Media Release

Mangaluru, Oct 8: St Aloysius (Deemed to be University), Mangaluru is a premier higher education institute belongs to a network of educational institutions administered by the members of the Society of Jesus, a religious order which always focuses academic excellence and development of the integral personality of its students by encouraging sports, extracurricular and co-curricular activities.

Recently, Remona Evette Pereira, a student of St Aloysius (Deemed to be University), set a record in the Golden Book of World Records by performing Bharatanatyam continuously for 170 hours on the stage of the university's LCRI auditorium. Now, the University has congratulated her in a special way by naming the stage as 'Golden Girl Remona Vedike'.

Remona had performed Bharatanatyam continuously for seven days at the LCRI auditorium of the University from July 21 to 28, and registered her name in the Golden Book of World Records.

Speaking on the occasion, Remona Evette Pereira expressed her great happiness that this college, which has seen thousands of talents, particularly recognized her achievement and named the stage as ‘Golden Girl Remona Vedike’, which was an unforgettable moment in her life. She shared her dream of doing PhD in Bharatanatyam in the future. She is already teaching Bharatanatyam to the specially-abled children and the transgenders and she will continue to do so.