Eric on AIR

An interview with Eric Soans Barkur, of the CD of hymns "Thururutthutthu" fame,  is scheduled to be aired on All India Radio, Mangalore station on Wednesday, 28th of October in the programme "Konkanni Yuvavani" at 6.15 PM.

We all at Team barkuronline.com congratulate Eric on this occasion and urge our visitors to tune in AIR  Mangalore ,both on MW and FM channels.

Obituary

Edward D'Almeida,(51), Kachur Village, S/O Late Xavier and Mary D'Almeida,brother of Micheal,late Patrick, Jerry, Robby, Harry,Reginald, Thelma , Nirmala and Prema passed away on 23rd October. Funeral cortege leaves residence at 3.30 pm on 24th October, to the church of St.Peter, Barkur for mass followed by burial.

National HP School girls excel in Volley Ball

Young girls from National Higher Primary School, Hanehalli, Barkur have bagged the first places in both Udupi District level and Mysore Division in the Volley Ball tournament held at Chamaraja Nagar, Kollegalam Mysore. The team captained by Rakshitha R, is being trained by the Physical Director of the School, Arun Kumar is qualified for the state level championship to be held at the end of the month at Yadgiri, Thumkur District.

Team barkuronline.com salutes these young achievers and wishes them more glory in the state level too.

Obituary

Ms Joyce Picardo, (52),D/O late John and Nelly Picardo,passed away on 1st October. Funeral at the church of St.Peter, Barkur at 4 pm.

Cheetah attack at Barkur

It was a pleasant Sunday afternoon in Ranganakeri in Barkur.  It was about 2:30 PM.  Mr. Chandu Nayak (70 years) was in his front yard along with his ever faithful dog, relaxing.   A Cheetah, appeared from nowhere and attacked this helpless dog.  (The female cheetah’s age has been estimated to be 2 years.) On an impulse Mr. Nayak tried to rescue the dog from Cheetah’s grip.  Well, the hurt dog was let go, but Mr.  Nayak was attacked viciously instead.  Hearing the commotion outside, Mr. Shekar Nayak  (40 years) who was inside the house got out and tried to scare and make the Cheetah get away.  However, apparently, the hungry, agitated, or frightened Cheetah attacked Mr. Shekar as well.   Obviously, the neighborhood gathered to rescue these gentlemen  by attacking the Cheetah using bricks, stones or sticks, thus the Cheetah died of course, sorry to report.

The forest official Mr. Sanjeeva Ganiga was informed who visited the site. The Cheetah was taken to Brahmavar Animal Hospital, where an autopsy was conducted, and the body was buried in a nearby government nursery plot.

The undaunted, but wounded Nayaks were admitted for necessary treatment at Mahesh Hospital in Brahmavar.  They are recovering pleasantly.

(James Fernandes adds: “In olden days, “Every body knew how a tiger could been killed once it took off with a dog; but today, in Barkur, everybody knows how to save the dog and kill the tiger, and that is progress!”)

Team Barkur rocks at Kallianpur

The singers team from Barkur rocked at the Varado Level Singing Competition held at Kallianpur. In the competition Organised by the ICYM Kallainpur Varado Committe, multitalented Eric Soans Barkur of Thururuthuthu fame bagged the first place in the solo singing.

Praveen Carvalho and Mischelle Andrade won the second place in the duet singing and the Barkur group won the second place in the group singing.

Team Barkur bagged the second place in the overall rating and won the cup.

Team barkuronline.com salutes the winners for having a feather more in their already overcrowded cap and wishes more accolades in the future.

News n Pics: Dr.Manoj D'Lima

An appeal for donation

In Moodahadu Village where Dr. Gabriel Fernandes was born, there are several poor families who are lacking habitable housing to live in. Recently, Dr. Fernandes decided to give some financial help to very needy families to help them to build their own houses. There is one house (shown below) fully completed ready to be occupied which was fully funded by Dr. Fernandes. However there are two more houses which are under construction and Dr. Fernandes has given only partial funding but told the families to raise their own remaining funds to complete the houses. We believe they can’t come up with any funds and each family therefore is in need of some help to complete the houses. If anyone, with kind heart wants to help them to complete the houses, can send some small amount to these needy families. Please try to help them in some little way to complete the houses. Please contact host Kishoo at his e mail id kishoos@yahoo.com

 

This is a basic foundation to a new house for a less fortunate family in Moodahadu village where Dr. Gabriel was born and lived his first 17 years.  This family has/had been surviving on occasional job at the time of rice plantation, or harvest time, and perhaps washing dishes, clothes, or cleaning yards for pittance from local brethren, who too are roughing it out. But in between they have hardly any income.  May be for want of support, enthusiasm, push or pull they could not complete basic education to help move out of their birth soil.  However, their income is not even sufficient to find a single concave meal of congee, pickle, or a dried salted fish.  

This is different but similar situation family.  They managed to add walls to their foundation. Yes, obviously they need a roof before the next monsoon.  I don’t care for the windows because no one steals in my neighborhood. There has to be something to steal anyway, folks!  Even a crow does not pick up a two day old chick from a poor family.  If at all a crow has to eat a day old chick, the crow helps later on by alerting the approach of a snake, cobra or an eagle by panic alarm crowing. Yes, we depend on each other, now this family seems to be depending on you. Depending upon your spare-able income, depending upon your compassion to a fellow human being, can this family depend on you for a fistful of Rupees?  Yes, as mentioned in the introduction, Dr. Gabriel donated some amount to this family too.

 

Yes, folks, this the just almost completed house which needs a face lift. Another door as this one roof is shared by two closely knit joint families, but it’s good to have separate doors just to avoid lung exploding or hoarse throat exercises!  Dr. Gabriel gave over Rs. 70,000.00 so far for this house. 

What Dr. Gabriel gave to all these houses is just a fraction of the total cost.  Apparently, they do get and did get government help based on their economic circumstances of which I am not at all familiar with.  Obviously the Government help does not suffice. It’s an incentive to initiate a foundation. Obviously, it’s obvious that these people need help. But how do you know that they need help? Hence, Dr. Gabriel is passing out a begging bowl polished out of coconut shell.  Please place your third non-functioning watch, torn shirt or Saree, a fistful of rice or horse grain, a coconut dried or impotent, or your disposable change, and if you can, please a few Rupees too.  Let it not be said, “Lord, I did know when you were homeless or  hungry, Oh, My God, look at you, I had no idea you have no clothes on!”   

Some of you folks have been generous to our last appeal to support “Village to College Foundation” Here is another opportunity for you to feel good for yourselves!

And thank you.  Thank you, miss for these beautiful photographs. You know who you are!

-James Fernandes, USA

Novem (Hosthu), Celebrated at Barkur

The traditional Monthi Purshyaanv started from the church premises to the residence of Late James Mendonca at Car Street Barkur started at 8.45 PM. The new corn of paddy which was kept at decorated Altar at Menodonca Residence was blessed by Rev Fr RCM Aranha, Parish Priest was then taken on Purshyaanv back to church with children throwing beautiful flowers all along the way.

The high mass of the day was concelebrated by Rev Fr RCM Aranha along with Rev Fr Nelson Furtado with a soul soothing choir lead by Eric Soans of “Thururuthuthu” fame.

All the parishioners retired to their homes to share the sumptuous Novem Jevan along with family members and neighbors after getting their share of sugar canes , courtesy Thomas Picardo, Kudru, and sweets pouches were distributed to all after the mass  contributed by Marcel Andrade and bothers, Nagermutt. Lancy D’Almeida and Family, Kachur, Patricia Alemida, Kachur and Rolph and Lenny Montheiro, Hosala were the Pirjenth's for the celebrations

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Pics: Kishoo Barkur and Dr.Manoj D'Lima

Fr.Tony Andrade gets promotion

Fr. Antony Andrade of Nagermutt, Barkur, popularly known as Fr. Tony, the Pastor of St. Thomas Church at St. Paul Minneapolis since last 9 years, was requested by the Archbishop Harry J. Flynn, to render his able services by taking on a bigger challenging responsibility (rather a promotion) a bigger parish with good Catholic school, St. Pascal Baylon Church, just a few miles from St. Thomas, as the present pastor is/has retired. 

We managed to obtain his humble but sentimental farewell address published in St. Thomas Church bulletin of September issue.   A tiny quote is reproduced here:

“Let me conclude with a saying of Blessed Mother Theresa of Calcutta, ‘What I can do you cannot do, What you can do I cannot do but together we can do something beautiful to God.’….alone we can do very little but together we can do many things to make God’s kingdom a beautiful place for all.” Fr. Tony.

Fr.Tony is regular on our website and runs of Spiritual corner. We all at Team barkuronline.com take pride in  congratulating Fr. Tony on this great move, and wish him greater success in making this world a better place for all.

-James Fernandes, USA

News in brief, from Barkur

Agricultural Department of the Jilla Panchayath joined hands with Rotary Club Barkur to educate the farmers around Barkur about the latest agricultural techniques and skills. Resource personnel from the Agricultural Department trained the farmers in the classroom and demonstrated the teachings in the field.

Newly built garden for children at Jilla Panchayath Higher Primary School, Hosala was inaugurated by the retired Head Master of the school Rtn. Jayarama Shetty.

The play school at Koodli, Barkur got a new flagpole and same was inaugurated on the Independence Day. Mrs.Revathi Chandrashekara Shetty , Koodli did the honors in the presence of  Rtn. PHF. Shrinivasa Shettigar, Former President, Rtn. Sathyanarayana Udupa, President and Rtn. H.Ganesh Bhat, Secretary, Rotary Club, Barkur and other dignitaries present on the occasion.

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