Daijiworld News Network - Mumabi [Rons Bantwal]
Mumbai, April 23: As announced in daijiworld.com columns earlier, a dream of starting a P U College has received confirmed assurance of a huge support from fellow-Pangalites and leading Mangalorean entrepreneurs and well-wishers in Mumbai.
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A get-together was organized in Bandra (W) M I G Cricket Club in Mumbai on Saturday, April 22 under the able leadership entrepreneur, philanthropist and social leader Albert W. D`Souza, a Pangalite settled in Mumbai. A good number of Pangalites and well-wishers were present at the gathering.
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Fr Alexander Lobo, an award-winning teacher himself and parish priest of Pangla, along with former vice president of Pangla parish council, former CYM central council leader, ex- Amcho Yuvak editor, and a well known businessman H R Alva, present vice president of Pangla parish and the present headmistress of St John's Evangelist High school Pangla Clara Mendonca were specially invited from Pangla.
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Addressing the gathering, Fr Lobo said 'Education should not be a burden either to students or to even parents. No one should force children to take up the education, instead, students should take upon themselves the responsibility of educating themselves for a better future."
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There is a strong need of a college in Pangla, which has remained need that has remained pending for long. Pangla-Shankerpura students and the students from surrounding areas have to go to Udupi or Shirva for higher education.
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Many well-wishers and entrepreneurs offered support to the college dream. Fr Lobo said the P U College will start with the immediate educational year.
Other prominent persons present on the occasion were Mumbai (East) BJP leaader L Amin, Trade Union and congress leader Felix A D`Souza, John Rebello, John D`Silva, Vincent mathias, Rony Mendonca, William Sequeira, Maxim Mathias, Conrad Baptist, Walter D`Souza, Leo Fernandes, Richard W Moras, advocate Pius Vaz, Harry Sequeira and others.
Charles D`Cunha compered the event and Henry Lobo proposed a vote of thanks.