capuchin
Province of Emilia- Romagna Bologna, Italy organized program on capacity
building and career guidance to youth was organized on 13th March, 2019
at vimukti premises. The base line of the workshop was to help
prospective generation to understand their hidden talent in an advanced
way. Nearly 125 youths attended and benefitted from this training.
Career guidance plays a very important role in the lives of all
individuals, as it helps in setting future goals and chooses careers.
Career guidance is much needed service to those who did not plan for
their future at an early stage; more should be done to assist the
younger generations in personal career development. When high school
students have a clear understanding of the best career choices for them,
end result is better planning, more college enrollments, and a more
productive society for the future. 
In the words of Winston Churchill, “Without
tradition, art is a flock of sheep without a
shepherd. Without innovation, it is a corpse.”
Innovation is a change that unlocks new values
as it distinguishes between a leader and a
follower. With a spirit of product innovation
and technological leadership Darshanites were
passionate and depicted their originality and
creativity through the platform in the name of
Product Launch. Since this is the technology
driven era, the Participants focused on
innovation of the products with latest
technology as it is the specific instrument of
entrepreneurship. New Product innovation is the
act that endows resources with a new capacity to
create wealth. The Participants exhibited their
motto of Service to the society through their
distinct products. 
The farewell ceremony was organised by the staff and students on Sneha
Jyothi Vidyalaya on 9-3-19 to bid farewell to the outgoing students of
10th std. The students along with teachers were grandly escorted by the
school band. The event took an opening with a soulful prayer dance, soon
after that students were welcomed to the stage by the headmaster and the
gifts were given away as a token of love. Headmaster shared his feelings
on the special occasion and wished best of luck to the outgoing
students. Students from primary and high school mesmerized one and all
with amazing dance performances. Vijay (S P L) shared his memorable
experience in Sneha Jyothi Vidyalaya. Eventually the program was
concluded with vote of thanks presented by Mantesh. The event was
followed up by special dinner arranged for students, parents and staff.
‘Education is not the learning of many
facts but the training of the mind to think’ -
Albert Einstein. Creativity is a wild
mind and a disciplined eye. It is an
intelligence having fun. Darshanites showcased
creativity, aesthetic sense and their innate
abilities in ikebana (Flower arrangement and
decoration) and Mukimono (the art of fruit and
vegetable carving). The participants used
different combinations of flowers and fruits and
veggies to present their artistic skills. It was
a fine-tuned display of creativity, symmetry and
blend of colors. The students enthusiastically
took part in the competition and their knowledge
about the flowers, vegetables and fruits used
were incredible. The event redefined everyone’s
imaginations.
Sneha Jyothi Vidyalaya hosted the science fest 2019 on 28-02-19 under the incharge of Headmaster and science teachers of the school. At on the set
the event took a start up with the stage program which had welcoming of
chief guests and science fest inaugural which was beautifully done with
flour mill machine. The chief guests on the occasion were Rev.Fr William
Prabhu, Sr. Martha, Mr.Ravi (Science Tr GHS School) and Sr.Martha.
Headmaster addressed the gathering and explained the importance of
science to all, Mr.Ravi also shared his amazing thoughts on the subject.
Students presented variety of science models based on Agriculture
Irrigation, wind energy, life processes, kinetic energy etc. Students
from Govt. School and Vidyabharthi attended the science fest with great
interest.
“Education is the most powerful weapon, which you can use to
change the world” - Nelson Mandela
Sneha
Jyothi Vidyalaya celebrated the birthday of beloved headmaster
Rev. Fr. Dominic on 26-3-19. It was a joyful occasion where the birthday
celebrant was grandly escorted with the school band and the auspicious
aarathi. The event took an opening with a soulful prayer dance.
Delicious cake cutting ceremony was done along with the wishing song,
soon after that the headmaster was honoured by the Asst. Headmaster and
the teachers. The management of Global public school also honoured the
HM and expressed their love. Words of appreciation was presented by
Rev. Fr. Sunil, the next up was the dance performance of students which
added the utmost energy to the event at the end Fr. Dominic shared his
feelings and expressed his gratitude, special lunch was arranged to the
staff and students by the Management and the event took the wind up.
Child line 1098, Raichur organized Awareness programmes for ASHA workers
both in urban and rural areas. Every programme witnessed 15 to 20
animators. They were briefed about the work of CHILDLINE 1098. They were
made aware to make the best use of the free helpline to meet out such
issues where children ill-treated, sick, made to beg, work in hotels and
garages or made orphans and so on. The children who face sexual abuse,
malnourished, and other disturbing factors were discussed. CHILDLINE
Raichur gave good information to safeguard and protect the children and
urged them to put Child Line poster on the wall of their centers. Nearly
103 ASHA workers benefited from this program.
‘Be strong when you are weak, brave when
you are scared, and humble when you are
victorious’. It was a day for Taekwondo
organized by Darshan College for Bangalore
University under the able leadership of Prof.
Srinidhi Siddharth, Director of Physical
Education. The eminent personalities who gave a
start to the event were Dr. Lingaraju, Director
of Physical Education, Bangalore University; Mr.
B. L. N. Murthy, Asian Games Medalist, Indian
Taekwondo Team Coach along with Dr. Basavaiah,
DPE, GFGC Yediyur, Mr. Rudhresh and Mr. Girish
Gowda. Participants from various colleges
competed under various categories and displayed
their proficiency in taekwondo techniques.
Kristu Jayanti College, Bangalore emerged as the
overall champions. ‘Don’t do a technique 5
times and wait for the instructor to tell you
what’s next; do the technique 500 times and wait
for the instructor to tell you to stop.
The religious priests/brothers and sisters of the Mangalore city's CRI
(Conference of Religious in India) unit celebrated ' the Day of
Recollection and Consecrated Life' on Sunday, March 3, 2019, at St
Anne’s Friary, DMRC hall, Jail Road. The entire time was devoted to
personal prayer, reflection, confession and sharing. Fr Melwyn D'Souza,
Capuchin, president of CRI unit here, welcomed the gathering. Sr Gracy
Mathias UFS led the prayer service and created a devotional atmosphere.
The speaker of the day Fr Melwyn Pinto SJ, Director, Fathima Retreat
House shared his reflections on the topic 'The challenges of consecrated
life today' with scholarly insights and a few real-life examples. He
shared the history of the beginning of the consecrated life and invited
the religious gathered to appreciate the wonderful roots that every
religious order/congregation has. He said, ‘It is so very necessary to
be vigilant and be aware of our failures and seriously work on mending
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The 46 out-going class X students of St. Francis of Assisi school were
overwhelmed with emotions of sorrow and unhappiness to depart from Alma Mater.
On February, 2nd 2019, a fabulous farewell was organised to these diamonds of
our school. Rev. Fr. Ajit Rodrigues OFM Cap., Japan Missionary, the chief guest,
Fr. RaviRajesh OFM Cap., Vice Principal of Trinity School, Udupi, the guest of
honour, Fr. Arun Lobo OFM Cap., the president of the Valedictory function along
with 46 outgoing students were set a red carpet welcome to the dais with the
school band . A warm welcome was highly extended to the children by blasting
paper crackers and presenting a memento with a flower as a mark of love and
salutations. Assisi choir invoked Lord’s blessings upon the programme through
their devotional prayer song. 
The Sneha jyothi boarding had been beautified once again well by the
renovation works of mending, moulding, building, furnishing and
painting. Almost all the works were completed with few minor works,
which would be completed soon. The campus has got a complete face lift
and now it looks like a well decorative bride. The new brooms sweeping
the boarding and the premises under the supervision of Fr. Sathish
Fernandes Director VCT has done a commendable job. Every nook and corner
has been cleansed and given a new looks. All the available space right
from the compound gate has been artistically utilized in such a way that
a semblance of an atmosphere conducive to learning is clearly visible.
We convey our special thanks, gratitude and appreciations for all the
donors in helping us in this great venture. 
St Francis of Assisi school organized three days camp for V to IX standard
students. St Vincent De Paul brothers from Kengeri, Bangalore were the resource
persons. Variety of activities and games were conducted in order to develop and
build in children team spirit, unity, leadership qualities, self-confidence and
universal values. ‘Life is beautiful, it is worth living, we need to live fully
and have to enjoy every moment of our life,’ was highlighted through the camp.
132 students participated and were divided into four groups, they were given
group and individual tasks, to unveil the hidden talents, creativity and
potentiality that is underlying in them. Children enjoyed and learnt lots of
lessons to their life.
‘Victory is in the quality of the competition
and not the final score’ – Mike Marshall. After
a day of all intramural sports competitions
between students of various semesters of B.Com,
BCA and BBA, a day was set apart for Darshan
Athletic Summit. Mr. Ganga Raju, Kengeri BJP
Leader and Mr. Sunil were the chief guests for
the event. All the students enthusiastically
took part in the Athletic competitions such as
track events, shot put, discus throw etc. The
faculty members too joined the fun array of
sports day, participating in some specific
events organized for them. Sports builds
character, it teaches to play by the rules, it
teaches to know what it feels to win and lose,
it teaches about life. 
As a part of our efforts to make basic healthcare accessible for all,
Vimukti Pothnal with the support of Ensemble Agissons France conducts
free health camps and free medicine distribution services provides in
the villages of Manvi Taluka. For many people in rural areas, quality
health care is both unaffordable and inaccessible. Hence, medical camps
are organized and conducted in several areas of villages, for the
uneducated, poor and needy who cannot afford their medical expenses or
do not have the knowledge of medical issues. Free BP check-ups, Blood
Sugar, medical check-ups like master check-up, heart check-up, etc are
conducted for hundreds of poor women, children and men benefit from
these camps every year. VCT initializes these methods not only to
support them in their health but also to help them gain knowledge and
educate them in these issues for their well-being and healthy life
ahead. 
A team from Gangavathi children Parliament comprising of 90 children
along with Staff participated in the training cum exposure programme
organized by VIMUKTI Pothnal on child rights issues. The training was
organized at Vimukti premises on 24th of February 2019. The main
objective of this training was to enlighten the children regarding
children parliaments and its function. The training was on various
topics like, child labour, school dropouts, unaccompanied children on
the streets and child marriage. The most important strategy that was
thoroughly discussed was that of community participation in eradicating
these child-related problems, especially through the participation of
children. In order to elicit community participation, all the
stakeholders especially the children, need to be trained on child rights
and its violations.
An educational session was conducted by the inspirational speaker, Dr. Rajendra
Sallagare on adolescence and challenges faced by the teenagers in their life. A
survey test was conducted previously to the classes of VIII, IX and X.
Calculating and aggregating the survey result, an educational seminar was
organised by doctor. Brain controls all the functions of the body, it’s up to
individuals, how to respond to the information’s received. Managing Stress,
anxiety, depression and living healthy, apart from hobbies, setting and
accomplishing ones professional career goal, cultivating good human mannerisms
in society, building and enjoying with the good peer group, focussing on studies
rather than indulging oneself in fights and relationships, understanding the
biological stages of life and maintaining related distance from unhealthy
habits, to overcome fear by facing life bravely to step the stone of success.
These were some of the best points highlighted in the two hours session..JPG)
It was another mile stone in the history of the Holy Trinity Province,
Karnataka as the Provincial Minister, Fr Joseph Dolphy Pais along with
the Councilors, Frs Paul Melwyn and Peter Cyprian and the Provincial
Administrator Fr Robin Victor together with many friars from the
neighborhood, donors, architect and the contractor blessed and laid the
foundation stone for a new friary and a counseling centre at Nitte,
along Karkalla-Padubidre highway. The short yet meaningful programme was
organized by the friars and student brothers of Assisi Nilaya, Mudubelle
and was compered by Fr Paul Sumi, their director and the guardian. Fr
Provincial invoked the blessings of God thru the prayer of blessing and
prayed for the smooth execution of the entire programme and thanked the
donors for their generosity. Fr Robin welcomed the gathering. Light
refreshment was provided thereafter.
St. Francis of Assisi School celebrated the traditional day on 20th February,
2019 in the school campus. This was observed as a celebration of India’s diverse
culture. It was a day designated for the students to come in traditional attire
from their home. The students from I to IX standard came dressed in their best
ethnic attires and looked simply amazing as they collectively displayed an array
of colours that reflected the diversity of India. Everyone displayed their
various cultures by dressing their best which was a colorful treat to the eyes
in itself. Lots of pictures were clicked by everyone to create memories of this
beautiful day.
St. Francis of Assisi School, organized parents meeting for parents of I to VII
standard students, on 7th February, 2019. Rev Dr Fr Baptist Rodrigues OFM Cap.,
was the resource person. He enlightened on the importance of education in the
today’s world. Further he spoke, role of the parents in the education of their
children. The survey which was conducted in many of the schools on various
expectations of children about their parents was communicated to them; it was
really a heart touching one. After the talk, good many parents clarified some of
their doubts with regards to education of their children. The presentation,
mastery over the subject, communication skills of resource person were highly
appreciated by the parents. After this, principal placed before them the future
plans and asked for their generous support and co-operation to carry out the
upcoming endevours.
‘The
capacity to learn is a gift; the ability to learn is a skill; the
willingness to learn is a choice’ - Brian Herbert. Darshan
College, Department of BCA had organized two days workshop on ‘Asp.Net’
for I, II, III-year BCA students. The objective of the workshop was to
make participants to develop Web applications on their own and to train
them to use Visual Studio as IDE, to promote students’ technical career
towards the new technological developments that happen in the industry.
The workshop gave an opportunity to the BCA students to broaden
technical knowledge with the latest trends in computer technology. Prof.
Jayashree M. Kudari had been the resource person for the workshop. Total
45 students had participated in workshop. If you are not willing to
learn no one can help you, but if you are determined to learn no one can
stop you. Truly, Curiosity is the wick in the candle of learning. 
‘The
more you praise and celebrate life, the more there is in life to praise
and celebrate’ - Ophra Winfrey
A
talk on ‘Child Abuse and Hygiene’ was conducted on February 20, 2019 at
Trinity Central School by the members of Manipal College of Nursing,
Manipal. The team brought an awareness to the students of Grade 5 about
child abuse and tips for personal hygiene. The trainers had very
attractive power points and short movies with information about good
touch and bad touch, tips on hand washing, personal cleanliness etc. It
was a very informative talk for the students as it brought awareness
about various diseases caused due to unhygienic ways, as well as how one
has to be cautious while dealing with others. Overall it was an
informative seminar for the holistic development of the children.
22nd
February 2019 being the day of Retreat at the Divine Mercy Retreat
Centre the friars along with the retreatants offered the Holy Eucharist
at 11.15 am for the deceased souls of the soldiers. Soon after the
Eucharist, the adoration was held to lead by Fr Alban, the parish priest
of Kalmady Church. At 1.00pm a memorial tribute was held in the presence
of the Col Raj Mannar and Retired Sub Inspector CRPF Mr Stany Lasrado.
Speaking on the occasion, Col Raj Mannar thanked all the faithful for
the wonderful gesture of paying tribute to the deceased soldiers and
sought the prayerful support to the handicapped army personnel. “Every
soldier does his duty not to attack the enemy rather save his county
men”, he said. Towards the climax of the Memorial service, every
faithful gathered offered flowers on the memorial board. Fr Melwyn, the
guardian of St Anne’s Friary thanked Col Raj and all the faithful
gathered for their prayerful solidarity to the deceased Army personnel.
Fr Derick compered the memorial event.
The
tiny tots of our Nursery and LKG sections participated in the activity
of preparing photo frame. The UKG students prepared boat with match
sticks on Wednesday, 6/2/2019. Children were all excited and
enthusiastic to create lovely photo frames and boats. Overall it was a
fun loving activity.
On
15th of February IJS was organized farewell day for 10th standard
students. All 10th children were looking colorful in their costumes.
Morning they attended the Eucharistic mass and seek the blessings of
God. Teachers and students arranged the cultural programs saying adios
to the outgoing students. As a token of love and gratitude outgoing
students presented Projector to the school and they also generously gave
the the gifts for all the teaching and non teaching staffs. Principal
spoke the final departing words with lot of wishes and good will. 
‘Wherever
you go, go with all your heart’.
A day was set apart to look back and be
grateful; to look ahead and be hopeful; and embrace the present with
greater enthusiasm. It was not a day to bid farewell but to cherish all
the beautiful memories shared together in this abode of knowledge. Prof.
P. Jagajeevandas Bhandary, DDPUE, Bangalore South, was invited to be the
chief guest, in the honorable presence of Rev. Fr. Denis Veigas OFM Cap.
The I PU students organized a variety of cultural programs for the
Seniors and their parents. Some of the II PU pupils shared a part of
their wonderful reminiscence from among the vast substantial experience
in the campus. There was a thrill and joyous outburst as the medals were
presented to the winners of various activities and events held in the
Academic Year 2017-2018. All took part in the Anthonian family agape
after the program. ‘God be with you till we meet again, by His counsels
guide, uphold you’ was our prayer and wishes for the Seniors.
February
14th was a very painful day for all the Indians as 40 CRPF Soldiers were
martyred in Pulwama Kashmir. Infant Jesus school paid a heartfelt
tribute to the national heroes on 18th of February at the school
premises, by singing the national anthem and by lighting the lamp.
Symbolic formation of CRPF was performed by the four houses of the
school as last homage. Principal addressing the students said that for
our tomorrow soldiers have sacrificed their today and we must values
such sacrifice..jpeg)
It
is a rightly said “Today’s science is tomorrow’s technology”. The
Science department of IJS worked on these lines to put up science
exhibition on 14th February 2018. Chief Guest Mrs. Mini Thomas principal
of St. Joseph’s PU college, Mr. Krishna Murthy (Chemistry Dpt) and Mr.
Rudrappa Ningappa Thalvar inaugurated the exhibition. Nearly 13
government school children visited the exhibition hall, bus facilities
were made on behalf of school management. Parents also witnessed the
creativity of young enthusiast and returned home with pride.
On
10th February 2019 Vimukti Pothnal celebrated 10 years its service in
the humanitarian work empowering children, girls, youths and adults,
people who are differently- abled through Right based approached and
extending their service to all, promoting holistic excellence. The
audience which comprised of Children, women, youth, staff members and
Ensemble Agissons President and members witnessed a celebration of the
10 years of service with an array of events and programmes organized on
Sunday, at Vimukti premises. A sense of fulfillment was in the air, the
audience was enthusiastic and ecstatic, while the mood of the
dignitaries who graced the occasion as well as the performers was
upbeat. 
Republic
Day was celebrated with pomp and fare on 26th January 2019 at the school
premises. All the children and staffs gathered together. Our Principal
Rev. Fr. Andrew Jayaraj, hoisted the National flag. Hostel director Rev.
Fr. Anil Kumar addressed the gathering saying religious tolerance is
essential for national unity. Children gave beautiful performance on the
theme Inter religious unity.
On
January 20, 2019 Scouts and Guides were taken for trekking to Rangayyan
Betta, Anur. All the children enjoyed the trucking which was almost 3.5
Km. Children were give life skill training. The Principal, Vice
Principal and teachers joined the hands with children and made the day
very special. Teachers cooked the meal for children joyfully and all had
a delicious lunch out.
The
Friars of Karnataka Holy Trinity Province celebrated the Diamond Jubilee
of Priesthood of Fr Bertrand D’cunna at St Anne’s Friary on 9th February
2019. Friars from our neighbouring communities, Fr Bertrand’s family
members, his friends and the old students were present and participated
in this joyous occasion. Holy Eucharist was celebrated at 10.00 am after
which a felicitation ceremony was held at St Anne’s mini hall to
appreciate the wonderful works and presence of Fr Bertrand in the
Karnataka Province and in St Anne’s Friary. Fr Dolphy Pais our
provincial minister, Fr Philip Gonsalves the provincial of Maharastra
Province, the former V.G of Mangalore Diocese Fr Denis Prabu Morus, Fr
Lesly Rodrigues from Aurangabad Diocese were present for the Eucharist
along with many Capuchins from Karnataka. Fr Dolphy Devdas raised the
toast, Fr Paul Melwyn, the Guardian thanked the gathering and Fr Derick
compèred the felicitation program.
Goodbyes
are not forever, are not the end; it simply means we’ll miss until we
meet again to bid adieu to the students of grade X, as they are getting
ready for their ICSE board exams. The grade X students were all dressed
in the Indian attire wherein the girls were sparkling with gagra choli
and the boys were shining in the traditional South Indian dhothi and
shirt. It was a special occasion as the grade IX students along with
other students and teachers arranged a beautiful farewell programme for
their seniors. The programme started with a special lunch from the
school management, followed by an entertaining programme to make the day
a joyous one.
A
workshop on Handwriting skills was conducted on Saturday for the
teachers on 2nd February, 2019 in order to guide their students to write
confidently and neatly in the classroom and also for home tasks. Mr.
Sreeson Gopinath the handwriting expert took an hour’s session giving
tips to improve children’s writing in the classroom environment. He also
advised on how to achieve neater and more legible handwriting. He also
focused on fine target areas to improve the appearance and the
legibility of the handwriting. He also shared the tips on posture,
spacing in between the letters and letter formation. It was a fruitful
learning experience. We thank the management for such effective
sessions.
Saccidananda
community joined in celebrating the gift of life to Br Joywin Dias, the
scholastic for the year 2018-19 at Saccidananda. Fr Robin, the guardian
made a special mention of the diligent and selfless services rendered by
him to the community, during the Eucharistic Celebration as well as
while wishing him a happy birthday in the dining hall and all the
community members wished him a happy and joyful future as a Capuchin
friar. The community then partook in the delicious dinner set in honor
of Br Joywin Dias
31st
of January was a joyful day as we welcomed the arrival of our loving
friends from France Daniel Helbert, Bernadette Daniel, Veronique Patrice
, Lily Jattiot, Alix Girard, Catherine Guillemont and Didier Sevre. They
are all the members of the funding Agency ‘Ensemble Agissons’ (Let’s get
going together). Indeed, it is a wonderful occasion of joy to have them
amidst us and to join us in the venture of our work. We are and our
sponsored children are filled with joy. They are going to visit their
Sponsored Children, their families and villages. It is our great
pleasure to associate with them to achieve the purpose of ensemble
agissons. This year especially the nine members of the ensemble agissons
are representing in the Decennium celebration of vimukti charitable
trust on 10th February, 2019. As we thank them we also cordially welcome
them and wish a happy stay with us. 
Fr.
Sharan Vincent Crasta arrived in Rome on 10th January 2019 and was
picked up by Fr. Bona Marcel at the Airport. Fr. Sharan spent that night
at Collegio San Lorenzo in the good company of our Capuchin
student-brothers from the province. Next day Fr. J. B. Sequeira, the
Guardian of the Larino friary, along with Fr. Luigi di Fiore,
accompanied Fr. Sharan to Larino. On 12th January, during the evening
Mass, Fr. Sharan was officially welcomed with words and flowers by the
OFS members and by the congregation. On 17th January, Fr. Maurizio
Placentino, the Minister Provincial of Foggia, visited the community and
extended a fraternal welcome to Fr. Sharan. Fr. Sharan is now called by
his second name ‘Fra Vincenzo’, and he is the Vicar of the Larino
community.
The
International Karate championship was held in Sindhanur. Students from
Sneha jyothi vidyalaya participated and secured many prizes in the
competition. Head master thanked Mr.Devraj ( Karate coach) and gave away
the medals and certificates to the students on 28-1-19 .
The
70th Republic day was joyfully celebrated in on 26-1-19 in the presence
of staff, students and Management. The program started with a prayer
song, Mr. Gangadhar led the auspicious flag hoisting ceremony while Rev.
Fr. Sunil Carnelio ( Asst. Head master ) hoisted the beautiful Tri color
flag followed by the salutation. The SDMC president Mr.Solomon shared
his Republic day message and the head master addressed the gathering .
Cricket matches were conducted on the special occasion. The event took
an end while sweets were distributed to the students.
Vimukti
CHILD LINE, 1098, Raichur, staff went out to meet the garage owners,
both in city and rural area of Raichur district. The Child Line staff
made efforts to gather the garage owners and helpers to address them
about child helpline. Almost 140 meetings were held in different places.
In the meeting the garage owners and workers were briefed about the
functioning of the child Line and the gravity of the crime for making
the children work in the garage workshops, they were inspired to help
children who are in such cases like school drop outs, trafficked, child
marriage, sexually assaulted and so on. They were communicated to use
child line which is free to inform if they come to know such children.
Many were convinced of promoting the Child Line in their workplaces. 
‘The
end of all knowledge should be service to others’ – Cesar Chavez.
The Darshanites with this thought, volunteered to camp at NSS Bhavan,
Jnana Bharathi Campus, Bangalore. The camp was inaugurated by Prof. Dr.
R Srinivas, the NSS Co-Ordinator of Bangalore University, in the
presence of Sri. Sheshamurthy, Pricipal, VVN Degree College, Rev. Dr.
Fr. Alwyn Dias, Director, St. Anthony’s Institutions, Rev. Fr. George,
Principal of Darshan College, Prof. Dr. Manjula, the NSS Program
Officer, Prof. Divyashree B L, Asst. Program Officer. Fifty NSS
volunteers participated to deepen the spirit of other-orientedness.
Every visit and each activity opened the minds and hearts of the
students. 
On
15th of December, 2018, the students of St. Francis of Assisi school
celebrated the Capuchin Fete with enthusiasm and zeal. Rev. Fr. Dominic
Lobo, Principal of Sneha Jyothi Vidhyalaya, Pothnal, graced the occasion
with his presence. The event started with a prayer dance followed by
Fancy Dress competition for the tiny tots of kindergarten. The children
dressed up in their colourful costumes and spoke a few words on the
character that they depicted. The efforts and hard work of children was
highly appreciated and proved the purpose of competition was not only to
blend learning with fun but also to develop confidence in students by
giving them an opportunity to get on the stage and speak in front of the
audience. Following this was a remarkable dance performance by the
students of I - V.
In
the present age specially in the last decade, plastic has affected the
life on the planet earth. So to prevent the use of plastic and alert the
general public of Udupi on the hazardous nature of plastic the students,
staff and the PTA members actively participated in the ‘WALKATHON’ on
Saturday 26th January 2019. The event started by hoisting the national
flag at the Trinitorium by our principal Rev. Fr. Anil D’Costa.
Thereafter entire team of teachers with the students of grade VI to IX
and PTA members started their walk with the banners such as “No Plastic”
& ‘Plastic free Udupi’. The very enthusiastic group of students shouting
the slogans from Gundibail walked thro ugh Kalsanka, City bus stand,
Service bus stand and concluded their walkathon on the grounds of the
Mother of Sorrows Church Udupi. 
The
main aim of conducting the spell bee and the quiz competition is to
encourage students to look beyond their textual knowledge and establish
a relationship between theory and application of the concepts learnt. It
is also a fun way of enriching their learning process and fostering team
building. In order to realize this Inter house quiz and spell bee
competitions were held on 21st & 23rd January 2019 at Trinity Central
School. The inter house quiz and spell bee competitions for the students
of grade VI – X & grades I – V was held on 21st and 23rd January
respectively at the Trinity campus. The teams Assisi, Laverna, Greccio,
Rivotorto and Spoleto participated in these competitions. The
Trinitorium and the Mother Teresa hall were buzzing with cheers from
enthusiastic audience and active participants. Every team tried their
best to win the competition to make their team proud.
Vegetable
day was celebrated in the Kindergarten at Trinity Central School on 23rd
January 2019. Children celebrated the healthy eating day with lots of
vegetables. Students were taught on the importance of eating vegetables
which is a requisite for healthy living. Teachers engaged the students
in different fun activities as they told them interesting and simple
floral stories thus encouraging the little ones on the importance of
vegetables. The tiny tots learnt more about taste, smell, colour and
texture of vegetables. Children and teachers sang vegetable rhymes with
great zest, enthusiasm and vigour as they also had colouring activities
and various hands on activities. Kids were quite thrilled and were
positive on the fact that vegetables are better than junk food. It was a
lot of fun on the vegetable day……!!
CHILDLINE
1098, Raichur in an collective effort to give awareness to the auto
drivers made efforts to meet them in different auto stations and also
the passengers and public. They were given the awareness about the
functioning of the CHILDLINE 1098, how they have to make use of it to
help to protect the children who are in need, threat, under the bondage
of people, working in hotels, factories, assaulted, abused, malnourished
and so on. Children who are of underage must be protected. Since the
auto drivers are on duty in public places who encounter such children
they were guided to take social responsibility to help such children in
need. 
Sports
is the preserver of health. Every sport is a gift in itself, it
depends on each individual which one we choose. It was a dream realized
for the Management of St. Anthony’s Institutions in Organizing KONISTRA:
An arena for Sports. A day was set aside for the Inter-School sports
competitions where in Students from Schools far and wide participated in
the sports events to show forth their love and determination in sports.
Kabaddi and Throw-ball competitions were held for boys and girls
respectively. It was pleasant sight for the eyes as the participants as
teams, put out their heart and soul to gain victory. All praise to Prof.
Srinidhi Siddarth, Director of Physical Education, and Prof. Rudraradya,
St. Anthony’s PU College who organized the event in shipshape and
Bristol fashion. Prof. Ambarish, Department of Kannada, encouraged and
delighted everyone with his vociferous commentary. Sports unites
everyone without any distinction.
VIMUKTI
CHILD LINE 1098, Raichur organized awareness programmes at Market place
of Raichur city and specially the onlookers and the passersby and many
people gathered around to listen to us and about Child help line. As the
staff briefed them about the CHILDLINE, Raichur, they were all requested
to inform us and make use of the child line to state about the children
in danger as they come across anywhere both in city and villages. They
were made aware that the child works 24 hours of the day. It wants to
help the children caught up with child labour, trafficking, child
marriage, atrocities, assault and other bad issues. With everyone’s help
they can be helped to be freed from such evil clutches. The people were
motivated on this move.
Illuminated with sparks of joy and happiness St.Francis of Assisi school
celebrated and proclaimed the birth of Jesus Christ to the Brethren on
the Christmas event. The campus reflected by the presence of Rev.Fr John
Bosco Gonsalves OFM Cap., the Chief Guest of the day and Rev.Fr. Royston
D’souza OFM Cap., Principal of St.Clare School Akulto, Nagaland.
Christmas is a season enfolded with the packages of love, joy, peace,
happiness and sharing, these valuable treasures enrichour life to
eternity was the thought emphasized by the Rev. Fr.John Bosco Gonsalves,
in his Christmas message. Assisi students joined the chorus and sang the
praises by participating in the angelic carol competition held for the
Assisi squads.Dazzling Tableau on birth of Christ, evoked the glimpses
of our saviour. Students glamoursly presented themselves on red attire
and happily tapped their feet with Santa.Delicious sweets at the end of
programme added to the joy of the celebration.
The
story of Trinity Central School Perampally, from its humble beginning with a
handful group of students to a well known institution today, is a long journey
where the students, parents and faculty who believed in the Capuchin fathers for
their dedication and perseverance, and who in turn achieved their ideals of
empowering the young generation through education and extended their service to
all by providing a holistic excellence. The school which was established in
2009, created the new landmark in the history of the Capuchin friars as it was
their first ICSE School at Udupi district having the name Trinity Central
School. The Capuchin fathers who were committed missionaries driven by the
passion to bring out the best from the present generation through their school
ministry have come a long way since then. As a result, the school has secured a
place of joy and pride in the hearts of the people in Udupi district on the
whole.
The
Staff of CHILD LINE 1098, Raichur held meetings with 90 anganwadi
animators, helpers, and children. During meting they were briefed about
the work of CHILDLINE 1098. They were made aware to make the best use of
the free helpline to meet out the issues where children ill-treated,
sick, made to beg, work in hotels and garages or made orphans and so on.
This also concerns the children who face sexual abuse, malnourished, and
other disturbing factors. CHILDLINE Raichur gave effective information
to safeguard and protect the children. The meetings were very
successful.
The International Karate championship was held in Sindhanur. Students
from Sneha jyothi vidyalaya participated and secured many prizes in the
competition. Head master thanked Mr. Devraj (Karate coach) and gave away
the medals and certificates to the students on 28-1-19 .
The 70th Republic day was joyfully celebrated in on 26-1-19 in the
presence of staff, students and Management. The program started with a
prayer song, Mr. Gangadhar led the auspicious flag hoisting ceremony
while Rev. Fr. Sunil Carnelio ( Asst. Head master ) hoisted the
beautiful Tri color flag followed by the salutation. The SDMC president
Mr.Solomon shared his Republic day message and the head master addressed
the gathering . Cricket matches were conducted on the special occasion.
The event took an end while sweets were distributed to the students.
We began this New Year with a positive note by
celebrating the ‘White Day’ for the Kindergarten
kids on Wednesday 9th January 2019. Little ones wore
white coloured clothes and were dazzling with beauty
as they were shining like little cherubim’s. Special
and interesting activities were organized by their
class teachers to understand the colour concepts. As
a result, children from the Nursery, LKG and the UKG
were involved in creative activities like drawing
and colouring snowman, ice-cream, preparing paper
flowers, decorating sheep silhouette etc. Each child
had a takeaway white flower in their hand as they
left school. Various fun games, rhymes were taught
to keep the students engaged. It was an enjoyable
‘White Day’ at school.
Assisi Alumni Association, an eminent and proud wing of St. Francis of Assisi
School started its operation on 9th of November 2018, with the co-operation of
Rev. Fr. Jeson Fernandes, the Principal and staff. Rev. Fr. Arun Lobo, the chief
guest inaugurated the Association. Master. Vinit welcomed everybody for this
gathering. The presence of the total strength of the faculty members of Assisi
School was a real boost for alumni meet. The inauguration function started with
the lighting of the lamp and bursting of a fire cracker by the chief guest and
Alumni on the dais. Thereafter, chief guest highlighted the importance of alumni
network in one’s journey of life. It was a great moment for the teachers to meet
Alumnae of the school. This meet helped the alumnae to share their experience in
the corporate world. The participation of the members was exemplary.
‘No one has become poor by giving’ – Anne Frank.
Christmas reminds us of God giving himself
selflessly to the humanity. To Celebrate and to
share the joy of Christmas, Christmas
celebration was held in St. Anthony’s College.
Spirit of Christmas reminded everyone that we
should not be blinded by hatred, violence and
injustice but rather be radiant with love,
peace, joy and happiness. The Christ-event was
enacted through music, carols, dance and tableau
which gave an expression to the human values of
caring, sharing and spreading the goodness and
kindness. The Chief Guest Rev. Fr. Alex Daniel,
OFM Cap., Parish Priest, St. Anthony’s Church
Gangondanahalli shared an inspiring Christmas
message. As God the Father gave his only son to
the humanity so also, we are called to give
ourselves to each other. Giving gifts is an easy
task, but giving oneself to the needs of others
is a great sacrifice.
‘The True competitors are the ones who always
play to win’ – Tom Brady. Sports helps one to
stay healthy and fit. With an intention to build
good sportsmanship among students St. Anthony’s PU College organized inter-mural competitions in
Volleyball, Kabaddi, Cricket, Kho-Kho, Chess for
boys and Throw-ball, badminton, Kho-Kho, and
Chess for girls. After manoeuvring the team
spirit among students, a day was dedicated to
excel and exhibit their athletic spirit. Mr.
Sunil Hanumanthappa, National Level Kabaddi
Player was invited to be the Chief Guest. The
booming sound of the College Band, the colourful
and orderly parade and march-past by the
students added glimmer to the celebration.
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FUN
WITH COLOURFUL BALLOONS 
At
eve Diwali was celebrated in the Assisi campus on 10th November 2018.
For children Diya and Rangoli competitions were conducted in the school.
Mr. S B Bhiste, Senior Manager, Karnataka VikasGrameena Bank was the
chief guest of the evening function, he voiced out in his speech that
one has to sparkle in the lives of others, as light burns for other, the
crackers burst and give joy to others, so one is called to do the same.
Parents and students appreciated the dances of Assisi kids through their
round of applause. The eagerly awaited moment dawned as students marched
forward class wise to burst the crackers. Everybody raised their eyes as
diverse colours spread the blue skyas little twin.
Health
camp was held for the Sneha Jyothi boarding children on December 15th
2018 in VCT center Pothnal. Fr. Sathish Fernandes the Director of
Vimukti presided over this camp. Dr. Rashmi Patil, PHC Pothnal, Mr.
Ballappa Block health officer, Mr. Devendrappa ANM and team conducted
the health check up. The children were sensitized about the importance
of washing their hands before and after eating and exercising daily and
the importance of playing sports and inculcating other healthy habits to
avoid falling sick. The children were asked to share their daily
routines and the steps they took every day to maintain hygiene. The
children learnt a lot from the session and promised to follow all the
good habits. 45 children benefited from this health checkup camp. 
CHILD
LINE 1098, Raichur conducted programme for farmers to address them about
Child Line 1098 and how to make use of this helpline to ensure safety of
the children. Around 90 meetings were held to the farmers gathering them
in specified places. The farmers came to know about the working of the
Child Line which connects to departments to help the children those who
are in danger of child labour, child marriage, trafficking, health
issues, orphans, beggars, school drop outs and those sexually assaulted.
The child help line could be made used by even the children or anyone on
behalf of such children. The farmers were enlightened about the many of
the rescue stories of the children. 
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The
Ladder of Success is best climbed by stepping on the rungs of
opportunities.
With the positive vibes of achieving success in
the field of education, Our Institution along with the collaboration of
INFINITY IDEAZ grabbed an opportunity to conduct a course on
Professional Diploma in Commercial Banking. The Duration of the Course
was 40 hours covering the wide range of areas in the field of banking.
The Participants benefitted greatly in gaining an extensive knowledge of
banking sector equipped with technical skills needed to take up topics
of research in finance and banking in future. An investment in knowledge
pays a best interest..JPG)
CHILD
LINE 1098, Raichur visited slum. The staff of Child Line have covered
almost 50 slums and met them both individually and in smaller groups.
The youth, the children, the women and working men and other aged people
were addressed about the CHILD help LINE. They were made aware of the
children who face lot of dangers in today’s society. There is help line
to rescue them. They were told to make use of the child line to state
the problem the children face whom they whenever encounter. They were
explained about the issues of child labour, child marriage, child
abuses, beggary and so on. They were also instructed about the laws and
children rights. The people of the slum were enlightened about the CHILD
LINE 1098. 
The
Vimukti charitable trust® has been implementing the project “HELATH FOR
ALL” in 18 villages in the three blocks of Gram Panchyath of our project
area on 7th of December at Thorandini Primary Health Center. The VCT
project team organized a rally to mark the World AIDS Day, nearly 62
ASHA workers and ANMs participants including community members, Village
Health workers, Doctors, BHO and staff of VCT participated in the rally.
Dr. Ballappa, Block Health officer, was the Chief Guest and he flagged
off the rally. The rally started from PHC center to the town. ASH
workers and ANMs holding placards shouted slogans on HIV/AIDS during the
rally. The rally covered main streets of Thorandinni town, Headquarters
sending messages through the public address system to create awareness
on HIV/AIDS. 
VCT,
Pothnal organized awareness on Arogya Karnataka Bhagya Scheme on 5th
November, 2018 in the targeted pocketed of Manvi taluka. The main
objective of the scheme is to extend ‘Universal Health Coverage’ to all
residents in Karnataka State. Under this new scheme, primary health care
specified secondary and tertiary health care benefits will be provided.
The current ongoing health schemes like Vajpayee Arogya shree,
Yeshaswini Scheme, Rajiv Arogya Bhagya Scheme, Rashtriya Swasthaya
BimaYojana (RSBY) including RSBY for senior citizens, Rashtriya Bala
Swasthaya Karyakram (RBSK), Mukhya mantri Santwana Harish Scheme, Indira
Suraksha Yojane, etc. and many other related issues were explained to
the stakeholders; As a result 125 attended the training and benefited
from this awareness program.
‘Not
Me but You’
with this inspirational motto of National Service Scheme (NSS),
the Darshanites volunteered themselves to visit an orphanage in
Rajarajeshwarinagar. The team was headed by Prof. Dr. Manjula, the NSS
Coordinator, Prof. Divyashree, the Camp Organizer, Prof. Ambarish with
the support of Rev. Fr. George Monis, the Principal of Darshan College.
Our students were lucky to get an opportunity to visit an Orphanage
named Srushti Trust (shelter home for orphans). The children of Srushti
Trust were very pleasant to receive the volunteers with a huge smile on
their faces. Our students conducted games, entertained the kids and also
engaged them in dances and dramas and distributed the prizes. Our team
spent over 3 hours with the children before saying goodbye.
Each
child that born conveys that “GOD STILL LOVES THE WORLD”. It’s
our duty and responsibility to keep each child happy and grow in a right
direction to take care of the future life. So St. France of Assisi
School always strives to keep the children on move towards progressive
development of children. So, at our school the tone of the celebration
started with HAPPY CHILDREN’S DAY. Children were overwhelmed with the
presence of distinguish guests from France, Mr. Daniel, Mr. Marcel, Mrs.
Benedicta and Mrs. Lucy. Mr. Daniel in his speech called all children to
enjoy their childhood to the full. A thunder of claps echoed in the
Assisi campus as teachers presented their creative programme items on
the stage.
Vimukti
Charitable Trust organized training on Indian Constitution & Human
Rights at VCT Resource Centre, Pothnal on 27th November 2018. A total of
105 participants from 20 pockets participated in the trainings. Fr.
Sathish Fernandes, Director, VCT welcomed the gathering and In his
inaugural address he exhorted the participants to teach the
Constitutional Values to the people so that everyone respects the
fundamental rights & duties and enjoys Justice, Liberty, Equality and
Fraternity. the Resource Person, Advocate Mr. Yallappa. explained that
the Indian Constitution guarantees Fundamental Rights to all its
citizens like Right to Equality, Right to Freedom, Right against
Exploitation, Right to Freedom of Religion, Cultural and Educational
Rights and Right to Constitutional Remedies. The Resource Person
continued that Human Rights as enshrined in the Indian Constitution are
generally defined as the rights which every human being is entitled to
enjoy can be found in the Preamble of the Constitution of India.
The
Pursuit of Knowledge is never ending. The day you stop seeking knowledge
is the day you stop growing. With a specific intent to better the minds
of the Students with General Knowledge, St. Anthony’s management
organised Quiz competition. The response was so immense that 96 teams of
two each enrolled their names. After 3 prelims, six teams were chosen
for the finals. In a nail-biting contest Students Lerroy Calvin and
Rithik Marian drifted to the top of the score-board. The questions were
so framed that it kept even the audience drill their minds for answers.
For about more than two hours all were on their toes to see who would
give the right answers. It confirmed the fact that Curiosity and
Knowledge grow together; the more we know, the more we want to know. 
As
it is rightly said, “Winning is not everything but wanting to win is”,
the most awaited Decennial Annual Sports meet was held on Thursday, the
23rd November, 2018 for the students of Grade III to X on the grounds of
Trinity Central School. The formal programme commenced with a prayer
song seeking God’s blessings on all the participants, after which
welcome note was delivered by Master Aaron from Grade X. The Chief Guest
for the sports meet were Mr. Raymond D’Souza (Mr. World 1990 in the Body
Building Championship) and Dr. Deepak Ram Bairy (Physical Education
Director, Sharada Pre-University College Udupi), Rev. Fr. Anil D’Costa
(Principal), Rev. Fr. Ravi Rajesh (Treasurer & Administrator), Ms.
Magdalena Lewis (Academic Co-Ordinator) & Ms. Archana Shetty
(Pre-Primary Section Head) accompanied the dignitaries on the dais.
VIMUKTI
Pothnal (Raichur District): Over 528 children from the 11 villages that
come under the Manvi Taluka limits participated in the “Makkala Grama
Sabha” (children’s gram sabha) at two panchyats in different places
demanded immediate intervention of officials concerned in redressing
their grievances. By successfully listing out problems being faced by
children, especially those living in rural areas, these children became
a role model for their counterpart in other parts of the Taluka. The
children, guided by the non-governmental organizations Vimukti
Charitable Trust (VCT) and the Concerned for Working Children had made
all efforts to make the gram sabha a grand success. The Gram Sabha
started with the prayer song by a group of children. The meeting was
chaired by Mr. Baslingappa Hasamane Public Development Officer Gram
Panchayath, Heredinni. 
26th
November 2018, is a red letter day in the annals of Trinity history as
an excited and energetic group of parents participated in the ‘Parents
Sports Meet’ held at Trinity campus. The event commenced with a formal
inauguration of the Sports meet by Rev. Fr. Anil D’Souza, Parish Priest
of our Lady of Fathima Church, Perampalli, who was the chief guest of
the day. He was accompanied by Rev. Fr. Anil D’Costa Principal, Rev. Fr.
Ravi Rajesh Serrao, the Administrator, Ms. Magdelina Lewis, the Academic
Co-ordinator and Ms. Archana Shetty, the Pre-Primary Section Head. As
Trinity Central School is on the threshold of celebrating its decennial
year, enthusiastic set of parents participated joyfully marching to the
rhythmic beats as well as lighting the torch symbolizing their active
participation in the events. There were various events like track events
of 100mts, 200mts for both male and female besides other individual
events like shot put, lemon and spoon race.
Our
little children from Kindergarten to Grade II were in action on Friday,
the 23rd November 2018 as they had their Annual Sports Meet in Trinity
Campus. The formal function began with a prayer song a welcome note from
the students. The chief guest for the day was Ms.Chandini Niranjan (PTA
Secretary and former athlete). The principal of our school Rev. Fr. Anil
D’Costa, Rev. Fr. Ravi Rajesh (Administrator) Ms. Magdelina Lewis
(Academic Co-Ordinator) and Ms.Archana Shetty (Pre-Primary Section Head)
were the dignitaries on the dais. The little ones, smartly marched to
the beats of the drum, marching majestically in their coloured uniforms.
The tiny tots also exhibited their skills through a drill practice.
After which selected students marched in a relay procession and lit the
Olympic torch as a sign of true sportsmanship.
“Not
all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great
love.”
‘Flowers
have the greatest talent in converting an ordinary place into a magical
palace’. Flowers whisper the beauty to the world, even as they
fade, wilt and fall. In order to enhance the attitude of appreciating
the beauty of flowers among students, the Management of St. Anthony’s PU
College organised, flower arranging competition. The participants
brought a variety of colourful and magnificent flowers, and bedecked
them in attractive and awe-inspiring order. The judges adjudged the best
flower arrangement among all the splendid display. The creative
arrangement of flowers struck the aesthetic eyes of the jury and gained
their praise. May every Student be like a flower that is unique, has its
own splendid fragrance and beauty to share with the world around.
The
most awaited Annual sports day was held on 23-11 and 24-11 with great
zeal, excitement and frolicsome atmosphere.The chief guests were Rev.Fr
Anil, Rev.Fr Paul, Rev.Fr. Sathish, Sr.Martha, Sr.Apoline, Mr. Basavaraj
kesari, Mr. Srinivas, Mr. Mallikarjun and other PTA members. The
management of the school escorted the chief guest along with the School
band , the chief guest along with the headmaster hosted the flag and
also took the salute of the impressive march past of the students
coupled with some string matching music by the band . The students
entered the spirit of the occasion in a grand way with the Olympic torch
and oath administered by the sports captains. The chief guest for the
annual sports day Fr. Anil, Fr. Paul and Mr Basavraj Kesari where
honored on the occasion. .JPG)
On
18th and 20th of November 2018 Vimukti CHILDLINE Raichur organized mass
awareness program and rallies were conducted in the main streets of
Pothnal and Jawlgera town. The college students and children took out
rallies through the main streets of Pothnal and Jawlgera town by holding
placards and banners containing the message on the needs of protecting
the rights, to create awareness on adverse impact of child marriage,
Child Sexual abuse, child line, child dropout, Child trafficking, Child
labor, RTF, protection of earth, health-hygiene and cleanliness, beggary
etc., in the society; and demanded the concerned officials to take
stringent measures in this regard to impose fine on those who violate
these laws. The main aim of the rally was to sensitize privileged
citizens to protect children rights and empower them with the power of
education. 
1.
Red day
CHILDLINE
Raihcur organized Child Rights Rally on the occasions of international
Child Rights Day on 20th November 2018, to create awareness on
children’s rights in the public. Mr. Malikarjuna, CRP, inaugurated the
rally. Mr. Basva raj, Assit Teacher flagged it off which passed through
the heart of the town and ended at School premises. School Children
parliament and club children actively took part in the rally. Fr.
Sathish Fernandes CWC member Raichur said, “Love, childhood, education
and protection are the birth rights of all children.” Millions of
children have no access to education; works long hours under harardous
conditions and are force to child labour and child dropout. Young and
immature, they are often easily exploited. In many cases, they are
abused by the very individuals responsible for their care. It’s every
individual’s duty and responsibility to help and protect children from
harm. 
District
level Cubs and Bulbul Utsav was held at Nirmala English Medium School,
Brahmavar on 17th and 18th November 2018. 16 cubs and 10 bulbuls along
with their cubs master and flock leaders participated in this event from
Trinity Central School. There were many activities and competitions for
the students in which our students came out in flying colours and
secured the following prizes.
The
children's day was celebrated with great enthusiasm and zeal in sneha
jyothi vidyalaya. The student representatives from each class were
escorted to the stage by the honorable head master along with the school
band. The program started with the welcome speech presented by Sr.
Apoline and then the portrait of former PM Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru was
honored. On the special occasion which was completely dedicated to
children , a short prayer was organised which was followed by the
wishing song. Students came forward with speeches, while the head master
expressed his feelings and love towards the students.
A
group of grade 7 students along with the teachers of Trinity Central
School went for a Plastic Free Drive to the city market of Udupi to
convince the vendors on the harmful effect of plastic bags and
importance of cotton bags. The team began their visit from the vegetable
market near Diana Circle in Udupi and then moved to the vegetable
market, behind the KSRTC bus stand and lastly to the flower market
behind the service bus stand of Udupi city. The students and the
teachers convinced the vendors and as well as the buyers about the
benefit of cotton bags in place of polythene bags. They also distributed
sample cotton bags to the vendors. 
EDUCATIONAL
TRIP FOR THE STUDENTS OF GRADE 1
The
programme commenced with a special assembly conducted by the teachers.
The event started with a prayer song invoking God’s blessings on our
students and children across the nation. Teachers made it a point to
make children’s joy double by singing and wishing them on their day.
Holy mass was also offered in giving thanks for the gift of child wood
and seeking God’s choicest blessings on them. Various activities were
organized involving both teachers as well as the students. The
activities such as class wise quiz competitions, wealth out of waste,
spot games made both teachers as well as students active and energetic.
A special lunch was served on that day followed by a series of
entertainment from the teachers. The cultural programme started with a
dance on ‘Jimki Kamal’, a remix song on student life, followed by a
drama on school life enacted by the teachers.
NURSERY
AND UKG – 1ST OCTOBER 2018
VISIT
TO PILIKULA SCIENCE CENTRE
On
15, November 2018 Open House programme was conducted by the CHILD LINE
1098, Raichur in the Higher Primary School which comes under Kalmala
Gram panchayat. The programme witnessed by Mrs. Mangala Hegde, the
president of Child Welfare Committee(CWC), Raichur, Fr. Sathish
Fernandes, the member of CWC, Gram Panchayat Secretary, Rupasingh and
the staff. Along with them Education and Tax Department Officers, Staff
of Police Department, Asha animators, Health Department officers,
Anganwadi Animators, The heads of the Schools and staff, SDMC members
participated in the programme. In his introductory talk Fr. Sathish
Fernandes stressed on the purpose of the open house programme and urging
children and those closely connected with children to make the best use
of the CHILD LINE 1098 and to get required facilities for their schools
and villages. 
Talent
wins games but teamwork and intelligence wins championships. The 3rd
Senior National level flying tennis championship was held at Indore,
Madhya Pradesh. Two students from our college Ms. Elvin Mary and Ms. I.
Ankitha of III Sem B.Com along with two others represented the Karnataka
women’s state team. After a nail-biting final against the home team,
they emerged victorious. Darshan College is proud of the champions who
through their determination and efforts have won the championship. May
they grow and glow bringing laurels to the Institute and our Nation.
True champion wasn’t born but trained.
Bharath
Scouts and Guides (Kallianpur Region) in association with Trinity
Central School conducted two days ‘Leadership Camp and a Rally’ on 9th
and 10th November 2018 at Trinity Central School, Perampalli campus.
Boys and girls between the age group of 10 to 15 years, about 900 of
them from around 41 schools participated in the camp held for 2 days.
The camp commenced with a formal function, where Ms. Shantha V Acharya,
the Chief Commissioner of Scouts and Guides Udupi District inaugurated
the programme, assisted by Edwin Alva, the Vice President of Scouts and
Guides, M. Madhukar, the District Physical Education Officer, Rev. Fr.
Ravi Rajesh, the Administrator of Trinity Central School, Jyothi J Pai,
the Commissioner of Guides Udupi District, Dr. Vijendra Vasant Rao, the
Commissioner of Scouts Udupi District, Anand B Adiga, the Director of
the Camp, Maxim D’Souza, the PTA President, Nithin Amin, the Scouts
Organizer Udupi District and Suman Shekhar, the Guides Organizer Udupi
District. 
The
Vimukti charitable trust® with the collaboration of Ensemble Agissons
France had organized sponsor day program at Pothnal on 04.11.2018. 55
sponsored children along with their parents participated in the program.
This day was filled with full of entertainment. Sonamma, sponsored child
welcomed the guests on the dais. Sponsored children honored the guests
with the garlands. The program commenced with the prayer dance lead by
Arogya Mary and group. On this special occasion variety of games were
conducted. Different cultural programmes were performed by the sponsored
children. Ensemble Agissons members namely Mr. Daniel Helbert,
President, Mrs. Bernadette, Mr. Marcel, Mrs. Lucie, Mr. Eric and Mrs.
Patricia, were very happy to see all the 55 sponsored children on that
day. 
It
was the most awaited event of the month as it is always a pleasure to
watch the toddlers dressed up in different characters and attires. The
Nursery, LKG and UKG students enthusiastically participated in the fancy
dress competition held on Saturday, 3rd November 2018. It was over
whelming to see the performance of the little ones. There were around
150 parents who attended the show to encourage their little ones. Our
dear Principal Rev. Fr. Anil D’Costa, the Administrator Rev. Fr. Ravi
Rajesh, the Judges Ms. Amratha Ashlesh, Sr. Benedicta Lobo, Sr. Clara,
the Coordinators Ms. Magdelina Lewis, Ms. Archana Shetty, teaching and
the non-teaching staff were present on the occasion. After a mesmerizing
performance by the little ones and a delicious refreshment, the results
were announced. Our Principal congratulated and appreciated the winners
and all the participants.
The
Annual General Body Meetings of different Societies and Trusts under the
Holy Trinity Province of Karnataka were held on different dates in
different venues. The general body members of the societies and trusts
spent quality time together to assess the activities of the units and to
deliberate on the financial matters.
The
festival of light - Diwali was celebrated with excitement at trinity
central school on 5th November 2018. A special assembly was organized by
the students of Grade III, highlighting the message of love, happiness
and human values. Speeches were delivered by senior students on the
importance of Diwali. Our Principal Rev. Fr. Anil D’Costa, the
Administrator Rev. Fr. Ravi Rajesh, the Academic Co-ordinator Ms.
Magdelina Lewis, Pre-primary Section Head Ms. Archana Shetty and
Activity Co-coordinator Dr. Poornima lit the lamp as a sign of
enlightenment. The staff were also asked to lit the diyas decorated on
the floral carpet. After which the students were shown a video clipping
depicting the importance of the day. 
St
Francis of Assisi School organised a day outing for I to V std students
to Gandharv Water Park, on 28, October 2018. 223 students were
accompanied by 21 staff members for the picnic. After the prayers and
blessings at 8.30am all left for Gandarv Water Park by school buses. On
reaching there, had tasty breakfast and then got into water to have a
great fun. Children played all water games to their heart contents.
After the delicious lunch, children enjoyed the Puppet Show, Magic Show,
3d film and Dashing Cars. Trackless Train, Jumping Frog, Columbus Boat,
Vortex Tunnel and Break Dance led them into lots of excitements. With
lots of fresh memories, new experiences and astonishing amusement
children reached Assisi school at 8.45pm. 
The
National Core Committee of Justice Peace and Integrity of Creation came
together for the meeting today at Saccidananda, Bangalore. The main
agenda was to plan and prepare for the National JPIC Conference and
other issues related to JPIC viz., collaborations, contributions and
programs. The Committee felt the need to create awareness and promote
JPIC among the Indian Provinces. Brs. Scaria Kallur from Pavanathma
Province, Franky Fernandes from St. Antons Province, Br. Susairaj from
Amala Annai Province and Br. Arun Lobo from Holy Trinity Province were
present for the meeting which lasted for a day. 
On
Second Day, St. Francis of Assisi School extended a red carpet welcome
to the great young patent Scientist Mr. Resington.R, who is famous for
his automation, research and known as a developer, hailing from
Tuticorin, Tamilnadu. His great inventions such as Booster less Antenna
at the age of 17, Electronic Wife, Escape236, RSLV (Resington Satellite
Launching Vehicle),E-Control ,M-Control, Patented Mysty box, Patented
Bio – Diesel, SOR (Save Our Race) are his flawless works. He was also
honored by the former Prime Minister Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam for his
tremendous inventions. A day seminar was conducted by the great
Scientist to radiate his holistic inventions in the field of Science and
Technology. Assisi family was proud to have such an inspirational figure
in its greens. Students and teachers from various colleges attended a
day seminar organized by the Assisi school.
The
atmosphere of St. Francis of Assisi school was cherished on the day of
Science Xpo 2018. A day was dawned to screen the unpredictable
inventions Assisians framed. The event began by asking the almighty
Lords blessings through a devotional song. A great renowned Scientist of
India, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam was remembered and honored by performing
Pooja. To mark this day, General secretary of Chikodi Physics forum, Mr.
Vishwanath. V. Koladur was called to be the chief guest. He is currently
serving as a professor in Physics department at Government PU College
Majalatti. Through his message, he inflated students to soar at greater
heights and to be the national icons of tomorrow. The technology filled
Science Xpo 2018 was inaugurated by cutting the ribbon and launching the
powerful rocket by the Chief Guest.
The
Ensemble Agissons members namely Mr. Daniel Helbert, President, Mrs.
Bernadette, Mr. Marcel, Mrs. Lucie, Mr. Eric and Mrs. Patricia, visited
VIMUKTI trust and gathered together on 9th of November, 2018 at Merci
Nivas for the evaluation, in order to review the ongoing projects and
further visited sponsor’s families and the area of implementation.
During the field visits they interacted with the beneficiaries and also
saw the progress of the work done under the program child sponsorship.
They expressed their happiness on hearing from the beneficiaries how
this project had helped them and their family members especially in
improvement of health and education. 
The
vicar provincial of holy trinity province and the secretary of CEB Rev.
Fr. Alwyn Dias visited the school on 9-11-18 , along with him the
sponsors of vimuthi charitable trust and the founder of "Ensemble
Agissions" Mr.Daniel also visited the school. Bernadette , Marshal,
Lucy, Eric and Patricia took a warm welcome from the headmaster and the
staff members of the school. Fr. Alwyn Dias expressed his feelings
regarding education and wished good luck to the students.Lastly the
headmaster thanked all the guests for their lovely gesture and time.
Vimukti
organized awareness program to the village leaders on Mission Antyodya
mobile App on 28th of September, 2018 in Utaknoor GP. Mission Antyodaya
is a convergence framework for measurable effective outcomes on
parameters that transform lives and livelihoods. Objective of Mission
Antyodaya is to Survey and Collect the Village Infrastructure Data for
all the Villages in the Gram Panchyat. To know the reality of the entire
GP, whether GP has basic facilities like, Community hall, Primary health
center or sub center, Schools, AWCs, drinking water facilities, drainage
facilities, roads etc. Ministry Of Rural Development has planned to
collect the village level data on infrastructure and economic activities
using this ‘Mission Antyodaya’ android mobile App. 
The
state level Karate Championship was held in Banglore on 4-11-18. Sneha
jyothi vidyalaya offered karate training to the interested students from
the year 2017 and there were 17 students who participated in the
Banglore state level Championship and secured many prizes.
with this burning spirit and
zeal the St. Anthony’s PU community celebrated 63rd Kannada Rajyotsava.
The Chief Guest for the occasion was Mr. Gopinath, Chairman of Sparsha,
an Institute for all. Gracing the event by lighting the lamp, respected
Chief Guest, gave a call to all that language can be upheld and
protected only by education. President of the event, Rev. Dr. Fr. Alwyn
Dias said that it is a celebration of every Kannadiga, who has the
responsibility to keep up the purity of the language and maintain its
sanctity. We should be proud about our rich heritage and not be ashamed
of it, striving to keep it alive to the future generations was his call
for all.
The
Sneha jyothi vidyalaya school had organised "Mehendi" competition on
3-11-18 from 10 am to 11 am .Students from class I to X std came forward
in big number to participate in the event. Students show cased their
creativity by creating different designs and patterns by using Hena. The
Head master praised the students for taking part and lastly
congratulated the winners.
Karnataka
which is the culturally rich Southern State of India celebrated its 63rd
Kannada Rajyotsava or Karnataka Foundation Day on 1st November 2018, we
at Trinity Central School had a celebration to commemorate this joy of
being Kannadigas. The day’s programme commenced with a prayer song
seeking God’s blessings on our state and a warm welcome for the audience
was accorded by Glestin from Grade 6. The events unfolded by lighting of
the lamp. Singing Nadageethe that is Jai Bharatha Jananiya Tanujathe and
a dance expressing the love of Kannadigas for their beloved state
Karnataka to the tunes of ‘Huttidare Kannada Nadalli Huttabeku’ and was
finally concluded by a vote of thanks. Certainly it was a day to cheer
as proud Kannadigas. Jai Karnataka
The
SSLC parents teachers meeting was organized on 02/11/2018. The meeting
started with the welcome address by the Headmaster Fr.Dominic and a
prayer led by the students Headmaster briefed the gathering about the
importance of education, subsequently the subject teachers also briefed
the academic performance of the students and other suggestions for the
betterment of the students, the Headmaster advised the parents to take
care of their children's health and asked them to avoid giving household
chores, he also announced that the home time table has to be followed
strictly. At the end the vote of thanks was presented by Mr. Devarayappa
and the meeting look a conclusion..JPG)
Saccidananda
got into celebrative mood with Fr Charles Furtado who thanked God for
the gift of life. The community and our friends from the neighborhood
joined the Eucharistic Celebration presided over by the man of the day
and Fr Deepak preached the homily and wished Fr Charles a wonderful day
and life ahead in his beautiful introduction. The Saccidananda extended
family joined us in wishing Fr Charles and partook in the delicious
breakfast. We also organized an auction to raise funds for the mission
of the universal Church in which everyone participated with great
enthusiasm and contributed generously.
After
the first term examination it was time to break for dasara holidays. But
a day prior on 6th October 2018, Parent Teachers Gathering was organized
at Trinity Central School. A motivational session on ‘positive
parenting’ was organized, in which the speaker Mrs. Soujanya Shetty a
noted Psychiatrist highlighted the areas of concern in bringing up
children. She also directed all the young couples on how to handle their
children with their needs and guide them to take proper decisions
related to studies. Soon after the session Rev. Fr. Anil D’Costa, the
Principal spoke to the parents and highlighted the events in a sequence
that will be held in 2nd Semester. 
Vimukti
in collaboration with “Ensemble Agissons” organized one day summer camp
at vimukti premises from 25th to 26th October, 2018. The main intention
of this program was to get numerous opportunities to the children to
grow and learn new things. Mr. Jaysheel, vimukti staff welcomed the
dignitaries. Mr. Arogyappa described the aim and objectives of the camp.
Fr. Sathish Fernandes inaugurated the camp by lighting the lamp. Various
sessions on life skills, awareness on health and hygiene, training on
good manners, information on moral values, child rights, and leadership
and other activities like ice breaking sessions, outdoor games, etc were
part of the summer camp. Nearly 350 children attended and benefited from
this camp.
A
special brainstorming session for students from VII to X was held on 3rd
October 2018. The students were divided into 8 groups of 20 each and a
brilliant and a brain cracking puzzle activities were organized which
made the students think ‘out of the box’. Lots of such interesting
activities were conducted in order to draw a conclusion to reason
logically to improve concentration and memory and to know each other.
The speaker, Mr. Ravi Bhat a dynamic personality, encouraged at least
one student from the group to speak about the session, after every
activity. 
Vimukti
strongly believes that human rights and human development share a common
vision and a common principle. Keeping this in mind, VIMUKTI worked
accordingly and makes sure that the strategies are Right based. Vimukti
is very particular in developing a right perspective among the
unorganized youth, in the targeted villages. In all the 20 pockets
awareness and survey has been on the process. As a result we could
convince and began the work of accompanying the unorganized youth by
forming the youth clubs in seven pockets. The totally 101 youth have
registered their names and formation of the clubs are in progress. 
Grandparents
play an important role in the lives of every child. Trinity Central
School celebrated ‘Grandparents Day’ on 24th October 2018. There were
nearly 250 grandparents present. The Grand Parent’s Day commenced with a
prayer song invoking God’s blessings on the day and on all our
activities. Rev. Fr. Anil D’Costa, the Principal, Rev. Fr. Ravi Rajesh,
the Administrator, Ms. Magdelina Lewis, Guest Speaker Dr. Sneha were on
the dais. The dignitaries on the dais grandparents and the doctors from
MAHE were welcomed by Ms. Akshatha. As it was also a ‘Valmiki Jayanthi
Day,’ Valmiki, a literary genius who had written the Ramayana, the first
epic poem of India was remembered. 
Sneha
Jyothi Rangoli competition was held on 27/10/2018. Students from class
3rd to 10th Std. came forward in a large number to participated in the
event. The main motive of the competition was to bring out the
creativity from the students. Students presented colorful Rangolis based
on independent themes, and the judgment criteria was based on the
clarity, creativity and color combination of the art. The winners list
was declared later in the assembly by the Headmaster. Eventually, the
entire school ground turned colorful and vibrant varied Rangolis.
India
has seen a Dream of Digital India - Honorable Prime Minister Dr.
Narendra Modi.
A One Day National Level seminar on Digital India - Transforming in
HR, Marketing and Finance was held at our Institution in association
with Primax Foundation. It was aimed to provide a platform to the
scholars, academicians, corporate and other stakeholders to exchange
their valuable knowledge and experience with each other. The main topics
which were discussed by the faculty members and students were pertaining
to cyber security and cyber hygiene, digital India initiatives,
E-service and M-service and digital literacy and digital locker. The
Presidential Address was delivered by Prof. M. Satish Bejjihally,
Honorable Principal, Vidya Sanskar Institute of Commerce and Management
followed by Inaugural Address by Our Honorable Director Rev. Dr. Fr.
Alwyn Dias.
Vimukti
charitable trust® Pothnal organized, free medical camps on 20th,
23rdoctober, 2018 in the targeted villages of Manvi taluka. The main
objective of the free medical Camps can be considered as a life-saving
program which aims to provide free medicines to poor communities living
in rural areas by a mobile team. Secondly to provide initial care to
people in life-threatening conditions which reflect the unique strengths
and goals of medical ethics. Thirdly, set up with a sacred aim to bring
awareness amongst the deprived population, who have no access to basic
healthcare services or knowledge about the diseases they are suffering
from. 
An
exciting two days camp was organized for the students from grade 3 to 10
at Aanejari, Kollur on 6th and 7th October 2018. 61 students along with
5 teachers and the Principal Rev. Fr. Anil D’costa set out for the camp
on Saturday 6th October, 2018. There were various activities designed to
make every student independent and disciplined. The students reached Don
Bosco School, Trasi late in the evening, where a warm welcome was given
by the hostel students of Don Bosco. The students had their dinner and
had a camp fire, fun and entertainment by exhibiting their talents, they
also and having fun games and were off to bed. The next morning, B.P
exercises were done. All faith prayer was offered to start the day
followed by breakfast and a few games were conducted.
Children
parliaments were formed in 13 to have right education in living
villages, having regular visits and organizing the meetings once in a
month and mold those disciplined life and gain their rights and enjoy
their childhood life. More than 300 students participated in a
Children’s Parliament training at various places of project area. The
main aim of the training was to make children aware of the powers of a
parliamentary democracy. They would know how to be a responsible citizen
and the importance of involving themselves in community affairs. 
Art
is not what you see, but what you make others see – Edgar Degas.
Darshan College organised pencil sketch and Essay writing competitions
for which the Students took part in great number. The Students were
asked to depict in sketch, the image of ‘National Poet - Kuvempu’ which
was displayed. Students beautifully and artistically designed on paper
the replica of the renowned poet. The topic for the Essay competition
was ‘Digital India’. Digitalization is the future of India. Though it
would make life easy and more comfortable, yet it has its own
limitations. The Students were given an opportunity to critically
analyse and pen down the pros and cons of Digital India. 
High
School Students of St Francis of Assisi school were taken to an
excursion on 5th October, 2018 to 9th October, 2018 to the magical city
of Hyderabad. 65 students and 9 teachers, together 74 members went on
tour. The compartments of train were filled with the joyous laughter,
melodious tunes and interesting games. Early in the morning, all reached
at the Mahaveer Lodge at Kachiguda, after the breakfast, the first day,
Birla Temple, Birla Museum, Art Gallery, Planetarium, Snow world, Statue
of Buddha and LumbiniPark were visited. 
Safety
of our children is a major concern in our society. The Need of the Hour
is to empower Women. So an awareness programme on prevention of child
sexual abuse was held on 10th October 2018 at Trinity Central School. A
special talk was organized in the Mother Teresa Hall by guest speaker
Mrs. Asha Kiran D’Souza, the Vice Principal of Udupi Nursing College.
Mrs. Asha Kiran as a very down to earth person and a passionate teacher,
and above all as an enthusiastic speaker delivered a appropriate talk on
the awareness and prevention of child sexual abuse, which is a major
concern in our society. She started the talk by giving a few real life
examples and touched a few important aspects on how to be aware and
cautious in our male dominant society. Students were also explained on
how to identify good and bad touch, and whom to voice out their concerns
and how to face such situation boldly in our society.
‘I
follow three rules: do the right thing, do the best you can, and always
show people you care’ – Lou Holtz. With the growing number of
crimes and offences in the city, the Officials from the Traffic
Department, in view of spreading awareness among the young concerning
the ill effects of substance abuses, breaking traffic rules etc. visited
our College. According to the circular by the Home Ministry of the
State, as the city youth are becoming more and more victims of these
vices, it is now or never situation. The Officials instructed the
Students to be cautious and be away from all such menace that are
destroying our youth today. A glimpse too was given about the changes
made in traffic rules. Keep the rules, and the rules will keep you. 
“A
Nation that destroys its soil destroys itself”.
To safeguard our Mother Nature and to bring
awareness to the community and to ban the use of plastic, a ‘Plastic
Free Drive’ compaign was held at Trinity Central School on 10th October,
2018. The programme commenced with a prayer song to invoke God’s
blessings on all present. The Chief Guest for the day’s programme was
Mr. Shivattaya, Asst. Director, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural
Employment, Udupi District. Rev. Fr. Anil D’costa (Principal), Rev. Fr.
Ravi Rajesh (Administrator), Ms. Magdelena Lewis (Academic Coordinator),
Ms. Archana Shetty (Pre Primary Section Head) were the dignitaries on
the dais, and the staff and students were present for the programme. A
warm welcome to all the gathered was given by Clarissa of Grade IX.
Vimukti
organized training on importance of breast milk to all the ASHA workers
of two clusters (Pothanl and Kavithal Primary Health Centers) on 29th of
September, 2018 at vimukti premises. Dr. Rajendra Patel Pothnal PHC, Mr.
Ballappa BHO, Dr. Vijay Dorandinni PHC, Mr. Anthony Anthodya Mudola,
Mrs. Sharada Neolacta life Science Bangalore and Fr. Sathish Fernandes
VCT Director were present of the dais and witness the program. Program
inaugurated by lighting the lamp. Dr. Rajendra Patel explained the
Breast milk contains all the ingredients for a healthy new life. 
“There
are two great days in life, the day we are born and the day we discover
why” - William Barklay
Real
cooking is more about following your heart than following your recipes.
Right amount of ingredients put together in love, makes the best of
recipes. In a world where cooking is becoming a dying passion, St.
Anthony’s PU College called for a cooking competition to encourage
Students to find joy in Kitchen. Many Students enthusiastically took
part in the event in groups of three. Mrs. Savitha Roopesh, who has 10
years of experience in Retail industry & event management companies and
Mrs. M. Kusuma, a practicing Lawyer in the High Court of Karnataka were
the jury members who after tasting every one of the cuisines adjudged
the winners. Cooking is at once child’s play and adult’s joy. And
cooking done with care is an act of love.
Vimukti
Childline Raichur, conducted outreach program in an around Raichur city
by the team members reaching out more than hundred general, public, auto
drivers, shop keepers, bus drivers & conductors, ASHA, AWC teachers etc
to bring about awareness on CHILDLINE1098 among the public and how to be
alert in contacting CHILDLINE in case of crisis. There was lot of
positive responses from the stakeholders.
On
28th of September, 2018 vimukti organized legal literacy training to all
the Village leaders at Vimukti premises. An important part of our
capacity building work is enhancing the legal literacy training to our
village leaders. This training is vital to improve as responsibilities
of the leadership quality and to dedicate his/her time to help the
people to understanding of legal mechanisms so that they can use this
knowledge to effectively address the issues of discrimination, rights
and exclusion that affect socially excluded groups. Vimukti has been
helping people to become responsible citizens who can proper decision
for their village. Nearly 85 leaders attended the training and benefited
from this training.
‘Dandiya
day’ was celebrated on 3rd October at Trinity Central School for lower
grade children. Children came to the school with traditional Gujarathi
dresses, the little boys dressed up in sherwani and the girls with gagra
cholis, along with dandiya sticks. Our school Principal Rev. Fr. Anil
D’Costa and the Primary Section Head Ms. Archana Shetty lit the lamp
which was decorated with a floral rangoli. Students of Nursery, LKG and
UKG were also encouraged to speak a few sentences related to ‘Dandiya’
and ‘Navarathri celebration’. Thereafter they performed lovely dance
along with their dandiyas.
The
whole school was gathered on the 1st October at the Trinitorium to
celebrate the birth of the Mahatma as well as Peace Day which is
celebrated all across India and around the world. The principal of
Trinity Central School, Rev. Fr. Anil D’Costa, Administrator Rev. Fr.
Ravi Rajesh, Academic Coordinator Ms. Magdelina Lewis, Pre-Primary
Section Head Ms. Archana Shetty and the SPL Master Gamaliel to offered
flowers as a homage to the portrait of Mahatma Gandhi. Who is popularly
known as Bapu, and highlighted his struggle for independent India.
Master Aaron, student of Grade X presented the autobiography of
Gandhiji, Father of our Nation. Mahatma Gandhi strongly believed in
Ahimsa and practiced non-violence movement throughout India. 
‘Education
does not have to take place only in the classroom. All the world is a
laboratory for an inquiring mind’. The best source of Knowledge
is experience. It is rightly said that “observe & understand’ is better
than ‘read & learn’. In this pursuit, Darshan College organized a
One-Day Industrial Visit to the Unibic Pvt. Ltd, and Garuda Polyflex
Pvt. Ltd. Students were amazed at the speed at which the process
occurred and how the automated systems could be set according to
requirements of the company without involving much human intervention.
The creative and innovative ways of production and marketing a product
was indeed a new lesson to be appreciated, admired and learnt. 
Vimukti
Childline Raichur conducted awareness program on various schools of the
district. More than 65 schools in an around Raichur District enlightened
the children, School teachers AWCs teachers and public, regarding the
services of CHILDLINE 1098, its functioning and who can avail the
services and for what purpose. As a result we are receiving more calls
from the children when they need help and support. Nearly 9850 children
were enlightened and benefited from this program.
Wrestling,
it’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up.
Bangalore South District level Wrestling Matches were held at St.
Anthony’s PU College. Students from different neighboring and distant
colleges participated and displayed their sportsman spirit in different
categories and forms of Wrestling. Various forms of wrestling such as
free-style wrestling, Greco-Roman style wrestling and belt wrestling,
were held both for boys and girls. Not just the physical strength but
also the mental ability and skill exhibited by the students made them
victorious. The champs received an overwhelming support and
encouragement from those gathered. Victory is in having done your best.
If you’ve done your best, you’ve won.
In
order to inspect infrastructure with regard to ensuring safety and
security of children and implementation of the Right of children to free
and compulsory Education Act (RTE) 2009 Commission for Protection of
Child Rights (CCPCR) President Mr. Y Mari swamy gave a surprise visit to
Race concept School and AWCs Raichur on 19th of September, 2018.
Chairperson of the commission was accompanied by the concerned
government officials from the district. During its inspection at Race
concept school, the team appreciated the school management and lauded it
for keeping the school's premises clean. It said that the school had
well-maintained toilets for children. "They have maintained toilets for
drivers, conductors and lady attendants separately," the team stated. 
With
great devotion St Francis of Assisi School children and Staff celebrated
patron’s day. Frs. Anthony Raj, the Parish Priest of Potnal, Raichur and
Anthony Raj, the professor of Darshan Institute of Theology, Bangalore
were the chief guests of the day. Children enacted the skit ‘Francis and
Three Robbers’ and brought out St. Francis’ humanness to the audience.
“We need to imbibe St. Francis of Assisi qualities in our lives to
become light to the world” was the message from the chief guest. By
offering flowers children paid homage to the school patron.
Protection
of Rights of Children under 18 years is the responsibility of the Child
Welfare members. Though fundamental rights guaranteed by the
Constitution of India are common for adults and children, there are some
rights specifically defined for children. The United Nations Convention
on the Rights of the child to which India is a signatory also has
specific articles on rights of child. There are also special laws for
children in India. All children irrespective of caste, colour, and creed
are entitled to the full enjoyment of their rights. Some children
however need special attention like those marginalized due to economic
or social exclusions or those subjected to physical, mental or sexual
abuse and in need of care and protection, victims of natural or manmade
disasters, children in conflict with law etc.
‘The
greatest wealth is Health.’
This is due to the reason that every time we consume food, we
are either feeding disease or fighting it. In this regard, Our
Darshanite Chefs thought like scientists, organized like the
Accountants, plated like the Artists and cooked like grandmas - a
variety of cuisines which were organic and had contributed to bring some
kind of food revolution in this fast food era. The two versatile and
expert Jury members Mrs. Bhavya, an entrepreneur and event manager at
Banashankari and Prof. Yoganand, Asst. Professor at GFGC Ramanagar and
he runs a chats center by name Chats Kuteera at Bidadi adjudicated the
recipes made by 25 teams and were very fascinated with the Authenticity
and deliciousness of the cuisines. This was the most memorable day as
Food was the ingredient that bound us together. All the Chefs cooked
with love and hence it provided food for all those present.
We
the community of Saccidananda celebrated the birthday of Fr. Vijesh
Loyed Menezes, Treasurer of the Province on the 02nd of October at
Saccidananda though his birthday falls on the 3rd of October. Guardian
of Saccidananda Fr. Robin Victor D’souza, during the lunch lauded the
services of Fr. Vijesh Loyed Menezes, as the Treasurer of the Province
for his commitment, sincerity and transparency in handling account of
the Province. 
Sneha
Jyothi child care center Pothnal participated training on Juvenile
Justice Act-2015 on 19th of September, 2018 at Krshi vijinana Kendra
Raichur. Karnataka State child rights President Mr. V. Mariswami
express, that the children are assert of the nation and they should lead
a disciplined life. Child care centers should compulsorily follow the
rules and guidance mentioned in Juvenile justice Act- 2015. Further he
noted that, the staff at Child care centers should treat the children
residing there with love and affection. They should identify the talents
in them and encourage them. There should be homely atmosphere and the
children should be exposed to the rich culture and tradition, and see
that they are taught human and moral values, without expecting much in
returns. 
‘A
Nation’s culture and tradition resides in the hearts and in the soul of
its people’ – Mahatma Gandhi. Darshanites competed and
witnessed to tradition-upholding competitions - one is Rangoli and the
other is Mehendi. With a view to sustain and keep up the spirit of the
moral values, ethos, ethnicity and culture of our beautiful and unique
Indian tradition, Darshan College had Organized Mehendi and Rangoli
Competition. The Mehendi and Rangoli flair expedition acknowledged an
irresistible and awe-inspiring response. The enthusiastic participants
carved out overwhelming inventive designs. Regardless of acquaintance
and experience, they festooned, adorned and ornamented their hands with
Mehendi designs which assisted them to enhance their confidence in the
art. The judges Mrs. Meghana Gowda and Mrs. Rashmi A, Renowned
beauticians and entrepreneurs appreciated and cherished the efforts and
talent of the participants and wished them good luck for their future
endeavours. 
Stolen
People Stolen Dreams
‘We
rise by lifting others’ – Robert Ingersoll. Darshan College took
the initiative to collect relief material from the people in and around
the college campus for the victims in rain-battered Kodagu. The
Principal Rev. Fr. George Monis launched the program and appreciated the
efforts of the volunteers who willing came forward to gather help for
the victims of flood-torn Kodagu. There were 60 volunteers led by Dr. B.
Manjula, NSS Program Officer and other 5 faculties who voluntarily
joined this program. The march was held in 6 separate groups each headed
by one faculty at different locations like Kengeri Statellite Town,
Shirke, Dubasipalya, Nagadevahalli, Jayramdas, Rajarajeshwari Nagar and
Kengeri. They collected in cash and kind whatever the generous people
had to offer. The total amount put together was Rs. 33,000 in all. We
can’t help everyone but everyone can help someone.
‘We
tend to become like those whom we admire’ –
Thomas S Monson. Being the role model is
the most powerful form of educating. In order to refresh the minds of
the Students towards their Role Models, St. Anthony’s PU College
organized ‘Pencil Sketch’ Competition. The theme for the event was ‘My
Role Model’. Many students participated and depicted on the sheets their
respective role models from National leaders to religious leaders. A
role model in the flesh provides more than an inspiration; his or her
very existence is the confirmation of the possibilities one may have
every reason to doubt, saying, ‘yes someone like me can do this’. Its
important what kind of person you have chosen to be your role model, for
you will imitate that person to a greater extent. The event gave a
glimpse of the role models the present generation imitates. 
The
centenary year of Stigmata, the 50th death anniversary and the annual
feast of St. Padre Pio was celebrated with pomp and gaiety at the St.
Anne's Friary, Bejai here on 23 September 2018. The Festive Mass was
celebrated by Dr Peter Paul Saldanha, bishop of Mangaluru diocese. Fr
Peter Cyprian D’Souza, the provincial councillor, Fr Paul Melwyn D
Souza, the superior and many priests from diocese and religious
congregations joined the celebration as concelebrants. In his homily,
the bishop Peter Paul Saldanha said, "Once when Padre Pio was praying he
experienced a vision of the wounded Christ and received the Stigmata. On
September 20, 1918, while hearing confessions, Padre Pio had his first
occurrence of the stigmata: bodily marks, pain, and bleeding in
locations corresponding to the crucifixion wounds of Jesus Christ. 
Quran
6:162 : “Indeed my prayer, my rites of sacrifice, my living and my dying
are for Allah, Lord of the worlds.”
Vimukti
Parliamentary and club children members from Heri Dinni Grama Panchyath
submitted the memorandum on 14th of August, 2018 in demanding concerned
panchayath president to form Child Protection committee in their Gram
Panchyath. The main objective of this CPC Committee is to address child
rights and provide more awareness and spread knowledge among children,
parents and the society in general. A CRPC is a group of individual
including duty- bearers, who are primarily responsible for creating and
promoting a child friendly and safe environment wherein all children
well-being, safety and rights are protected. Every GP shall have a child
CPC under the Chairpersonship of the president to recommend and monitor
the implementation of child protection services at the GP level. 
‘Research
without Data is Zero. Data without Analysis and Interpretation is Zero
and Analysis and Interpretation without Statistics is Zero’.
With this quote, we witnessed the
Faculty Development Programme that intended to empower the aspiring
minds on how to pivot concepts and ideas into great money spinners. The
program aimed at acquainting the participants with simple and exhaustive
ways of data analysis through interactive sessions along with
theoretical learning and their application in research to enhance the
quality of the work of the researchers. This event witnessed the
presence of a Galaxy of Intellectuals comprising of the Chief guests as
well as the Key Note Speakers - Dr. Krishna, Honorable Director, Don
Bosco Group of Institutions; Prof. Rajeshwari T, Honorable President of
Primax Foundation; Dr. K V Ramanathan, Vice-President, Primax
Foundation; Dr. V Selvaraj - Honorable Secretary of Primax Foundation
along with Rev. Fr. George Monis, Honorable Principal, Darshan College.
Rev. Dr. Fr. Anil Sequeira, Vice Rector, Darshan College of Theology,
Kengeri delivered the Presidential address. 
Teacher’s
day was celebrated with lot of zeal and enthusiasm at Trinity Central
School premises on 5th September 2018. Indeed, it’s a remarkable day and
moment of joy for all the teachers across India, no matter whether on
teaches in school or college, but the concept being a teacher is much
more satisfying and heart-warming. Having the same thought Teachers day
was celebrated in Trinity campus with joy and gaiety as the Parent
Teacher Association (PTA) took up the initiative to honor the teachers
and appreciate their hard work. The formal programme commenced by paying
homage to the great teacher Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. The key note
address was delivered by Mr. Amzad (a PTA member and Lawyer by
profession) who in his speech admonished children on how to respect and
show regard to teachers and parents. 
When
one mentions INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN INDIA, the city that comes to
mind is Bangalore in Karnataka. Known throughout the world as a leader
in IT and innovation, our state’s most famous city is a synonym for
“Silicon Valley” and information technology. But how many of us know
Karnataka beyond Bangaluru? If we mention Manvi, how many would know
that this under developed Taluka in North Karnataka also forms part of
the vibrant, diverse fabric that is Karnataka? Not may, and that’s the
sad reality of many of the neglected and backward districts, Panchayath,
and talukas that exist in this beautiful state. Plagued by poor
literacy, the devadasi system, caste system child marriage, migration,
water scarcity, poverty and drought, Manvi Taluka, in Raichur district,
is one of the most backward talukas in one of the most backward
districts in Karnataka.
Looking
for the star of tomorrow, a unique talent hunt was organized at Trinity
Central School for the students from Kindergarten to grade IX. The
little toddlers, juniors and the senior students participated in the
various activities organized in the school with lots of energy and
enthusiasm. Various competitions like singing, dance, and acting were
organized across the whole school and live shows were conducted in order
to enhance the budding talents. Children came to school with colorful
costumes and enjoyed performing on the stage. They also gained
confidence to face the audience, by actively participating in the
activities and by giving a mind blowing performance. In fact, one could
within a feeling of joy and confidence and a spirit of participation in
the students rather than winning alone.
“Women
play a crucial role in agriculture and they provide agricultural labour
yet they feel that they are not FARMERS”
Teaching
is the one profession that creates all other professions. A
teacher is the one who not only imparts knowledge but also instills
values and principles in the Students. To thank and honor these ‘Gurus’
especially on the birthday of Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan the Students’
community of St. Anthony’s Institutions organized a program. Prof. Dr.
Mohammed Farooq Pasha, Asst. Professor Department of Commerce and
Management, Govt. First Grade College was the Guest of Honor. When a
pupil grows out to be successful in life, it is the teachers other than
the parents who feel proud and happy, he said. The day was filled with
games, dances, gifts and various other fun activities for teachers.
Delicious meals were also served for all. The teachers not only give
what they have, but in a greater sense bring to realization the best in
the Students.
First
aid is an important life skill that helps reduce fatalities and enables
the faster treatment of injures. It also has an important role to play
in providing pupils with a sense of purpose and achievement, in giving
them the skills that will potentially save lives but also learn to be
responsible for the welfare of others, adding to the sense of community
within a school. Keeping these thoughts Vimukti Staff Nurse Mrs.
Nagarathna gave inputs sessions on first-aid and enlightened the
children its importance and the role as a student in the school. After
the session parliamentary and club children got together and discuss
this matter in their monthly meetings and planned to buy a First- aid
box to their school. 
The
67th birthday celebration of our dear Br. Jossy Fernades, this time in
Rome, brought together our Capitulars for the General Chapter – Bros.
Dolphy Pais, Alwyn Dias, Paul Melwin (Karnataka), Henry Alva (Canada)
and Denis Fernandes (Japan) – along with Bros. Marcel Rodrigues, J.B.
Sequeira, Denis P. Lobo and Denis Veigas, for a happy ‘dinner out’ at a
Chinese Restaurant near Vatican on Tuesday 11th September. It was an
unique gathering of our brothers from Karnataka Province holding
prominent position as major superiors in Karnataka and abroad and the
friars who are rendering their service here in Foggia, Italy. Br. Jossy
himself being chosen as one of the Reporting Secretaries in the present
General Chapter, we wished him ‘Many happy returns of the Day’ by
raising the glasses of wine for a joyful ‘chin chin’ and relishing the
dishes for his health, thanking him, at the same time, for the service
he renders for the Capuchin Order and for our Province in particular.
September
8 brings loads of joy to celebrate the birth of our heavenly mother Mary
and to thank God for the fruits of our beloved mother earth. The novena
was help in our chapel as a preparation to the celebration every evening
attended by our friends from the neighborhood. The festal mass was
presided over by Fr Deepak Fernandes who explained the importance of
Mother Mary in our life, the significance of mother earth and family in
his homily in Konkani. The faithful were given blessed corn and sugar
cane as is the tradition. The community lunch was tasty and colorful
with plenty of vegetarian dishes on the plantain leaf. On the following
Monday, the extended family of Saccidananda joined us for a family
dinner. Every family brought a special dish which was shared by all. The
sharing of food indeed had lead us to sharing of joy and goodwill for
one another.
On
5th September 2018 teachers day was celebrated in Sneha jyothi
vidyalaya. The entire program was planned by the SPL and the school
ministers. Students from class Pre - kg to 10th std participated in the
program as a treat to their teachers. Singing, dances, Drama and
speeches from the students made the day outstanding. The students took
great effort to ensure that teachers enjoy every minute. Followed by the
cultural program students also conducted games like volley ball, throw
ball and other fun games. A special meal was arranged by the students
which indeed created festive vibes. Lastly program took a wind up
followed by the Headmasters speech.
Annual
Blood Donation Camp-2018 was organized by NSS unit of Darshan College in
collaboration with Indian Red Cross Society. This was an initiative to
motivate the young minds and bring in the awareness of the importance of
joining hands in noble causes such as blood donation. The event was
organized and coordinated by Prof. Jayamahadeva swamy, Prof. Manjula and
Prof. Divyashree. Many Student volunteers took active participation in
the event and gave wide publicity through posters, invitation cards and
catchy slogans. The event witnessed a large number of donors, both
general public and students’ community, and their enthusiasm for social
cause was palpable. 
Vimukti
in collaboration with NGO partners from Raichur district, on 30th of
August, 2018, staged the Dharana in demanding crop loss compensation by
walking 85 kilometers. The protesters said farmers were in distress due
to scanty rainfall this season too. Many laborers have migrated in
search of employment in the cities. Many farmers incurred loss due to
the failures. Therefore, the government should declare Raichur as the
drought affected district and initiative relief measures at the
earliest. They also said, the government should waive all the crop loans
borrowed from the nationalized banks. The loan clearance for Rs. 2 lakh
waived off by the government should be issued to farmers. Fresh loans
should be provided to take up cultivation. 
Every
year on September 5 we celebrate teacher’s day on the occasion of the
birthday of Dr. Sarvapalli Radha Krishnan, second President of India;
The great academic philosopher and one of the most well known diplomats,
scholar, president of India and above all a teacher. As a tribute to
this great teacher, his birthday has been observed as teachers' day. On
this day Sneha Jyothi Vidhyalaya Boarding, children organized a short
program at vimukti premises. Children express their gratitude and
appreciation for their teachers on this day. The whole program was
planned by children themselves. A short program followed by cutting the
cake by the teachers who were present for the program. Fr.Sathish
Fernandes Director, highlighted about the purpose of being a teacher in
the school as well as in the society. 
“A
mediocre teacher tells, the good teacher explains, the superior teacher
demonstrates. The great teacher inspires” The role of a teacher in
our life is an important one as they lay the foundations in growing up
years. At times they appear to be tough on us, but it’s only for our
betterment as they ultimately try to mould, shape and chisel our raw
talents and potentials, and help us fight our fears and weaknesses. In
India Teachers day is celebrated on September 5th every year which is
also Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan’s birth anniversary. He was the second
president of India. It was a mega day at Infant Jesus School on
September 5th. The day began with sports for teachers. Various sports
were organized like relay, tug of war and musical chair. 
Kargil
Vijay Diwas, is named after the success of Operation Vijay. On this day,
26 July 1999, India successfully took command of the high outposts which
had been lost to Pakistani intruders. Kargil Vijay Diwas is celebrated
on 26 July every year in honour of the Kargil War's Heroes. It was an
armed conflict between India and Pakistan that took place between May
and July 1999 in the Kargil district of Kashmir and elsewhere along the
Line of Control (LOC). The Kargil Vijay Diwas was celebrated in the
Infant Jesus School. This attempt by the school authorities helped to
inculcate patriotism in the young minds of the students. The guests who
were present were Mr. Prakash (ex-army man). Mr. Jagadish, the president
of Karnataka rakshana vedike, Mr. Ravi, who is the president of grama
panchayat of Vastare. Mr. Ramesh from forest department and soldiers and
their family members. 
Students
of Sneha Jyothi Vidyalaya took part in a cluster level sports
competition on 28/08/2018 and 29/08/2018. The competition took place in
the campus of Sneha Jyothi Vidyalaya. The events include throw ball,
Valley ball, Kho-Kho and Kabbadi matches also the individual Athletics
like short put, Javelin throw, Discus, Long jump, High Jump etc, The
cluster level competitions are held annually under the common minimum
program, The program focuses on extracting hidden talents from the
primary as well as high school students. The student from Sneha Jyothi
Vidyalaya secured first prize in Kabbadi, 1st Place in Short put and
Javelin throw, 1st place in valley ball and Kabbadi, 2nd Place in Valley
ball high school, 1st place in long jump, Discus throw and 2nd prize in
high jump 1st prize in high school athletics Javelin and short put and
2nd place in 3000 Meters running.
St.
Anthony’s Institutions has always fostered with the urge of making the
students to acquaint with all the employability skills to face and
withstand the competitive work environment in the due course. In this
regard, Our Institution took an initiative to organize two seminars on
ANIMATION AND IBPS. Darshan College in collaboration with Moople
Animations and Designs organized a seminar on Animation. The seminar
reached the hearts and minds of the students by making everyone
understand that the limits of the possible can only be defined by going
beyond them into the impossible. With a view to enrich the skills of our
students to procure Government Jobs Our Institution in collaboration
with the Bankers’ Academy, Kengeri organized a seminar on IBPS. The
seminar motivated the students and focussed to train the students so
that they enter as learners and exit as bankers.
For
many people in our rural areas, quality health care is both unaffordable
and inaccessible. Hence, medical camps are organized and conducted in
several areas of villages, for the uneducated, poor and needy who cannot
afford their medical expenses or do not have the knowledge of medical
issues. Free BP check-ups, medical check-ups like master check-up, heart
check-up, etc are conducted for hundreds of poor people every year. VCT
initializes these methods not only to support them in their health but
also to help them gain knowledge and educate them in these issues for
their well-being and healthy life ahead.
Keeping
in view that scholastic and co scholastic activities share equal
importance in the process of academic development of a student, In the
academic year 2018-19 a productive initiative was taken by the
Management of the school to incorporate and enhance the sports skills of
the students. On 14-8-18 "Hand ball court" was inaugurated in Sneha
jyothi Vidyalaya by the Headmaster, the whole of the inauguration event
went cordially under the leadership of the P.E Teacher Mr. Gangadhar,
and on 1-9-18 the newly installed Basket ball court and long jump court
were also inaugurated by the Headmaster along with the staff. Students
were made known the rules of the game and eventually the event took a
wind up with a fun match of teachers and students.
Vimukti
believes that human rights and human development share a common vision
and a common purpose.in order to create public awareness regarding right
based approach and to have proper understanding of Various Government
Schemes and the impediments in taping those schemes. Vimukti Pothnal
joined hand with a team of NGOs in Karnataka and organized a state level
public hearing programme on 28th of August, 2018 at St. Joseph institute
Bangaluru. In this programme state level concerned Ministers and
government officials were present to hear those problems. 16 NGOs
partners from north Karnataka along with local village leaders’
representatives were present for this programme. 
Parents
are ultimate role models for their children. Every word, movement or
action has an effect. No other person or outside force has a greater
influence on a child than the Parent – Bob Keeshan. Our
Institution values the support and commitment of Parents in the overall
growth of the Students. Indeed, it is vitally important for all of us
involved in this educational partnership. With an urge of working
together to foster positive self-esteem, motivation and fulfilment in
our students Parents-Teachers Meet was organized in Darshan College.
Felicitations were made for the toppers of B.Com, BBA and BCA Students.
Later, Students’ Academic Performance, information about backlog,
Attendance information were disclosed to all the parents by their
respective class mentors. Parents appreciated the various training
programmes that are being arranged for their wards. A child educated
only at School is an uneducated child.
Free
information camp on use of herbal medicine was conducted in our targeted
villages, in collaboration with Ensemble Agissons, France, under “HEALTH
FOR ALL” project. The sessions held in Kannada by traditional
practitioners. Mrs. Chinnamma and Mrs. Nagarathna staff nurse
enlightened the gathering with regards herbal medicine and its
importance today’s world. People suffering from diabeties, Asthama,
Gasterities, Paralyeis, Obesity, Leporsy , Psosiasis, Old skin diseases,
knee or joint pain , varicose vain, fits , constipation , Jaundice ,
Depression, Weakness of nerves , Infertility, Menstrual Problems ,
Mental Disorder in children etc…were well explained to the beneficiaries
and motivated to the women to spread this message to the other women in
the villages. Nearly 41 women benefited from this camp. 
St.
Francis of Assisi school celebrated Independence day with unprecedented
patriotic fervour this year. The entire school assembled on the ground
for the celebration. The Chief Guest Rev. Fr. Henry D’Souza, Director of
FISI (Franciscan Institute of spirituality India) Bangalore, hoisted the
Tricolor flag. The national anthem echoed the entire campus. Thereafter,
our students marched impressively to the beat of the drum. Though there
was cloudy weather and drops of rain, students’ performance evoked the
feelings of patriotism in the gathered audience. The Chief Guest, voiced
out in his speech the importance of the day and our duty towards the
nation to make it great as our freedom fighters dreamt to be. The
celebration came to an end with the distribution of sweets.
In
the Indian way of life religion plays an important role. Christianity is
one of the religions which has flourished far and wide in our country.
In our times the political scenario seems to pose before us various
challenges and opportunities. Therefore it was an apt and gracious
moment to host a seminar on this topic at our Darshan Institute of
Theology, Bengaluru. The Resource person, Dr. Vincent Alva, Principal of
Milagris College, Udupi, on 25th August 2018, deeply enumerated and
elucidated on the theme Christianity in India in present political
Scenario: Opportunities and Challenges. Fr. Albert Lewis, the Dean of
Studies delivered the welcome address. In the keynote address, Rev. Fr.
Vincent Furtado, Dean of Studies at Kripalaya, Institute of Philosophy
and Religion, brought to light in a nutshell the opportunities and
challenges before us in the present context to keep alive the flame of
Christianity in our mother India.
Vimukti
Parliamentary and club children members from Utakanoor Grama Panchyath
submitted the memorandum on 22nd of August 2018 in demanding concerned
panchayath president to form Child Protection committee in their Gram
Panchyath. The main objective of this CPC Committee is to address child
rights and provide more awareness and spread knowledge among children,
parents and the society in general. A CPC is a group of individual
including duty- bearers, who are primarily responsible for creating and
promoting a child friendly and safe environment wherein all children
well-being, safety and rights are protected. 
Everything
has beauty, but not everyone sees it – Confucius. The beauty of
imagination is given expression in various forms of art. One such art
that embellishes the hands and fascinates the sight is Mehendi. St.
Anthony’s PU College organized Mehendi competition to bring out the
artistic skills in the students. The Mehendi talent hunt competition
received an overwhelming response. The zealous participants etched out
awe inspiring creative designs. Irrespective of exposure and experience,
they adorned their hands with Mehendi designs which helped them boost
their confidence in the art. Prof. Balkhis, Prof. Shanthala and Ms.
Housifa, after intently viewing the varied designs adjudged the winners.
May the external art of Mehendi continue to be one of the magnificent
reflections of the inner-self.
St
Francis of Assisi school Chikodi, inaugurated new school building on
Saturday, 11 August 2018 at 11.00am. Rev Fr Dolphy Pais, Provincial
minister, invoked God’s blessings and cut the ribbon as the children,
standing on different stories of the building, showered the stage and
building with flowers. Frs. Peter D’souza, Melwyn D’souza, Alwyn Dias
and Salvador Fernandes, councilors of the province joined in blessing
the building with the holy water. Mr Vinod A Ghatti, Cousulting Civil
Engineer, was felicitated by offering a shawl . The progarm was graced
with the presence of Fr Anil D’costa, Principal of Trinity school,
Udupi, Fr Robin D’souza, Province Administrator, Fr Deepak Fernandes,
Provincial Secretary, Fr Alphonso MSFS, Parents, friends, benefactors
and well-wishers of the School. After the function meals were served for
everyone in the Assisi Campus.
On
20th of May, 2018 Fr. Sathish Fernandes Pothnal organized the training
on CHILDLINE 1098 for the Government hostel children at Pothnal. Fr.
Sathish Fernanders Child Welfare committee member Raichur, made random
visit to the hostel and enquiry regarding facilities, and how the
children are taken care by the hostel in charge. After interaction with
the children he spoke about children rights, to create awareness on
adverse impact of child marriage, Child Sexual abuse, child line 1098,
child dropout, Child trafficking, Child labor, RTF, protection of earth,
health-hygiene and cleanliness etc., in the society. The session was
well interactive and though provoking. The underlying message of the
training was to take collective responsibility in protecting the rights
of children. 
Vimukti
Charitable trust® in collaboration with CHILDLINE India Foundation
organized five days of CHILDLINE in- house training to Raichur CHILDLINE
staff from 31st to 5th of August, 2018. Inaugural function was held at
JC Bavan Raichur. CHILDLINE India Foundation’s south Zone program
coordinator Miss Chithra anchan said in her inaugural address that the
CHILDLINE 1098 project of the Union Ministry of women & Child
Development offers 24x7 toll free emergency helpline service and
children in distress must seek help from this service. She further said,
that this is the only helpline for children in the country and it was
establish in 1996. 
‘Freedom
is never dear at any price. It is the breath of life what would a man
not pay for living’ Mahatma Gandhi. Despite the torrential rains
for days together the 72nd Independence Day was celebrated at Trinity
Central School with lots of zeal and enthusiasm on 15th August, 2018 as
the sky was clear for unfurling the tri color flag. The Principal,
Administrates, Staff, Students and Parents of the Trinity Central School
were present for the flag hoisting ceremony. The event started with a
prayer song invoking God’s blessings on our country India. Rev. Fr. Anil
D’costa (Principal), Rev. Fr. Ravi Rajesh (Administrator), Mr. Krishnan
(PTA member), Ms. Magdelina Lewis (Academic Coordinator) and Ms. Archana
Shetty (Primary Section Head) were present at flag hoisting. There was a
march past lead by the School S.P.L Gamaliel and the Scouts and Guides
cadre followed by the house members.
Various
activities are conducted to engage little children in learning through
the playway method. To enhance kids learning to be an enjoyable one, we,
at Trinity started with the ‘Green day’ for all the kinder garten kids.
We
create awareness about child abuse to children of all ages and their
parents. We have an open talk with children about keeping them safe from
abuse. Since child abuse has always been an ongoing issue, it is our
responsibility to create an awareness to bring a change in their lives.
They don't have to be quiet like we did in our days. The kids enjoyed
the activity session and also made awkward faces when we mentioned
certain details. We also provide training on child safety and protection
to all staffs and volunteers who work with children. We believe that
this opportunity will open up doors to bring an end to child abuse at
least in the community we serve.
In
our school campus on 15th august 72nd Independence Day was celebrated in
a grand manner, for this celebration Rev. Fr. Anthony Raj was the chief
gues, Mr. Prasanth Congress Leader and Social Worker was the guest of
honour and Rev. Fr Alexander Daniel was the president of the function.
In the presence of all the guest and our Headmaster, Asst Headmaster
tricolour flag was hoisted by the chief guest, many cultural programmes
were conducted along with March Past, Patriotic Drama, Dance and Prizes
were distributed to the winners of the Zonal Level Sports and Prathibha
Karanji Programme. The programme was concluded by vote of thanks by our
Headmaster. The whole programme was a grand success. 
Freedom
is never dear at any price, it is the breath of Life. With
burning fire of love for the country and bubbling patriotic spirit the
Anthonian family gathered together on the 15th of August 2018 to pay
honour and respect to our Nation, India. Though the weather was cloudy,
yet the countenance of all assembled was bright with enthusiasm to
celebrate the 72nd Independence Day. Rev. Dr. Fr. Benjamin Alphonso OFM
Cap, hoisted the National flag, and gave a call to nourish and develop
the talents of India in India. Mr. Abhilash G P, Centre Manager of
Moople Institute of Animation and Design too was present for the
function. Students gave expression to their nationalistic spirit by
means of various performances. May we think of Freedom not to do as we
please, but as the opportunity to do what is right.
With
exuberance the children of Sneha Jyothi Boarding organized a wonderful
recreational evening after the meticulous organization of the
celebration of Independence Day. “Every Child is a different kind of
flower, and all together, makes this world a beautiful garden” says an
author Play, activities and recreation are the best part of student life
apart from the classroom study that makes them lively, active and
energetic. Our children began the task from morning with the cleaning of
the surrounding, paid tribute to Our father of nation, Mahatma Gandhi
and remembered sacrifices of the freedom fighters and the proud soldiers
of Bharath Matha, Fr. Sathish Fernandes, the director of Vimukti
Charitable Trust and a member of CWC, powerfully enlightened the budding
minds of these children with a short message on the occasion of
Independence. 
Sneha
Jyothi Vidyalaya Pothnal celebrated Independence Day with great fervor
on 15th August 2018 in the presence of staff, student and management.
The chief guests and other dignitaries’ were Rev.Fr.Willian prabhu
(Director St. Clare Vihar, Pothnal). Rev. Brothers (St. Clare Post
novitiate house) Rev.Fr.Thomas (Co-pastor, St Clare Parish) Mr.Solomon
(PTA President S.D.M.C.) Sr.Martha (Anugraha boarding Incharge), C.H.
Srinivas, Dr. Prashanth, Mr.Sujith dolly, Mr.Basavaraj kesari, Mr.
Ragunath Singh. The gamut of celebration activities held on the campus
consisted of special welcoming ceremony, Flag waving and Pooja ceremony,
the dynamic march past and a rainbow of cultural activities proposed
under the stewardship of the staff and management the entire school
assembled at the ground at sharp 8:45 am, Meanwhile the chief guests
were escorted to the stage with the school band. 
Our
mission at the Sneha Jyothi Child care Center is to create and ensure a
safe, nurturing, and family environment for destitute, abandoned and
orphaned vulnerable little children presently aged between 5 to 18 years
which will fulfill the vision of offering them a hope and a future. In
our home, they will be loved, valued and empowered through quality care
and education. Our goal at The Sneha Jyothi child care center is to
excel in holistic childcare and ensure optimum care is provided for all
children by meeting their physical and emotional needs. Our vision for
The Sneha Jyothi child care center is to become a reputable home and
excel in childcare.
The
Genuine roots of culture is folk music – John Lydon. To encourage the
Students to know more about Carnatic culture through folk songs, Darshan
College organised Janapada Jathre. The most eminent personalities in the
names of Sri Sabbanahalli Raju and Ms. Lavanya were the Jury members for
the day. 23 Groups in all, had taken part in this Folk lore Festival and
the audience witnessed the enthralling performances and were completely
delighted. The competition conveyed the message: ‘Life is a song to
Praise God where music is the form of magic’. The Jury members guided
the students to sing in such a way that others should hear our worship,
for sometimes the songs do not make us emotional but it is the people
and things that come to our mind when we hear them.
Vimukti
Charitable trust® conducted Right to Food training to all the adolescent
girls in project area. During the sessions adolescent girls were
educated regarding the holistic concept of RTF, its various components,
entitlements that effectuate its realizations and concern on its
progressive realization. An overview of the NFSA Act, 2013 along with an
evaluative critique was given to the participants, as a form of
inducting them into the session. This was followed by an interactive
session which helped to highlight the numerous practical problems,
lacunae and policy gaps that need to be fulfilled on order to strengthen
right to food within the country.
‘The
best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others’
– Mahatma Gandhi. The NSS Unit of Darshan College for the
academic year 2018-19 was inaugurated on the 1st of August 2018. The
Chief Guests for the function were Shri. M. K. Krishna, Director and
Chief Nodal Manager SBIMF, Dr. N. Srinivasa, NSS Coordinator, Bangalore
University. The Inaugural Function was chaired by Rev. Dr. Fr. Alwyn
Dias, the Director, in the gracious presence of Rev. Fr. George Monis,
Principal, Darshan College, Management, Faculty and Students. NSS
Programme officer Dr. B. Manjula gave the presentation of the NSS
activities of the year 2017-18. The Chief Guest, Shri M. K. Krishna then
highlighted on various issues confronting the society and appealed to
the 264 NSS volunteers present, to be proactively involved in and
address such social problems. Expanding the word NSS as Never Stop
Studying, Never Stop Service, he made a detailed, informative talk on
services like blood donation and eye donation. The end of all knowledge
should be service to others.
On
3rd August 2018, a variety of competitions were conducted for the
students of Grade 1 to 9, to explore their artsy and craftsy skills, and
also to enhance their thinking and increase the power of concentration.
Students from Grade 1 to 9 participated in the various competitions
scheduled on the morning of 3rd August. The competition for the primary
children was held in the Bonaventure Block while the middle school
students participated in the event at Trinitorium. Students of Grade 6
to 9 had the themes to ‘save earth’ and ‘say No to Plastics’. They had
to convey the message through their creative art and collage work. ittle
kids from the primary Grades of 1 and 2, had made very colourful craft
articles while the students from Grade 3 to 5 made ‘Wealth out of
Waste’. The creative, colourful artifacts were exhibited in the Mother
Teresa Hall on 4th August 2018, on the Result Day.
A
total of 10 adolescent Groups and each group ranging of 25 to 30 girls
between the age of 10 to 18 were formed in the project area. Adolescent
girls are availing the pleasure of group membership. Animators have
played a vital role in strengthening these groups on adolescent issues.
The club provides a platform for adolescents collectively to discuss
issues around domestic violence, early marriage and more importantly
encourage their peers to adopt healthy practices and follow medical
intervention, for preventing anemia. Regular meetings are conducted in
these groups. On the other hand VIMUKTI has organized 10 adolescent
groups. 
St
Anne’s Friary was soaked in the festal cheer on 02 August 2017, as the
Capuchin friars along with the faithful celebrated the feast of Our Lady
of the Angels of Portiuncula. The solemn Eucharist in the evening was
presided over by Most Rev. Dr Aloysius Paul Dsouza and was concelebrated
by a good number of diocesan and religious priests from near and far.
Rev Dr Fr Rocky D’cunna, the Rector of Kripalaya, the Philosophy
Seminary of Capuchins in Mysore preached an inspiring homily. He
mentioned the clear historical background for this feast of Portiuncula.
As a 'Little Portion' – Portiuncula helped St Francis to carry out the
will God, may it help us too to understand the plans that God has for
us’, he said.
Vimukti
organized awareness’ program on prevention of contagious diseases at
Markumdini village on 25th July, 2018. Public people were called upon to
keep their houses and surrounding’s clean to avoid contagious,
water-borne and mosquito-borne diseases. People were advised to
contribute to create a disease –free society. Mrs. Jecintha Vimukti
staff appealed the officials of health and education department to
create awareness among people on prevention of spread of contagious
diseases, including dengue and malaria. Door to door campaign was done
to create awareness about prevention of malaria and dengue in the
villages. People were asked to keep clean water stored and not to allow
water to stagnate near the houses which will give way for breeding
ground for mosquitos in the living vicinities. 
The
first ever singing competition of the academic year 2018- 19 was
conducted on 21/07/2018. Students from class pre kg to 10th std
participated in the competition. Rev. Fr. Thomas, Rev. Fr. Dominic and
Sr. Martha were the judges. The competition went on with the theme
"patriotic" and "Devotional". Students actively showcased their
exceptional singing talents, which indeed mesmerised everyone.
ls and women: Vimukti Pothnal
It is said,
"Separations are wounds that no one can heal, but memories
are treasures that no one can steal". After two years of a journey that
seems to have just begun, it was the time to bid farewell to our dear
Fr. Elvin Lopez. It was special moment for us. It was painful to say
good bye to dear Fr. Being the, Director of Sneha Jyothi Boarding and
severed in the Clara Vihar fraternity in various capacities. Now you are
going to New Delhi to pursue your higher studies in communication, we
the Vimukti Director and staff wish you all the best in your studies.
Fr.sathish Fernandez took this occasion to recall all the good times and
the good things that the vimukti centre had received during his term.
Fr. Elvin Lopez had been a great support in all the areas of our
missionary and social work endeavours. The Fraternal care and dedication
you had shown to the orphan/semi orphan children, youth, and women had
been really inspiring.
On the 23rd of July 2018, the newly built
Science block of the college was Blessed by His
eminence Most Rev. Dr. Bernard Moras, Archbishop
Emeritus of Bangalore, and inaugurated by Rev.
Dr. Fr. Dolphy Pais, Provincial Minister, Holy
Trinity Province, Karnataka. Mr. Muniraju,
Corporator, Ullal ward BBMP was also one among
the eminent personalities present. Education
today should inculcate values and virtues in the
students, which is deteriorating in the present
society, so that they become firm and strong
like the building built on rock was the call
given by Most Rev. Dr. Bernard Moras. The new
Science block consists of well-furnished
classrooms, well-equipped laboratories, spacious
auditorium, Library and various other
facilities. The desire to meet the educational
thirst of the students belonging to the middle
and lower middle-class families, was the
foundation for this project. With the ardent
efforts of Rev. Dr. Fr. Alwyn Dias, Director of
St. Anthony’s Institutions, along with the
support and encouragement of Capuchin Friars,
and Benefactors this dream is realized. Indeed,
it is a great leap in the growth of the
Institution. ‘Growth is the only evidence
of life’.
Vimukti Pothnal organized a free sapling distribution camp in three
pockets. The pocket leaders and women were sensitized about their
responsibilities towards the environment and society. The main aim of
this awareness program is to “spreading awareness on environment and its
protection”. On this occasion awareness was created among the pocket
leaders and members to protect and preserve our mother nature through
tree plantation and cleanliness drive. Mr. Charlie VCT staff highlighted
saying, free distribution camp is very important day in our life. It is
the day when we get aware of issues related to our environment and
pledge to keep it safe for our better future. We should take care of our
environment all through the life. It can be done only when we will keep
our eyes open and be active to bring some positive changes within
ourselves and environment. Nearly 145 pocket women and others benefited
from this program..JPG)
Vimukti organized nutrition awareness program under “Health for all”
project on 14th of July, 2018. Malnutrition amongst women is one of the
prime causes of low birth-weight babies and poor growth. Low birth
weight is a significant contributor to infant mortality. Moreover, low
birth weight babies who survive are likely to suffer growth retardation
and illness throughout their childhood, adolescence and into adulthood,
and growth-retarded adult women are likely to carry on the Preventing
under-nutrition has emerged as one of the most critical challenges in
recent times. Though various schemes are introduced by the government,
yet failed to reach to the beneficiaries. Therefore VCT has been
conducting nutrition program in our project area and helping women and
children to get maximum benefit from these schemes. Nearly 98 women
attended and benefited from this program. 
‘If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t
run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but
whatever you do, you have to keep moving’ –
Martin Luther King Jr. 
The Capuchin Friars of St Anne's Friary successfully
presented their fourth show of 'Voparinchi Saanz' ('An Evening of
Parables') at Town Hall on Sunday, July 15. Bishop-elect Fr Dr Peter
Paul Saldanha attended as a chief guest the brief stage programme held
prior to the drama. Fr Peter Cyprian D'Souza, Walter Nandalike, founder,
Daijiworld Media Group, Michel D’Souza, NRI entrepreneur, Sr Lizzy
Thomas, principal, Nazreth School, Suresh Attavar, founder, Chakrapani
Nruthyalaya, Br Victor Craata, and Fr Paul Melwyn D’Souza, were present.
Appreciating the artists and gathering who attended the show Fr Peter
Paul said, “With the intention of simplifying his teachings, Jesus
Christ used parables in his life. He himself became a centre character
in every parable. 
“Wishing you a day filled with happiness and a year
fulfilled with joy”, was the tone of every
Trinitarian on 13/07/2018. A special assembly was
conducted to wish and greet our beloved
Correspondent Rev. Fr. Claud Mascarenhas. The
Principal, Administrator, Staff and students of
Trinity Central School wished Rev. Fr. Claud by
singing the melodious birthday song and offering him
a bouquet of flower. We also had teachers Ms. Bhavya
and Ms. Sushma Suvarna celebrate their birthdays
along with the other students. The teachers wished
the birthday celebrants with the bouquet from the
Trinity garden. Thereafter Rev. Fr. Claud, Teachers
and the students cut the birthday cake and
celebrated their birthday in a grand manner. Rev.
Fr. Claud thanked the Principal, staff and the
students for the gesture of affection showed by the
Trinity family.
The
project, aptly named Bridge-IT, is a micro entrepreneurship program that
aims to provide livelihood opportunities and bridge the IT gap between
urban and rural India by building the capacity of rural youth in
e-entrepreneurship. Bridge-IT will focus on building the IT and
entrepreneurial skills of rural youth, build their confidence, and
enhance their life skills, providing them with the necessary means and
support to earn a livelihood through e-entrepreneurship. The initiative
will not only allow rural youth to be gainfully employed and
self-sufficient, but will also bridge the IT gap by enabling the youth
to bring much needed IT related services into their communities. By
promoting rural entrepreneurship, the intervention aims to improve the
rural economy, reduce illiteracy, and provide academic inputs to both
school going children and adults through computer based education. 
Education a man, you educate a person, but you educate a woman and
you educate a whole civilization- Mahatma Gandhi
Vimukti charitable Trust® organized mass awareness campaign from 6th to
9th July, 2018 in five major villages of our working area. Vimukti Staff
with the help of local community leaders gave input sessions on seeds
and fertilizers stock for monsoon cultivation. Govt. as already allotted
sufficient seeds and fertilizers for the farmers for the monsoon
cultivation. But farmers should demand the concerned authorities to
distribute the seeds and fertilizers in concessional rate. Seeds are
available with the Karnataka State Seeds Corporation Limited, National
Seeds Corporation and other private agencies. Sufficient stock was
ensured and there would not be any shortage for this season. Seeds would
be distributed on 75% of concession for scheduled caste and scheduled
tribe farmers and on 50% concession for general category farmers.
‘The Secret of getting ahead is
getting started’. With a view to grow and
progress Darshan College commenced the new
Academic Year 2018-19 for the BCOM, BBA and BCA
Students. Dr. I. S. Shivakumara, Former
Vice-Chancellor, Faculty of Science, Dept. of
Mathematics, Bangalore University was the Chief
Guest and Prof. Veeranna, Founder and Director
of FASE Foundation was the Guest of Honor. The
Faculty members were introduced and the
Departmental Heads briefly introduced the
curricular, co-curricular and extra-curricular
activities for the academic year 2018-19. Rev.
Fr. George Monis, Principal welcomed the
Freshers, wished them all the best and presented
the rules and guidelines to be followed. Rev.
Fr. Alwyn Dias, Director of the Institute
insisted on the discipline, Academic Excellence
and Character Formation which is given utmost
priority in the ambience of Darshan College.
Every beginning is an opportunity to grow.
An enthusiastic team of Manipal Police was present
at the Trinity Central School to create awareness on
'Road Safety and on sexual abuse among young
children'. The session was held in the Bonaventure
Block at 3.00 pm. Rev. Fr. Anil D’Costa the
Principal of Trinity Central School, introduced the
Police team consisting of Mr. Sudarshan M, Police
Inspector; Mr. Sridhar MP, Sub-Inspector; Mr. Uday
Amin, Head Constable, Ms. Nethravathi, Woman Police
Head Constable and Mahadevi, PSI and gave a warm
welcome to them. Students from Grades VIII, IX and X
attended the talk that was informative as well as
practical like precautions students must take on the
roads, how to deal with strangers etc.
‘A nation’s culture resides in the hearts and in the
soul of its people’ says Mahatma Gandhi. An inter
school AICS Cultural Competition was orgianised for
the junior and senior level - Magnum Opus 2018 at
Trinity Central School on 7/7/2018. The protection
of intangible cultural heritage and maintaining the
continuity of national culture is very requisite in
the present world. And this was the very motive to
host such a prosperous event. The formal
inauguration of the ‘Magnum Opus 2018’ was presided
over by the Chief Guest Mrs. Jessy Andrews, the
Principal of Madhava Kripa School, Manipal; our PTA
President Mr. Maxim DSouza, Principal Rev. Fr. Anil
D’Costa along with the Co-ordinators Mrs. Magdelina
Lewis and Mrs. Archana were the members on the dais.
The programme commenced with the prayer song by the
choir of the Trinity School followed by the welcome
speech delivered by the Academic Co-ordinator Mrs.
Magdelina Lewis who cheered and welcomed the
gathering.
Girls boarding and child Recourse center is a long awaited dream is
finally becoming reality and brought great joy and gladness for the
staff and Director of Vimukti Charitable Trust(R) Pothnal. With the
blessing of God and the hard work of Fr. Sathish Fernandes and Fr. Elvin
Lopez along with Vimukti staff, the newly constructed Merci Nivas 1st
floor at Pothnal was blessed on 8th July by Rev. Fr. John Alwyn Dias,
Vicar Provincial Holy Trinity Province, Karnataka; Who proudly unveiled
the plaque and proclaimed with humble gratitude to God saying ‘Lord your
love is eternal; Complete the work that you have begun.... what is done
in love is done well. Fr. William prubu Director clara vihar, said i
would like to thank immensely those who have put their efforts for the
completion of the work and thanks to Merci Nivas 1st floor has given a
new look with the construction of an extension.
The drawing completion of the academic year 2018-19 was held on
07-07-2018. Students from L.K.G – 10th Std. came forward to participate
in the activity. The drawing competition was a theme based one, where
students were allotted different themes according to their classes. The
competition was later followed up with the supervision of the
Headmaster.
The Investiture ceremony of the academic years 2018-19 happened to be on
4/07/2018 in the presence of staff, Student and Management of Sneha
Jyothi Vidyalaya. The chief guest for the event was Fr. Thomas (Asst.
Parish priest St. Claire Vihar). The elected SPL, ASPL and the cabinet
of Ministers took the oath of abiding to the rules and regulations of
the school and their duties. The call was given by Mr. Gangadhar (P.E.
Teacher) and the elected leaders along with the four houses of the
school marched forward with enthusiasm. The newly elected leaders were
honored with sashes by the Headmaster and the whole members of cabinet
ministry took on oath leaded by Rev. Fr. Sunil. Meanwhile the chief
guest spoke a few words on the special day wishing good luck to the
Parliamentarians and students. Eventually, The Headmaster addressed the
gathering and exposed the parliamentarians. The official oath taking
ceremony was winded up by singing National and School Anthems.
At the end of the day, the most overwhelming key
to a child’s success is the positive involvement
of Parents – Jane D Hull. Future of the Students
is shaped by Teachers/Professors at
School/College and Parents at home.
Understanding this great truth, the Management
of St. Anthony’s PU College held Parents’
Orientation program. Rev. Dr. Fr. Dolphy Pais,
President of Capuchin Education Service Society,
was the Chief Guest, and gave a call to be
‘Encouraging Parents’ to all gathered. Later,
the Distinction holders and the toppers of the
College in the II PU State Board Examinations
2017-18 were honored and felicitated along with
their parents. 
The Diaconal Ordination of our 7 Capuchin brothers, 2 from Karnataka
namely Bros Christopher Rodrigues , Paul Olwyn D’Almeida,2 from Goa,
namely Bros Jerry Fernandes , Sanny Fernandes and 3 TOR brothers namely
Bros SumitbilsanTigga, Matias Kandulna and Wilson Lugunwas was being
held at Darshan Theologate on June 29, 2018, on the Solemnity of St.
Peter and St. Paul. His Grace Rt. Rev. Dr. Bernard Moras, Arch Bishop
Emeritus of the diocese of Bangalore, ordained our brothers to the Order
of deacons. In the homily His Grace, Dr. Bernard Moras emphasized on the
very ministry of Deacons, that is, we are to be at the service of the
Church, Sacraments and the Liturgy. Fr. Joseph Dolphy Pais, the
Provincial minister of the Holy Trinity Province, Karnataka and Fr.
Waldheim Rodrigues, the Provincial Minister from St. Anthony Province
Goa, were present along with many guest priest from far and near. 
As a part of our efforts1to make basic healthcare accessible for all,
Vimukti Charitable Trust®, Pothnal with the support of Ensemble Agissons
France conducted free health camps in villages, providing succor to over
250 people. Many of these villages have no healthcare facilities or even
a qualified healthcare worker. Monthly free medical camps are being
conducted specifically for pregnant women with active participation by
staff nurse and support staff from Pothnal hospital. The objective of
the camp was to provide information regarding diet, exercise and weight
control. Free medicines have been provided to subjects who were
diagnosed with HTN and or DM and advised them to follow up with their
local doctors or Public Health Centers. 
The inaugural function of the academic year 2018-19 was organised on
1/06/2018. The dignitaries who presided over the function were Fr. John
Baptist; Fr. Andrew Jayaraj, Principal; Fr. Amar Lobo, Vice Principal
and Fr. Anil Kumar, director of Padre Pio study home. Fr. Andrew Jayaraj
inaugurated the Academic year 2018-19 by writing the motto of our school
on the logo. All the dignitaries present did the lighting of the lamp,
symbolising the spark of knowledge. Fr. John Baptist, the chief guest of
the function addressed the gathering and wished students a bright year.
The program came to an end with the distribution of sweets to all the
students and teachers.
A journey of thousand miles must begin with a single
step. It was the most awaiting moment for the
students of Trinity to see their leaders and House
in charges to be in full action on 22/06/18. We had
a distinguished guest for the ceremony Prof. Vincent
Alva, the Principal of Milagres College. As the
guest arrived, the Principal escorted him and the
academic coordinators to the dais. The program began
with a prayer song, which showed oneness of the
‘Trinity family’. A formal introduction of the
guests was conducted by Ruth Angelina of Grade 7.
Investiture means a formal investing of a person
with authority, power, right, office and dignity. It
is rightly said that, ‘leaders are not born they are
made’. So in Trinity investiture ceremony is one of
the most important ceremonies of the school.
There are no strangers in here, just friends you
haven’t met. With this feeling the II PU
students welcomed the freshers to the Anthonian
family. The total strength of the freshers for
the Academic year 2018-19 is the highest ever in
the history of St. Anthony’s PU College, 181in
all. With this the number of PU Students alone,
in the campus, has reached the record high of
330. The Class Representatives took the oath of
faithfully fulfilling their responsibilities in
the ceremony of investiture. Rev. Dr. Fr. Albert
Lewis, Dean of Studies, Darshan Institute of
Theology, was the Chief Guest for the program.
He encouraged the students to be positively
passionate and strive constantly to attain their
dreams. 
“Yoga boosts our mental and physical health and
improves over all well being”. The United Nations
declared the 21st June as International Day of Yoga
in 2015, and it has inculcated awareness about the
spiritual discipline among all the people across the
globe. To commemorate the same the students of
Trinity Central School participated in the ‘Yoga Day
Celebration’ held at the premises of Shri Krishna
Math Udupi. The Scouts and Guides of our school
along with their Captains attended the same. Shri
Raghavendra Acharya, the owner of the HP Gas agency
was the chief guest. He spoke on the importance of
yoga. The event was organized by Bharat Scouts and
Guides District Organization Udupi. 
Yoga for Harmony and Peace
Vimukti Charitable trust®, Pothnal with the collaboration Aptha mithra
development organization, Sindhnoor jointly organized awareness program
on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) ,female sex
worker, and people living with HIV on 16th of June 2018 at Vimukti
premises. The objective of the program was to make known the struggles
of LGBTQ, female sex worker and people living with HIV people face in
the society for their existence. The resource person Sri Madhu said, as
a community, LGBTQ people face higher rates of poverty, stigma, and
marginalization, which put us at greater risk for sexual assault. We
also face higher rates of hate-motivated violence, which can often take
the form of sexual assault. Moreover, the ways in which society both
hyper sexualizes LGBTQ people and stigmatizes our relationships can lead
to intimate partner violence that stems from internalized homophobia and
shame. 
Sneha Jyothi Vidyalaya observed International Yoga day on 21-06-2018 in
the presence of Staff and Management. The newly appointed Physical
teacher Mr.Gangadhar carried on the event enthusiastically under the
guidance of the Headmaster. The interesting part of the event was that
students from class 1st Std. to 10th Std. participated in the event and
practiced yoga under supervision. The Headmaster Fr. Dominic Sunil Lobo
acknowledged everyone with his thoughts on yoga, He also stated that
“Yoga is not a religion, it is a science.
We are born in a land blessed with tolerance. We are
born in a land blessed with harmony. We are born in
a land which is a role model to many other
countries. And to add to the blessing, we are a part
of a huge Trinity family that celebrates every
religion without any discrimination. To celebrate
the occasion of EID-UL-FITR, a special assembly was
organized on Monday, 18th June, 2018. The students
belonging to Islamic faith of Grade 6 – 9 as a part
of the celebration presented an amazing programme.
It was a moment of pride, honour and a blessing from
the Almighty to welcome our Principal Rev. Fr Anil
D’Costa, Co ordinators, Administrator Rev Fr Ravi
Rajesh, the staff and all the students of the
Trinity family.
Every assembly at Trinity Central School is special.
But the assembly of 14th June 2018 was evidently
special as we had Rev. Fr. Anil D’Souza, the newly
appointed Parish Priest of Perampally visit the
school and be the part of our assembly. The
Management, Principal, Staff and Students at Trinity
Central School, welcomed the newly appointed Parish
Priest of Perampally by offering a bouquet and
momento. Thereafter Rev Fr Anil D’Souza addressed
our students and motivated them to do their learning
in a regular basis and do their small jobs with
great responsibility. He also praised and
appreciated the students for maintaining good
discipline. After which we distributed merit
certificates to all those deserving students who
were absent during the PTA gathering. The assembly
dispersed with National Anthem.
Blood is the fluid that gives life, growth and health. Every year on 14
June, countries around the world celebrate World Blood Donor Day (WBDD).
The event, established in 2004, serves to raise awareness of the need
for safe blood and blood products, and to thank blood donors for their
voluntary, life-saving gifts of blood. World Blood Donor Day is one of
eight official global public health campaigns marked by the World Health
Organization (WHO). With these key note from Fr. Elvin Lopes Sneha
Jyothi Boarders organized World Blood Donor Day on June 14, 2018 to mark
this event Mr.Charlie was chief guest, spoke of the benefits and the
myths about donating blood. By donating blood we become life savers and
real hero and a ray of hope to someone in need of blood and Mrs.
Nagarthna the staff nurse guided the children and spoke of the purpose
of the event.
An awareness rally was taken out by Child line Raichur at Muddamaguddi
School on 12th of June 2018 on the occasion of World Day against Child
Labour. The rally started from the School ground and ended at the temple
premises. The children were holding placards with slogans against
employing children. After the rally stage program was organized in the
school. Childline team member Mr. mukkanna staged that employing the
children below 18 years is punishable offence as per law, Both the
persons employing the children and the persons who have supplied the
children are equally responsible. The law provides three years
imprisonment for this offence he explained. Further Mr. Charlie Vimukti
staff said, children are the future of the country. It is the
responsibility of every one to ensure that the children are provided
good education and become good citizens.
The SPL (School people Leader) and ASPL Election for the academic year
2018 -19 were conducted on 15-6-2018 all the volunteer nominees for the
posts did the necessary campaigning for the elections. The Headmaster
Rev. Fr. Dominic inaugurated the elections. The students from class 3rd
to 10th standard casted their votes. The results were announced by the
Headmaster in the assembly and the results are as fallows.
Vimukti organized one day training on revised Mukya Mantri Ujjwala
yojana scheme to the women at Markumdinini pocket. Speaking on the
occasion, Mr. Agrogyappa VCT animator said previously this scheme had
fixed target group, but now no target has been fixed, and all the
eligible beneficiaries will be given free cooking gas. The people
belonging to scheduled caste/ scheduled tribes and backward classes can
avail the facilities. The beneficiaries have to bring ration card and
identification card to avail the facilities.55 women attended the
training and applied for this scheme. As a result 12 of the
beneficiaries received the cylinder gas kit and others are waiting to
receive.
“Cleanliness is the only medicine to all diseases”
The feast of St. Anthony of Padua was celebrated on 13th June in a grand
manner at Deena Seva Ashram. Fr. .Jason Pias OFM Cap. presided over the
Eucharistic celebration, and gave an inspiring homily .Priests from the
neighbouring communities and the melodious voices of the brothers added
beauty to the celebration. A large number of faithful gathered for the
Eucharistic celebration to join their voices in praising God for the
manifold blessing they received through the intercession of St. Anthony
of Padua, the Wonder worker. Later after the mass, refreshments were
served to the faithful. 
The academic year 2018-19 was inaugurated on 12-06-2018 in the presence
of staff, student and Management. The other dignitaries were Mr. Solomon
(SDMC President) Mr. Sharanabasappa (SDMC Vice President) and Mr.
Virupaksha (PTA Member). The Program started with a prayer service,
which was later followed by the lamp lighting Ceremony, newly admitted
students were given a warm welcome through the authentic “ aarathi,”.
The chief guests shared their thoughts and wished good luck for the
school. This first ever event of the academic year 2018-19 took a wind
up while the Headmaster acknowledged the gathering with this thoughts
and ideas.
‘Planting a tree is much better than wearing a
mask to be safe from pollution.’
As the sun rises and sets a new day, so also the
‘assembly’ paves the path for our students to
rejuvenate their minds to remain rooted to the
values and helps them to unlock their vitality.
Today being 6th June 2018, was the first day of
assembly of the academic year 2018-19. The Students
from grade I to X were all assembled in the
Trinitorium with vibrant colors of their houses, viz
Assisi, Spoleto, Greccio, Laverna, Rivotorto.
Assembly is the time when students and mentors come
together and start the day enabling them to share
their experience and providing them a platform to
perform. In the same way, at Trinity Central School,
the first assembly started with involving God’s name
through a prayer song sung by the choir group. After
which the Principal greeted the staff and students.
“You, Eternal Trinity, are my Creator, and I am the work of Your hands,
and I know through the new creation which You have given me in the blood
of Your Son, that You are enamored of the beauty of Your workmanship”.
Last Year’s words belong to last year’s language and
New Year’s words await another voice. As we are at
the start of this Academic Year 2018-2019, its time
for setting & achieving goals, working smarter
towards taking our school and the students to the
next level of heights. The first PTA Gathering of
Academic year 2018-19 was held on 26th May 2018. The
programme started with a prayer asking the Almighty
to shower his blessings on the gathering. The formal
function commenced by lighting the lamp. The
dignitaries of the day Secretary of CEB, Rev. Dr.
Fr. Alwyn Dias, Correspondent Rev. Fr. Claud
Mascarehnas, PTA President Mr. Maxim D’souza, the
Principal Rev. Fr. Anil D’Costa and the Academic
Coordinator Ms. Magdelina Lewis ignited the lamp and
inaugurated the New Academic Year 2018-2019..JPG)
It is said, “Separations are wounds that no one can heal, but memories
are treasures that no one can steal.” It was painful to say good bye to
eight of our senior sponsor children, but as they go for another stage
of experience which is the part of their life. To mark this event we
gave them memorable farewell with an excellent program along with
sumptuous meal. It was the day the our beloved sponsored children took
center stage; a day the companions experienced mixed feelings of pride
and sadness, while the parents looked on joyfully; a day that will
forever be etched in the collective consciousness of Vimukti as covering
yet another milestone in this beautiful journey of togetherness. It was
the most awaited moment of the year for the outgoing batch- their
Valedictory Function.The symbolic lighting of the lamp and cutting the
beautifully decorated cake by the departing sponsored children along
with Fr. Sathish Fernandes, director, took on an added significance as
did the invocation that followed. 
“The one who stops learning stops growing”. Hence
here at Trinity Central School there is always a
scope for improvement. In order to pace with fast
moving world and to update themselves with the
modern teaching methods of various training programs
were held in Trinity premises. Thanks to the
Management, our Principal Rev. Fr. Anil for
organizing such workshops. On 28th May 2018, we had
a workshop on the theme “How to be an effective
Teacher”. A very interactive session that explained
the various teaching styles. It was conducted by Mr.
Chetan Ponappa, the Regional Director for Centrado
Tech Solution PVT Ltd. 
June
5th is celebrated as the World Environment Day. To mark this important
event St Anthony's Institutions planned a "Walk for Nature". Around 450
student from High School section went on a procession with slogans like:
"1,2,3 - plant a tree, Stop pollution is the best Solution, Save the
Nature- Save the Future....." The procession was flagged off by the
Asst. Headmaster Rev. Fr. Vincent Balraj and Rev. Fr Prem Lawrence was
the guide and leader. A number of people witnessed this noble
procession. Police department extended their full support to us.
St Anthony's institutions was delighted to begin the new
academic year 2018 on 28th of May 2018. Officially we
inaugurated the year on 04th of June,2018 at 9.30 a.m. The
staff and the Management welcome the students after which
all were gathered in the school grounds. A small prayer
session was conducted with the lighting of the lamp by
school Headmaster, Asst. Headmaster, Staff representatives
student representatives. Students with 100% attendance in
the last academic year were honoured with the gold medal and
5% discount on the total fees for the academic year 2018.
“If God is all you have, you have all you need.”
The vision and dream of St. Anthony’s PU and
Darshan College was realized when the monument
of Jesus-Christ, the Redeemer was successfully
installed on the Portico of our progressive
Institute. The Statue of Jesus Christ with arms
open wide, a welcoming gesture, was designed and
endowed with beauty by Franciscan Brother George
Vitus, CMSF and his supporting hand Mr. Sandeep.
The Management remains grateful to them for
their kind services. The 12 feet effigy of
Jesus-Christ, the Redeemer indeed reminds us
all, and those who enter our Campus, that all
are welcome. May Jesus-Christ, our Redeemer
bless us and our mission and ministry. Seek
God’s will in all you do, and he will show you
the path to take - Proverbs 3:6.
Every day has a new beginning, a new blessing, and a new hope, that is
God’s gift to us. Brothers at Darshan Theologate are all set to begin
the new academic year 2018-2019. We began with the Mass of the Holy
Spirit at 9.00 a.m. presided over by Very Rev. Fr. Joseph Dolphy Pais,
the Provincial Minister of Holy Trinity Province. He preached an
inspiring homily on Good News, Flash news and Fake news. He called on
the brothers to be wise in using social communication. The directors of
the Day Scholars namely from Ashirvanam and Goodnews Bhavan enhanced our
joy. Soon, after the mass refreshments were served and then we proceeded
with Prima Lectio Brevis. The programme began with a prayer and lighting
of the lamp by the dignitaries. The new handbook and calendar was
released. The freshers were cordially introduced and welcomed by the
Dean of Studies. 
“What is done in love is done well”.
‘Before beginning there needs to be a plan of
how you are going to get to the end’. With
definite and achievable goals St. Anthony’s PU
college commenced the new Academic Year 2018-19.
From the year of its beginning the college has
for this year highest number of Students, 311 in
all. The PU College has had admissions of 163
Students so far, for the first PU. Its indeed a
sign of the growing popularity of the college in
and around Bengaluru for its achievements,
progress and ‘Make a Difference’ approach in
Educational field. The Academic Year was given
start with the encouraging words of the
Director, Rev. Dr. Fr. Alwyn Dias, who gave a
call to be ‘positive and passionate’. Rev. Fr.
Roshan Rosario, The Principal, welcomed the
freshers to the Anthonian Family, and emphasized
on the transformation found only at St.
Anthony’s underlining the Academic Excellence
and Character Formation. Every new beginning is
a new opportunity to grow and to excel. 
“Children are the world’s most resource and its best hope for the
future”- John F Kennedy
Anyone who stops learning is old whether 20 or 80.
Anyone who keeps learning stays young. A workshop on
creative and happy teaching was organized on the
24th May 2018 at the premises of Trinity Central
School, Udupi. The programme was hosted by the
Management, Principal and the Staff of Trinity along
with Mr. Gururaj the Director of Generation Next. A
formal programme was organized before the workshop.
The guest speaker Mr. V. Balakrishnan, Mr. Gururaj,
Rev. Fr. Anil D’Costa and Ms. Maggie Lewis lit the
lamp and inaugurated the event. The workshop was
immediately followed by the speaker’s motivational
and humorous talk on. ‘How a good teacher can become
a great teacher’. Teachers from various institutions
in and around Udupi attended the workshop. As all
that begins well ends well even the thought
providing and inspiring workshop came to an end with
vote of thanks from a member of Trinity Staff. After
which a delicious lunch was served for all the
participants.
Vimukti Charitable Trust® Pothnal organized the awareness program on
increase knowledge among farmers to enhance the production and
productivity. The main aim of this program is to improve the
technologies related to agriculture and allied fields benefited the
farmers in terms of increased crop production and improved farm income.
The successful technological interventions identified through On-farm
testing (OFTs), soil testing, etc. This program includes cluster
demonstration of rice, wheat, pulses on improved package of practices,
demonstration on cropping system, cropping system-based training of
farmers, seed distribution of high-yielding varieties and other agro
inputs. The Govt. has approved crops developmental programme on cotton,
sun flower, paddy and sugarcane etc., for enhancing production and
productivity of these commercial crops. Vimukti, also creates awareness
among farmers regarding Ganga Kalyana yojene, krishi Honda, land Bhoo
Odetana Yojane( land purchase Scheme), Pashu Bhagya Scheme etc.
Fr Deepak, the Provincial Secretary joined the members of Saccidananda
community to thank God for the gift of life and another year as he
celebrated his birthday. Fr Provincial and Fr Robin D’souza, the
guardian took the opportunity to thank him and to appreciate him for
what he has been and what he does to the community and to the province
at large. We wish Fr Deepak a very happy birthday and many more returns
of the day.
Ask yourself if what you’re doing today is
getting you closer to where you want to be
tomorrow. Job fairs create a platform for the
Business firms and Students stepping out of
educational Institute to meet together. Job fair
activities are organized to help new graduates
and job seekers find the careers they aspire to
have. Companies and agencies also benefit from
job fairs through having new, fresher additions
to their teams. In order to provide an
opportunity to our final year Students, Darshan
College management in association with Disciple
India Limited organized a Job Fair in the
Campus. Companies like HP, Mahindra, Vodafone,
Paytm, Angel Brokers, Eureka, Just Dial, HSBC
Bank came forward for the recruitment of the
freshers. Students from many of the other
colleges too took part in the event. Choose a
job you love and you will never have to work a
day in your life.
On 19th of May, 2018 Vimukti Charitable Trust®, Pothnal organized the
program in collaboration with CHILDLINE India Foundation to mark the
international child helpline day at Sunkanoor village, Manvi Taluka. The
rally was conducted in the main streets of Sunknoor Village. The
students took out rally through the main streets of Sunkanoor by holding
placards and banners containing the message on the needs of protecting
the rights, to create awareness on adverse impact of child marriage,
Child Sexual abuse, child line, child dropout, Child trafficking, Child
labor, RTF, protection of earth, health-hygiene and cleanliness etc., in
the society. The day was packed with events which were meant to
sensitize the citizens for the need for children friendly spaces with
included access to a helpline service for children. The underlying
message of the campaign was to take collective responsibility in
protecting the rights of children.
The Lord has been indeed merciful to us as He assisted us in the
completion of yet another project named ‘Yesu Nilaya’ amidst the lush
greenery of the western Ghats along the National Highway leading to
Mangalore from Bangalore, in Palya Village, adjacent to Sakleshpur and
Hassan. The Friary was inaugurated Fr Laurenzo Motti, the Provincial
Minister of Emilia Romagna, Italy and blessed by Rt Rev. Dr T
Anthonyswamy, the Bishop of the Diocese of Chikkamagalur who also
presided over the Thanksgiving Eucharist in the new friary. .jpg)
One of the major issues in the present context is ‘Right to Food’, which
stands great challenge to the poor people to get their rights and One of
the concrete example of option for the poor today in India would be to
campaign for the government schemes on the Right to food. There are 8
schemes but are unknown to the poor and the marginalized. Through
regular home visits, awareness was generated among people on RTF, PDS,
ICDS, APL/BPL, MDMS, AAY NFBS, and NOAPS etc. our project aim is to at
least 80% of the households have improved access to entitlements of NFSA
and SCSP/STSP/WASH and other government schemes. Followed by Vimukti RTF
Training last year, several programmes have been conducted at the
village levels with focus conscientizing the marginalized communities
such as the Dalits tribal and the slum dwellers on their right to food
and of enabling them to make the most of the food related schemes of the
governments. 
Vimukti Free health camps are conducted in the targeted villages of
Manvi Taluka, under HEALTH FOR ALL project, in collaboration with
Ensemble Agissons, France. People with different diseases have benefited
a lot as they were given thorough treatment and referred to other
hospitals for major complications. Nearly 49 people benefited from this
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“Disabled children in Manvi Taluka miss out due to lack of support
services…”
It is true; when guests come to our social Centre, we are overjoyed
because they bring joy to us as the title suggests. Our social center
welcomed many people who had come to see our work. We were happy to
welcome recently Mr. Sunil D’souza and family from Nekre, Managaluru who
had come to see our boarding children. Thank you and visit again.
VCT
poster will provide you with lot of information regarding, child right
issues like CHILD LABOUR, CHILD TRAFFIKING CHILD MARRIAGE, CHILD LINE
AND CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE etc., and also various government schemes
available for women and children, along with that different Acts given
by the Govt. thus all the readers are encouraged to apply one or the
other schemes and get benefits from the schemes.
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In recent years, there has been paradigm shift in the development of
youth in India with a huge focus on livelihood development through micro
entrepreneurship. A severe lack of job opportunities for youth,
especially rural youth, has led to entrepreneurship, even at the micro
level, as a necessary and viable alternative for livelihood generation.
Providing the opportunity for youth to successfully start and run a
small business will improve rural economy and lead to better quality of
life for the youth, their families, and their communities. Promoting
rural enterprise will also serve as a key to stem the migration of youth
and bring about a reduction in the number of youth who move away from
their communities in search of employment elsewhere. With the
advancement of technology, and the ever growing reliance on
digitalisation, rural communities are fast being left behind on the
availability of technology based services. 
Vimukti Charitable Trust®, Pothnal, organized mass awareness program on
voting; with an aim to promote democratic values the campaign leverages
both online and offline channels to make voters aware of the values of
their invaluable vote and how each vote can strengthen democracy. In
democracy, it is not simply enough to inform voters about election
dates. In order to help the electorates take an informed decision, it is
quintessential to sensitize them about the importance of participating
in the electoral process. Moreover, voters need to be educated about the
process and made aware of the political parties, their manifestos,
backgrounds of the contesting candidates and armed with several other
information’s to help them cast a valuable and ‘enlightened’ vote. Three
village people benefited from this mass awareness program.
‘Education is not the learning of many facts but
the training of the mind to think.’ - Albert
Einstein. Creativity is a wild mind and a
disciplined eye. It is an intelligence having
fun. Darshanites showcased creativity, aesthetic
sense and their innate abilities in ikebana
(Flower arrangement and decoration) and Mukimono
(the art of fruit and vegetable carving). The
participants used different combinations of
flowers and also fruits and veggies to present
their artistic skills. It was a fine-tuned
display of creativity, symmetry and blend of
colors. The students enthusiastically took part
in the competition and their knowledge about the
flowers, vegetables and fruits used were
incredible. The event redefined everyone’s
imaginations.
Women from Raichur are urging the government, “Please stop the sale of
liquor!” In a 71-day protest, which began on February 20, the women are
demanding to ban the cause of problems in their personal lives. Mariyamm
a member of Vimukti staff stated “We have chosen 71 days because it has
been 71 years since India has been declared independent but us women
still lead enslaved lives.” She added, “The wretched liquor has ruined
our lives – ask the women here. Many of them are regularly beaten up by
their drunken husbands and sons. Rampant alcoholism has eaten up the
earnings of most families. What is worse is an even boy as young as 13
and 14 have begun drinking!” The protest is taking place in a shamiana
in the Mahatma Gandhi stadium complex in Raichur city, Karnataka. The
women participating in the protest are boiling with anger and do not
plan to move until the problem of alcoholism is solved. They are
infuriated by the fact that the state suffering water scarcity is
abundant in the supply of alcohol. “Beeru beda, neeru beku; We don’t
want alcohol, we want water,“ demanded women.
A three days retreat 'Ignite2018' was held at St Anne's Friary,
Portiuncula chapel, Jail Road – Mangalore from 29th April to 1st May
2018 every evening 5pm to 8pm. Rev Fr Fio Mascarenhas, sj with his
lucid, sound biblical teaching, new insights and practical examples
helped the faithful to reflect on the ‘infinite Power’ that’s available
to us in the Good News of Jesus. There were about 250 – 300 participants
on all three days. Bro Vincent Potta with his melodious music and
singing helped the faithful to pray better. Fr Fio delivered an one hour
of talk, celebrated Eucharist and conducted the adoration on all three
evenings. Fr Derick, Fr Jawahar and Bro Dolphy contributed their time
and energy for the success of this retreat. 
Vimukti organized safe water awareness campaign in Pothnal on 25th of
April, 2018. The main objective of the campaign is to create awareness
about safe and clean drinking water and to combat the challenge from
polluted drinking water. VCT develops partnerships with healthcare
professionals and respected community service organizations to provide
outreach and education programs in the communities where it operates.
VCT also undertakes various social awareness campaigns to bring about
behavioral change towards safe drinking water and its positive impact on
health. The social awareness programs focus primarily on creating
awareness among women and school children in the communities being
served. The organization has reached out to more than 9 villages in
creating awareness in this regard and encouraging people to opt for
better health. Mrs. Chndra Shekar Taluka THO, AWC Teacher, ASH worker,
Mrs. Jecintha and Mrs. Nagarathna Vimukti staff nurse witness the
program.
First of all we sincerely thank you for your valuable prayers. Our Merci Nivas Construction work is in progress. The plastering work is about to
finish. Presently painting and tiles works are on the move. The
carpentry work is yet to complete. ATHITHIDEVO BHAVA; some of our
friends and friars made their fraternal visit to our Vimukti center,
Rev. Fr. Provincial and many guest friars; May God bless you and come
again. The plumbing, wiring, cementing, wash room construction, soak-pit
works are completed. As the work is progressing in full swing there is
an assurance that the entire construction will be completed by end of
May.
Summer Vocation is a great time to spend in developing talents and in doing what
one could not do during the school time. Keeping this in mind St. Francis of
Assisi School conducted the three days summer camp for VI to X Standard Assisi
Kids only. De Paul brothers from Bangalore conducted and helped students to
discover and explore their hidden talents through different activities, children
learnt various lessons for their life.
The valedictory function was organized by the students and teachers of St.
Francis of Assisi School on 3rd April, 2018 in the school ground where students
of Class 1st – 9th bid farewell to the outgoing students of class 10th wishing
them better future ahead. The function began with the band procession followed
by the prayer dance. Fr. Jeson Fernandes, the Principal of the school welcomed
the guests and the gathering. Thereafter, Fr. Maxim (The Principal of St.
Joseph’s Institute of Hotel Management, Belgaum), the chief guest welcomed the
outgoing batch by bursting the paper crackers and wished them well by giving
away the momentos and a motivational speech. Fr. Arun, the President of the
programme enlightened the students with his inspirational speech. Students
presented very interesting shadow play and group dances, which entertained the
audience to the fullest. Farewell function witnessed the prize distribution for
the students who had won in the musical fete. The valedictory function was ended
with Thanks giving song by outgoing students.
Vimukti Charitable Trust®, Pothnal set-up child-line service at Raichur,
in partnership with Childline India Foundation. It is a project of the
Ministry of Women and Child development, Govt. of India. CHILDLINE is a
24x7 toll free helpline for children who are in need of care and
protection (CNCP). Mass awareness were conducted in all the important
and crowded circles, 215 schools, slums, public places as a result from
February 2018 to April 2018, totally 223 cases were dealt with the
coordination of concerned government departments. Most of the children
received counseling after the first intervention. Some of the cases that
were dealt are re-uniting children with their families, offering
financial support for education, and medical assistance to those in
need. Child line Raichur works for the protection of the rights of all
children in general. 
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BR Ambedkar can easily be remembered as "The Father of the Constitution
of India" and the man who fought for the oppressed in the country. On
Saturday, April 14, 2018, India celebrated the 127th birth anniversary
of Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar. Popularly known as Babasaheb, he was an
Indian jurist, economist, politician and social reformer who inspired
the Dalit Buddhist Movement and campaigned against social discrimination
against untouchables since he was a Dalit too and also supported the
rights of women and labour. However, Ambedkar’s importance in Indian
history cannot just be limited to a person who championed for the rights
of the poor, downtrodden and lower caste people. He can easily be
remembered as “The Father of the Constitution of India” and the man who
fought for the oppressed in the country. He was the principal architect
of our Constitution and a founding father of the Republic of India.
Affection and commitment towards social work is the best activity of
life. We the Vincentian brothers, currently pursuing our philosophical
studies in Bangalore, were privileged to be a part of the Vimukti
Pothnal from 3rd to 12th of April 2018. Belonging to a congregation
which inherits its spirit from St. Vincent De Paul, it was a
rejuvenating experience for us to walk into the life of the people and
experience their very state of life. Our mission exposure programme in
Pothnal was animated and guided by Fr. Satish Fernandes OFM. When we
look into the past ten days, we had a gradual and progressive growth in
our outlook towards social work. We were introduced to a number of
activities and initiatives that aimed at the betterment of children,
youth, women and adults. In our visit to Gangavati, we could witness
with our own eyes the functioning of Child Resource Centers (CRC’s) and
Youth Resource Centers (YRC’s), run by Capuchin Krishik Seva Kendra (CKSK)
in collaboration with Child Fund India (CFI). 
The final meeting of the Capuchin Education Board for the year 2017-18
was held at Christalaya, Chikodi which is an esteemed mission centre of
the Holy Trinity Capuchin Province and also houses the reputed St
Francis of Assisi School. The community of Christalaya hosted an outing
on the previous day coupled a demonstration of their mission at School
and Social work centre. Later during the day the members of CEB had a
leisure time visiting the Gokak Water Falls and the back waters of
Hidkal Dam. On Sunday the members met for a serious discussion on
various issues of the School management especially the Budget forecast
for the year 2018-19.
“Goals are dreams with deadlines, so work hard
in silence. Let your success be your noise”. As
the quote goes, the Proud Darshanites who had
created an indelible impression in various
facets such as academics, Sports, Cultural
events, Inter-Collegiate Competitions, NSS
secured laurels from the dignitaries namely the
Honourable Registrar of Bangalore University-
Prof. Dr. Shivaraju C, Dr. Basavaiah, Honourable
Physical Education Director, GFGC Yediyur,
Rev.Fr. Nitin D’Souza, Provincial Secretary and
Administrator, St. Bonaventure Province,
Maharashtra. Asst. Professor Basanthi Goswamy R
L was awarded as the Teacher of the Year, Kevin
Amal and Nishanka were awarded as the
Outstanding Students of the year and Harish
Kumar of VI Sem BBA was awarded as Sportsman of
the Year. The new college website
www.stanthonyscollege.edu.in was launched on
this occasion. Victory is not a sign that you
never failed but that you persevered and never
quitted.
Vimukti organized an innovative campaign in Sunkanoor on Saturday when
Vimukti women group visited each home and appealed the occupants to
exercise their franchise without fail. Amidst hot weather women along
with Anganwadi, ASHA workers and the school teachers, visited families
and appealed them to compulsory cast their votes in the coming assembly
elections. Women walked in the villages and distributed pamphlets among
people to create awareness. It is important for voter turnout that local
and state voting policies and procedures are public knowledge. Often,
voters do not know where, when and how to vote. Public awareness
campaigns can encourage voter participation and make important
information ubiquitous, thereby reducing barriers at the ballot box.
Thus Vimukti spread the public awareness in the villages of our targeted
area.
One day training on RTE was organized for village members at Vimukti
premises on March 18th, 2018. All pocket members were present for the
training. Mr. Sudarshan talk on ‘possibility thinking’ and social
leaders as mentor had made deep impression in the participants. The
documentary film ‘Jyothi’ with fitting commentaries was very effective
to teach the role of public leader as mentor. The participants expressed
their happiness and satisfaction in finding new meaning for their life
as mentor in social sector. In the Second session he spoke on length at
the end of the seminar each group made concrete action plans to promote
child right regarding RTE and its benefits. Nearly 42 CL and MCM members
participated and got inspired for the training.
‘You earn your trophies at practice, you pick
them up at competitions’. A quiz competition
is a form of game or mind-sport that tests one’s
knowledge about a certain subject and promotes
growth in knowledge, abilities and skills. To
encourage this competitive spirit and enthusiasm
for lifelong learning, Darshan Degree College
organized ‘Business Quiz-2018’. Prior to the
final, preliminary rounds were held and it
witnessed a massive turn out with 52 teams
taking part in it. Out of them, only six best
teams were chosen for the final round. The
questions ranged from wide categories such as
logos, taglines, business vocabulary and
recognizing the influential personalities from
business and governance. Kevin Amal and Harish
from final BBA topped the points table and were
adjudged Champions of ‘Business Quiz - 2018’.
Jayamahadeva Swamy, Asst. Prof. from the
department of English was the quiz master and
made the event lively and informative with
interesting questions and facts.
“The pastoral visitation prescribed by the Rule (ER IV 2; LR X 1) and
universal law contributes much to the inspiration and renewal of our
life and to the unity of the brothers (Const 164.1)”.
Some memories are unforgettable, remaining ever
vivid and heartwarming! Gratitude can transform
common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs
into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into
blessings. Be thankful for what you have, you will
end up having more. Therefore Thanksgiving Day was
held in Trinity Central School on 28th March, 2018
to thank for all the blessings and make the academic
year a memorable one. The first graduation day was
held for tiny tots of UKG as a symbol of new
beginning of a beautiful life ahead. The children
were given the great start in their future
educational endeavor by presenting them with
graduate cap by the Principal Rev. Fr. Anil D’Costa.
On 4th march 2018 Vimukti with the collaboration of like- minded NGOs
from Raichur had press meet In view of upcoming general and assembly
elections; released a manifesto for political parties, demanding
adequate budgetary allocation for issues related to children. It also
includes measures for protecting their rights. According to a status
report on child rights, investment and attention to ensure education to
all children is extremely low, infant mortality rate remains a concern
and India's performance in crime against children, child marriage, child
labour, child trafficking and child sex ratio is dismal. "Though
children find a place in party manifestoes, their share is confined to
only 5 to 13%," said the Mr. Jaysheel, Taluka Coordinator.
The greatest ever sacrifice of the Son of God, to bestow on the
human kind the virtues of love, forgiveness and service and his
subsequent victory over the sting of death and darkness was prayerfully
commemorated at Saccidananda, Bangalore. The liturgy of the Easter
Triduum began with the celebration of the memorial of the Lords Supper
which was officiated by Fr Charles Furtado, the Mission Secretary with
his thought provoking homily on the theme of love and service.
“To acquire knowledge, one must study and to
acquire wisdom one must observe.” In order to
bridge the gap between knowing the concepts and
understanding them, Darshanites marched off to
an Industrial Visit to gain practical know-how
and exposure, to two Manufacturing blocks -
Karnataka Silks Industries Corporation
Limited(KSICL) and Karnataka Soaps and
Detergents Limited(KSDL) located at the cultural
capital of Karnataka and also the City of
Palaces-Mysore. The Students acquired ample and
abundant knowledge on the various procedures
involved in transformation of silkworms to the
elegant silk sarees and also conversion of
Sandalwood into various fragrant and aromatic
products. It is rightly said that ‘observe &
understand’ is better than ‘read & learn’ and
for this reason it is a must to have concrete
experience and exposure, reflective observation,
abstract conceptualization and active
experimentation.
One day seminar for Vimukti staff was organized on March 18th, 2018 in
VCT premises. Including village staff 58 participants were present for
the training. Mr. Sudarshan talk on ‘possibility thinking’ and social
animator as mentor had made deep impression in the participants. The
documentary film ‘Jyothi’ with fitting commentaries was very effective
to teach the role of teacher as mentor. The participants expressed their
happiness and satisfaction in finding new meaning for their teaching as
mentor in social sector. At the end of the seminar each group made
concrete action plans to promote child right education and leadership
for the young students in their own respective villages.
The festival of colors holi was joyfully celebrated in Sneha Jyothi
Vidyalaya on 20-3-18. Students along with their class teachers and
headmaster, casted the beautiful colors of holi on each other.
Headmaster gave the conclusion speech for the academic year
2017-18, announcements were made regarding the summer classes and Result
day being 9-4-18. At last Tr. Supriya shared the Holi message with one
and all.
A state-wide massive ban liquor agitation is being launched at Raichur
from 20th of February 2018 to May 2018, has been organized at Mahatma
Gandhiji stadium Raichur. Every day nearly 100 women from various
villages of Raichur district come together and protest against liquor
ban in entire villages of Karnataka, holding placards and banners and
shooting slogans against alcohol consumption and demanding government to
put complete ban on alcohol and made a specific demand to political
parties to include prohibition in their manifestos saying “Our vote is
for those who implement prohibition”. "The effort of creating awareness
among people to stay away from liquor is being held continuously in the
district. Many religious leaders have joined their hands in this
protest. The agitation aims at spreading awareness among rural women to
fight liquor addiction in the society. 
‘Dancers are the Athletes of God’, says
the great Physicist of all times Albert
Einstein. Dance is the Hidden language of the
body and soul. With the aim of honing the
dancing skills of the Students, an Intra-College
Dance Competition was organized by our
Institution. The vivacious dancers set the floor
on fire with their energetic performances,
Artistic props, dashing costumes, sprightly
moves and oodles of energy. The fun filled
extravaganza offered feast to the eyes of the
audience. The Spectators witnessed the
enthusiasm and energy of the young Darshanites
as they enthralled everyone with their
performances. The adjudicators, Ms. Felina Lobo
and Mrs. Geetha Chandrashekhar highly
complimented and adored the efforts put in by
all the teams. This event proved that nothing
can deter their spirit to Dance, for it is a
passion to be expressed and not just an art to
impress!
The valedictory ceremony of 2017-18 for class 10th was conducted on
13-03-2018, in the presence of staff, student and management of Sneha
Jyothi Vidyalaya. The programme started sharp at 10:30 am with a prayer
service leaded by Sr. Apoline, students from class 9th and 8th hosted
the entire programme with great joy and enthusiasm. The song sung by the
students of class 9th and 8th, the comedy skit and sweet speeches by
students were the main highlights. Sr. Apoline (Class teacher 10th Std)
Sir Mahesh (Mathematics teacher), Rev. Fr. Sunil (Asst. Headmaster)
shared their feelings on the special occasion. At last the Headmaster
Rev. Fr. Dominic Sunil Lobo acknowledged everyone with his thought
provoking speech. The event was later followed by special lunch for all
the students.
Annual Day forms an integral part of our vimukti activities. It is an
occasion of celebration, felicitation, feast and festivity when Vimukti
children present not only their wonderful performances but also receive
honors for their curricular and co-curricular achievements. The Annual
Day 2018 was woven around the theme ‘CHILDREN FEST’ and the Prize
Distribution was entitled ‘HARMONY’. Rev. Fr. Anthony Raj Parish Priest,
Pothnal, graced the occasion as the Chief Guest for the Cultural Show.
Mr. Sudhrshan, Child Right activist, Raichur, was the Chief Guest for
the Prize Distribution function. The functions were presided over by
Mrs. Manjual Hegdde, president, Child welfare Committee, Raichur. The
other dignitaries present were Rev. Fr. Elvin Lopez Dirctor Sneha Jyothi
Vidhalaya Pothnal and various members of Board of Governors.
The headmaster of Sneha Jyothi Vidyalaya Rev.Fr.Dominic's birthday was
celebrated on 26-2-18. The Asst. Headmaster Rev. Fr. Sunil Carnelio,
Sr.Martha (In charge of Anugraha boarding) and all the Staff and student
of the school joyfully participated in the celebration. The birthday
baby was grandly escorted to the stage and received a warm welcome from
staff and students. The auspicious celebration started through the Cake
cutting ceremony, followed by a beautiful wishing song. The Asst.
Headmaster of the school Rev. Fr. Sunil Carnelio shared his heartfelt
feelings towards the birthday celebrant. The lovely dance performances
from the little children added charm to the event. Eventually the
Headmaster expressed his lovely emotions and gratitude through his sweet
speech.
“For good ideas and true innovation, you need
human interaction, conflict, argument, debate”.
With this objective in mind, Darshan College
organized a debate competition on the following
two topics – ‘Will Cashless Economy Survive in
Indian Context’ and ‘Has the usage of Cell
phones at workplace affecting the performance of
the employees’. The Students strongly voiced out
their stance either ‘for’ or ‘against’ being
rational at the same time critical. Prof.
Jayamahadeva Swamy moderated the sessions with
great discretion. Mrs. Josheela D Souza,
Associate Manager, Deutsche Bank and Mrs.
Priyadarshini V, Assistant Manager, Accenture,
adjudged the various views presented by the
students and declared the winners based on the
thought provoking points, facts and figures
gathered and their involvement in the debate. It
was indeed a meaningful, enriching debate, as in
the words of Joseph Joubert “It is better to
debate a question without settling it, than to
settle a question without debating it”!
Vimukti organized a program on soft skill training program for the staff
on 22nd of February, 2018 at Vimukti premises. The main aim is to how;
one can be an efficient and effective staff in the field. The resource
person Mr. Anthony Mudola highlighted the main soft skills like
emotional intelligence, problem solving, time management, interpersonal
skills, leadership, communication skills, ability to work in team and
strong work ethics etc. Further resource person motivated the staff to
achieve their goals by facing the challenges bravely. Along with that
the practical tips and examples were given to motivate themselves to
work effectively in the field. Thus all the staff was exhorted to work
genuinely. 
It was a great day for the Holy Trinity Province, because she gave birth
to a new farm house at Bharkhedi khurd, the Arch Diocese of Bhopal, and
baptised it as St. Francis of Assisi Friary. On 1st March 2018, at
4.30pm Br. Anand, the vicar of the house inaugurated the farm house by
cutting the ribbon and His Grace Dr. Leo Cornelio, Archbishop of Bhopal
Arch diocese blessed the farm house. There were nearly 50 parishioners.
Thanks to the Provincial Minister and the Council Members for bringing
up this small farm house at Bharkedi Khurd. 
On 11th and 20th February 2018 Vimukti organized mass awareness program
and rally was conducted in the main streets of Pothnal town. The
students took out rally through the main streets of Pothnal by holding
placards and banners containing the message on the needs of protecting
the rights, to create awareness on adverse impact of child marriage,
Child Sexual abuse, child line, child dropout, Child trafficking, Child
labor, RTF, protection of earth, health-hygiene and cleanliness etc., in
the society; and demanded the concerned officials to take stringent
measures in this regard to impose fine on those who violate these laws.
The main aim of the rally was to sensitize privileged citizens to
protect children rights and empower them with the power of education. 
‘Victory is in the quality of the
competition and not the final score’.
Under the able leadership and guidance of Mr.
Srinidhi Siddartha, Physical Education Director
of Darshan College, the inter-collegiate Kho-Kho
competition of Bangalore University was held in
Darshan College Grounds. The event was for two
days with 17 teams participating with great
laudable sportsmanship spirit. The honorable BJP
President of Yeshwanthpur Constituency-Mr. Maare
Gowda, Mr. Satya Narayana-Kengeri Corporator,
Dr. Srinivas R.-NSS Co-Ordinator Bangalore
University, and Mrs. Prema, the known women
social worker were the esteemed guests for the
Inauguration. The Kho-Kho Players of Government
First Grade College, Thymagondlu were declared
as the champions and the Government First Grade
College, Malleshwaram bagged the second place.
For the valedictory function the Congress women
leader and prominent social worker Dr. Anumpama
Panchakshari, graced the occasion and announced
the cash prize to the winners and runners-up.
Indeed, the event ascertained that talent wins
games but teamwork and intelligence wins
Championships.
About 76 staff from 76 villages of Manvi Taluka participated in two
separate orientation programs on 22nd and 23rd January 2018
respectively. Mrs. Jayasheela asked the staff to go beyond instructing
the students. The relevance of the staff depends on their ability to be
mentors, he said. Staffs were made aware of their great mission in
nation building by training their students to become visionary leaders
with integrity; Nearly 76 beneficiaries’ who attended this program and
benefited. 
The community of Saccidananda along with the faithful joined their
hearts and voices to wish our beloved guardian a happy birthday as he
joyfully stepped into the forty second year of his beautiful life. The
Sunday Eucharist was presided over by the guardian himself in which Fr
Charles invited the faithful to pray for Fr Robin and also pray
especially for the missions of the Capuchins as we celebrated the
‘Capuchin Mission Sunday’. Followed by the mass, an auction was
organized to raise funds to contribute to the Mission Funds which the
people generously responded to by contribution things and money. The
birthday celebration was held in the afternoon where Fr Deepak, the
vicar appreciated Fr Robin for his commitment as the Guardian and as
Provincial Administrator. The family members and friends of Fr Robin all
the way from Mudarangady, Udupi, joined the celebration which brought
joy to Saccidananda.
In the words of Steve Jobs, “Innovation
distinguishes between a leader and a follower”.
With the spirit of developing cognition in
product innovation and technological leadership,
Darshanites were passionate depicting their
originality and creativity under the title of
Product Launch. Since this is the technology
driven era, the Participants focused on
innovation of the products with latest
technology as it is the specific instrument of
entrepreneurship. Various products were
introduced and launched to meet the necessities
of the people with a touch of simplicity,
technology, novelty, and yet economical. Mr. Prasanna Kumara K., Assistant Professor at SET,
and Mr. Gangaraja, Assistant Professor at SET,
evaluated the event. Product launch is not about
ideas but it is about making ideas happen was
the formula of the day.
The VCT organization conducted training to women about various
government schemes in six villages of our working area. The governments
launched various schemes or programs for development of the women in the
rural area. The resources person briefed about the schemes like,
Pradhana Mantri Rozgar yojana, Rajeev Gandhi Chithanya Yojana, Pradhan
Mantri Employment generation program, Chief Minister Employment
generation Program Mudra Yojana, Mathru Puran Yojena, Swatchh Barath
Mission(Toilet facilities), Educational loans etc. thus all the women
are encouraged to apply one or the other schemes and get benefits from
the schemes.
“Opportunists seek for chance. Entrepreneurs
make new chances.” With this firm
Entrepreneurial mindset, Darshan College in
collaboration with Primax Foundation organized
the Management Development Programme on
‘Entrepreneur in You’. The program was intended
to empower the aspiring minds how to pivot
concepts and ideas into great money spinners.
Rev. Dr. Fr. Alwyn Dias expressed his views and
inspired all the participants to become
entrepreneurs by taking risks, accepting the
changes as they arrive but not to resist the
changes. The Guests of honour were Dr. Sudhir
Sharan, Dean and Professor, Ramaiah Institute of
Management Studies; Prof. Rajeshwari T,
Honourable President of Primax Foundation along
with Dr. K V Ramanathan, Vice-President, Primax
Foundation, Bangalore. The Resource Person of
the day was Dr. K. Jayaraman, Professor,
Taylor’s Business School (TBS), Taylor’s
University, Malaysia, motivated the students:
Sneha Jyothi Vidyalaya’s School compound construction started on
02-02-2018 with a good work force. The construction of compound was a
pre-planned venture, and the year 2018 gave the needed possibilities to
implement the venture. The management of the school expresses their
heartily gratitude towards the Provincial Minister Rev.Fr.Dolphy Pias,
his Councillors, Province Administrator Rev. Fr. Robin Victor and the
treasurer for their financial support. Also, we express our hearty
gratitude to the MLA Mr. Hampayya Nayak and MLC Mr. N.S.Boseraj for the
financial assistance and support.
On 11th February 2018 Vimukti celebrated children fest at its premises.
16 Government school parliament children and staff spent their time and
energy in preparing varieties of dance and music programs. 762 children
participated in this colorful event. Vimukti organized this program this
year in a more creative and unique way. The students took out rally
through the main streets of Pothnal by holding placards and banners
containing the message on the needs of protecting the rights, to create
awareness on adverse impact of child marriage, child dropout, Child
trafficking, Child labor, RTF, protection of earth, health-hygiene and
cleanliness etc., in the society; and demanded the concerned officials
to take stringent measures in this regard to impose fine on those who
violate these laws. The main aim of the rally was to sensitize
privileged citizens to protect children rights and empower them with the
power of education.
Sneha Jyothi Vidyalaya observed school science day on 17-2-2018. The
programme stated sharp at 10.am the chief guests were Rev.Fr. Elvin
lopes, Rev.Fr. Anthony Raj, Sr. Martha & Rev.Brothers of St.Clara Vihar.
The other dignitaries were Rev.Fr.Dominic Sunil Lobo (Headmaster) Rev.Fr.
Sunil Carnelio (Asst.Headmaster) and all the teachers of Sneha Jyothi
Vidyalaya. Students from class 1st - 10th Std enthusiastically took part
in the exhibition students presented their extraordinary blend of
science models and charts Rev.Fr.Elvin lopes acknowledged the students
with his wide thoughts on science and studies, eventually Rev.Fr.Dominic
addressed the vast gathering and congratulated the students for the hard
work and also expressed his heart felt appreciation towards science club
of Sneha Jyothi Vidyalaya.
The 10th Std. Students parents gathering was on 19-02-2018.All the
parents of 10th Std students were present to the meeting. The parents
gathering was also a thanks giving meeting. The programme started with a
Prayer service offered by students and the class teacher Sr.Apoline. The
welcome speech was presented by Rev.Fr.Dominic sunil lobo the
headmaster, he also acknowledge everyone with his valuable thoughts on
students. A beautiful melody was sung by the students dedicated to their
parents. Students also shared their feelings on the occasion. Parents
and students were given a refreshment eventually the programme took a
wind up with the vote of thanks presented by Rev.Fr.Sunil.
On
17-2-2018 and 18-02-2018 the Headmaster of Sneha Jyothi Vidyalaya along
with teachers visited the houses of 10th Std. Studens situated in the
neighboring villages of Pothnal like Diddigi, Sai camp, Jeenur camp,
Gonvar, Puldinni etc., The man purpose of House visiting was to know the
priority of students in the matter of studies and also to understand the
family background of the students, Parents welcomed the staff and
management with warm greetings. The headmaster discussed about the
student with the parents and provided the needed guidelines to the
students and parents and wished them good luck for their upcoming board
exams.
On
06/02/2018 and 07/02/2018 Sports Authority of India, Bangalore had
organized the Pedagogy championship for the School Students. Our school
students participated in different games. Following are the games in
which the students own prizes.
Hema of 9th standard A section, won the best player award.
Along with her Greclin of 8th A, Mohammad Usman of 9th B and
Sooraj of 7th B own the honorary awards. The students
brought not only the prizes but also the name and honour to
the school and parents respectively. The Head master
honoured and appreciated all the students and P. E. T
teachers.
On 20th of January 2018, the local association of
Scouts and Guides, of Vijayanagar celebrated the 12th Scouts
and Guides Fair with the cooperation of Bharath Scouts and
Guides Karnataka. The Fair was held from morning 8 o’clock
to evening 5 o’ clock. Around 54 Scouts and Guides students
of our School participated in the Fair. The Fair was held in
Shri Siddaganga Public School, Chandra Layout. The talent
oriented competitions were held for the students, and our students
participated in all the competitions. The students won prizes in the
competitions. These are the prizes they won in the competitions. The programme was well organized. The students of
Scout and Guides brought honour to the school by their
participation and learnt some valuable lesson for the
service of the society.
“Tell me and I’ll forget; show me and I’ll
remember; involve me and I’ll learn” inspired by
these words and in accordance to the motto of
National Service Scheme (NSS) “Not Me But You”,
the Darshanites volunteered themselves to camp
at Karubele Village. The camp was inaugurated by
Prof. Dr. R Srinivas, the NSS Co-ordinator of
Bangalore University, in the presence of the
Chief Guest Sri. Srinivas Murthy, President of
Vijayalakshmi Girls Hostel, Karubele, Rev. Dr.
Fr. Alwyn Dias, the Director, Rev. Fr. George
Monis, the Principal, Rev. Fr. Joy D’ Souza,
Science Coordinator, Prof. Dr. Manjula, the NSS
Coordinator, Prof. Divyashree, the Camp
Organizer. Fifty NSS volunteers participated to
deepen the spirit of other-orientedness.
The Village Health Staff Nurse program was launched in collaboration of
Ensemble Agissons, France, in order to address the rural health problems
of the 16 villages in Manvi, Raichur Dist. The program was aimed to
create a sustainable model for health care by training local rural women
to deliver basic health services in their own villages. The goal of the
Village Health Staff Nurse program is to provide primary health care at
the village level to prevent illnesses from progressing to a more
serious and costly state. The women are taught to identify and refer
serious or life-threatening illnesses to the Primary health center or
any other institution that provides health services. A number of
learning methods are used during the training of Village Health Staff
Nurse, including films; focus group discussions. The women learn to use
a stethoscope, blood pressure monitor and many other tools to analyze
health issues in the village. 
‘Wherever you go, go with all your heart’.
A day was set apart to look back and be
grateful; to look ahead and be hopeful; and
embrace the present with greater enthusiasm. It
was not a day to bid farewell but to cherish all
the beautiful memories shared together in this
abode of knowledge; it was not a ‘goodbye’ but
‘see you soon’. The I PU students organized a
variety of cultural programs and games for the
Seniors and the II PU pupil shared a part of
their wonderful reminiscence from among the vast
substantial experience in the campus. There was
a thrill and joyous outburst as the medals were
presented to the winners of various activities
and events held in the Academic Year 2017-2018.
‘God be with you till we meet again, May God
guide, uphold you! May you carry the flame of
love and wisdom wherever you are, keep it
burning all along…’ was our prayer and wishes
for the Seniors!
“Sports teaches you character; it teaches you
to know what it feels like to win and lose; it
teaches you about life.” To give a push to the
inherent talent in sports Darshan College
organized a week of inter-class competitions for
boys and girls. After manoeuvring the team
spirit among students, a day was dedicated to
excel and exhibit their athletic spirit. Mr. A C
Venkatesh, Secretary, JDS, Bengaluru Division
was the Chief Guest and Mr. Gopal Krishna,
International Kabaddi Player was the Guest of
Honour. Sports makes one physically stronger,
emotionally mature, mentally determined, so let
sports always be a part of your life was the
call of the Chief Guest. Students with bubbling
spirit of sportsmanship participated in many
sport events and the echo of the same resonated
in the college campus. The Mantra of the day was
‘Winning is not everything, but making effort to
win is’!
“Good advertising does not just circulate
information but it penetrates the human mind
with desires and belief.” Advertisements are
commercials that are designed to get the
attention of the consumers. AD MAD Show
is an ‘Advertisement Making Competition’
for students to showcase their creativity in
Marketing products and services. It comprises of
humorous and conceptual ad presentation by the
students. The teams participated were given a
time frame to showcase their talent. The Event
was judged by Mr. Chandrashekar, HR Manager of
Information Technology Arena and Mrs. Shylaja L,
Manager of Operations, in Informatics India
Limited, Bangalore. The performance was
evaluated based on the criteria of creativity,
presentation, advertisement and co-ordination.
The Students of BBA, BCOM and BCA participated
enthusiastically exhibiting their creative
spirit. Besides showing Ads with social message
it was a good confidence building exercise.
The teachers picnic 2017-18 was on 26-1-18. The management and staff of
Sneha jyothi vidyalaya departed from raichur at 6.30 pm,and reached
Chikkamagalur sharp at 5.30 am on 26-1-18. Same day, all the teachers
with Headmaster and Asst. Headmaster in lead visited the Mullayangiri
hills and Baba Budangiri of Chikkamagalur. The staff and management
resided at the Infant Jesus school,Chikkamagalur.The next morning sharp
at 4.30 am the bus departed from Chikkamagalur to Shringeri and there
visited the Sharadamba temple and moved to Karkala Gommateshwara
statue, St. Lawrence shrine, Stella maris church and Ave Maria
church, Udupi. Eventually, visited the Malpe beach of Udupi. Overall, the
most awaited teachers picnic 2017-18 was indeed a great experience with
a treasure of Joyful moments.
“When you are good at something you will tell
everyone but when you are great at something
they will tell you.” It was a moment of great
joy and happiness as Rev. Fr. Alwyn Dias earned
the Ph.D degree from the Universitas Catholica
Parisiensis, Paris, France and Katholieke
Universiteit Leuven, Belgium. The Management,
Staff and Students of St. Anthony’s Institutions
were proud and privileged to felicitate its
Director Rev. Dr. Fr. Alwyn Dias on achieving
this great feat. The Laureate spoke of the path
that involved struggles and sacrifices to reach
the summit of achievement. He further encouraged
everyone gathered to pursue the goal even when
the going gets tougher. Achievement is connected
with action, discipline, dedication and
determination, he said. He motivated the
gathering: “keep the flame burning, don’t loose
heart, don’t quit the battle of life.”! Bravo
Dr. Father! 
On 20th January 2018 the 9th District level Kannada Literary Meet
(Kannada Sahitya Sammelana) was organized. On this auspicious occasion
recognizing the dedication and immense service in the social field the
director of Vimukti Charitable Trust (R), Pothnal Rev. Fr. Satish
Fernandes was honored by respected N.S. Boseraj the member of the
Legislative Council and G. Humpayya Nayak, the member of Manvi Vidhana
Sabha Constituency. Fr. Sathish Fernandes was chosen to receive the
honor for best social worker. Since the month of May 2010 he was
appointed as the Director of Vimukti Charitable Trust and during all
these years he was working tirelessly in bringing significant changes in
the lives of the people in and around this rural area and through
working on various projects for the welfare of the children from
Government Schools where the main focus was the education, sanitation,
good health, inculcating leadership qualities, making them aware of
their various rights, working for the protection of the environment by
forming children clubs and children parliament. 
Let the colour flutter in the sky, as our spirits
soar high on this day. The 69th Republic day was
celebrated with patriotic fervor and gaiety in the
Trinity Central School. The celebration commenced
with customary unfurling and hoisting of the
national flag followed by the National Anthem. The
march past by the students enthralled the audience
present on this occasion. The republic day message
was delivered by the chief guest Rev. Fr. Claud
Mascarenhas, Superior of Trinity Campus and the
Correspondent of the school. The speech and dance by
our students made everyone to recall the glory of
our country and also feel proud to be an Indian.
Thus it was a day where all of us remember and
pledge to safeguard the rights and to carry out our
duties. It was truly an awesome day..JPG)
Vimukti Charitable Trust® with the collaboration of Utaknoor Panchyath
organized awareness program on construction of Toilets and its
usefulness. Mr. Channa Reddy, PDO, Utaknoor Gram Panchyath provided
information about the financial support provided by the panchayath with
regard to the construction of toilets. The awareness programme began at
11.00.a.m. which was organized in Belwata village. 98 villagers
participated in this awareness programme and Mr. Channa Reddy; PDO
distributed the form and explained about the different grants and
schemes that are available in the Panchyath and insisted on the
construction of Toilets in each house. Fr. Sathish Fernandes Director
VCT symbolically inaugurated the toilet construction work and encouraged
the beneficiaries to benefit from the schemes that are available in the
Panchyath.
St. Anthony’s Church School celebrated its Annual Day on 5th
January 2018, in the school premises. Rev. Fr. Joseph Dolphy
Pais OFM Cap, The Provincial Minister, President of Capuchin
Education Board Bangalore was the president of the
programme. Rev. Fr. Alwyn Dais, OFM Cap, The Executive
Secretary, Capuchin Education Board, Bangalore and Shri M.
Krishnappa, Minister for Housing, Karnataka, MLA Vijaynagar
Constituency were the chief guests of the programme. The
Function started at 3:00 PM by inaugurating of New Block.
Rev. Fr. Joseph Dolphy Pais, OFM Cap inaugurated the new
block by cutting the ribbon and blessed the interior of the building by
sprinkling the Holy Water. Following the Indian culture the programme
began with welcome dance and lighting up the lamp. 
With great pomp and splendor, St. Francis of Assisi school celebrated Annual day
on 13th January 2018, under the title “Assisi Journee.” The function was
presided over by Rev. Fr. Arun Lobo OFM Cap. The parents appreciated and enjoyed
the variety of programme like diverse dances on current themes, singing,
Christmas tableau and skit performed by the students. The stage arrangement and
the digitalization of the programme won the hearts of the audience. The Chief
Guest of the day Rev. Fr. Thomas Champakara, the principal of St. Xavier’s
School, Belgaum, in his speech highlighted the quality, standard of the
programme and the hard efforts of the teachers making children to get ready. He
also advised the parents, their role in the all-round grow of their children.
The top five of 2016-2017 X std batch were awarded and the Science Xpo 2017,
prizes were given away by the guests. 
Sneha jyothi Vidyalaya observed Kannada fest on 17-1-18 at 1.30 pm in
the presence of Headmaster, staff and students. Mr.Devarayappa sir was
the incharge of the show. Students from class 1 to X std actively
participated in the event by presenting various charts and models
regarding Kannada literature, History, Language, Culture and
Architecture. Rev. Fr. Dominic addressed the gathering and congratulated
the kannada club for putting forth the programme.
A day to remember, a day to cherish, a day to
celebrate, a day to recall, for its Children’s Fest
day. Children’s Fest was celebrated on 13th January,
2018 in Trinity Central School under the theme of
“Tulunada Vaibhava” with lots of enthusiasm and
students eagerness to enjoy the day. The inaugural
programme was presided by Rev. Fr. Claud Mascarenhas,
Corresponddent in Trinity Campus. The chief guest of
the programme was Fr. Paul Inashe, Director of
Assisi Nilaya, Moodubelle and the guest of honour
was Mr. Maxim D’Souza, PTA President. The Trinity
Campus was filled with ecstasy and buttering with
songs and dances. The games and food stalls added
more glow to the day. Tiny tots exhibited the
Tulunadu Culture through fancy dress which made the
day more joyful one. In the evening, there was
Yakshagana by the children trained by Yuvaka Mandala,
Perampalli, on the theme ‘Chakravyuh’ which made the
day memorable one.
Fun time, Happy time, for it’s our picnic time.
Clapping hands, tapping feet, lets enjoy the picnic
time. The annual Tour of Trinity Central School was
scheduled on 2nd to 5th January, 2018. The batch
consisted 43 students and 6 staff including the
Principal Fr.Anil D’costa. The places which we were
going to see were Munnar and Wonder La. We began our
journey on 2nd January afternoon and reached on 3rd
January morning. After the breakfast we visited the
highest view point from where we could witness the
beauty of the nature, the beautiful tea gardens with
lush green tea bushes, silver oak trees and many
other trees. Then we moved on to the Echo-point
where we had lots of fun. We took group photos
there. In the afternoon we visited the Kannan Devan
Tea Factory. There Mr. Ernest one of the staff
explained to us the tea process, its types,
plantation and other information. It was indeed very
informative. Later we visited the photo-point and
took some photos to keep as cherishable memories.
Vimukti with the collaboration Dalit Sangarsha Samithi Manvi took out a
protest rally from kudala sangama to Freedom Park, in demanding
implementation of the recommendations of the commission. Addressing the
protesters, Mr. Jaysheel VCT staff called upon the Dalit community
members not to rest till the recommendations of the Sadashiva commission
report on arriving at the reservations based on the population of
scheduled Castes, were implemented into. Further he urged the state
government to recommend to the Centre for implementation of the report.
“This has been the long standing demand of the Madiga and Chalavadi
communities. The internal reservation is our birth right. The
recommendations were made by the commission which was setup by the
government itself. These recommendations have been given after careful
study, keeping the ground realities firmly in mind. Hence the state
government should not delay further, and implement the report
immediately” he urged. 
The memories of the past 
Today all the Junior Capuchin Friars visited Dharshan Institute of
Theology - Deena Seva Ashram in the morning and celebrated the Ex Alumni
day with a beautiful Thanksgiving Eucharist at 6.30 am. Fr Andrew
Jayaraj presided over the Eucharist, Fr Wilson preached a scholarly
homily and Fr Walter thanked all the formators and the staff of Dharshan
Institute of Theology for the wonderful service in forming the students.
Fr Salvadore, the Rector also thanked the Junior friars for their great
service in the missions and in the province and assured the prayerful
support. A sumptuous breakfast was arranged after the Eucharist. In the
morning session the friars shared their experience as young priests in
the missions, education fields and in the province endevours. In the
evening Provincial Minister along with his Councillors interacted with
the young Friars and listened to their opinions and motivated them to
work for the glory of God. He also reminded the friars about the
Franciscan Capuchin spirit that they must practice every day in their
lives.
Capuchin Krishik Seva Kendra ®, Vimukti, Banakal Unit organized a
training programme about Bank Transactions and Savings on 8th January
2018 at Niduvale village, Mudigere Taluk, Chikkamagaluru District. The
Programme began with a prayer song invoking God’s Blessings. The
lighting of the lamp was done by the resource person Mr. Harish Poojary,
Assistant Manager of Karnataka Bank, Niduvale Branch. The resource
person emphasized the need of Individual Savings Bank Account. He
explained about the advantages of savings bank account. Whenever
possible every person should make use of the benefits and schemes of the
Bank. Everyone should know the basics of Bank transactions. Director of
Vimukti, Banakal, Rev. Fr. Vincent D Souza stressed the importance of
savings individually. 
Capuchin Krishik Seva Kendra ®, Vimukti, Banakal Unit organized a
training programme on Life Skills to the Childern of Prarthana Children
Children Club and Jnanajyothi Children Club on 31st December 2017 at
Chegu Village, Mudigere Taluk, Chikkamagaluru District. The Programme
began with a prayer song invoking God’s Blessings. The lighting of the
lamp was done by the Grama Panchayath member of Banakal Ms. Bharathi.
The resource person Fr. Vincent D’ Souza, Director, Vimukti, Banakal
highlighted the most important aspect of Life Skills especially in
Children. The children need to apply life skills in their day to day
life and have a holistic growth. 
The joy of Christmas was at its zenith when all the children from the
remote villages gathered at the Vimukti premises on 23rd December 2017
for the Christmas program.Fr. Sathish Fernandes, Director VCT, Fr.
Anthony Raj, PP and Fr. Elvin Lopez, were the chief guest for the
function. During the program Fr. Anthony Raj gave a befitting message to
all the children. Later, Fr. Sathish Fernandes addressed the children
saying; The Christmas Celebration at Vimukti brought together one and
all as brothers and sisters to spread the good news of peace, love and
harmony. Spirit of Christmas reminded everyone that we should not be
blinded by hatred, violence and injustice. As God the Father gave his
only son to the humanity so also we are called to give ourselves to each
other. Giving gifts is an easy task, but giving oneself to the other
needs great sacrifice. The colorful programme of the day was included
the distribution of Gifts to our children. The kids were gifted Pants,
Shirts and dresses for girls along with that plenty of sweets were
distributed. 
The Star of Bethlehem shines even today, it
helps us to walk together on the right path of
fraternity and of solidarity. The Christmas
Celebration at the College brought together one
and all as brothers and sisters to spread the
good news of peace, love and harmony. Spirit of
Christmas reminded everyone that we should not
be blinded by hatred, violence and injustice.
The Christ-event was enacted through music,
carols, dance and tableau which gave an
expression to the human values of caring,
sharing and spreading the goodness and kindness.
The Chief Guest Rev. Fr. Henry D’Souza, The
Director of Shanti Sadhana, Franciscan Institute
of Spirituality, India, shared an inspiring
Christmas message. As God the Father gave his
only son to the humanity so also we are called
to give ourselves to each other. Giving gifts is
an easy task, but giving oneself to the other
needs great sacrifice. Merry Christmas and Happy
New Year 2018!
Saccidananda : 01.11.2018
With the melodies singing of carols in a colourfully lit ambience, the
Nativity of our Lord Jesus was celebrated with much gladness and cheer.
A good number of faithful gathered to praise God for the most precious
gift of His Son as our redeemer. The solemn Eucharist was presided over
by Fr Robin Victor, the guardian and the community members joined in the
concelebration. The veneration of the image of Baby Jesus took place at
a beautifully made crib, which was the result of the hard work of Br
Nelson, the scholastic. After the Eucharist, all the people gathered in
the dining hall for a short wishing session and to take part in the
‘home made’ kuswar, cake and wine. Wishing you all a grace filled season
of Christmas.
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To spread and instill in the minds of the children and parents, the name of the
order and the missionary work that Holy Trinity Province, Karnataka does, St.
Francis of Assisi school organized the feast for children under the title
“CAPUCHIN FETE”. The Mission Secretory of the province, Rev. Dr. Fr. Charles
Furtado OFM Cap., inaugurated the fete along with Fr. Paul D’souza by lighting
the crackers. After that the Chief Guest Fr Charles, in his speech,
appreciated and congratulated, the parents and children for their
generous help, good co-operation, timely support and day today concern
for school and the Assisi family. He also applauded their great step
that they have taken to contribute for the Capuchin Mission through this
fete. Further he voiced out, on the Capuchin Heritage and the works that
Capuchin fathers do for the society in different missions. To remember,
this day pre-school children had fancy dress competition and higher
primary and high school children had live musical bands competition. 
Prize Distribution ceremony was held on 23rd
December, 2017 with enthusiasm. This ceremony is
organized every year to acknowledge and appreciate
the exceptional and outstanding performance and
efforts of the students. Winners of various
competitions throughout the year were felicitated on
this occasion. On this occasion Mr. Muthuraj,
Manager, Corporation Bank, Perampalli was the chief
guest of the programme. After the prize
distribution, the chief guest addressed the
students; he congratulated the winners and wished
them for the future endeavors. 
On 14th December 2017, St. Francis of Assisi school was blessed with the
presence of His Grace, Most Rt. Rev. Dr. Peter Machado, Bishop of Belgaum
Diocese. In his address, he said to students that they have to work hard in this
competitive world. There are no short cuts for success. Only hard work will lead
you to success. We need to be children of values. The values that you learn have
to practice at home and in the society. After that, he blessed all our children
and wished them a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. 
It’s a Holy season, a season to be jolly for its
Christmas season. On 23rd December, Trinity Central
School celebrated Christmas. To set a perfect
example of secularism, we celebrate all the
festivals in our school. There was the Christmas
tree and Crib prepared by the teachers. The cultural
programmes like Christmas carols, dances, Nrithya
Rupaka related to Christmas celebration and birth of
Jesus added more color and value to the celebration.
Everybody prayed for the permanent existence of love
and peace in this violent torn world. The Principal,
Fr. Anil D’costa delivered Christmas message and
also prayed for the welfare of human-beings.
Christmas celebration was enjoyed with great zeal.
The main message that flooded throughout the
programme was Love can change the world and
humanity. 
Vimukti Charitable trust(r) Pothnal organized Child Rights Rally on the
occasions of world Child Rights Day on 20th November 2017, to create
awareness on children’s rights in the public. Mr. Bhimana, Head Master
Primary School Jeenur, inaugurated the rally. Mr. Ramesh, Assit Teacher
flagged it off which passed through the heart of the village and ended
at School premises. Vimukti Children parliament and club children
actively took part in the rally. Mr. Charlie VCT staff said, “Love,
childhood, education and protection are the birth rights of all
children.” For the children the day was marked with lots of fun and
entertainment. They were given sweets and made happy; Nearly 352
children benefited from this program.
“The Pursuit of Knowledge is never ending. The
day you stop seeking knowledge is the day you
stop growing.” With a specific intent to better
the minds of the Students with General
Knowledge, St. Anthony’s Management organised
Quiz competition. The response was so immense
that 73 teams of two each enrolled their names.
After two prelims, six teams were chosen for the
finals. In a nail-biting contest Ms. Syeda
Gazala and Ms. Mahalakshmi N drifted to the top
of the score-board. The questions were so framed
that it kept even the audience drill their minds
for answers. For about more than two hours all
were on their toes to see who would give the
right answers. It confirmed the fact that
Curiosity and Knowledge grow together; the more
we know, the more we want to know. 
Sneha Jyothi Vidyalaya celebrated its 13th annual school day on 14th
December 2017 the president of the event was Rev. Fr. William Prabhu
(Director, St. Clara Vihar) and the chief guests of honours were
Mr.Tanveer Sait (Primary and Secondary Education Minister and incharge
Minister Raichur district), Mr. N. S. Bose Raj (MLC Raichur ), M. Eranna
(zilla panchayath member) Mr. Jayanayak (CRP Pothnal) Mr. Soloman (PTA
President) Rev. Fr. Dancy Sunil Martis (Principal St. Anthony school
Bangalore). The school dignitaries grandly escorted the chief guests
with the school band. The welcome speech was presented by Rev. Fr.
Dominic Sunil lobo (Headmaster). The event started with a prayer dance
and beautiful lamp lighting ceremony. 
Girls boarding is a long awaited dream is finally becoming reality and
brings great joy and gladness for the staff and Director of Vimukti
Charitable Trust(R) Pothnal. By the grace of God Vimukti is blessed with
the new building with five rooms with the good small hall. Constructions
began with the prayer service led by Fr. William Prabhu Director,Clara
Vihar, Pothnal . The work is in a speedy progression under the
leadership of Vimukti Director Fr. Sathish Fernandes and the generous
support and timely guidance of Mr.Patrice Fabart (Donor) and Mr. Daniel
president, EA, France. The Merci Nivas 1st floor is focused for the
orphan, semi-orphan girls boarding and we are happy to invite you all
for the opening of the 1st floor (girls boarding), 2nd week of
February,2018. Praise God for His benevolence on us.
Vimukti charitable Trust with the collaboration of Ensemble Agissons,
France organized training and awareness program on Mathru pooran Scheme
at dotharbandi village. The ‘Mathru pooran’scheme is one of the most
ambitious schemes which aims at the wellbeing of pregnant women, newborn
babies and lactating women. The main objective of the scheme is to
provide at least one nutritious meal every day to pregnant and lactating
women particularly those living in rural areas of the taluka. This
scheme includes rice, dal or samber, green vegetables, pules, egg and
groundnut, jaggery chikki, milk and iron tablets, to meet the
nutritional needs of pregnant and lactating women. This scheme ensures
that, to improve maternal health that has a direct impact on the women
and child’s nutrition. Nearly 56 women participated and benefited from
this program.
Capuchin Krishik Seva Kendra ®, Vimukti, Banakal Unit organized an
awareness programme about First Aid on 16th December 2017 at Lokavalli
village, Mudigere Taluk, Chikkamagaluru District. The Programme began
with a prayer song invoking God’s Blessings. The lighting of the lamp
was done by the President of the SHG Cluster of Lokavalli village Ms.
Sunitha. The resource person Ms. Prema Pinto, Health Professional
highlighted the most important aspects First Aid especially during the
time of accidental fall, road accidents, when the person becomes sick.
The resource person demonstrated the need of First Aid, especially
during the time of person becoming breathless and unconscious. 
In order to help our Social Work Centre of the Province, we held a
Charity Auction. We received an amazing response from the people where
they themselves donated the things and auctioned them. We appreciate,
thank and pray for all these wonderfully generous people who are ever
ready to help and contribute to the greater cause. 
Bro Melwyn (guardian) along with the help of the friars of St Anne's
community and province produced a new Konkani Franciscan Devotional
album ‘Muja Deva Sarva’. It was released on 8th December 2017 at Holy
Family Church - Brahmavar during the OFS Jubilee celebration and DMRC –
Mangalore during Friday Retreat. We thank Mr. Joel Periera for the
Music, Harmony, Mixing and Recording this album at Sandesha Studio -
Mangalore. 
Night Vigil was held on 2nd December 9 pm to 3rd December 7 am. Frs.
Clifford Fernandes, Boniface Pinto and Andrew D’souza of Mangalore
Diocese were here to help us. There were about 300 people who were awake
throughout the night to thank and praise the Lord and pray for the Peace
in the world. The night vigil concluded with the Morning Sunday mass. 
“Dance is the music made visible; It is the
poetry of the feet.” The talent of dancing
is one of the best expressions that gives relief
to oneself and others. A stage was set up to
bring together the dancing feet hidden in the
Anthonians. As many as ten groups took part in
the competition. Ms. Nagashree M, a Professional
Dancer and Choreographer along with Rev. Fr.
Michael Menezes, OFM Cap., adjudged the
performances of the students. Dancing should not
just be an activity of leisure but a passion of
life, was a call given by the Judges. Music
gives expression to thoughts and feelings, and
dance gives expression to music. Therefore, let
us read and let us dance, these two amusements
will never do any harm to the world.
VIMUKTI Pothnal (Raichur District): Over 328 children from the 11
villages that come under the Manvi Taluka limits participated in the
“Makkala Grama Sabha” (children’s gram sabha) at two panchyats in
different places demanded immediate intervention of officials concerned
in redressing their grievances. By successfully listing out problems
being faced by children, especially those living in rural areas, these
children became a role model for their counterpart in other parts of the
Taluka. The children, guided by the non-governmental organizations
Vimukti Charitable Trust (VCT) and the Concerned for Working Children
had made all efforts to make the gram sabha a grand success. The Gram
Sabha started with the prayer song by a group of children. The meeting
was chaired by Mr. Channa Reddy Public Development Officer (PDO) Gram
Panchayath, Utaknoor. He said it was important that the State Government
conduct capacity building programmes to equip panchayats and officials
and all civil society groups which would be engaged in ensuring that the
children’s gram sabhas realized their full potential.
Educational tour to God’s own country conducted on 19th November to 24th
November, 2017. X standard children were blessed before leaving the Assisi
campus. As students were travelling by train, they were wonderstruck by seeing
amazing Dudhsagar splendor and scenic beauty of Konkan coast. As soon as
children reached their dreamland, they paid a visit to Fort Kochi, St. Francis
of Assisi Church, where Vasco-da- Gama was buried and his tomb is preserved till
this day. From there they went and learnt about the Chinese Fishnet (Oldest
method of catching fish). Then,they proceeded to the best part of the day
‘Marine Drive’, where they travelled to back waters and saw mighty vessels
carrying huge cargos. In the evening, students rushed to the India’s biggest
mall, Lulu Mall and had thrilling and adventures games and shopping. 
Capuchin Krishik Seva Kendra ®, Vimukti, Banakal Unit organized an
awareness programme on “Mental Health of Women on 8th December 2017 at
Lokavalli village, Mudigere Taluk, Chikkamagaluru District. The
Programme began with a prayer song invoking God’s Blessings. The
lighting of the lamp was done by the resource person Dr Sr Judy Lewis,
Clinical Psychologist and Counsellor. The resource person highlighted
the most important aspect of mental health especially in women. Whenever
there is stress and pressure at work place, on family and domestic
matters, it is apt and necessary to approach the Counsellors to seek
help and personal guidance without any inhibitions. Advocate and
Director of Sarvodaya Welfare Institute Rev. Fr. Joachim D Souza
stressed the importance of having trust and confidence in each other
while sharing the difficulties, problems, worries and challenges of
life. 
“There is nothing like Oratory, it is a skill
that can turn a commoner into a King.” In
order to give a boost to the inherent
potentiality of the Students in public speaking
College provided a platform by means of
Eloquence competition. As many as 24 and 23
students stepped forward to exhibit their skill
in oracy in English and Kannada languages
respectively. Prof. Jayamahadeva Swamy and Rev.
Fr. Joy D’ Souza along with Prof. Ambarish and
Prof. Ayyappa, Kannada Lecturer BBMP College
formed the Jury. The participants with radiating
confidence and indomitable courage voiced out
their views on “The Impact of Internet on the
Students.” The jury members appreciated the
participants and encouraged others to make the
best out of the opportunities given. The world
today believes that if you can speak, you can
influence; if you can influence, you can change
lives; if you change lives, you can change the
nation and the world!
On 6th November 2017, Capuchin Krishik Seva Kendra ® Vimukti, Banakal
organize an awareness programme on the Importance of the Eduction of the
Girl Child in Baggasagodu village for the members of Self Help Groups.
The Programme began at 4-00 p.m. with a prayer song. Fr. Charles Furtado,
Professor of Moral Theology and Mission secretary of Holy Trinity
province, Karnataka was the resource person. He enlightened the
participants the need of educating the Girl Child and think about the
holistic development of the girl child. 38 women participated in this
awareness programme. The programme was conclude at 5-30 p.m. with vote
of Thanks.
Child Right club children from Tadkal, Organized HIV/AIDS awareness
rally on 1st of December 2017. The children took out a rally to create
awareness about AIDS and importance of hygiene among villagers. The
students walked in the lanes of the village and made people aware about
myths related to HIV/AIDS. The villagers also appreciated the initiative
and took active part in the informative session. Other than students,
faculty of the school including Head master, Mr.Sadashiva Patil, Dr. P.B.
Shing Kavithal PHC, Mrs. Nagarathna Nurse, tadkal school teachers and
Vimukti Staff and several others took part in the initiative. It is
important to mention here that child rights club children conducted a
week-long awareness, street play, cum informative drive in Tadkal
village. Under the banner of Vimukti charitable Trust, the aim behind
the camp is to create awareness about health, prevention from deadly
diseases and hygiene among the villages. 
On 4th December 2017, Capuchin Krishik Seva Kendra ®, Vimukti, Banakal
organized an awareness programme on “The Health of Women”. Ms. Princy
Pinto, B Sc Nurse from Mangaluru was the resource person. She explained
about the different health issues regarding the women and insisted on
the proper diet, cleanliness, physical exercises on daily basis. The
programme began at 2-00 p.m. with the prayer song. The resource person
demonstrated the health issues with the help of charts, pictures and
white board. 62 women participated in the programme. The programme was
held in Vimukti office, Banakal. It was concluded at 4-00 p.m. with vote
of thanks.
On 4th December 2017, Capuchin Krishik Seva Kendra ®, Vimukti, Banakal
organized an awareness programme on “Programme on the Role of Police
Department with regard to the Safety of Women”. Mr. Saktivelu, the
Police Sub Inspector and Ms. Vanitha, Lady Police of Banakal Police
Station were the resource persons. Mr. Saktivelu, the Sub Inspector of
the Banakal Police Station lighted the lamp and inaugurated the
programme. He insisted on the safety of women and the concerns of the
police department. The programme began at 10-00 a.m. with the prayer
song. 68 women participated in the programme. The programme was held in
Vimukti office, Banakal. It was concluded at 12-30 p.m. with vote of
thanks.
St. Francis of Assisi school celebrated children’s day by appreciating
children’s everyday lively presence and active participation in the school
activities. On this day, teachers organized the different activities to
students. The parliamentarians along with chief guest Rev. Fr. Robin Victor
D’souza and principal Fr Jason Fernandes were escorted to the stage by rhythmic
band. Cutting of cake enriched the joys of everyone. Chief Guest Fr Robin
highlighted the importance of this day and said, all of us are children of God,
we need to have childlike attitude always in our lives to draw others towards
us. To mark the occasion teachers organized squad vise tug of war to the
children and winners were awarded. Children learnt, in unity there is strength
and team work always wins.
“Sanitation is more important than political independence”. ~ Mahatma
Gandhi, Vimukti organized 19th November 2017, World Toilet Day
awareness program at Utakanoor Grama Panchyath. As per project Swacch
Bharat Andolan (Clean India Mission) has not been able to provide
toilets to 335 million women and girls in India today. It also says that
about 732 million Indian have no access to toilets and are thus forced
to defecate in the open. VCT for the past eight years through its
continuous awareness programmes only 5% of families have stopped open
defecation. Efforts to increase access to water, sanitation, and hygiene
not only advance progress towards reaching the water and sanitation
Millennium Development Goal (MDG 7), but also contribute to the
reduction in child mortality (MDG 4) and reduction in malnutrition (MDG
1). Access to improved sanitation facilities can even prevent young
girls from dropping out of school. 
“Sports do not build the Character but they
reveal it.” To give a push to the inherent
talent in sports St. Anthony’s PU College
organized a week of inter-class competitions in
Volleyball, Kabaddi, Cricket, Kho-Kho, Chess for
boys and Throw-ball, badminton, Kho-Kho for
girls. After manoeuvring the team spirit among
students, a day was dedicated to excel and
exhibit their athletic spirit. Mr. Rajath Kankar,
General Secretary Karnataka State Pickle Ball
and Leg Cricket Association was the Chief Guest.
The President of “Ensemble Agissons-France” Mr.
Daniel Helbert and Mrs. Bernadette Le Guil who
partner the Vimukti-Potnal, Capuchin’s Social
Action venture were the Guests of honour along
with Rev. Fr. Arun Lobo, the Director of
Vimukti-Chikodi. Mesmerising music of the New
College Band, the colourful and orderly parade
and march-past by the students added glimmer to
the celebration. Students with bubbling
sportsmanship participated in many sport events
and the echo of the same resonated in the
college campus. The Mantra of the day was
‘Winning is not everything, but making effort to
win is’!
Sneha jyothi sports day happened to be on 24-11-17 and 25-11-17. The
chief guests of the day were Rev. Fr. Anthony Raj (Parish
priest), Rev. Fr. Thomas (Asst. Parish priest) Mrs. Mounamma Eranna (Gram
panchayath president) and Mr. veeresh (Gram panchayath member). The other
dignitaries were Rev. Fr. Dominic (Headmaster) and Rev. Fr.Sunil (Asst.
Headmaster). The sports day took a start by a welcome dance followed by
welcome speech .Students from class Pre-kg to 10th std actively
participated in the event. On the special occasion Rev. Fr. Anthony
Raj (Parish priest) shared his views on Sports. Rev. Fr. Thomas (Asst.
Parish Priest) also acknowledged everyone about the importance of
sports. Various sports like running,3000 mtrs,1500 mtrs, long jump, high
jump, shot put, javelin throw, discus throw, relay etc were conducted, games
like kho-kho, kabbadi, Volley ball, throw ball etc were also seen.
Eventually the event took a wind up when the Headmaster presented his
hearty vote of thanks.
On 24th November 2017, Capuchin Krishik Seva Kendra ®, Vimukti, Banakal
organized Talents Day for the SHG members of Sabli Village. Fr. Albert
D’ Silva, the parish priest of Banakal Church was the Chief Guest for
the programme. The programme began at 10-00 a.m. with a prayer song. Fr.
Albert D Silva, the Parish Priest of Banakal Church inaugurated the
programme by lighting the lamp. He insisted the need to develop the
leadership qualities in all women in order to bring changes in the
society. 48 Self Help Group members of Sabli village of Mudigere Taluk
were the participants. 
St. Francis of Assisi School celebrated Diwali with great pomp and
excitement. The celebration began with the prayer song followed by the
welcome speech by Mrs. Sukanya. Goddess Laxmi was adored by performing
‘Puja’ by our teachers and parents. Dr. Bahubali Gane, the chief guest
of the programme heighted the importance of Diwali Celebration.
Thereafter our children performed mesmerizing dances to enhance the joy
of this celebration. The graceful movements of our children in the
performance fascinated the audience. The cultural progrmme ended with
the vote of thanks but the campus was lit brightly with the resounding
and spectacular blasts of crackers thereafter. Not only those but also
the lamps which were lit on the buildings sparkled like the tiny stars
on the buildings. The students of each class enjoyed the cracker show in
the darkness. Our generous parents made this celebration memorable one.
“When we talk of children’s right to participation, we are talking
about children being able to intervene in decisions that affect their
lives.”
On 20th November 2017, Capuchin Krishik Seva Kendra ®, Vimukti, Banakal
organized an awareness programme on “Free Health Programmes for the
Public under National Health Scheme” through the support of Banakal
Primary Health Centre. Mr. B.V. Suresh, President of Banakal Grama
Panchayath was the Chief Guest. Mrs. Beena, the President of Vimukti SHG
Federation, Banakal lighted the lamp and inaugurated the programme. The
programme began at 10-00 a.m. with a prayer song. Mr. Mohan Kumar, Lab
Technician of Banakal Primary Health centre explained to the
participants about the different diseases such as Cancer, BP, Diabetes
and so on. Ms. Shantha, Women Health Assistant spoke about the women and
Child Health care. 
On 17.11.2017, as a part of educational tour our
tiny tots of Nursery and LKG have visited very many
places.
At first we visited Mount Rosary church and Rev
Father blessed our children and asked related
quarries about the school. The children answered
them enthusiastically. The speciality of the church
is big fan with 3 wings and children enjoyed the
view of it. Then we moved on to the park and
children had snacks after which children played a
while and enjoyed. Later we went to Milagres Church
there also father blessed the children and explained
about the importance of holy place. Then we moved on
to the Rose Play School run by St. Joseph sisters
where children observed very many different things
like toys, indoor games, Colorful pictures playing
equipments, teaching aids etc. After that we had
lunch and relaxed a bit and went ahead to the
Mahalingeshwar temple where children played sometime
in the open area and freshed up. Lastly we took a
drive to Malpe beach, Padukere and also showed
different means of transport and after having a
wonderful educational tour we reached back the
school safely. 
On 24th November 2017, Capuchin Krishik Seva Kendra ®, Vimukti, Banakal
organized an awareness programme on “The Problems and Impact of the
Consumption of Alcohol and Tabacco”. Fr. Vincent D’ Souza, the project
director of Vimukti, Banakal spoke about the ill-effects of the
consumption of Alcohol and Tabacco on the health of the individual
person, family, growth and education of the Children and economic
conditions of the family. He admonished the participants to bring about
awareness to the children and the neighbours. The programme began at
10-00 a.m. with a prayer song. 62 Self Help Group members of Lokavalli
village of Mudigere Taluk were the participants. The programme was
concluded at 1-00 p.m. with vote of thanks.
On 15.11.2017, the students of Grade 2 had an
educational tour to Brahmavar and Neelavar. Two
buses with 102 students, 4 teachers and 2 support
staffs, started their journey around 9.30 am from
the school premises. First they visited the Holy
Family Church, Brahmavar, and then “Ghoshale”
Mahishamardhini temple, Neelavar, later Bengre beach
where they had their lunch and played a while on the
sand. The children enjoyed collecting the sea
shells. On the way back to Malpe beach we paid a
visit to Stella Martis Church, Kalmadi and reached
back the school premises around 3.30 pm.
On 15-11-2017 students of Grade 1 had an educational
tour to Barkur and Heroor. We began our tour with
the visit to Mount Rosary church, Santhekatte. The
speciality of the church is the big fan. Then we
moved on to shri bairava Ganapathi chalkier, Barkur
where we saw chowlikere pond. After that we went to
kattale basadi, there we saw many small basadies
without light. Then we arrived at panchalingeshwara
temple. There we saw old inscription. After which
our journey went onwards to Mandarthy temple Barkur.
Later we had a good lunch. After the lunch we took
our drive to Krishna dairy. They offered ice-cream
and we refreshed ourselves. Lastly we came to
Santhekatte Play Park and children enjoyed in the
park. Having a wonderful and cherishable educational
tour, we reached back to the school safely. 
“Many girls’ students at primary level quit studies owing to lack of
this facility” Vimukti children parliament members with the
collaboration of likeminded NGO’S from Raichur staged a protest in front
of Deputy commission office at Raichur on Tuesday 14th November,2017
alleging that the elected representatives and the concerned officials
had failed to utilize the allotted amount for the development of the
school infrastructures like maintenance of toilets, cleanliness in the
school premises. Vimukti Children here demanded proper implementation of
Right to information Act and checking of children’s rights violations.
While children across the state celebrated children’s Day, hundreds of
students of government-run schools across the district took part in a
protest. The students participated in the drawing competition held as
part of their dharna on the ‘Children’s day’ to get the attention of the
authorities. 
Children are loved by one and all. They win our hearts with their
innocent smiles. Children’s fest was celebrated with fun and frolic at
Infant Jesus School on November 14th. It was a fun filled day for the
students. The teachers made the day very special, as they had a lot of
fun filled activities lined for them. The day began with inaugural of
the Children’s fest. Rev. Fr. John Peter OFM Cap was the chief guest and
inaugurated the programme by lighting the lamp. He also addressed the
students. After the inaugural programme varieties of cultural
competitions such as group dance, fancy dress, best out of waste,
Rongoli and cooking without fire were held. Students actively
participated in the competitions and won the prizes. In the afternoon,
teachers entertained students by presenting a variety of entertainment
programme. The school campus was buzzing with excitement and joy
colourfully dressed children. It was just the end of the day, but the
flavour of the event was absorbed by each and every one.
Vimukti after revising the situation of government schools in the
project area brought out various prevailing issues and collected them in
a booklet form. This report highlights the real situation of AWCs and
educational institutions in Manvi taluka in general. Schools are
supposed to be the temple of learning, but the average primary
educational institutions and AWCs in the taluka are likely dingy,
dilapidated, with no access to electricity, toilets, lack of basic
infra-structures, leaking roofs, without play grounds, broken furniture,
late arrival and handing over of school books, absence of computer labs,
shortage of teachers, etc., are major problems which are blocking and
reducing the standard of child education at large.
To enrich and exhibit the creative talents of our
students, flower arrangement to classes Nursery to
UKG, Wealth out of Waste for classes 1st to 5th and
Collage and Poster making for classes 6th to 10th
were conducted on 14.11.2017. The event helped the
students to express their ideas in an innovative way
to think outside the box and to use colors in
creative way. No wonder the outcome of it was
splendid bouquettes, inventive artifacts and
inspirational posters. On the whole it was an
unforgettable day.
“We were all children once. We all share the desire
for the well being of our children, which has always
been and will continue to be the most universally
cherished aspiration of humankind”. On the 14th
November which is specially marked for children,
Children’s Day’ celebrations were held in Trinity
campus. The special assembly activity of the day was
conducted by the teachers. The teachers
enthusiastically participated in setting the stage
on fire by dancing and singing the songs to
entertain their wards and make their day more joyful
one. The campus was buzzing with excitement and joy
with colourfully dressed children and teachers say
to it that the day was indeed a memorable one.
Heaving Father, please awaken in us a sense of universal responsibility
towards children. May we collectively welcome children into our lives,
learning from them as we serve them, and may our leaders teach and guide
their communities, businesses and countries with the needs of children
foremost in their plans; May power be used with gentleness and kindness.
Please unite the world community in efforts to give children status and
respect. Bless our global efforts to end the violence and cruelty
inflicted upon your children; May the world see your likeness and image
in every child. Amen.
Children’s day programme was grandly put forth by Staff members under
the guidance of headmaster. The Chief guests were Rev. Fr. Anthony Raj
(Parish Priest) Rev. Fr. Anthony Swami (parish Priest, Krishtha Jyothi
Parish, Bhopal.) and Sr. Martha (Anugraha boarding Incharge). The program
started sharp at 9.30 am with a prayer service and a welcome skit.
Welcome speech was given by Ms. Supriya, and class Representatives from
each class were honoured by their class Teachers. The chief guests
Rev. Fr. Anthony Raj and Rev. Fr. Anthony Swami gave their greetings and
wishes to the students. On the special Programme, fancy dress
competition was conducted for students from class pre-kg to Xth Std. 
Trinity Family made yet another energetic get
together through ‘Parents Sports Day’ on Saturday,
11th November 2017. The occasion was inaugurated by
releasing the balloons by the chief guest Fr.Ronson,
CSC Parish Priest of Katapadi church, who also
received the salute from the teachers and parents
through their gracious march. The Parents sports day
began with sprint events where in our energetic and
vibrant parents dashed with full vigor. The event
also had field events like Shot put and 3 legged
race for men and lucky games like tapping the
balloon and filling the bottle with water for women.
The afternoon was reserved for throw ball and
volleyball matches to men and women respectively.
The day ended with congratulating winners with
medals and certificate. The day was so meaningful
that parents enjoyed to their hearts content and
exhibited their talents recalling their childhood
memories. 
“Gold medals aren’t really made of gold. They are
made of sweet, determination and a hard work”. The
much awaited Annual Sports day for students of
classes 3rd to 10th were held on Friday, 10th
November, 2017. The fantastic turnout from the
parents and the pleasant weather were the perfect
boost for the students on their Sports day at
Trinity Central School. The chief guest,
Mr.Madhukar.S received the salute from the House
wise squads, Scouts and Guides and cubs and Bulbuls
students through the impressive March past. The
students entered into the occasion in a grand way
with the oath being administered by the Principal
Rev Fr. Anil D’costa. 
SHGs are novel and innovative organizational setup in India for the
women up-liftment and welfare. Self-Help Group refers to self-governed,
peer controlled, informal group of people with same socio-economic
background and having a desire to collectively perform common purposes.
Having new strategic plan, Vimukti formed the women groups in the
targeted villages to fight for their rights. It took long time to
convince and to motivate the women to make known their rights. The
primary focus is to give awareness on various rights and schemes that
are given by the government and how to benefit from these various
schemes; by way of awareness, motivation, leadership, training and
associating in other social inter-mediation programmes for the benefit
of the entire community.
The much awaited Annual Sports Day of Nursery to
Grade 2 was held on 09.11.2017. Sport is an integral
part of every student’s life at Trinity Central
School. True to it, sports day was a splendid
occasion for them to showcase their speed and
agility on the field. The program began by welcoming
the chief guest Mr. Sudhakar Prabhu and the
Principal Rev. Fr. Anil D’Costa on the dais through
the school band and Captains Master Afnan of Grade 2
A and Miss Shreeya of Grade 2 C. Sports day got into
a start by the unfurling of the school flag and
declaration of the sports meet open by releasing the
balloons in the air. A spectacular, impressive and a
well synchronized march past by the 5 houses was the
most beautiful sight to see. The tiny tots dressed
in their house uniforms marched unanimously to the
rhythm of the band. The burning torch which ignites
the passion of sporting spirit was carried by the
students and handed over to the chief guest as the
symbol of enlightenment.
The Vimukti charitable trust® with the collaboration of Ensemble
Agissons France had organized sponsor’s day program at Pothnal on
05.11.2017. 47 sponsored children along with their parents participated
in the program. This day was filled with full of entertainment. Mr.
Arogyappa welcomed the guests on the dais. Sponsored children honored
the guests with the flowers. VIMUKTI believes every child deserves a
future. Here in Vimukti, we give children a healthy start in life, the
opportunity to learn and supporting them to create a platform to exhibit
their talents. This program is very unique because we look at all the
things that prevent children from surviving and thriving in their
community. We work with each sponsored child family to bring all the
pieces of the puzzle together to build a better future for all children.
On 6th November 2017, Capuchin Krishik Seva Kendra ® Vimukti, Banakal
organize an awareness programme on the Importance of the Eduction of the
Girl Child in Sabli Village for the members of Self Help Groups. The
Programme began at 11-45 a.m. with a prayer song. Fr. Charles Furtado,
Professor of Moral Theology and Mission secretary of Holy Trinity
province, Karnataka was the resource person. He enlightened the
participants the need of educating the Girl Child. 46 women participated
in this awareness programme. The programme was conclude at 1-30 p.m.
with vote of Thanks.
On 6th November 2017, Capuchin Krishik Seva Kendra ®, Vimukti, Banakal
organized an awareness programme on Women’s Rights for the SHG members
of Banakal SHG Cluster. Rev. Fr. Charles Furtado, professor of Moral
Theology was the resource person. He explained about the need to fight
for the women rights. The programme began at 10-00 a.m. in Vimukti
Projcet Office, Banakal. 65 women of Banakal Village of Mudigere Taluk
participated in the awareness programme. The programme was conclude at
11-30 a.m.
“To acquire knowledge, one must study; to
acquire wisdom, one must observe.” It is rightly
said that ‘observe & understand’ is better than
‘read & learn’. In this pursuit, Darshan College
with the collaboration of Primax Foundation
organized a day’s Industrial Visit to Coca Cola
Beverages, Bidadi; Britannia Pvt. Ltd., Bidadi
and the Deccan Herald Printing Press,
Kumbalagudu. Students were amazed at the speed
at which the process occurred and how the
automated systems could be set according to
requirements of the company without involving
much human intervention. The students were
briefed about the journalistic experiences and
how a ‘journalist must be ready to fire a bullet
and receive a bullet’. The visit was a success
as the students were enlightened and gained
practical exposure about the particularities of
the Food and Beverages as well as Print World
uncovered and unleashed.
Vimukti organized a program on soft skill training program for the staff
on 6th of October, 2017 at Vimukti premises. The main aim is to how; one
can be an efficient and effective staff in the field. The resource
person Mr. Anthony Mudola highlighted the main soft skills like
emotional intelligence, problem solving, time management, interpersonal
skills, leadership, communication skills, ability to work in team and
strong work ethics etc. Further resource person motivated the staff to
achieve their goals by facing the challenges bravely. Along with that
the practical tips and examples were given to motivate themselves to
work effectively in the field. Thus all the staff was exhorted to work
genuinely. There were 72 participants benefited from this training.
On 07.11.2017 students of Grade 7 went out for their
excursion to Mangalore Port and Sultan Bateri, as
part of their study. After completing the security
formalities the students were taken into the port
through Mallya Gate. An officer from the port
accompanied us to guide, and shared his valuable
information on various goods that are being imported
and exported to and from the port. After spending
sufficient time at the port, students were taken to
Sultan Bateri: A watch tower constructed by Tippu
Sultan to keep an eye on ships travelling through
‘Gurupura River’. The children enjoyed their stay at
Sultan Batheri appreciating the skill and
architecture of ancient times. Undeniably, the
outing was a rich learning experience to all the
students.
A two days camp was organized by the active flock
leaders, Scouts and Guides captains of Trinity at
Scouts and Guides Training Centre, Pragathinagar,
Alevoor, for Cubs/Bulbuls/Scouts and Guides on
04.11.2017 and 05.11.2017. 64 students of the school
participated in this event. The Principal of the
school, Rev. Fr. Anil D’Costa and the Scout master
Mr. Anand Adiga were present for the investiture
ceremony. The students were excited to get trained
in different activities namely hoisting the flag,
tying the knots, learning about first aid, hiking
with woodcraft sign, preparing a tent, craft work,
gadgets preparation, blind tray etc. 4th November
being a last day, ended with camp fire. The not
helped them to enjoy the weekend in a fruitful way,
but also to gain necessary skillful training.
Students of Grade 4 as a part of curriculum visited
RUDSET institution in Brahmhavar as well as temple
city of Barkur on 03.11.2017. Rural Development and
Self Employment Training Institute (RUDSETI), a
unique initiative in mitigating the problem of
unemployment, was taken way back in 1982 under the
visionary leadership of DR. D Veerendra Hegde,
Dharmadhikari of Dharmasthala along with Syndicate
Bank and Canara Bank. The visit to this institution
helped the students to learn and know more about
vocational training courses held by this
institution. Barkur, the city of temples made
students appreciate the ancient cultural tradition
as well as the wonders of the architecture. The
artifact and carvings on temples like Choulikeri
Siddi Vinayaka Temple, Pancha Mahalingeshwara
Temple, Kathale Basadi over and above the
inscriptions on them enabled the children to enrich
themselves on the glory of Barkur city. This was the
objective of educational tour was completely
accomplished.
ಕನ್ನಡ
ಎನೆ ಕುಣಿದಾಡುವುದೆನ್ನೆದೆ ಕನ್ನಡ ಎನೆ ಕಿವಿ
ನಿಮಿರುವುದು,
with
this burning spirit and zeal the St. Anthony’s
PU College celebrated 62nd Kannada Rajyotsava.
The Chief Guest for the occasion was an eminent
Kannada Poet Professor Dr. T. Yallappa,
Government First Grade College, K. R. Puram.
Gracing the event by lighting the lamp,
respected Chief Guest, hailed the contribution
of Christian missionaries towards Kannada.
Kannada is not just a language to be learnt, but
a culture, a tradition of the people of
Karnataka to be inherited by everyone who lives
within its wide embrace. Celebration of Kannada
should not be limited to one day in a year but
every moment in the life of a Kannadiga. We
should be proud about our rich heritage and not
be ashamed of it, striving to keep it alive to
the future generations was his call for all.
Students put their steps together for dance and
other cultural programs. Pretty little angels
from ‘Sparsha’, a home for all, joined the
College Students to express their love towards
Kannada. Prof. Manjula, Prof. Ambarish and Prof.
Bharati organised the event. All were convinced
of the fact,
ಎಲ್ಲಾದರು ಇರು
ಎಂತಾದರು ಇರು ಎಂದೆಂದಿಗೂ ನೀ ಕನ್ನಡವಾಗಿರು.
It is believed that handwriting determines a
person’s personality. At Trinity we strive to
develop wonderful personalities and gift them to the
society in large. In this regard, to enhance the
calligraphic abilities the handwriting competition
was held on 03.11.2017 for our tiny fingers of LKG
and UKG. The tiny Trinitarians participated with
great zeal and joy and showed to the world, their
ability to write beautifully.
The Holy Trinity Capuchin Province, Karnataka held the Annual General
Body Meetings of various Societies and Trusts during the months of
October and November:
It was a day bustling with activities in the campus of Saccidananda.
Firstly, an auction was held to raise funds for the universal mission of
the Church. Various articles and food stuff were donated by the members
of Saccidandna extended family which went for auction. Due to the
generous gesture of the participants we could raise substantial sum
which will be directed to the diocese. Ms Dorothy Menezes, one of our
Saccidananda extended family members celebrated her 80th Birthday and
the tasty breakfast was served by her family members. Besides, Mr
Aloysius Mascarenhas and Ms Rita Mascarenhas celebrated their wedding
anniversary and thanked God for his providence in their life. Many guest
friars were present in view of the Capuchin Friars Service Society and
Capuchin Education Board meetings who took part in the events of the
day.
A long awaited dream came true on this day as the renovated conference
hall in Saccidananda was blessed and thrown open for the use of the
Province. Fr Provincial along with councilors and members of the
Capuchin Friars Service Society and Capuchin Education Board cut the
ribbon and open the doors of the hall followed by which a short prayer
of blessing was organized to thank God for his providence. Fr Provincial
thanked the benefactors and all those responsible to implement this
project, especially Fr Guardian and the community members of
Saccidananda for overseeing the execution of the project. Hence, a
well-equipped conference hall is ready to cater to the needs of the
Province.
It was a joyful day for the community at Saccidanada as we joyfully
thanked God for the person of Fr Charles Furtado as he celebrated his
birthday. The morning Eucharist was presided over by the celebrant
himself and Fr Guardian invited the community to pray for Fr Charles and
thank God for his person. A grand dinner was organized in honor of Fr
Charles along with few of the guests and family members during which Fr
Provincial spoke well of Fr Charles, thanking him for the immense
contributions he has been doing for the Province by being the professor
of theology and the provincial mission secretary. As Fr Charles cut the
birthday cake, he thanked the community and assured his prayers.
On 29th Sunday October, 2017 massive awareness rally was organized at
APMC Gunj premises, Raichur with the collaboration of 34 likeminded NGO
forum. In the rally 18 district women representatives were present for
this protest rally. Women protest against liquor ban in entire Karnataka
holding placards and banners in the rally. The protestors were also
chanting slogans against alcohol consumption and demanding government to
put complete ban on alcohol and made a specific demand to political
parties to include prohibition in their manifestos saying “Our vote is
for those who implement prohibition”. During the rally political
representatives were called (Congress, BGP, and JDS) and memorandums
were submitted to make Karnataka as NASHA MUKT Karnataka. To expand the
support base, the organizations have been making efforts to rope in
religious heads with influence in the region. Medha Patkar, a leader of
Nasha Muka Bharat Movement was the speaker of the day. She said in her
speech “Alcoholism is more serious than unemployment, illiteracy,
poverty and other problems.
In the Academic year 2017-18 October,a new scheme called "Excellence
Awards" has been implemented by the Headmaster. Every Semester the best
five students from each class(1st-10th) will be Honored with a badge in
the assembly.The motto of this scheme is to pay Appreciation and
Encouragement to the students.
Even after decades of freedom, India is struggling to provide basic
health services to its people. According to government sources, in India
45 children die every hour due to respiratory infections. 1 child dies
every 2 minutes due to diarrhoea. And annually, about 2 million children
under 5 years of age die due to preventable diseases. The situation
calls for timely care and diagnosis which can reduce the incidence of
morbidity and mortality especially among children and women. General
Health Camps is one such special initiative of Vimukti with the
collaboration of “Ensemble Agissons” France to provide healthcare
services to meet the immediate health care needs of the marginalized
community in remote rural areas through stand-alone camps. Vimukti
Sponsored children in various age groups underwent health check camp to
create awareness about the importance of preventive healthcare. The
initiative was taken to prepare a comprehensive health profile of all
the Sponsored children. 
“Flowers are the music of the ground, from
earth’s lips spoken without sound”. Flowers have
got a magical talent to convert an ordinary
place into a beautiful palace. In order to
enhance the attitude of appreciating the beauty
of flowers among students, the Management of St.
Anthony’s PU College organised, flower arranging
competition. The participants brought a variety
of colourful and magnificent flowers, and
bedecked them in attractive and awe-inspiring
order. Rev. Fr. Albert Lewis, the Dean of
Studies at Darshan Institute of Theology and
Mrs. Carmel Rani adjudged the best flower
arrangement among all the splendid display. The
creative arrangement of flowers struck the
aesthetic eyes of the jury and gained their
praise. May every Student be like a flower that
is unique, has its own splendid fragrance and
beauty to share with the world around! 
“ಕನ್ನಡ ಎನೆ ಕುಣಿದಾಡುವುದೆನ್ನೆದೆ
“The greatest wealth is Health.”
This is due to
the reason that every time we consume food, we
are either feeding disease or fighting it. In
this regard, Our Anthonian and Darshanite Chefs
thought like Scientists, organized like the
Accountants, plated like the Artists and cooked
like Grandmas - a variety of cuisines which were
organic and had contributed to bring some kind
of food revolution in this fast food era. 27
teams from PU Section and 25 teams from Degree
Section took part in the competition. The four
versatile and expert Jury members Mrs. Jasmine
D’ Souza and Mr. Joseph D’ Souza for 25 teams of
Degree section and Prof. Yogananda of GSG
College, Ramanagar and Mrs. Shantala for 27
teams of PU students, adjudicated the recipes
made by the participants. The Jury members were
very fascinated with the Authenticity and
deliciousness of the cuisines. This was the most
memorable day as Food was the ingredient that
bounded us together. May the passion for cooking
increase as it brings taste to tongue, beauty to
life and wealth to health!
There is nothing more satisfying and fulfilling for children than to be
able to express themselves openly and without judgment; the ability to
be creative, to create something expressing personal feelings and
experiences, can reflect and nurture children's emotional health.
Creativity fosters mental growth as well by providing opportunities for
trying out new ideas, and new ways of thinking and problem-solving. At
Vimukti, we provide a creative environment as a complement to the
integral education system at the school. Through creative arts we aspire
to develop aesthetic sense in our sponsored children and give them a
platform where they are able to express themselves freely. Our ultimate
objective is to help identify in each child their full potential and
bring out their best. Each child is given a chance to develop at his her
own pace. With the collaboration of Ensemble Agissons, France
Vimukti organized workshop to our sponsored children at Vimukti premises
on 21st to 22nd October, 2017. 
The Rangoli
competition for the Academic year 2017-18 was held on 28-10-17
under the direction of the Headmaster. Students from class 5th to 10th
actively participated in the competition. The judges were Rev. Fr. Anthony
Raj (parish priest), Rev. Fr. Elvin lopes and Sr. Martha (Anugraha boarding
in-charge). Eventually, The winners were announced by the Rev. Fr. Elvin in
the assembly. The Sneha Jyothi school ground was greatly filled with the
Vibrant colors of Rangoli.
To evaluate the teaching and learning, for the
betterment of the school, and for the permanent
affiliation of the school, Dr. Fr. Joseph C.M
visited our school on 25.10.2017 (Tuesday) at 9:00
am. During the assembly the Trinity family welcomed
Dr. Fr. Joseph C.M whole heartedly through a troupe
of band, and honoured him. Dr. Fr. Joseph C.M
witnessed the school assembly activity presented by
young talents of Trinity and congratulated them for
bringing out their best. Then he proceeded with the
school inspection, where he took keen interest to
meet each student and the staff members and
encouraged whole Trinity family for its hospitality,
talent and infrastructure. The following day i.e. on
26.10.2017, the school proposed gratitude with a
beautiful memento that would remind him the memories
of visit to TRINITY CENTRAL SCHOOL and might make
him to visit casually any day in his lifetime. The
Principal of the school, Rev. Fr. Anil D’costa
thanked Dr. Fr. Joseph C.M and wished for his future
endeavours.
On 16th and 17th October, 2017 Vimukti with the collaboration of
likeminded NGOs came together for the strategic planning on combating
human trafficking at Kripalya Bishop’s house Gulbarga. Since Karnataka
is turning out to be a hotspot of human trafficking, reporting the third
highest number of cases in the country during 2013-17. Home ministry
data says 1,379 human trafficking cases were reported from Karnataka in
the five-year period. Human traffickers find a fitting breeding ground
in the fast-growing southern metros, luring victims with huge salaries
and better lifestyles. A sizeable chunk of trafficking victims, migrant
labourers in particular, are often forced into sex work. Recent raids
led to the rescue of over 300 bonded labourers in Bangalore. NGO and
government officials say this is only the tip of the iceberg. The
resource person Mr. Anthony C. Mudola said, Bangalore has become a human
trafficking hub over the years, and many of the victims are children.
“Art enables us to find ourselves and to lose
ourselves at the same time.” In this regard,
the Pencil Sketch Competitions for the PU as
well as Degree students were organized. The
theme ‘Save Rivers’ inspired the PU Students to
act and to give expression through art the
plight of our rivers today. For the Degree
Students the theme was ‘Historical Monuments’.
As our country is endowed with opulent palaces,
ancient forts, majestic structures that stand as
historical monuments depicting the tales of
romance, bravery, strength and battles. Students
beautifully and artistically designed on paper
the state of the rivers and the beauty of the
monuments making the observers see the creative,
imaginative and innovative minds hidden behind
those arts. The topic for the Essay competition
was ‘Impact of Travel and Tourism on Indian
Economy’, as India’s travel and tourism sector
ranks 7th in the world in terms of its total
contribution to the country’s economy. The
enthusiasm of the students radiated the social
concern and the responsibility towards the
nation building!
“You don’t have to be a doctor to save lives,
just donate blood.” With this noble thought
NSS unit of Darshan College organized a blood
donation camp in partnership with Indian Red
Cross Society on 14th October 2017. The
objective of the event was to bring in awareness
among the students to volunteer and participate
in noble causes such as blood donation. The
event was coordinated by Prof. Jayamahadeva
Swamy M, Prof. Manjula and Prof. Divyashree.
Prior to the event, awareness was brought about
in and through poster making, slogan writing and
placards by voluntary students, along with
banners to collaborate with the public for the
event. 
On 11th of October, 2017 Fr. Sathish Fernandes Director Vimukti, Pothnal
address the Orphan Children and street children regarding Child-rights
and POCSO Act more detailed way. The children are taught to know their
right to education and to live a disciplined life, to gain their rights
and to enjoy their childhood. At the same time, they are also made aware
of the powers of a parliamentary democracy. They are taught to know the
four basic rights:
‘Life isn’t about finding yourself, life is
about creating yourself’. The Management and
faculty of St. Anthony’s PU College organized a
half-day orientation program for the parents and
students on the Entrance Exams such as CET, NEET,
JEE Mains & Advanced. After the Inauguration,
the Resource person Prof. Sarat C. Kumar in his
presentation made everyone understand, the
necessity, scope, opportunities and pattern of
these exams. He also briefed about the course of
action envisioned by our Institute. Rev. Fr.
Alwyn Dias, the Director motivated the parents
with a familial dialogue saying, ‘We all,
Parents and the Institute, should leave no stone
unturned to bring out the best in our children’.
The Parent community appreciated, encouraged the
Management and endorsed the plan with an
overwhelming response assuring their full
support. The Study material for these
competitive exams was also distributed to the
Students. May our little progress each day add
up to a brighter tomorrow!
The birthday bells chimed at Saccidananda as we joyfully
celebrated the birthday of Fr Joseph Dolphy Pais, the Provincial
Minister and thanked God for his person and his precious life. The
celebration unwrapped with a Solemn Sunday Eucharist along with the ‘Saccidananda
Extended Family’, presided over by the celebrant himself after which the
faithful partook in a sweet event of wishing Fr Provincial a happy
birthday and partaking in the delicious breakfast of ‘sanna-mass’. In
the evening the friars of the neighboring communities and guests joined
us to add fervor to the celebration. A meditative prayer service was
conducted by Fr Deepak Fernandes and Br Nelson, the scholastic. At
the dining hall Fr Anil Andrew Sequiera raised the toast without a glass
of wine, nonetheless, with a heart full of love. Fr Provincial expressed
his heartfelt gratitude to the community, his councilors and to all the
friars of the province. Fr Robin, the guardian thanked everyone for
making the day a memorable one.
The VCT Staff created lot of awareness among households, families and
communities regarding social audit and its implications. The continues
efforts of VCT staff bore fruits on 12th October 2017, concerned
authority were called for a meeting to discuss the issues pertaining
NREGA work. Pocket leaders and people gathered, protested that all the
work under NREGA has been done through machines and also the amount is
not utilized rightly. As a result People gathered demanded the concerned
authority to stop this malpractice and to allow the people to work and
to get maximum benefit from this scheme. LM staff requested the
concerned authority who was present, to ensure accountability, that the
outcomes or results along with proof must be made public and must be
discussed in the open forum. The meeting was held in public place, after
the long discussion regarding various schemes and projects of the
Panchayath, Action plan was drawn for the next six months. 
In the words of Mark Twain, “India is the cradle
of human race, the birth place of human speech,
the mother of history, the grandmother of legend
and the great grandmother of tradition. Our most
valuable and most constructive materials in the
history of man are treasured up in India only.”
In this context, Darshanites competed and
witnessed to tradition-upholding competitions -
One is Rangoli and the other is Mehendi. Mehendi
adorns the Hands and Life takes on a new colour.
Rangoli is made to welcome the Almighty to the
houses for blessing with good health, wealth,
peace and fortune. The Mehendi and Rangoli flair
expedition acknowledged an irresistible and awe
inspiring response. The enthusiastic
participants carved out overwhelmingly inventive
designs. Regardless of acquaintance and
experience, they festooned, adorned and
ornamented their hands with Mehendi designs
which assisted them to enhance their confidence
in the art. The judges appreciated and cherished
the efforts and talent of the participants and
wished them good luck for their future
endeavours!
Heart diseases are the leading cause of death amongst men and women
around the world. The heart is the most vital organ in the body and
taking care of it should be first on everyone’s priority list. Studies
have revealed that every year, more than eight lakh people experience
their first heart attack, leading to other serious heart diseases. With
statistics pointing to a very high number of deaths due to
cardiovascular diseases and other heart ailments, World Heart Federation
(WHF) is a ray of hope. It shares with people information on the health
and diseases of the heart and promotes smoking and alcohol-free living,
healthy diets physical exercise and living a healthy lifestyle. Keeping
these thoughts in mind Vimukti organized awareness program on 6th
October 2017, at Vimukti premises. Vimukti staff motivated the parents,
women, men, youth and children who had participated in the campaign
against heart diseases and strokes and ensure that we all live a healthy
and disease free life.
Fr. Satish Fernandes OFM Capuchin appointed as the new member for
Child Welfare Committee (CWC) of Raichur district.
The joy of Clara Vihar fraternity reached its peak as Tadkal substation,
St. Bonaventure Church was reconstructed and inaugurated last week. Fr.
Provincial, MLC Mr. Bosraj, ZP members many other eminent people were
present for the inaugural program. Congratulations to Fr. Anthony raj
the pp of Clara Vihar who worked tirelessly in bringing the minority
funds from the Govt.
The Annual Feast of St Francis of Assisi parish, Kengeri was celebrated
with great pomp and glory. As a spiritual preparation for the feast
three days novena to St Francis was held .Fr Dolphy Pais the, provincial
minister of the Holy Trinity Province presiding over the festal
celebration, preached a fitting homily and administered the sacrament of
communion to the children who received it with devotion and reverence
for the first time. Fr Salvador Fernades, the rector of Dharshan
Institute Of Theology conducted the choir for the mass .The Parish
Priest, Fr Satish Kumar felicitated the provincial minister and thanked
him for his presence and support, he later thanked all those who helped
in making the feast a grand success .Fr Provincial expressed his
appreciation and hailed the services of the Parish Priest Later all the
faithful were invited to partake in the fraternal meal in the parish.
‘Diwali – the festival of lights’, is celebrated all
over India in order to welcome Rama after his
victory over Ravana. The whole school wore a festive
look with diyas, crafts and colours of Rangoli. The
tiny Trinitarians from Nursery, LKG and UKG,
exercised their little fingers with clay diyas,
which was a feast to the viewers. Meanwhile, the
expressive Grade 1 to 5 students exhibited their
talents in craft with awesome varieties. The colours
of Rangoli filled the hall as the students of Grade
6 to 10 displayed their artistic Rangolies. Fun and
frolic was part of Diwali celebration, when our
girls of Grade 8, 9 and 10 went on a ramp dropped in
saries. It was fun to watch our boys tail the
elephant blind folded which made some wonders, if
the elephant would forget where its original tail
was.
Fun, frolic and learning. Yes, this is what exactly
an educational tour can be best be described. The
buzzy bees of our Grade 5, Section A and B went on
an educational tour when the calendar showed 9th in
the month of October, 2017. The two school buses
carried with them an enthusiastic group of 55
children accompanied by four teachers. The buses
headed to the butterfly park at Belvai. The children
first embarked on the life cycle of a butterfly and
the varieties of butterflies found around the place,
through a documentary. The children took a stroll in
the natural habitat of the butterflies and witnessed
the gleeful life of 400+ butterflies in the park.
Moving away from the world of butterflies the group
headed to witness the awesome architectural and
historic wonder of the Jain era, Savira Kambada
Basadi and the Gomateshwara statue.
“A baby girl… one of the most beautiful miracles in life, one of the
greatest joys we can ever know, and one of the reasons why there is a
little extra sunshine, laughter and happiness in your world today.”
Vimukti charitable trust® Pothnal organized an awareness program on
“save the Girl child, Educate the Girl Child” at Narbanda village, Manvi
Taluka. Mrs. Shoba the resource person expressed her view saying, Female
foeticide is both a national wide glitch and a social evil. Sex
selective abortions and rise in the number of female infanticide have
become a major burning social problem in several part of India. Cases of
female foeticide are mounting at a swift rate in urban India
transcending all barriers of caste, class and community. 
With the aim of honing the dancing skills of our
tiny tots, the dance competition was organized for
students of Nursery to Grade 2 on 06.10.2017. The
viracious dancers set the floor on fire with their
energetic performances. The tiny tots not only
danced out their innocence to the rhythmic tunes but
also put their little cute steps with all their
might mesmerizing all who were gathered. Indeed it
was a fun filled and enthusiastic day for the little
ones.
To encourage the talents of Trinitarians of Grade 3
to 10, platform was provided in the school on
04.10.2017. The twinklets of Trinity performed
various dance forms through their beautiful steps
that brought charm and euphoria among all the pupils
after the hectic schedule of exams. The competition
was truly a muscle-loosener and stress-buster for
all the Trinitarians.
We the community of Saccidananda celebrated the postponed birthday
celebration of Fr. Vijesh Loyed Menezes, Treasurer of the Province on
the 08th of October at Saccidananda though his birthday falls on the
03rd of October. Fr. Joseph Dolphy Pais, Provincial Minister, during the
Supper lauded the service of Fr. Vijesh to the house and to the Province
at large, for his energy and patience in visiting the houses and putting
the accounts in order and doing the correspondences between the
Provincial Minister and the Friars of the Province. Then he was called
upon to cut the birthday cake followed by the sumptuous Dinner. All the
friars of the Saccidananda were present along with few guests friars. 
International Federation of Karnataka Christian Association (IFKCA),
Udupi and Big J Media Network conferred 'Rathnashree Award-2017' on Fr
Chetan Lobo, Capuchin for his contribution in the field of Journalism
and Literature at Basel Mission Memorial Auditorium, near Mission
Compound, Udupi on October 2, 2017. Nine other achievers who excelled in
various fields were also honored at the same function. Minister of
Karnataka Govt. Mr Pramod Madhwaraj, Bishop Gerald Lobo of Udupi diocese
and Fr David Crasta of Syrian Orthodox Church, Kolalagiri were present
on the occasion. 
“Multilevel multitasking multiplied multiple
times is Event Management’. With a view and
vision to make the SWOC (Strengths, Weaknesses,
Opportunities and Challenges) in organizing an
event, the Management of Darshan College
provided the platform to all the Students to
attend a Seminar on Event Management on 9th of
September 2017. The Resource Person of the day
was Mr. Ashok, Renowned Theatre Artist who is
popularly known as Jembe Ashok and Madhyam Ashok
from R.R. Nagar, Bangalore. He articulated the
areas related and facets that have to be
considered to make an event successful and
appraisable, insisting on identifying and
getting familiarized with the trendy and most
vital aspects of Event Management. The success
of an event does not depend on how many
participated in it but in how well it was
organized.
‘If you can speak you can influence, if you can
influence you can change lives’. To develop the
presentation skills among Students, Darshan
College organized a seminar on personality
development and presentation skills. The event
acknowledged the gracious presence of the
Resource Person Prof. Naveen Noronha, Professor,
Mechanical Engineering, RV College of
Engineering, presided by Rev. Fr. George Monis,
the Principal, Darshan College and Rev. Fr. Joy
Wilson D’Souza, Science Co-ordinator. Prof.
Naveen Noronha stressed on the vital aspects and
importance of Presentation Skills in the
enhancement of the Career Development. He laid
down the prevailing ‘pathetic situation of
students turning out unemployable even though
they are exceptionally qualified’. He explained
about the parameters that are to be inculcated
and implemented while presenting. Presentation
skills do matter, because it will reach the
audience before you say anything. All that
counts today is your person and your
personality! 
Vimukti children parliament members along with club children from
Pothnal area submitted the memorandum on 12th September 2017, demanding
concerned panchayath president to conduct Children Grama Sabha without
delay. After the several reminders to the concerned authority, have not
given sufficient attention to the burning issues, as a result Children’s
parliament members identified the major issues, discussed it in their
meeting and took it to the Vimukti staff. Surprised by the initiatives
of the children Vimukti staff supported and engaged this matter to the
concerned authority. Children approached the Panchayath president and
pressed up on him to take earliest action and solve the problems
specially, clean drinking water, toilet, play ground, play materials,
and compound wall should be provided in the school premises. Vimukti
staff and school teachers encouraged the children for their initiatives.
The passing over of St. Francis of Assisi from this life to the next or
in other words Transitus was meaningfully and meditatively held at
Dharshan Institute of theology on. The prayerful atmosphere brought back
the memories of St. Francis. The first year theologians took active part
in depicting the last days of Francis and Deacon Kiran Monis preached a
fitting homily based on the theme, “Francis the mirror of Christ”. Fr.
Salvador the Rector of the institute later thanked the brothers for
their wonderful performance and wished everyone a happy feast.
“A student is he who continuously uses his faculty of observation
and carves out for himself a path of life”. Mahatma Gandhi.
External assessment of the project was held on 25th September, 2017 at
Vimukti Social Centre, Pothnal. The Meeting was presided over by Rev.
Fr. Sani Bai, Secretary, Lok Manch, Delhi. Mr. Arogyappa Vimukti
animator heartily welcomed the dignitaries and in a very special manner
the special invitees who were present for the meeting. The highlighted
of the meeting were the How Project is progressing. At Vimukti,
coordinator, staff and local leaders came together for an analysis
meeting. The volunteers shared their rich experiences and the struggles
which they faced during their field work especially when they visited
the villages, communities and schools to study and to know the reality.
The volunteers also came up with new suggestions and plans in order to
work more effectively in the given situations. The Secretary advised the
volunteers to be vigilant always towards the fundamental rights,
entitlements of the people through RTF Campaign. 
Youth Retreat 2017 led by Fr Augustine Vallooran and his team and
organised by the Capuchin Friars of Mangalore received an amazing
response on its first day. Rev Bishop Aloysius Paul Dsouza inaugurated
the three day retreat specially organized for the Youth at Divine Mercy
Retreat Centre, Bejai Mangalore here on 29th of September 2017. In his
inaugural address during holy Eucharist at 9 am Rev Bishop Aloysius
invited the youth to seek and experience the touch of the Lord. Fr
Dominic OFM from Divine Retreat Centre, Potta preached an inspiring
homily thus giving a beautiful start to this great spiritual event.
Later Maria Sangeetha, Glen and Theresa continued their sessions. First
day retreat concluded with the Eucharistic adoration by Fr Dominic at
5pm. Around 1600 people participated. Tea/coffee and lunch was provided
to all the participants.
On title Science Xpo, the science department of St. Francis of Assisi School
Chikodi, scientifically organized science exhibition on Saturday, 16th
September, 2017. The programme was inaugurated by Mr. K GopalaKrishnan, Head of
the Department of Physics at KLE Independent PU College, Chikodi, along with
guest of honour Rev. Sr. Idoline Rodrigues, Head Mistress of Loretto School,
Batwal, Mangalore. The exhibition spanned all the three branches of Science:
Physics, Chemistry and Biology. Students from VI-X grade displayed various
advancements in hydraulic principle, production of electricity, density of
matter, etc. There was a separate section on advancements in Mathematics and
Chemistry experiments. The science show highlighted experiments related to
electricity, air pressure, ect. Parents, professors, teachers and students from
other schools and colleges were astonished by the variety of models and the
communication skills of St. Francis of Assisi school’s budding scientists. The
judges applauded the ideas and creative mind of the students and congratulated
all the teachers for their hard efforts in putting up such educational show. 
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Mangaluru: The annual feast of St. Padre Pio was celebrated on September
24, Sunday evening at St. Ann’s Friary near Jail Road, Mangaluru. St
Padre Pio who is popularly known as "the mirror of mercy" was venerated
in a grand manner. For the last 9 days novenas were held as the
preparation for this feast in St Ann’s Friary Chapel. The feast was
celebrated in the Divine Mercy Retreat Hall (in the campus of St Ann’s
Friary) with the presence of around 1700 faithful including the priests
and nuns. At 5.00 pm the procession of Padre Pio’s relic was held. 
If a nation is on rapid growth and produces potential individuals in different
spheres, it is because of hard working, dedicated and committed teachers. The
Teachers’ Day at St. Francis of Assisi school was celebrated on 7th September by
the school parliament in order to show the honour, students hold for the
teachers. Teachers accompanied by the school band were welcomed with showers of
flowers to the school auditorium. Children through their skits, dances and songs
assured, that they will be always grateful, respectful and obedient students.
The
Vimukti charitable trust® with the collaboration of Ensemble Agissons
France had organized an awareness program to the stakeholders in the
project area to get the maximum benefits under the scheme of “Pradhan
Mantri Fasal Bhima Krishi Yojana 2017”. Speaking at the workshop on crop
insurance Vimukti coordinator Mr. Charlie stressed the need for
discussions about proper implementation of crop insurance schemes of
union and state government. Crop insurance does not bring compensation
for crop loss. It is the compensation for the expenditure on farming
activities, if crop is damaged, so that farmers should not face
financial problem to start sowing in the next season. 
9th
September, 2017 was a ‘Red Letter Day’ in the annals of Trinity as we
bagged two prizes in the Inter school Quiz competition held in G.M
Vidyaniketan School Brahmavar. The 8th G.M Quiz Fest which was hels for
both teachers as well as students was a grand event. Rev. Fr. Ravi
Rajesh Serrao and Mr. Ranjith Rai who participated in the teacher’s
category bagged the 3rd place while Neil D’Souza of Grade 10 and Leon of
Grade 9 bagged the 2nd place. With this stupendous performance the
teachers as well as students have held the Trinity flag very high and
have made us all proud.
With
the aim of combating deadly disease dengue, Devipura schoolchildren on
7th September, 2017 participated in an awareness rally organized by the
Vimukti in collaboration with the Health Department Manvi. The rally
passed through the main localities of the village. Vimukti parliament
members along with other children flagged off the rally through the main
localities of the village. the rally consist of children parliament
members, staff, teachers, health officers, and staff Nurse passed
through the main thoroughfare of the village and surrounding area with
carrying placards bearing message on prevention and control of viral
diseases besides distributing pamphlets to the public. Parliament
children requested the Panchyath members to spraying of insecticides in
all the open places and places where water is found logging to destroy
the larvae of the mosquitoes.
Nine
days novena in preparation for the annual feast of St Padre Pio was
inaugurated by hoisting the flag here on the church premises of St
Anne's Frairy, Bejai at 5.30pm on 15th of September 2017. Mrs. Kavitha
Sanil, Mayor of Mangalore hoisted the flag and conveyed the good wishes
for the upcoming celebration. She also assured her kindhearted support
to the social activities done by the Capuchin Friars. Rev Fr Melwyn, the
guardian of St Anne's Friary presented her a welcome bouquet and Bro
Victor Crasta, capuchin - the Assistant Director of Sandesha presented
her with a memento. Fr Maxim Disilva conducted the prayer service in
Kannada and Fr Derick Dsouza compered the inaugural program. 
Every
child is an artist. Keeping this in mind and to explore the creative
potentials in our students, the drawing competition was organized on 5th
September, 2017 for all the students. The children showcased their
creative skills by imprinting their thoughts into the sheets with
sketches and colours.
Anganwadi
is a type of rural mother and child care centre in India that were
started by the Indian government in 1975 as part of the Integrated Child
Development Services program to combat child hunger and malnutrition. A
part of the Indian public health care system, these Anganwadi centres
provides basic health care in Indian villages. Basic health care
activities include contraceptive counseling and supply, nutrition
education and supplementation, as well as pre-school activities. These
centers provide supplementary nutrition, non-formal pre-school
education, nutrition and health education, immunization, rehydration
salts, basic medicines, health check-up and referral services of which
later three services are provided in convergence with public health
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Local
leaders and villagers were sensitized and motivated on the importance of
the Grama Panchayat and Grama Saba. On 4th of September at Tadkal
village Grama Saba was organized to discuss about housing Scheme and
other various development sections and their execution along with
Panchyath budget for the year 2017-18. Local leaders and villagers
argued with the officials to solve the problem pertaining to the basic
facilities in the Panchayath. They demanded that priority should be
given for housing allocation and addressing the drainage facilities and
proper cleanliness by properly by developing the roads and drainage
systems for waste water to follow, drinking water, toilet facilities in
the school, AWC govt. housing schemes for the poor deserving families
etc. the Grama Sabha was attended by large number of villagers local
leaders and benefited from this meeting.
A
Teacher is a Source of Love and Inspiration. A Great Teacher Can Change
Your Life
The
project “Development and Access to entitlement of the marginalized” is
progressing very well under the collaboration of Govt.. VCT organized
Review meeting “Dissemination & Collaboration” Meeting of the project on
26th August 2017 at PHC center, Tadkal. Objective: To share about the
work done so far and to disseminate information on various schemes with
a view to foster collaboration with Govt. and complement its efforts.
Mrs. Jecintha spoke about various Government schemes related to women,
children, National health Mission and Income Generation. Mr. Jaysheela,
Programme coordinator, briefly spoke about the legal requirements to run
child-related programmes, various legislations and schemes related to
children. 55 participants from Tadkal pocket were present for this
session.
On
the 08th of September as the Mother Church Celebrates the Nativity of
Blessed Virgin Mary, the community of Saccidanand, Capuchin
Provincialate of the Holy Trinity Province – Karnatak, along with the
faithful celebrated this traditional feast in a very grand scale. The
celebration began at 7.00 a.m. in front of the Portico, Provincial
Minister Rev. Fr. Joseph Dolphy Pais, welcomed faithful to honor mother
Mary and blessed the new corn. The gathered faithful as token of love
and tradition offered the flowers to Mother Mary. After the brief
opening ceremony the faithful along with the main celebrant Fr. Joseph
Dolphy Pais and concelebrant Fr. Charles Furtado & Fr. Deepak Fernandes,
proceeded towards the Chapel for the Eucharistic Celebration. The Vicar
of the House Fr. Deepak Fernandes, wished the faithful a happy Feast and
also thanked the faithful for their generous contribution towards the
flowers, corns and sugarcane. The choir was conducted by Br. Nelson
D’souza After the Holy Eucharist the faithful took with them the sweet
sugarcane to mark this traditional occasion of Monthi Fest. 
The
initial three or four years of child’s life are crucial to its later
healthy growth and personality development. Since the children under
three/four years spend their time in the family atmosphere, such family
environment considered as crucial for their overall development. It has
profound impact on a child’s survival, health, hygiene and development.
at the initial stages of growth breast milk provides all the essential
nutrients, vitamins and minerals to an infant for growth for the first
six months, and no other liquids or food are needed. In addition, breast
milk carries antibodies from the mother that helps to combat and resist
diseases. 
‘A
teacher takes a hand, opens the mind and touches the heart’.
With a view to make the day, kept aside to honor the gifted persons who
strive every day to make sure that the future is bright for all the
students, the proud Anthonians organized a memorable program for all the
faculty members. With their enchanting and enthralling songs,
mind-blowing and fascinating dance performances and humorous skits and
games, the students made all the enseignants to enjoy, relish and feel
refreshed. The Director Rev. Fr. Alwyn Dias addressed the students on
the vital role played by Teachers in the lives of the students in
classrooms and outside. A good teacher not only imparts knowledge but
also instills values and principles through one’s life example. Every
teacher feels proud of the students when they become responsible and
noble citizens. May every effort of every teacher be fruitful in our
lives! 
Teachers
day program was grandly put forth by students with the guidance of
Headmaster and teachers. The program started sharp at 9:25Am with a
prayer dance and the Headmaster Rev. Fr. Dominic along with the teachers
were welcomed to the stage. Students conveyed their wishes through a
melodious wishing song. Later teachers were honored with gifts presented
by students. The program was carried on by dance performances, speeches
and skits. Sports competitions were conducted for the teachers and other
fun games were also conducted. The program was followed by prize
distribution ceremony and finally Headmaster Rev. Fr. Dominic shared his
thoughts about teachers day and whole heartedly thanked the students for
the good program.
The
meeting for Superiors, Parish Priest, Vimukti Directors, Managers &
Treasurers was held on the 02nd and 03rd of September at FISI. 
The
Annual Retreat for Superiors/Parish Priest/Rectors/Directors was held
from 28th August to 02nd of September at Shanthi Sadhana (FISI)
Bangalore. The Retreat began on the 28th noon with the introductory talk
and the Preacher Rev. Fr. Francis Kalist, Bishop of Meerut Diocese,
U.P., initiated the retreatants to be Transfigured, fruit bearing and
committed Missionaries in our Religious way of life, to bring change
first in oneself. 
Vimukti
after the series of awareness programmes and animators door to door
frequent visits by distributing hand bills on free gas cylinder, ration
card. Adhar card, senior citizen card, widow pension scheme, disabled
facilities etc. Vimukti team has established good rapport with the local
government officials and others. As a result 1297 families’ benefited
from this programme. 
“A
parent is a teacher at home and a teacher is a parent in College.”
With this thought, for better co-ordination and collaboration Darshan
College organised Parents-Teachers meet. The representatives lighted the
lamp and invoked God’s abundant blessings. The Director, Rev. Fr. Alwyn
Dias, addressed the Parent community and stressed on the paramount
importance of parent-children bonding with the analogy of head, heart
and hands. The resource person of the day Mr. Karthik Raju, Chartered
Accountant and Co-ordinator of Pragna Learning Centre, gave an overview
about the advantages of taking up competitive exams like CA, CPT, ICWA,
IAS, KAS etc. The Principal, Rev.Fr. George Monis, enlightened the
parents by laying down certain guidelines which the parents and students
must follow in order to achieve the goals and objectives of being here. 
Trinity
is proud to add one more shining feather to its cap. One of our
teachers, Ms. Poornima Devadiga has been awarded Ph.D for completing her
Hindi Doctoral project on the theme “Jnan Chathurvedi Kathasahithya Ek
Vishleshan”. The management, staff and the students congratulated her on
this achievement through a small felicitation programme on 24.08.2017
and wished her great success in her future endeavors.
Prathiba karanji 2017-18 was grandly conducted at Sneha Jyothi Vidyalaya.
The chief guests were Mrs.Anapurna (Zilla panchayath member),
Mrs.Sharanamma, Mr.Suresh Mr.Bhemanna, Mr.Mahanthesh, Mr.Raju,
Mr.Gundayya nayak, Rev.Fr.Sathish (Director of vimukthi charitable
trust), Rev.Fr.Thomas , P.T.A. members Mr.Solomon, Mr.Sidhesh, and
Mr.Sharanappa and Press reporter Mr.Nagaraj. The other diginitories were
the C.R.P. Mr. Jayanayak and team, Asst. Headmaster Rev.Fr.Sunil was In
charge the event. Mr.Srikanth Sir was the M.C. Firstly chief guests were
welcomed to the stage and the event started with a prayer dance. Mr.Raju
talikote and Mr.SM Patil spoke a few words on talent and appreciated all
the participants for coming forward. Rev. Fr. Sathish also spoke a few
words on talent and encouraged students to participate in such
Events.
Trinity always strives to bring out the talents in
students. On 23.08.2017 there was a Fancy Dress
Competition for Grade 1 to 5 and Grade 6 to 10 had
Mono Act and Mimicry Competition. The event was so
successful that it helped our shining stars to
upgrade their talents and also to exhibit their
hidden skills.
Training imparted to animators, community members on various RTF
schemes, and with other Govt. schemes. VCT team in turn relayed the
information on to the people in the villages also. Initially, the
villagers had difficulty believing what the team had to tell them. Soon
they started not only believing but liking the information. VCT
animators first started with imparting awareness to people in small
groups. And it was easy to allay people’s doubts. The team also made use
of lots of kananda materials on RTF schemes, collected from various
sources, which were widely distributed and read out to SHGs for the sake
of those who cannot read them. Through regular home visits, awareness
was generated among people on various schemes. About 20 women were
guided to apply for widows and old age pension.
“Beauty attracts the eye, but personality
captures the heart” with this in mind St
Anthony’s PU College organised Mehendi
competition that integrates both beauty and
personality, and gives an expression to it in
art. The Mehendi talent hunt competition
received an overwhelming response. The zealous
participants etched out awe inspiring creative
designs. Irrespective of exposure and
experience, they adorned their hands with
Mehendi designs which helped them boost their
confidence in the art. The judges appreciated
the efforts and talent of the participated
students and wished them all the best for their
future endeavours. The dormant interest in art
was given an opportunity to evolve. May the
external art of Mehendi continue to be one of
the magnificent reflections of the inner-self!
A day filled with significance and marked with red letter in the Indian
calendar; Independence Day. The day, where all the Indian citizens remember with
reverence and pride great heroes, who shed their blood for the freedom of this
land. Our school, St. Francis of Assisi celebrated this national festival with
great pomp and grandeur. National flag was hoisted at 8:30am by the Chief guest
Fr. Stephen Kachappilly OFM Cap, belonging to the custody of Premjyothi, Delhi,
in the presence of Fr Jason, the Principal of the school, Fr Paul D’souza,
teachers, students and parents. After this, there was rhythmic march
past which astonished the audience on the ground. Silent parade, lotus
formation, group dances and skits on freedom fighters led people into
patriotic sentiments. “Sacrifice of oneself to the nation, led people to
gain freedom from the foreign rulers”, highlighted by the Chief Guest in
his speech. 
The little champs of Trinity actively participated
in the singing competition, which was held on
21.08.2017. The melodious voices of our nightingales
filled the Trinity Campus and thrilled the hearts
and souls of everybody present. The event was for an
entire day which indeed created musical atmosphere
in the campus as well as provided an opportunity for
the upcoming Champs to explore their talents and
enhance their skills.
Amaresha was born in the year 1998 in a very poor family as the youngest
among the five children. His father was addicted to alcohol and five
years ago was succumbed to death. His mother with her meager source of
income struggled to support the family. Amaresha was also born with
cerebral palsy and at the young age a sudden accident worsened his
condition later. It took five years to get healed fully and come back to
normal life. With the support of vimukti trust and his mother’s constant
love, care and support he finished his P.U.C. He then decided to find
some work to help the family. Vimukti provided him free Computer course
and helped him to begin a small grocery shop in his own village. But it
didn’t work out as he thought, later he migrated to Bangaluru where he
joined in to mobile center. There he was assigned to as a cashier. He
could do it sticking to one place. He earns sum of Rs.6000/- which is
quite a big amount for him.
Education a man, you educate a person, but you educate a woman and
you educate a whole civilization- Mahatma Gandhi
The seminar on the topic Christian leadership was held and organized at
Dharshan institute of Theology . Fr Dr Jacob Parappally MSFS (Professor
of systematic Theology at Tejas Vidy Peetha, Bengaluru) was the resource
person for the day. The seminar started off with the lighting of the
lamp. Fr Albert The Dean of studies (DITH)under whom this seminar was
organized welcomed and introduced the speaker of the day .Many religious
partook in the seminar and a number of constructive ideas were given
during the seminar to be good leaders. The group discussions were a boon
to the participants to raise the issues of recent times to which the
resource person Fr Jacob answered the quires. Later Fr Salvador the
Rector of the institute proposed the vote of thanks. 
“He who loves his country best,will strive to
make it best.” With burning fire of love for the
country and bubbling patriotic spirit the Anthonian family gathered together to pay honour
and respect to our Motherland, India. Though in
the rainy weather, the countenance of all
assembled was bright with enthusiasm to
celebrate the 71st Independence day. Rev. Fr.
Alwyn Dias, the Director hoisted the National
flag, said that we truly honour the sacrifices
of our national leaders when we live the values
they died for. “Faire memoire” is to keep alive
the values of unity, harmony, peace, justice,
equality and of fraternity he said. The students
gave expression to their nationalistic spirit by
means of various performances. Rubiya of I BBA
and Shalini of II PUC voiced out the message of
the day through their speeches in Hindi and
Kannada respectively. The celebration was drawn
to a close with the distribution of the sweets
presented by our beloved MLA, S. T. Somashekhar.
May we think of freedom not as a right to do as
we please, but as an opportunity to do what is
right and what is good!
A
training program was conducted for the community leaders of the 16
villages of our working area. 58 participants from the target are
participated in the said training. The resource person explained the
nine schemes in simple language. He explained the nature of each
schemes, its provisions, how to get these schemes and the redress
mechanism of these schemes. The resource person also explained about the
Right to information Act and the way it helps the people in getting
their share from the government. The training program was an eye opener
for many animators and village leaders. 
Provincial Minister Fr. Joseph Dolphy Pais, began his visitation to the
Custody of St. Charles Lwanga – Uganda from the 05th of August 2017,
where he visited Friars of the Custody, appreciated their work and
motivated to continue to do the good works in the footsteps of St.
Francis of Assisi. During his visitation he also witnessed the Priestly
Ordination of Fr. Charles Lwanga on the 12th of August 2017. 
Life is beautiful with colours. It becomes more
beautiful when one starts to experience it. Our tiny
stars of Pre-Primary section had this rare and
wonderful opportunity on 10.08.2017, as they
celebrated Fruits Day and Red Colour Day. They not
only learnt the different names, colours and uses of
fruits but also sang and danced for the fruit song.
In a nutshell, the tiny tots were looking like
Angels in God’s own garden.
The duel celebration namely the solemnity of “The Assumption of the
Blessed virgin Mary” and the 71st Independence day was celebrated in
Dharshan Institute of Theology . Fr Salvador The rector of the institute
presided over the mass and unfurled the flag after the mass. The
faithful of the parish added beauty to the celebration. 
The month of August, resounds and radiates a
strong sense of patriotism keeping the memory of
the great sacrifices of our national leaders and
our elder brothers and sisters. Every patriotic
song expresses this theme so vehemently that it
calls for unity and harmony among the
population. To create this sense of
belongingness and oneness of the nation and of
the unity in diversity the College organized
Patriotic song Singing Competition. The
Principal, Rev. Fr. George Monis, warmly
welcomed the Chief Guest Mr. Prashanth M Agera,
from Kengeri Satellite Town, a renowned
personality in the field of Music & Art. The
Science Co-ordinator, Rev. Fr. Joy D’ Souza,
joined the team to judge the competition. The
Duets and the groups recalled the lovely
memories of the history of our nation and sang
melodiously to the best of their capacities. 
“Even
if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still
plant my apple tree” – Martin Luther King 
The achievers of Zonal level sports competition which was held at
Chikmaglur recently were felicitated at Infant Jesus School during
assembly, to encourage and motivate them for further excellence. Infant
Jesus School higher primary students brought laurels to the school by
winning 1st prize both boys and girls in Kabaddi and winning 2nd prize
in 400 m Relay. Special thanks to our school PE teachers Mr.Santhosh &
Mrs.Bindu for training the students for the competition.
A grand and gorgeous fancy dress competition was held at Infant Jesus
School on 5th August 2017. Students of ICSE section from UKG-Class IV
actively participated in the competition. Students came forward
displaying their vibrant costumes and enjoyed participating in the
competition. The competition brought an amiable ambience and the judges
retorted with their applause. Thanks to parents for their great
collaboration. It was indeed a mesmerizing event which would be etched
in our memory for a long time.
The first CEB meeting of the academic year 2017-18 was held
at ‘Mothers’ Bounty (Vista)’ which is situated along the lush green,
quiet slopes of the Western Ghats close to Madikeri. The meeting,
however preceded by an outing to the places nearby such as, Bailukuppe
Golden Temple, Dubare Elepahant Camp and some parks in Madikeri itself.
The Sunday Eucharist was celebrated in the beautiful parish Church of
Madikeri dedicated to the patronage of St Michael, the Archangel. Fr
Provincial presided over the mass with an inspiring homily to the CEB
members. The following day was dedicated for the discussions on various
issues on the reports presented from various schools under the purview
of CEB. The meeting lasted for a day and was deemed fruitful with a lot
of enlightenment for those involved in the School ministry.
One of the best and most valued relationship on this earth is friendship. To
inculcate this value in the ‘hearts and minds’ of children, St. Francis of
Assisi school celebrated friendship day on August 5, 2017. Children came with
variety and colourful friendship bands and tied to their best friends and
teachers, expressing their sentiments of love, respect and gratitude to them.
Speaking on friendship, Fr Jason Principal of the school quoted the quotation
from Book of Sirach, “Faithful friends are a sturdy shelter: whoever finds one
has found a treasure (6:14).” Thus, he stressed the importance of friendship and
truthfulness in the dealing with one’s friend. It’s only genuineness can
transform one true and faithful friend. As the Independence Day of India is
approaching squad wise patriotic singing competition was held for the primary
and high school students.
Vimukti
has been conducting sensitization programmes on Government Welfare
Schemes viz, Pradhan mantri Ujjwala Yojana (Free LPG gas for BPL
families),Free lap top Scheme for SC/ST students, Mukya Mantri Adarsh
Gram Yojana, Suvarna Krishi Grama Yojana- Increasing Farmers Income,
Pradhan Mantri Jan Dan Yojana, Mukhyamantri Santwana Harish Yojana to
help Road Accident Victims, Karnataka ksheera Bhagya scheme, Yeshasvini
Co-operative health Scheme, pashu Bhagya Animal husbanry ,Kshori shakti
Yojana etc. And people are paying attention to the programmes and our
animators helping them in order to benefit of them.
To improve general knowledge and aptitude of our
genius sparkling stars, there was a house wise quiz
competition held on 08.08.2017. The senior and
junior level competition was organized by the
teachers in 5 rounds. It was a wonderful opportunity
for the students to showcase their talents and step
forward in the path of success.
Bonhomie is the key ingredient for success in
all our endeavors as it makes everyone feel
important and cultivates a sense of
belongingness. To sow the seed of this
friendliness, happiness, conviviality and
belongingness, the senior students organized
Fresher’s Day for the new-arrivals. The Chief
Guest Prof. Dr. Mahananda B Chittawadagi,
Vice-Principal of KLE Nijalingappa College
motivated the students with her own personal
experience and examples from life: “have bigger
dreams, set higher goals, seek something beyond,
finally work towards it tirelessly till you
achieve & realize it”. The Director, Rev. Fr.
Alwyn Dias insisted that every student must look
for constant and continuous up-gradation of
knowledge, should equip oneself with skills,
competence and expertise. 
Master Rohan Danny of Grade 8 has made the
Trinitarians feel proud by winning a bronze medal in
National Sub-Senior Taekwondo Championship
Competition held at Bengaluru on 05.08.2017. The
management and the staff congratulated the
Taekwondoin, for his stupendous feat and wished him
a bright future ahead. May he be a Sports prospect
of India.
“What we do for ourselves dies with us. What we
do for others and the world remains immortal.”
In line with the inspiration Darshan College
strives to inculcate the sense of service in the
minds of students through National Service
Scheme. The inaugural function of NSS year
2017-18 began by invoking divine blessings and
by lighting of the lamp by the dignitaries. NSS
Unit of the college presented a comprehensive
view of the various activities held in service
of humanity in-campus and off-campus. The NSS
Regional Director, Dr. Arun Poojar stressed on
inculcating the practice of service,
contributing towards the personality development
and character building in respect of ethics and
moral values. 
In order to enhance the knowledge on Phonics, an
become an effective and caring teacher as well as to
relax from the daily schedule, the Trinity teachers
underwent a workshop on Phonics and Teaching
methodology which was organized by Macmillan
Education under the able guidance of Mrs. Sowmya
Sathish Shetty on 05.08.2017. The activities such as
flash cards, chain game etc, made the day lively and
memorable. The session was so effective that
teachers were of the opinion that it could be
inculcated into the class room teaching especially
for Nursery, Kindergarten, and Grade 1 to 5.
Vimukti with the collaboration of health department conducted the TB
Mass awareness rally in the project area. The rally, was flagged off
from Udbal School, and got ended at the Panchyath ground after passing
through the main street of the village; which covered all most 312
families. The Vimukti children actively participated in the rally by
shouting slogans and by displaying the pluck cards. Nurse Staff along
with ANM visited the houses and gave awareness on TB to the families.
Propagating WHO efforts for Unite to End Tuberculosis by 2030,
Participants included 210 students and other government officials which
included the health department officers. Apart from the rally a TB
awareness talk was also organized. This activity created a positive
impact in the communities of our project area, educating them of
Tuberculosis. 
The valedictory function of the Journalism Course - 2017, organized by
Sandesha Foundation for Culture and Education in collaboration with
Canara Communication Centre and Daijiworld Weekly, was held at Sandesha,
Mangalore, on 6th August, 2017. The programme began with an invocation
by Sr. Anitha D’Souza, UFS and Br. Mervin Manuel Savio welcomed the
gathering. Fr Richard, the Director of Canara Communication Centre
shared his experience as the co-ordinator of the entire programme of 3
weeks. Addressing the gathering Mr. Walter Nandalike, the founder of
Daijiworld Media House said, "journalism is not a one sided business,
rather a great responsibility to build a healthy society".
A travelogue authored by Dr B. S. Talwadi “Sarastheerada Sobagu” was
unveiled at Sandesha Foundation for Culture and Education, on 2nd
August, 2017. by Rt. Rev. Dr. Ignatius D’Souza, Bishop of Bareilly
diocese. Speaking on the occasion, the Bishop lauded the noble task of
Dr. Talwadi and his contribution to Kannada literature. “Dr Talwadi has
travelled across the countries and presented his journey through his
panoramic writings” opined the Bishop. Bro. Victor Crasta, OFM Cap., the
assistant director of Sandesha, briefed the audience about the book and
also about the author. Further he said that the purpose of releasing the
book here at Sandesha was that the author had received Sandesha award
years ago for his contribution in the field of folklore and also he was
a member of Sandesha award jury. 
Vimukti children parliament members from Markumdinni (Maldgudda
Panchyath) submitted the memorandum on 25th July 2017 demanding
concerned panchayath president to provide basic facilities in the school
as well as in the village. All the children parliament members got
together discussed and listed out the problems one by one and approached
the concerned authority to help specially, clean drinking water, toilet,
play ground, play materials, and compound wall should be provided in the
school premises. Drain water flows near the school and cleanliness
remained a mirage. Waste was thrown in the school premises and it had
turned into mosquito centre. The children parliament members studying in
the school have been facing the threat of contagious diseases. 
To encourage the young minds
of Trinity, to be the prodigies the school conducted
class wise Quiz competition on 02.08.2017. The event
helped the young brains to retrieve the information
effectively from their memory. The outcome of the
competition was positive as one could see apt
answers and ready replies from the quiz minds.
It is easier to convey the message to the public gathering or by public
meeting; so, with a motto to bring awareness among the villagers on use
of toilet, health, water and cleanliness. This Health awareness rally
was organized in mudammaguddi village, manvi taluka. The Vimukti
children actively participated in the rally by shouting slogans and by
displaying the pluck cards. Mr. Ballappa Nayak, taluka health officer
and well known and experienced in his profession, explained at length as
how to keep ourselves our surroundings clean and remain healthy. Further
he gave an eye-opening talk on consuming nutritious and hygienic food,
drinking clean water and explained the importance of oral health
practieses and its impacts on general health. There were more than 220
children participated in this health awareness rally and got benefited
from this programme. 
St Ann’s Friary was soaked in the festal cheer on 02 August 2017, as the
Capuchin friars along with the faithful celebrated the feast of Our Lady
of the Angels of Portiuncula. The solemn Eucharist in the evening was
presided over by Most Rev. Dr. Ignatius Dsouza, the Bishop of the
Barelli Diocese and was concelebrated by a good number of guest priests
from near and far along with Fr Melwyn, the guardian, and all the
community friars. In his inspiring homily, Bishop Ignatius recalled his
own experience at Portiuncula, Assisi. As a 'Little Portion' –
Portiuncula helped St Francis to carry out the will God, may it help us
too to understand the plans that God has for us’, he said. 
With courage, dedication and determination the
first batch of CA-CPT students dared to appear
for the exams. They were ably accompanied by
Professors: Priyanka, Rashmi and Shramila. The
assistance from the Degree Principal Rev. Fr.
George, PU Principal Rev. Fr. Roshan, and the
remote preparation from the part of the
Chartered Accountant Mr. Agnel Pereira, Glen
D’souza and Dean Pereira is praiseworthy. Every
student made an extra effort to walk an extra
mile of their academic life while doing B.Com.
Immense gratitude and thanks to the Professors
and Chartered Accountants! Felicitations to the
future CA’s! Bravo! May you excel and be the
best in building the nation!
The community of St Anne's, Mangalore celebrated the jubilee of 60 years
of Priesthood of Fr Archi Lewis on the 20 July 2017. Rev Fr Dolphy Pais,
the Provincial Minister presided over the Eucharistic celebration and Fr
Steven Lewis preached a beautiful homily highlighting the significance
of the priests in our lives. After the Eucharist, a short felicitation
ceremony was held where in Fr Alosyis Dsouza shared the good old
memories of Fr Archi. He referred Fr Archi as a good singer, sports man,
and a very good religious priest. Fr Provincial thanked the guardian and
community of St Anne's Friary for this celebration. Among the guests
were the three sisters, brothers in law, nephews, nieces of Fr Archi and
many Capuchin Friars from the province.
Providing educational Aids to disadvantaged school going children : Vimukti Pothnal
Today’s world is an advanced one but not a healthy one. Many communicable
diseases have been eradicated. It is the non-communicable diseases that are
causing harm to the human race. On July 19, 2017 Dr. Rajendra Salagare M.B.B.S ,
M.D, a pediatrician and a child specialist, along with a team of six doctors,
conducted a health camp for children of our school. The following day, he
conducted an awareness seminar for students of class VIII, IX and X. He made the
students realize the diseases caused by an unhealthy life style. He instructed
the students on how to change their life style to have better health. 
A tiny acknowledgement leads to lot of
encouragement. The Trinity merit students were
honoured on 17.07.2017 and were congratulated by all
the Trinity Management. The former P.T.A President
Mr. Naveen Fernandes and present P.T.A President Mr.
Maxim D’Souza were present along with Fr Claud
Mascarenhas, the Manager, Fr. Anil D’Costa, the
Principal and Fr. Wilson Sequeira, the
Vice-Principal to congratulate the tiny tots. On
this occasion, the school gladly felicitated and
remained grateful to Mr. Naveen Fernandes for his
dedicated service to the school as a P.T.A
President. Thereafter Mr. Naveen Fernandes made use
of the opportunity to address the students and
inspired them to develop leadership qualities and
thereby achieve success in life.
Vimukti has been conducting sensitization programmes on Government
Welfare Schemes viz, Pradhan mantri Ujjwala Yojana (Free LPG gas for BPL
families),Free lap top Scheme for SC/ST students, Mukya Mantri Adarsh
Gram Yojana, Suvarna Krishi Grama Yojana- Increasing Farmers Income,
Pradhan Mantri Jan Dan Yojana, Mukhyamantri Santwana Harish Yojana to
help Road Accident Victims, Karnataka ksheera Bhagya scheme, Yeshasvini
Co-operative health Scheme, pashu Bhagya Animal husbanry ,Kshori shakti
Yojana etc. And people are paying attention to the programmes and our
animators helping them in order to benefit of them.
On 8th July 2017 we held Speech and Skit competition for our
students. Students have prepared well for the competition,
and it was a great opportunity for them to express what they
feel on the given topic. Teacher’s and judges were surprised
by seeing their hidden talent and sense of humor.
The blessing of our school, Fr. Claud Mascarenhas,
our beloved manager celebrated his birthday on 13th
July, 2017. On this occasion our honorable Principal
Fr. Anil D’costa spoke a few words about Fr. Claud
by refreshing his memories which he had spent with
him. A special cake was cut on this occasion. After
which Fr. Claud addressed the students and motivated
them for their better academic future.
House wise spell bee
competition was organized for the first time in the
school campus on 12th July, 2017. The students
participated with great enthusiasm and paned through
the toughest words. This competition was a wonderful
learning source for all the participants. This
competition also helped the students to enrich their
vocabulary bank and to catch hold of new words.
Vimukti Charitable trust® with the collaboration of District and Taluka
Forest Department organized awareness programme to the farmers in the
project area on 5th July 2017. The main aim of the program was to make
know the various Government schemes accessible to the farmers; in return
they tap these schemes and benefit from it. The farmers were being
informed especially regarding “AGRO-FOREST DEVELEOPMENT SCHEME”. This
scheme envisages providing farmers with saplings of some of the local
variety plants like Honge or the Pongamia pinnata, Indian gooseberry,
Mango, tamarind and some medicinal, herbal plants. During the first year
the farmers would be given Rs.10 towards expenditure on maintenance of
each sapling; in the subsequent years Rs.15 and Rs.20. 
St. Francis of Assisi school wished showers of blessings on all Muslim brethren
by celebrating the feast of Ramzan in the school auditorium. The festive mood
began with a prayer song, followed by welcome speech by Ms Nidha. To have
solidarity, children of different community joined in performing dance, songs
and skit to highlight the importance of the Ramzan. The teacher of the Urdu
school, Mr Jafer Sharif, the chief guest of the day spoke proudly on the five
pillars; Kalama, Namaz, Roza, Zakat and Haij of Islam. He also spoke on
significance of Ramzan in Muslim’s life. Fr Arun, the president of the programme
upheld in his message, the objective behind the celebration, i.e., to inculcate
a sense of oneness among children. 
“The Secret of getting ahead is getting
started”. With this auspicious thought in mind
Darshan College commenced the new academic year
2017-18. Symbolising the new beginning the lamp
was lit, paving a way for B.Com, BCA and BBA
courses. The Director, Rev. Fr. Alwyn Dias
introduced the faculty members and then called
upon the students to attain the Academic
Excellence and spoke on the positive side of
discipline which facilitates every student to do
the right thing at the right time in the right
place. The Principal, Rev. Fr. George Monis,
briefed the students on the holistic growth
through the curricular, co-curricular and
extra-curricular activities. He reaffirmed: “We
believe in building character, inspiring minds
and enriching experiences which lasts a life
time”. 
The statement that “health is wealth “is a very true to its meaning, as
one cannot do anything if he or she does not have good health. So, it is
very important that each person must know the causes, effects and remedy
related to their individuals’ health issues. One person’s careless or
ignorance of good health care can affect other person living with him or
around him. For the past 12 months, Doorstep healthcare services has
been provided by Vimukti Staff Nurse to the sponsored children families,
physically disabled and economically disadvantaged patients who live in
the villages without discrimination of caste and religion. Pregnant
women and postnatal mothers and children were motivated to go for a
regular check up during pregnancy, they were given awareness on
nutrition, special care and nutrition for infants, cleanliness,
exercises, sanitation, hygienic, health issues, immunization, Routine
check-ups, and tests etc. 
In order to improve students’ spelling skills, and
enrich their vocabulary bank as well as to provide
valuable experience in their English knowledge,
“Spell Bee” competition was held to students of
Grade I to Grade X on 06.07.2017. The drill helped
our young ‘spellerbrities’ to sharpen their language
skill.
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The Capuchin Friars of Mangalore St Anne’s friary celebrated the feast
of St Anthony in a grand manner. At 12 pm noon in the premises of St
Anthony’s Shrine, the friars gathered along with the devotees of St
Anthony and conducted a prayer service in Kannada. Fr Manohar conducted
the prayer, Fr Melwyn, the guardian inaugurated ‘St Anthony’s Bread for
the Poor’, a new mission of Capuchin Friars. On every Tuesday the Friars
will be distributing the bread to the poor people after a short novena
to St Anthony in front the shrine. Today all the devotees gathered were
distributed with sweets, bread, and flowers. 
The Vimukti charitable trust® with the collaboration of Ensemble
Agissons France had organized an awareness rally against child labour at
Janatha colony Pothnal. Children from Pothnal nearby localities
participated in the rally. The practice of child labour is a common
enigma today. Large number of poor children is falling in its trap. Due
to lack of financial support, the children are forced to work at a very
young age when it is the time for them to learn and grow. The rally
generated awareness among the masses through songs, shouting slogns and
by displaying the pluck cards, which caught their attention. The rally
ends with the stage program by giving inputs session on child labour
prohibition and Regulation amendment act 2016. More than 215 children
participated in this rally and gave awareness to the public. The main
objective is sensitizing privileged people and sending an appeal to
empower underprivileged children through education. Vimukti would like
to appeal to the privileged individuals- Don’t employ children rather
help empower them through education.
PTA meeting happened to be on 3rd july-2017, it started at 11:30 Am.
Headmaster Rev. Fr. Sunil Dominic lobo, Asst. Headmaster Rev. Fr. Sunil
and the SDMC President Mr. Solomon honored the stage. Meeting took an
opening with a prayer dance Main objective of the P.T.A. meeting was to
give information to parents about rules and regulations of school, the
minutes of last P.T.A. meeting was read by Mrs. Sujatha teacher. Firstly
Headmaster wished parents and thanked them for coming and admitting
their children in the school The Headmaster gave information about
school in detail, He provided clear explanation mentioned in the school.
prospectus. He explained about the GMT smart school, Music and Karate
classes from july. Headmaster gave chance to parents to share their
thoughts and queries. 
On 17-6-2017 Saturday St. Anthony's Church School held
Colours day celebration, Chart competition and solo singing
competition in the school premises.
To provide leadership opportunities to the students,
the school cabinet was formed through election. The
school held the Investiture ceremony with great
enthusiasm on 23-06-2017. It was a solemn occasion
where young students were all prepared to don the
mantle of leadership and discharge the
responsibilities entrusted upon them. The event was
animated by our principal Rev. Fr. Anil D’costa. Dr
Gerald Pinto, the former principal of Milagres
College was the chief guest. Vice Principal of the
school Rev. Fr. Wilson sequeira, Correspondent of
the school Rev. Fr. Claud Mascarehnas, the Academic
Co-ordinator Mrs. Magdalina Lenris were present on
the dais. 
Real education is not that just informs, but that
which transforms. At trinity Central School we aim
to transform rural students as learners into
complete human beings who will be the resources of
this great nation. Hence, to bring in the sense of
democracy among our students, the school cabinet
election was held through secret ballot system on
20-06-2017. Our principal Rev. Fr. Anil D’costa
casted the first vote followed by the teachers and
students from Grade III to X. The results were
declared the same evening, in which out of 6
candidates Neil D’souza and Valen Ferrao were
elected as SPL and ASPL respectively. After which
sweets were distributed to all the students.
Yoga, aims at the consciousness for a state of
perfect spiritual insight and tranquility. In order
to have a holistic body and mind co-ordination,
Trinity Scouts and Guides along with their Scout
Master and Guide Captain attended the “International
Yoga Day Celebration” at Muniyal Medical College,
Manipal on 21.06.2017. The students were inspired by
the Yogasanas taught by the masters and Medical
College students. In the whole, it was a learning
experience for all the students to enhance their
Yoga talents.
St. Francis of Assisi students of VII to X were blessed to have Rev. Fr Baptist
Rodrigues on 16 June 2017 to motivate them through his inspiring thoughts and
videos. He enlightened them to have a goal and vision in life. Talents,
abilities, skills and opportunities must be made use of to the best of one’s
capacity. Faith in God and oneself, support of parents and friends, learning
with humility and dedication will make one’s future bright and authentic. He
remarked, “Challenges are given to excel in one’s life.”
Let us provide a safe place to live for our children and to our grand
children.
Sneha Jyothi Vidyalaya Observed Vanamahotsava on 30-06-2017 The Chief
guests of the day were Rev Fr. William prabhu ( president) director at
St clare Vihar, Rev. Fr.Anthony Raj Parish priest, Sr.Martha Anugraha
boarding Incharge,SDMC President Mr.Soloman, Press reporters Mr.Nagaraj
and Basavaraj. The program started with a prayer dance and then chief
guests were welcomed to the stage. The chief guest Rev. Fr. Anthony raj
shared his great thoughts about Nature he said that nature is the
another form of god. Further the day took an opening with Dignitaries
planting the saplings on the stage. Students from class 5th, 7th and 9th
with their speeches on Vanamahotsava came forward. Students from class
10th Entertained all with their cultural dance. Later students sang a
beautiful song on nature. Students of 10th standard Mary and Vijay gave
slogans on trees, whole school house chanted the slogans.
In order to bring out the talents of the trinity
wards the school conducted Story telling competition
for grade 1 to grade 5 and Elocution/Declamation
competitions for grade 6 to grade 10. The children
actively took part in the competitions and showed
the sign of becoming future orators.
A hundred new faces, but a million dreams.
Welcoming these bright faces to an unchartered
ocean of knowledge… fear and anxiety are bound
to creep into these novice minds. It’s a subtle
effort to make their celebrations big, nurture
their dreams and deliver words of wisdom. With
great fervour and enthusiasm the new comers were
welcomed in a friendly atmosphere to encourage
their creative impulses and to boost their
confidence. A little lilting music and the chunk
of ice, new faces, smiles all along, resounding
laughter – yes it is party time! Students
chilled out “Fresher Party” in a magnanimous
way, for every fresher a memorable day, an
opportunity to feel at home away from home and
imbibe in them faith that they are not alone.
To bring out the festivity and the brotherhood, as
well as to share our joys with Muslim friends,
Trinity twinklets, organized the “Ramzan
Celebration” in the school premises on 28.06.2017.
During the celebration the importance of Ramzan was
displayed through various skits and songs. In the
absence of principal, Rev.Fr.Wilson Sequeira the
Vice-principal congratulated and thanked all the
students for organizing such beautiful program. On
this occasion, in the afternoon delicious lunch was
served for all the students.
Nature is a gift of god. As it is the duty of every
Individual to protect and conserve every essence of
the nature, Trinity family took its precious time in
celebrating Vanamahostava Day on 23.06.2017 through
procession towards Ambagilu that was carried on
further by planting the saplings in Ambagilu circle.
This unique initiative taken by the school was much
appreciated by the public.
The students of our school are stake holders and we
are committed to the overall development of our
students. Each person born in this world has some
special talents. And we at Trinity Central School
provide a platform to express and explore these
great talents. The Saturday activity classes is one
such opportunity where the students involve
themselves in Karate, Drawing, Classical dance,
Classical music, Western dance, Western music,
Chess, Skating, Swimming, Taekwondo so on and so
forth. So for the academic year 2017-18 the activity
classes were inaugurated on 10/06/2017. The
Principal along with the activity teachers
inaugurated the classes by lighting the lamp. Every
Saturday the activity classes are conducted for the
students so that they nurture their talents in a
befitting manner. 
"A parent is a teacher at home and a teacher is a parent in school and the
child is the centre of our universe". Under the able guidance of our
director and principal, an orientation programme was organised for the parents
of St Francis of Assisi School. The aim was to familiarise the parents with the
curriculum, rules and regulations of the school, teaching and co-scholastic
activities. The programme commenced with the prayer song by X std students
followed by the welcome to the speaker of the day Rev Fr. John Peter , Rev Fr.
Arun Lobo, the director and Fr. Jason, the Principal. Thereafter Fr. Jason
addressed the gathering. In his speech he laid stress on the rules and
regulations and developmental plans to uplift the school and sought the support
and suggestions. 
Sevak Publication, a venture of Capuchin Media Publication brought to
light two Konkani Books namely “Samasyank Parihar” by Dr Judi Pinto and
“Garjethekid Gazali” by Mrs Felicy Lobo, Derebail on 24th June 2017, at
4.00pm. This book release event began with the evening refreshment at
3.30 pm. Fr. Darel Fernandes, the Editor of “Kutmacho Sevak” the konkani
monthly welcomed the gathering with a short prayer and his words of
welcome. The new book “Samasyank Parihar” was introduced by Irine
Rebello, a well-known writer and poet, after which it was released by Fr
Maxim Disilva, the manager of Assisi Press, Mangalore. Mr. Naveen
Kulshekar introduced the second book “Garjethekid Gazali” which was then
released by Rev Fr Jerom, the principle of St Aloysius High School,
Mangalore. 
The 75th birthday jubilee of Bro Andrew was celebrated on 17th of june
in a grand scale at Darshan Institute of Theology. Brothers of D.S. A
prayed for his good health. The Eucharistic celebration was presided by
Fr Salvador Fernades , and Fr Joy preached an inspiring homily. Many
guests especially priests, sisters and family members added beauty to
the celebration. 
‘Education is a shared Responsibility’. Together
we can achieve the best possible, with this
objective in mind, St. Anthony’s PU College
organized the Parents’ Orientation Program. The
parents were encouraged to understand their role
and responsibility in accompanying their
children as they grow adolescents. The holistic
growth and proficiency in all spheres of life
are possible only when the mutual co-operation
and collaboration exists between the Management,
Faculty and Parents. The Director, Rev. Fr.
Alwyn Dias emphasized on the importance of head:
to think with them, heart: to understand them
and hands: to touch and be near them - a
language that can have an indelible impact on
the Students. 
For the Academic year 2017-18, St Anthony's Church School
has elected Master Ricky Ronaldo as the SPL and Miss Adeena
P A as the ASPL. A grand Swearing-in Ceremony was held at
the school campus. Fr. Prem Lawrence D'souza was the
President of the function who proposed the oath of secrecy
to the SPL ASPL and Twelve ministers. SPL and ASPL thanked
the gathering for electing them as their leader for this
academic year. Fr Prem delivered a beautiful speech and
said: "Leader is the one who knows the way, goes the way and shows the
way. Leadership is not about a title or designation. Therefore if your
actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, and become more, then
you will be good leader.
The international yoga day happened to be on 21st June. Sneha jyothi
vidyalaya on this day witnessed a systematic yoga celebration under the
guidance of PET Sir, Mr.Shivakumar and Supervision of Head Master
Rev.Fr.Dominic. The Chief guest on International Yoga day was
Rev.Fr.Thomas, he received a warm welcome with a boquet of flowers from
Asst. H. M. Rev.Fr.Sunil. Program started with a prayer song sung by the
students.Two students came forward on the stage to perform yoga. Their
performance included different asanas like garudasana, Padmasana etc.
The chief guest of the day Rev Fr.Thomas expressed his few thoghts on
“Yoga” His speech stated in a light humorous way. He explained about the
wellness of Yoga and said that yoga and good food all the two facdes of
same coin. Meanwhile the Headmaster Rev.Fr Dominic Sunil lobo spoke a
few words on yoga and applauded the two students Venkanagouda and Sameer
for their beautiful yoga performance. 
Oath taking ceremony for the academic year 2017-18 was held in Sneha
Jyothi Vidyalaya Pothnal Raichur. The chief guest of the ceremony was
Rev. Fr.Ajith Rodrigues. The elected SPL and ASPL and the Cabinet
ministry of the school took oath of abiding to rules and regulations to
their duties. The elected leaders marched forward with the Band of
students led by Chief Guest and Headmaster. The whole members of the
cabinet ministry took the oath and the chief guest honored them with the
medals. Meanwhile the headmaster expressed his thoughts and
congratulated the parliamentarians.
St. Anthony's Church School conducted the elections for the
SPL and ASPL for the academic year 2017-18. Tenth Standard
Students were given a chance to stand for the election of
SPL. Eleven Students contested for the post of SPL. Ninth
Standard students contested for the post of ASPL. They were
33 in total. All the candidates were given a chance to
campaign through a public speech. Each candidate was given a
symbol. The election was held as a replica of the assembly
elections. All the students from fifth to tenth standard
participated in voting. The counter was set up for the
verification of the identity cards after which the little
finger of the left hand was marked with the ink and then the
students were given the ballot paper for SPL followed by the
ASPL ballot. Here below are some of the pictures:
With a heavy heart St. Anthony's Church School bid farewell
to six of its staff members on 10th of June, 2017. Sr.
Celine leaves us on account of her transfer to Madhya
Pradesh. Mrs. Deepthi left the institution due to her
personal commitments. Mrs. Raziya and Mrs. Umme Salma have
taken leave in view of pursuing further studies. Mr.
Malleshappa and Mrs. Ahalya are retired due to age. The
whole institution is grateful to the meritorious service
they have rendered to the institution for the past years.
The institution wishes them "All the Best" for their future
endeavours. Long live St. Anthony's Church School. 
‘In life nobody can go back and start anew but
anyone can start today and have a better
tomorrow!’ New academic year began with lot of
newness especially with the new science stream.
The Chief Guest, Charted Accountant, Mr. Agnel
Pereira, inaugurated the academic year by
lighting the lamp in the august presence of Rev.
Fr. Roshan Rosario, Principal of PU College,
Rev. Fr. George Monis, Principal of Darshan
College, Rev. Fr. Joy D’ Souza, Science Co-Ordinator,
Mrs. Suchitra, Vice Principal, the faculty
members, students and freshers. In his address
Mr. Agnel Pereira, CA., called upon the students
to open up their hearts and minds to the wisdom
and knowledge which is imparted in the
institution in view of the holistic development
and human transformation.
At Trinity we aim to bring a holistic approach to
education. We give a lot of opportunities for our
students to enrich their knowledge in various ways.
In order to make our students the best speakers and
prolific writers, Trinity school organized a basic
course on Phonetics, Vocabulary, Communication and
Spoken English. An extremely profound, experienced
and intellectual person Prof. Raja Victor gave an
efficious training from 01.06.2017 to 08.06.2017 to
the students of class 6th to 10th. Our students were
enlightened in knowledge and in practicality of
English knowledge.
St. Anthony's Church School celebrated the world
environment day on 08th of June, 2017. The students from
8th, 9th and 10th around 450 of them went on "awareness
rally" in the locality. The disciplined rally was led by the
school band, Scouts and Guides and the staff members. The
children shouted slogans pro environment and called the
people's attention towards "Swachcha Bharath" Many of the
local political leaders and the people joined us in voicing
out care and concern for the nature. Manju a student from
ninth std. delivered a beautiful speech on the need of
protecting nature. Sir Narayanaswamy gave a very informative
speech on the present scenario of the world with all its
pollution. Children had a beautiful street play on the
responsibility of saving the nature for the future.
“God does not change; He is Love, ever and always. In Himself, He is
communion, Unity in Trinity, and all His words and works are directed to
communion” – Pope Benedict XVI
We
are celebrating the feast of our God who is One but Three, our God is
Three but ONE. What a mystery! The heavens itself cannot fathom this,
then how are we, the mortals, can understand! Yet God reveals Himself to
us as Creator, Redeemer and Sanctifier. It is a gradual revelation God
gave us through the History of Salvation. Our god is a community, a
family and we are called to be perfect like our God, i.e., to live in
communion with one another. If we live as our God lives, we would be
solving our present day problems! As we honor God the Father, God the
Son and God the Holy Spirit, let us seek God’s blessing by signing
ourselves with the Trinitarian Formula – the grace of our Lord Jesus
Christ, the love of the Father and the communion of the Holy Spirit be
with us, always. Wish you all happy feast of the Province, may our
patron Holy Trinity bless all of us, our missions and missionaries and
all our endeavours. 
“Strength and growth only come through
continuous effort and struggle’ says
Napoleon Hill. Truly St. Anthony’s PU College
has achieved another milestone, has gained
another star to its crown, by opening the
portals to the Science Stream: PCMB, PCMC,
PCME. The State Government of Karnataka,
Pre-University Education Board has granted
permission to St. Anthony’s PU College to train
and to form the future leaders in technology and
science. With this added colour to the beauty of
the Institution, may it continue to be an abode
of wisdom that ensures holistic development of
the global leaders of tomorrow. St. Anthony’s
being a unique campus for quality education and
academic excellence empowers students to explore
and excel!
A felicitation program was organized to the outgoing
students of Grade 10, who came out with flying
colours by securing 100% results in ICSE examination
2016-17. The teachers as well as the Principal
congratulated the students and wished them success
in their future. The students overwhelmed with
gratitude recalled their memories in the school.
With grateful hearts they thanked their teachers and
bid adieu to their Alma mater for the final time as
students of the school.
With great enthusiasm, the School reopened on 1st June 2017. St. Francis of
Assisi School was filled With happiness by the Presence of the students. The day
began with a prayerful hymn to the Almighty and Benevolent God by the X std
students followed by Welcome Ceremony. New-comers were welcomed with school band
in a procession during the assembly .The School Principal, Fr. Jason, held the
lighted Candle and the new Comers lit their Candles as a sign of incorporating
them into the family of Assisians. New teachers were also welcomed by Fr. Jason
by offering a bouquet of flowers. It was a special day for the school as the new
building was blessed by Fr.Arun lobo and was inaugurated by Fr. Paul D’souza.
The inauguration of the school academic year 2017-18 took place on June
8th 2017. Fr. Sathish Fernandes was the chief guest for the program. The
PTA president and members were present for the inaugural ceremony. 
The Parents – Teachers meeting of this academic year
2017-18 was organized on 31st May 2017at 2.30 p.m.
in order to implement new ideas in teaching and
learning. The program was compared by Mrs. Sushma
Suvarna. The newly built basket ball court and
computer lab was blessed and inaugurated by Rev. Fr.
Alwyn Dias, Vicar Provincial Karnataka Capuchin
Friars. A fruitful and inspired talk on effective
parenting was delivered by Mr. Leslie Arouza, the
director and counselor of Udupi Diocese family
Commission. The faculty was introduced by Mrs.
Archana Shetty. Thereafter Rev. Fr. Anil D’Costa,
the Principal of the school introduced new plans for
the academic year 2017-18 and sought Co-operation of
both parents and students. 
To enhance the knowledge of our teachers, three days
enrichment programme was orgamized from 29th May
2017 to 31st May 2017. The event was made rich with
Dr. Mahabaleshwara Rao, Dr. Madhumala K and Dr.
Virupaksha Devaramane. Besides, also an interactive
session by Dr. Sr. Judy Lewis about counseling
techniques and its applications. The teachers were
truly refreshed and rejuvenated during these 3 days.
Raichur MLA Hampayya Naik and MLC Bosuraj visited Clara Vihar Pothnal.
The community of Clara Vihar celebrated 72nd birthday of Mr. Bosuraj.
The Cmmunity along with neighboring parish priests discussed various
issues with them and they assured their total support towards us. 
In Every phenomenon the beginning remains always the most notable
moment. Indeed as the saying goes the Darshan Institute of Theology
witnessed a phenomenal inauguration of the academic year on Jun 2nd
2017-2018, under the dynamic leadership of Rev Fr. Albert Lewis the Dean
of Studies. The inaugural mass to the Holy Spirit was offered by Rev.
Fr. Paul Melwyn D’souza, the 3rd provincial councilor. In his homily he
highlighted on the importance of the wakeup call and the need to be
attuned to it in our daily lives. At 10:15 am all were invited to the
refectory for a ‘high tea’ followed by the Lectio Brevis . Bro Kiran
Moins presented his thesis on the topic, Creation groaning in travail.
Fr Benoy the provincial of Krista Jothi , New Delhi released the
calendar of the institute Later the professors gave a brief introduction
on their subjects and Fr Salvador Fernnades proposed the vote of thanks
and the inaugural secession ended with the D.S.A anthem . 
REV. FR. JOEL PINTO OFM CAPUCHIN
The Twenty-Second Ordinary Chapter of the New
York – New England Province of Saint Mary was
held on May 14th to19th, 2017 at Holy Family
Retreat Center, West Hartford, Connecticut. With
the total number of 104 friars being present for
the chapter with guest and observers was an
enriching moment for the friars to relive their
fraternal life. The central theme of the
provincial Chapter was “encountering our future
through fraternity & leadership, mission &
ministry, and finances” was well animated by Fr.
Vincent Fortunato Capuchin, with a team of
experts, animating and deliberating the process.
Fr Francis Gasparik the out-going Provincial
Minister of St Marys Province, in his address
appreciated and thanked the hard work of the
brothers of Holy Trinity Province, Karnataka,
India. Fr. Clever D’Souza presented the report
on custody of Japan. Fr. Dolphy Pais, Provincia
Minister of Holy Trinity Province presented an
excellent report on the various activities in
the province especially our mission geared
towards the social action. He appreciated the
generosity of The Province of St. Mary, New York
and remembered Rev. Fr. Michael Banks for giving
us the opportunity to work in collaboration with
St Mary’s Province of New York. The Chapter
concluded with the election, Eucharist and the
Agape. The new provincial team with Michael
Greco and the Councillors are enthused to serve
the order. 
One day Career Guidance Programme was conducted for the catholic youth
of St. Clare Parish, Pothnal, on 22nd of April 2017. Meetings of all the
youths of the parish who are studying outside the parish were called to
this programme. The main aim of this meeting is to give systematic
guidance to the students since many would be puzzled as to what to do
next after completing plus two Degree or P.G. etc. The meeting was
animated by Fr. Sathish Fernandes Vimukti Director, Pothnal. He said
that today we can expect only10% opportunities
in the Government sector, while 90% of it is in
the private sector. Those who study the arts
stream should not feel that they are less
privileged because opportunities for the Arts
students are endless. Some of the options
suggested by him are teaching, law, small
business/industry, social work, mass
communication, Fashion designing, interior
designing....
I am Tayamma from Jeenoor village, Manvi Taluka Raichur District. Two
years back, I lost my husband. He was a farmer. We used to grow cottan.
Everything was going well. He was a wonderful husband and a very loving
father. We had four kids, lakshmani, Praksh, Rudhramani and Verupaksha.
We were happy in our small world. We were not rich, but whatever we
earned was enough to keep all of us content and happy. Then one year the
merciless drought hit our village. We had enough to sustain that year.
But then this became a routine for the next two years too. The 1.5 acres
land that we had hardly gave us a two quintal of Cotton. This was not
enough to even pay for the investments. My husband decided to work as a
laborer in other’s farms in order to get at least two meals everyday for
the family. I joined him too!
Fr. Dolphy Pais, the Minister Provincial of the
Holy Trinity Province, Karnataka, conducted the
visitation of the Indian friars who are
rendering their pastoral service in the St. Pio
Capuchin Province of Foggia. He met Fr. Jossy
Fernandes at San Giovanni Rotondo friary, where
Fr. Jossy works in the Office for the English
speaking pilgrims, coming to the Shrine. Fr.
Dolphy paid a quick visit to the Capuchin Friary
of Larino, where Fr. Charles Furtado and Fr.
Jossy had rendered their service for some time.
Then the Provincial came to the Friary of Sant
Elia, where Fr. Denis Prakash Lobo is serving as
the Vicar of the community and is assisting at
the Parish which is attached to our Friary. The
next day, Fr. J. B. Sequeira went to Sant Elia
and brought Fr. Dolphy and Fr. Denis Lobo to
Venafro by car. At Venafro Friary Fr. J. B.
Sequeira is the Vicar and is assisting at the
Shrine.
The Foggia Capuchin Province of St. Pio
celebrated its 128th Provincial Chapter from 1st
to 5th of May. Fr. Dolphy Joseph Pais, the
Minister Provincial of Holy Trinity Province,
Karnataka participated in the same as a Guest
and as an observer. Frs. J. B. Sequeira and
Denis Prakash Lobo took part in this Chapter as
Capitulars. During this Elective Chapter Fr.
Maurizio Placentino was elected as the new
Minister Provincial of Foggia. Fr. Dolphy Pais,
in his discourse, expressed his satisfaction and
joy over the three and half years of mutual
personal collaboration between the two
provinces. He thanked the Major Superiors and
the friars of the Foggia Province for
accommodating the Indian friars with such
cordial and fraternal attitude. Fr. Dolphy also
presented, through a power point, a short
documentary on the missionary extension
undertaken by the Karnataka province. 
Mangaluru: The Chairman of Sandesha Foundation
for Culture and Education Rev. Henry D’Souza has
appointed Br. Victor Crasta OFM Cap as its
Assistant Director. He was welcomed by the
Bishop on May 6 at a function held at Sandesha.
Sandesha gets new Assistant Director-1Br. Victor
Crasta hails from Lorretto, Bantwal. He has done
Diploma in Western Music from Trinity college of
Music, London and has taught western music at
the Capuchin Seminary, Bangalore. He has also
served as the Principal at St Antony’s School at
Gangondanahalli, Bangalore, Infant Jesus School,
Chikkamagalore and Anugraha School, Bidar. He
was honoured by Higher Education Minister
Basavaraja Rayareddi for his excellence in the
field of Education. Director of Sandesha Fr
Victor Vijay Lobo introduced Br. Victor. Roy
Castelino, Sandesha Trustee and Fr Paul Melwyn
D’Souza, Superior of St Ann’s Friary, Bejai were
present.
Fr Vitus Prabudas Pinto, Capuchin friar of
Karnataka Holy Trinity Province who passed away
on April 30, was laid to rest at St Fidelis
Friary cemetery, Farangipate here on Tuesday, 2
May amid a large number of mourners including
friends, family, and well-wishers. Bishop
Aloysius Paul Dsouza presided over the
Eucharistic celebration along with good many
diocesan and religious priests. In his
Introduction, he remembered the good old school
days he had spent with Fr Vitus at Agrar,
Bantwal. He recalled the beautiful religious
life lived by Fr Vitus and invited the faithful
to pray for his departed soul. Fr Joachim
preached a poetic homily and reminded us the
richness of the spring of eternal life that we
would receive after we leave this mortal earth.
Fr Rupert Barboza delivered a well prepared
Obituary and made known to the faithful the
great achievements of Fr Vitus during the
earthly journey. Fr Melwyn, the guardian of St
Anne’s Friary thanked all those who came to the
aide during the last days of Fr Vitus. Between
1.00 pm and 2.30 pm, the mortal remains were
kept for public viewing at St Anne’s Friary
where hundreds of people paid their last
respects. A holy mass was celebrated at 1.30pm
for those people who couldn’t go to the burial
ceremony at Farangipate.
The Vimukti charitable trust® with the collaboration of Ensemble
Agissons France had organized sponsor’s children summer camp at Pothnal
from April 18th to 28th 2017. 35 sponsored
children actively participated in this camp. The
first phase of the camp saw fun-filled and
educative moments with Spoken English and
Computer lessons along with other motivational
sessions for the children. Caring staff prepare
campers to face life’s challenges with a
positive outlook. Over a week at camp, kids
develop new skills and a strengthened sense of
citizenship and self-esteem. Children return
home with incredible memories, proud
achievements, and new friendships. Camp provided
a safe, fun and active environment in which
children can develop new skills, gave chance to
explore their unique talents and interests, self
esteem and friendships. 
The
feast of Divine Mercy was celebrated on 23rd
April at 10.30am at Divine Mercy Retreat Centre,
St Anne’s Friary near Jail Road, Mangalore. For
the last 6 days, novenas were held on different
themes on Sacraments as the preparation for this
feast. The feast was celebrated in the Divine
Mercy Retreat Hall with the presence of around
2500 faithful including the priests and nuns.
Prior to the Eucharistic celebration, adoration
was conducted lead by Fr Derick. The Eucharist
was celebrated presided over by Rev Fr Walter
D’mello, the Judicial Vicar of Mangalore
Diocese. He preached a fitting homily and called
upon the faithful to be the mirrors of mercy
after the example of Jesus Christ. Mr. Joel
Pereira led the choir and helped the faithful to
pray better. After the Eucharist sumptuous
dinner was served to all the faithful. Fr Paul
Melwyn, the Superior of St Ann's Friary thanked
one and all.
Flowers are a proud assertion that a ray of
beauty out-values all the utilities of the
World. Flowers have the greatest talent in
converting an ordinary place into a magical
palace. Every flower is a soul blossoming in
nature. Vegetables and fruits are not only meant
for just maintaining well balanced diet but also
to exhibit God’s providential creation. Hence
the Darshanites participated creatively by
giving shape, shade, shadow, figure and contours
to the flowers, fruits and vegetables. The
competitors were ably judged by the honorable
jury Rev. Sr. Bindu, Superior of Holy Family
Convent & Asst. Headmistress of Jnana Bodhini
High School, and Prof. Chaya Devi N, Department
of Kannada, Adarsha Evening College. 
Vimukti charitable trust’s main thrust is to build up a new generation
with spiritual, moral and leadership qualities. Through a well thought
out meticulously planned modules and practical activities based on life
experience for two days training enable the youths to mould their young
minds imbibed with values of life and lasting vision for self and nation
building. Seminar was organized on 23rd and 24th of March 2017. A leader
is someone who engages in the activity of facilitation and helps a group
of people understand their common objectives and assists them to plan
how to achieve these objectives; in doing so, the leader remains
"neutral" meaning he/she does not take a particular position. If you
want to be a good leader then you have to develop the qualities of
Faithfulness, Acceptance, Communicator, Inspirer, Listener, Imitator,
Teacher, Adviser, Technician, Observer and Reader said Fr. Sathish
Fernandes, Director, Vimukti in his keynote address.
Fr. Charles Furtado, the mission secretary,
visited the north east mission of the Province
from 15.03.2017 to 08.04.2017. He began his
visit with Christ the King Delegation of
Mizoram-Tripura-Silchar, and proceeded to Infant
Jesus Delegation of Nagaland-Manipur. He also
took seminars for all the friars of these two
Delegations on Child Sexual Abuse and Abuse of
the Vulnerable Adults, and preached a retreat to
the sisters. Impressed by the mission work of
the friars from the province in the north east
states of India, he thanks them for their kind
Franciscan hospitality, and appreciates their
generous service to the missions of the province
with sacrifices.
“A Secret of getting ahead is getting
started. Opportunities don’t happen. You create
the opportunities.” To start with the
Darshanites with their creative and innovative
minds launched “start-up” initiatives. These
“product launch initiatives” were designed to
achieve the specific purpose of creating
awareness and publicity for a particular
product/brand. The future entrepreneurs of
Darshan College got into the job seriously so
that they get practical exercise and experience
of the competitive and commercial world. One was
better than the other; the best bagged all the
glory of the show. The event was graced and
judged by Prof. Ranganath Swamy from Adarsh
College, Chamarajpet and Prof Reema L. Veigas
former Faculty of St. Anthony PU College. 
The Easter Vigil was celebrated at Saccidananda.
The Vigil Mass was offered by Rev. Fr. Joseph
Dolphy Pais, Fr. Deepak Fernandes and Fr. Robin
Victor D’souza. The celebrant in his homily
said, “The Resurrection of Christ is a pledge of
our own resurrection. It is the foundation upon
which our faith rests. It is the guarantee of
our own resurrection and God's assurance that
our sins are forgiven and that we are called to
eternal life. So this is a joyful day, a day of
great hope”. Good number of faithful
participated in the Easter Vigil. A Very Good
number of faithful participated in Easter Vigil
Mass to share the Love and Peace of Resurrected
Christ. 
Good Friday service was conducted at
Saccidananda to commemorate Jesus Christ’s
Passion, crucifixion and death. The service was
officiated by Fr. Deepak Fernandes, Fr. Joseph
Dolphy Pais and Fr. Robin Victor D’souza too
joined the service. The celebrant in his homily
said, “On Calvary, Jesus Preached his message
more by action than by words. Just before he was
stripped of his last earthly possession his
clothes. He died as he had been born owing
nothing in this earth. He went to face his
father as every one of us will face that same
Father – God, naked, bereft of all earthly
possessions. He demonstrated to all who could
see and understand that living well does not
depend on what a person has but on what he or
she is”. Large number of faithful participated
in way of the Cross followed by Good Friday
ceremony. 
The Maundy Thursday celebrated at Saccidananda,
Capuchin Provincialate at Rajajinagar -
Bangalore. The Holy Eucharistic Mass was
presided over by Fr. Robin Victor D’souza along
with Fr. Joseph Dolphy Pais & Fr. Deepak
Fernandes. The celebrant in his homily said,
quoting the words of Pope John Paul II. “Before
this extraordinary reality we find ourselves
amazed and overwhelmed, so deep is the humility
by which God “stoops” in order to unite himself
with man! If we feel moved before the Christmas
crib, when we contemplate the Incarnation of the
Word, what must we feel before the altar where,
by the poor hands of the priest, Christ makes
his Sacrifice present in time? We can only fall
to our knees and silently adore this supreme
mystery of faith”. The Celebrant representing
Jesus washed the feet of twelve faithful as an
act an ultimate act of love and service.
The ambience of Trinity
Central School breathed a ‘fresh air of gratitude’
on the last day of academic year that is on March
31st, 2017. For all the efforts of teachers,
students, non-teaching staff, janitors, drivers and
conductors, the Principal expressed the words of
gratitude and wished for the same success in the
upcoming years. The championship trophy was also
presented to ‘Robert Frost’ as the ‘House wise
Winners’ for the academic year 2016-17. Apart from
this one of the coordinators of lower section Mrs.
Lavina Arouza who was a supporting pillar of the
School was felicitated for her good work in the
school as she was leaving the school for better
prospectus.
The blessing and laying of the Foundation Stone
for the Friary and the De-Addiction Centre at
Yesu Nilaya Palya took place on the 07th of
April 2017. Rt. Rev. Dr. Anthony Swamy, Bishop
of Chikmagaluru Diocese, blessed and laid the
foundation stone along with Rev. Fr. Joseph
Dolphy Pais, Provincial Minister of Holy Trinity
Province-Karnataka, Fr. Alwyn Dias, Vicar
Provincial and other Capuchin Priests and
Diocesan Priests. After the blessing of the
foundation stone, there was A short felicitation
program to thank the Donors of the Land Mr.
Sigmund Sequiera and family, Rev. Dr. Anthony
Swamy-Bishop of Chikmagalur Diocese also the
Architect Mr. Praveen & Manjari Saldanha,
Contractor Mr. Kumar. The program was compered
by Rev. Fr. Sunil Ulahanan, guardian of Yesu
Nilaya-Palya. A tasty meal was organized for all
those who witnessed the event. 
“Child Marriage is a practice that robs millions of girls of their
childhood, their rights and their dignity.” – Archbishop Desmond Tutu
“It is not he who gains the exact point in
dispute or who scores most in controversy but he
who has shown the better temper.” – Samuel
Butler
On 19th to 20th and 23rd to 24th of March 2017, Vimukti organized
training on SCSP/TSP/WASH (planning, allocation, utilization of
financial resources) act 2013. Vimukti pocket leaders and community
monitoring leaders were the participants for these trainings. Mr.
Ravidra Janekal and Mr. Lawrence, ARD Raichur were the resource person
who have highlighted the SCSP/TSP/WASH act as a whole and its background
to dispel lot of political, legal and other misconceptions surrounding
it. Though lots of funds are allocated for this welfare of scheduled
castes and scheduled tribes each year by the state and central
government, in actual practice there is no compulsion to spend the
amount as allocated and always the funds were diverted to other purposes
or shown as unspent. 
Christ University Bangalore accorded hospitality
and fraternal welcome to the Capuchin Education
Board Members with the motto “Excellence and
Service”. The Vice-Chancellor Rev. Dr. Fr.
Thomas C Mathew called upon the capuchins
towards a revolution: from “Good to Great”, from
“charismatic person to charismatic
organization.” He insisted that we should be the
leaders not just like gardeners or
agriculturists but like the foresters who look
beyond for long-lasting and far-reaching
results. Prof. Rev. Fr. Thomas T V while
addressing on “Learning organization” he said:
be professional, have personal mastery, build-up
shared vision & team work, follow a system and
have strategies to be relevant. .jpg)
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