Terrence responds to Arun's mail

Dear Arun, You are really super great for keeping us all up to date with the latest news. Many thanks for keeping us in the loop as they say. I know Vincent Unger's younger brother Max who lives in Toronto. I believe he has two daughers in Bangalore along with their mother. I was planning on getting their number from Max. Keep up the good work and all the best. Terence

Dear classmates,

 

Rang Harry this evening, he was driving,  but, he promptly called back, Harry has managed to trace Rabindranath Kini (crown rubber stamp)  I believe he is arriving from the US and Harry has arranged a get together next week when they can get the ball rolling for our grand reunion.

 

Maxie is leaving for India on Friday, I will surely miss the daily phone chats.

Glad to know the press in India has not forgotten our little(not so little now)  "Gutsy" Maxie - well done and we are proud of you!.

 

Great work Pedro! , our Mumbai ambassador,   for tracing Norman S and Leslie.

 

Raphael keeps the blog going with his cheeky letters -keep it up Raphael!

 

Harry has promised to get in touch with Canute's wife, and he seems to know late John Unger's sister, who I believe was married to the son of the couple who ran the Sunbeam school of typing (Loy and I learnt our typing there)  opposite Highland Coffee works.and Harry has promised to get photographs etc. and also traced Rudolf Edward Velu,  Lionel Vasanth Kumar and Jude Thomas.

 

I have Adolf Lobo's correct e-mail now        Adolf Lobo <lourdes_judy_lobo@hotmail.com.

 

We have nearly 23 e-mail contacts now I love to hear from each and every one. 

 

Leo,  I have not heard from you for weeks....hope you and Phyll are well..

 

lots of love

Arun

 

New Email Address of Norman S. Lobo

Norman S.D. Lobo has just informed about

his new email address which is:-

 

               normansdlobo@yahoo.in

 

 

Peter

 

 

20100226: Peter on Sigismund

26 February 2010 15:11
Subject: Your email of even date.

Hi Maxie,

Thank you very much for your reply.

This morning Sigismond called me and we had a pretty long chat. The length of his talk and diction was way apart from what I knew of him in H S days. He has extended to me a standing invitation for a visit to his place which I can

plan may be in my next visit to Mangalore. 

Regards,

Peter

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SAC - An update

.....sent in by Peter L. Fernandes from Mumbai, on 26 February 2010 at 00:28

Daijiworld Media Network- Mangalore (VA) 

Mangalore, Feb 25: St Aloysius College (autonomous) has been declared College with Potential for Excellence (CPE). 

Of the 149 colleges selected for the honour during the third phase, St Aloysius College features for excellent infrastructure, quality education and socially relevant outlook to education. 

During each plan, the University Grants Commission (UGC) accords the status of "College with Potential for Excellence" to recognize the potential and merit of educational institutions and to encourage them to excel further. Consequently, the selected university/college gets fillip for further research and infrastructural development.

Under the jurisdiction of Mangalore University, only two educational institutions, including St Aloysius College, have received the special recognition, where as in the state 21 colleges are recognized as CPEs.

Earlier, the college had gone in for a re-accreditation with UGC's National Accreditation and Assessment Council (NAAC) in December 2009, and the NAAC, on the inspection and recommendation of its peer team had accorded the college with a rare "A" grade with 3.48 points.

Hi

Dear Adolph,
 
I don't know if you remember me. But I remember you very well. You had great hair. Special hair cut where the hair stood up like porcupine quills. I hope you have all that stuff on your head even now.
Please write to me. I hope to see you at the reunion on June 19 and 20.
 
Sincerely 

Raphael Maliakal

Cricket match at SAC.

As for having cricket match (pavoos permitting), I think even that is not impossible.

First, let's get Francis' email ID to initiate discussion and make two teams under

his guidance so that we can save time when at SAC.

The ball is now in your court!

All the best,

Peter

Yoga for all

Thanks for Norman Lobo S's email address. I wrote to him today.

I am glad you are working on your yoga. I hope all our class mates will follow your lead.

I have not heard about the cricket match yet. I was hoping Francis will lead that effort.

Sincerely

Raphael Maliakal

20100224: email addresses... updates

Between Raphael & Peter

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

 

Raphael: 4:03 AM

Peter, This list does not have Norman Lobo S and Leslie D'sousa email addresses. Weren't you planning to meet them a week ago? Thanks

 

Peter: 08:24:22 +0530

Hi Raphael, In line with what I had written to you last week I did visit Norman J.  on Monday and Leslie yesterday and had interesting long chats about SAC good old days. However, Leslie was unable to give me his e-mail ID immediately for his own reason but promised to do so today.

As for Norman S. at Malad I will be meeting him this evening and will pass on these 2 ID'S no sooner I receive them. Don't worry Raphael,

I will be on this happy trail!

 

Raphael:  6:24 PM

Thanks Peter for doing the leg work.

 

Peter: 22:50:38 +0530

Well Raphael, it was more of a work for my car's tyres than for my legs which also took me to Norman S.' house this evening!

Thanks for your appreciation, anyway.

 

Raphael: 7:39 AM
Now we need to get an email address for Norman S.
Are you ready for Kyranna's drill?

 

Peter: 03:40

In fact,  I had conveyed Norman S.'  e-mail ID in a separate letter yesterday night itself.  doreenlobo@yahoo.co.uk  ; Ph. No. : 022-28880152

As for re-living Mr Kiranna's PT classes (we should thank God for one of our own old teachers is alive today), I enjoyed thoroughly your sense of humour in your earlier exchange with Fr. Walter too.

Yes, I have started brushing anew my yoga exercises. With 3 months to go for the drill at SAC venue, I think I should be fit for the D-day.

Thanks for your kind reminder, anyway!

Inclusion of new Email ID's.

Hi Maxie,

 

We have now two more email addresses of our classmates - 

that of  Leslie D'Souza and  Norman S.Lobo received

recently. 

 

In addition, Adolf Lobo's ID omitted through oversight in Harry's

list of 23rd Feb. needs also to be included in your Blog.

 

Leslie D'Souza    -   mariejd12@hotmail.com

 

Norman S. Lobo  -  doreenlobo@yahoo.co.uk 

 

Adolf Lobo - lourdes_judy_lobo@hotmail.com  

 

 

With thanks and regards,

 

Peter 

 

 

Email ID of Norman S.

In fact,  I had conveyed Norman S.'  e-mail ID in a separate letter

yesterday night itself.

        

                        doreenlobo@yahoo.co.uk

 

                        Ph. No.  :   022-28880152

 

As for re-living Mr Kiranna's PT classes (we should thank God for

one of our own old teachers is alive today), I enjoyed thoroughly 

your sense of humour in your earlier exchange with Fr. Walter too.

 

Yes, I have started brushing anew my yoga exercises. With 3 months

to go for the drill at SAC venue, I think I should be fit for the D-day.

 

Thanks for your kind reminder, anyway!

 

Peter 

Updates.

Dear Leslie and Norman,

 

Upon visits to your places and obtaining your email ID's to our blog,

am enclosing last 2 days' emailed letters, for your information.

 

We'll all be happy to receive from you letters conveying your views

from time to time.

 

Regards,

 

Peter

 

 

 

----- Original Message -----

From: Peter L. Fernandes

To: harry saldanha

Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 1:46 PM

Subject: Re: [St Aloysius College - sslc class of 1960] 20100217: email addresses... updates

It seems Adolf Lobo's name and email ID has

been omitted through oversight.

 

Yesterday I had been to Norman J.'s place and

today intend going to Leslie's both at Bandra.

Plan to meet Norman S. whose place  at Malad

closer to me, tomorrow.

 

Regards,

 

Peter

 

 

----- Original Message -----

From: harry saldanha

To: Walter Andrade ; dr.bailurta@gmail.com ; pub391@rediffmail.com ; Stan Coelho ; vcurrie@gmail.com ; Leo Cunha ; Rex DSouza ; pgferns@mtnl.net.in ; njlobo@hotmail.com ; terencemathias@yahoo.com ; icnazareth@yahoo.com ; hectornoronha@yahoo.com ; mfjpkamath@gmail.com ; raphaelmj@homail.com ; hrtsaldanha@hotmail.com ; saldanhamary@hotmail.com ; oswald_sequeira@hotmail.com ; as.talwar@ntlworld.com ; c-veliat@sophia.ac.jp ; cbpais@hotmail.com

Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 9:10 AM

Subject: FW: [St Aloysius College - sslc class of 1960] 20100217: email addresses... updates

 

---

Andrade Fr Walter <walterstevesj@gmail.com>
Bailur Dr Trilochan A <dr.bailurta@gmail.com>,
Bhat Prabhakar U <pub391@rediffmail.com>,
Coelho Stan <stan_coelho@yahoo.com>,
Currie Victor" <vcurrie@gmail.com>
D'Cunha Leo <leocunha@airtelmail.in>
D'Souza Rex <rexnd@dataone.in>,
Fernandes Peter L <pgferns@mtnl.net.in>
Lobo Norman J <njlobo@hotmail.com>
Mathias Terrence <terencemathias@yahoo.com>,
Claud Nazareth <icnazareth@yahoo.com>
Noronha Hector <hectornoronha@yahoo.com>
Pereira Maxwell <mfjpkamath@gmail.com>
Raphael MJ <raphaelmj@hotmail.com>,
Saldanha Harold <hrtsaldanha@hotmail.com>,
Saldanha Patrick <saldanhamary@hotmail.com>,
Sequeira Oswald <oswald_sequeira@hotmail.com>
Talwar Arun S <as.talwar@ntlworld.com>
Veliath Fr Cyril <c-veliat@sophia.ac.jp>
Pais Claud     Cbpais@hotmail.com
 



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Re: [St Aloysius College - sslc class of 1960] 20100217: email addresses... updates

Well Raphael, it was more of a work for my car's tyres than for

my legs which also took me to Norman S.' house this evening!

 

Thanks for your appreciation, anyway.

 

Peter

 

 

----- Original Message -----

From: Raphael Maliakal

To: pgferns@mtnl.net.in

Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2010 6:24 PM

Subject: RE: [St Aloysius College - sslc class of 1960] 20100217: email addresses... updates

Thanks Peter for doing the leg work.
 
Sincerely

Raphael Maliakal

 

---

Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2010 08:24:22 +0530
From: pgferns@mtnl.net.in
Subject: Re: [St Aloysius College - sslc class of 1960] 20100217: email addresses... updates
To: raphaelmj@hotmail.com

Hi Raphael,

 

In line with what I had written to you last week I did visit Norman J.

on Monday and Leslie yesterday and had interesting long chats about 

SAC good old days. However, Leslie was unable to give me his e-mail

ID immediately for his own reason but promised to do so today.

 

As for Norman S. at Malad I will be meeting him this evening and 

will pass on these 2 ID'S no sooner I receive them. Don't worry Raphael,

I will be on this happy trail!

 

Sincerely,

 

Peter

 

----- Original Message -----

From: Raphael Maliakal

To: pgferns@mtnl.net.in

Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2010 4:03 AM

Subject: FW: [St Aloysius College - sslc class of 1960] 20100217: email addresses... updates

Peter,
 
This list does not have Norman Lobo S and Leslie D'sousa email addresses.
Weren't you planning to meet them a week ago?
 
Thanks

Raphael Maliakal

 

20100224: between Raphael and Walter....

On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 7:05 AM, Raphael Maliakal wrote:

Dear Walter,

Many of our classmates would love to sit on the benches and attend a class during our visit to SAC. It is a Saturday and we may need to make arrangements. Class can be in Kannada, English, Math or Science (subject does not matter). One or several of us can be the teachers, unless one from the school can be arranged.

We also would love to go on to the top of the tower. We used to do it on Rector's Day and get sugar cane. I am sure the current Rector or Principal will oblige if you make the request.

Thanks
Raphael Maliakal

---------------------------------------

Walter responds to Raphael

Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:26:15 +0530
Subject: Class of 1960 reunion

Dear Raphael,

Thanks for the mail.Arrangements will be definately made for us to sit in the same class which we sat 50 years ago, near the school office.
Mr Kairanna, our PT master is still around and we will persuade him to come and take the class.
Arrangement to go the tower will also be made as I'm in St Aloysius College Jesuit Community, working in the college as Finance Officer.
Thats all for the present.

With good wishes,

Fr Walter Andrade SJ

-----------------------------------------

From: Raphael Maliakal to Walter (copied to all)
Date: 24 February 2010 12:39
Subject: Be ready for Surya Namascara

Thanks Walter.
I am sure all of us will enjoy that experience. I am not ready for SuryaNamascara now but I will practise and be ready for the drill.
Sincerely
Raphael Maliakal

Leslie's Email ID

Dear Peter,

Thanks a ton for Leslie's email address.

Your mail was very interesting and exuberant indeed.

With pleasure now I will add the new address to our emai;l bank - like I have just recently added Cladie's too.

Maxie

---------------------------------------

 

From: Peter L. Fernandes to Harold RT Saldanha
24 February 2010 08:54
Subject: Leslie's Email ID

Hi Harry,

 

Had been to Leslie's place yesterday and had a long chat with him reminiscing our good old days at H.S. I marvelled at his memory of our companions and their interactions during those days and how some of us used to play cricket near H.M.'s room after the school hours until sunset etc.

 

He was recollecting about an adjacent hall which was built in the campus during his College days of which the students were a part and wondered if it existed as of now and if it could be made available for our RU.

 

Leslie's email ID is:   mariejd12@hotmail.com

 

Before this, on Monday I had visited Norman J. also at Bandra. Both Norman and his wife were so hospitable and we 2 chatting about our High School days - I began to think if this feels so good what would be our Reunion altogether 3 months later. 

 

Well Harry, we are thirsting to hear more from Mangalore HQ including you.!

 

Peter!

20100224: Claudius Pais on the scene...

Dear Claudy,

Wonderful to hear from you...

So we have three of you from our batch of classmates so far located in Canada - Terrence Mathias and Oswald Sequeira in Toronto, and now you in Vancouver. Do share with us your coordinates: address, telephone numbers, email addresses, website, blog...whatever!

From info gathered so far - and apart from you three, we have Raphael in the USA (Boston); Arun in the UK (Cardiff); and the rest of us in India.

About me... after school leaving in 1960 I spent the next ten years in Bangalore doing College at St Joseph's, then did Law and practised Law in bangalore Courts. Since 1970 I have spent the last 40-years in North India serving in the Indian Police Service till 5 years ago - mostly in Delhi, with short interludes elsewhere too... like Sikkim (4-yrs as the its first Supdt of Police); Mizoram (2-yrs as its Asst Inspr.Genl); and Podicherry (3-yrs as its Chief of Police). I retired from Delhi 2004 November, as its Joint Commissioner.

Currently I live in Gurgaon (almost next to Delhi's international airport), in the house I managed to construct and move into (in 2005) just in time to surrender the Govt accommodation that had sheltered me for 35 years in one place or the other.

Like you, I now try to keep myself occupied (not busy) with one thing or the other, travel a lot - for lectures, consultancy, hobbies(choir), and pleasure... but mostly because of children who are based abroad: both my girls in the USA (Connecticut and California), and my son in London (from where I am keying in these few lines to you at the moment).

Well, since you relatively are a late entry into our little cocoon of email circuit, you may want to catch up on what's transpired in the interregnum since Harry our Central force in Mangalore started placing individual calls to each of us - at which exercise he has been relentlessly on followed by Arun in England, I believe since last September/October. I received my call from Harry in November.

To the extent possible, I have tried archive all the mails and interesting stuff that was exchanged between the lot of us in a Blog I maintain, accessible at http://sacclassof1960.blogspot.com/

By clicking on links in the index provided in the leftside column, you will be able to read how it all started, or whatever other stage that interests you, and view photographs old and new that some have shared...

Welcome to our "class of 1960" blog. You yourself can also post whatever you'd like to, directly on to the blog by just emailing the content to mfjpkamath.gorilla@blogger.com

With warm regards,

Maxie

--------------------------------------------------

From: Claudius Pais to Maxwell Pereira

On 24 February 2010 06:48,

Hello Maxie,

It was nice to read your email. Yes, Harry is doing lot of work by contacting our classmates. I live in Vancouver, Canada at present, am retired, but am busy as ever doing various things. So where do you live at present.

I am sorry to say that I cannot make for the class reunion, due to the distance, and my prior committments. But when I come to Mangalore next will certainly make it a point to meet all our classmates who live in Mangalore.

So long Maxie, you take care and best of regards.

Claudius Pais

Re: Response from classmates.

Dear Peter,

Thank you for your post.

To put the record straight, I am not upset. But like everyone else I suppose (and hope) that a little more participation from everyone to supplement the effort of our core team in Mangalore would be welcome and healthy.

On what you have said in your email, you do have a point. However, I for one have deliberately not excluded the ones departed - especially since we have decided to track down their families or next of kin to include them to some extent in our REUNION get-together. Surely, a suitable communication channel with them would be necessary? And towards this end perhaps it'd be nice to collect the means for such communication, preferably through email or telephone!

As regards those whose whereabouts are still to be traced, well... we hope we'll eventually succeed, and extablish communication with them too.

I was happy to see one more email 'id' (that of Claud Pais <Cbpais@hotmail.com>) listed in Harry's mail this morning to Fr Walter - with no message however, but only the list of total email addresses. (Thank you Harry).

Don't ypu think it'd be just wonderful if all the 20 whose email addresses are with us now on record start active communication with each other.... rather than the majority remaining just silent and passive fence sitters?
With warm regards,

Maxie

On 23 February 2010 18:34, Peter L. Fernandes <pgferns@mtnl.net.in> wrote:

Hi Maxie,

I can understand you are upset 'cause you do not get the desired

response from all.

But wait a minute. You say that the batch in original is numbered 52.

Now, should we not take out the number of those who have gone up

for their heavenly reward and also those not traceable and therefore

beyond reach? That will leave our group to a little more than half our

original size in so far as communication is concerned. Out of the rest,

I admit it is regretful that there are still a handful who have not revealed

their email ID's. We can still try and obtain them.

Thereafter, we will have the realistic number to tackle for response.

Regards,

Peter

Google Alert - Maxwell Pereira

Friends,
I have just been alerted by Google about an article in today's Deccan Herald that mentions my role in the infamous 1984 ant-Sikh Riots following indira Gandhi's assassination.
Those of you interested may read it at http://www.deccanherald.com/content/53799/echoes-injustice.html
The article Echoes of Injustice by Prasanjit Chowdhry should also be accessible at the link rovided below by Google with the very same title of the article.
I hope you guys don't mind me sharing this with you.
With regards
Maxie
--------------------------------------------
From: Google Alerts
Date: 21 February 2010 02:27
Subject: Google Alert - Maxwell Pereira
Google Web Alert for: Maxwell Pereira

Echoes of injustice
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Innovation in our Blog.

Hi Maxie,

I am happy that going by your instructions,

I find that it works!

Thanks,

Peter