Media Release

Mangaluru, Jun 7: St Aloysius Alumni Association along with Christian Planters Guild (CPG) hosted the book launch ceremony of ‘Magadi Acres – A Story of Coffee’ by Maxwell Pereira IPS at Sanidhya Hall in St Aloysius College (Autonomous) on Monday June 6.

The president of St Aloysius College Alumni Association (SACAA), Stephen Pinto welcomed the rector of St Aloysius Institutions and Patron of SACAA Fr Melwin Pinto SJ, the principal of St Aloysius College and the director of SACAA Dr Praveen Martis SJ, the author of the book ‘Magadi Acres – A Story of Coffee’, Maxwell Pereira IPS, the president of CPG Marjorie Texeira, premier epic writer and an author Giselle Mehta, a well known genealogist Dr Michael Lobo, members of Christian Planters Guild, all SACAA members and the students.

Marjorie Texeira introduced Pereira and opined that the influence of lush green surroundings of Sakleshpur, Coffee and Aroma stimulated Pereira to author the book. She explained that the academic story of Pereira began in St Aloysius School and continued through St Aloysius PU College. Fr Melvin Pinto SJ formally released the book. Dr Michael Lobo spoke about literary aspects of Pereira by providing details of his multitalented personality and how well he writes about different subjects. Ratna Pinto compered the entire ceremony very well.

Giselle Mehta led Pereira into conversation which helped the audiences to understand the background of the Author well. She asked different types of questions that unfolded the author’s deep love for coffee, his extensive research on coffee around the world, how best was the title of the book than any other, influence of his parents, his good old college days, his love for animals and nature, his thoughts on preserving and protecting the nature. Having read the book Mehta said that the ‘Magadi Acres’ is called the creative non-fiction which has rapid flow and strong pace.