Karkala: George Castelino Gets National-level Award
Inputs and pic - Vitori Karkal (GA)
Karkala, Aug 24: Well-known teacher, state award winner, able organizer, master compere and headmaster of Shri Mahalingeshwar School at Nakre near here has bagged the prestigious 'National-level Best Teacher Award' for the year 2006-07.
George Castelino is well-known in the region as 'Georgy Master' and is being liked by one and all for his helpful nature and humane dealings. Being an ace compere he has compered for more than 5,000 Kannada, Konkani and Tulu programmes free of cost. He is the founder president of Karkal unit of Catholic Sabha.
He has also publishes a Konkani book named "Karyem Sobhann", which a key help in organizing Konkani programmes. He had been awarded as the best teacher at the state-level in the year 2004-05.
At present he lives in Nakre with his wife Reena and children.
He will presented with the award by President Pratibha Patil at a gala function to be held in New Delhi on September 5.