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Bandra – Queen of the Suburbs is slowly,yet steadily evolving. In fact, the pace isnow increasing exponentially (Withflouted TDR, the civic needs of new ‘tow-ers’ cannot be handled by the existinginfra structure). And, in many cases - forall the wrong reasons.

With a sizeable part of the resident

population from other parts of India – aswell as from other countries, the cultureis very close to being international. Ban-dra’s growing infrastructure of modernmalls, lifestyle facilities & excellent sea-side promenades have put her in parwith most upcoming cities.

But, her under belly is creating

havoc. Like scenes in New York, mug-gings are increasing – even in broad daylight, with innocent people interceptedat knife-point. Surrounded by slums(Bandra Reclamation Slums… being thelargest & most dangerous… with DandaSlums being a close second), the dividebetween have and have-nots is increas-

ing by the day. e problem is furthercompounded with illegal immigrantsfrom neighbouring countries – who arewelcomed here with ‘arranged legal doc-uments’; as they just add to the votebanks of unscrupulous politicians. isis the root cause of crime here. However,here’s some good news… read on.

Our Society has 119 plots/bungalows/build-ings on Rebello Road, Dr. Peter Dias Road, MtCarmel Road, St Sebastian Road, St. RoqueRoad etc.

We have been experiencing robberiesand chain snatching incidents in the areafor a while - and particularly after ourChairman Mr. Paul Louzado was muggedand robbed of his gold chain, we decided atour Managing Committee meeting held on28th September 2013 to install CCTV Cam-eras within our Society.

Brenden D’Silva – President St Sebast-ian Homes, Warren Fernandes - Hon. Secre-tary, St Sebastian Homes, Paul Louzado,

Chairman Hon Secretary St SebastianHomes, along with Dereyk Talker and a mem-ber of our Society Christopher Marcus metDCP Dr. C. Dorje, Bandra Police Station on10th October. We wanted to know whetherthe Police had objections to the installation,and also how best we could integrate ourrecordings with the Police recordings, linkingthe servers. Dr. C. Dorje informed us thatthere was no need to link the video capturedthrough our CCTV cameras with theirs andwent on to say that the coverage from ourcameras is equivalent to theirs - the cred-itability and evidence would be the same.

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Is Bandra becoming like New York?Muggings, murders, suicides, rapes, encroachments, eve-teasing, road rage…

Sebastian Society Security ConcernsKeeping in mind the safety and security of thelocal residents, MLA Baba Siddique hasplanned to link up the entire Constituencywith CCTV Cameras. After a detailed study ofthe area, along with the technical team ofCCTV providers, the constituency has beendivided into 24 zones with 16 camera set upsper zone. Out of the 24 administrative zones,approval has been granted with work ordersfor 5 zones.

A ‘first-of-its-kind’ and brain child ofBaba Siddique – this CCTV link up would beexecuted in the entire Bandra AssemblyConstituency in steps.

e inauguration at e Bandra

Gymkhana were attended by Priya Dutt MP,Baba Siddique MLA, Vishwas Nangre Patil,Additional Commissioner of Police, ShivajiKolekar ACP, Abhay Shastry, Senior Inspectorof Bandra, Vikas Sonavane, Senior InspectorKhar – along with local residents.

e inauguration of 2 zones have beendone - being St. Paul Road, St. Dominic Road,St, Francis Road, D’Monte Park Road, St. An-drews Road, St. Cyril Road, St. Leo Road, St.Anthony Road up to Manuel Gonsalves Roadand Rizvi Complex, Sherly Rajan Road Areaalong with Union Park Area

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CCTV Link up by MLA Baba Siddique

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The inaugural tournament of theH/WEST FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION wasa phenomenal success. Formed with soleintention of having wholesome footballfor the players and spectators alike. It hasalways been my dream to have a floodlitfootball tournament in Bandra.

Sponsored by Ashish Shelar thetournament had crowds from day oneand the last day had phenomenalcrowds spilling on to the adjoiningroads.Ashish has been a great supporterof sports and is and will always be a sup-porter of the youth.

e small barricading alongside theplaying area was a ‘first’, which kept thegame in play without crowd interferencewhich was a relief for the players. Flood-lights on Dr Norman Lewis Ground withtowers was a first and will not be the lastthe league is here to stay and with thesuccess it has had in the inaugural tour-nament it can only get better. e refer-

ees and organiser cautioned team man-agers to play the game in the spirit whichresulted in entertaining games.

ere were a few upsets in both theleagues but that is the spirit of the game– you win some you lose some. e tour-nament saw two sections one UNDER 20and the other was the OPEN. From theteams that participated in the OPENLEAGUE four went into the SUPERLEAGUE and finally two went through tothe finals.

In the Under 20 the player who re-ally climbed up the ladder in terms ofconfidence was Scot from REBELS whohad a fantastic tournament under the barhe was also judged the best goalie.

For the first time ever - H/WEST FAfelicitated players from Bandra who havemade us proud by playing in the ILEAGUE – Henry Picador, ManuelD’Souza and Floyd Dharmai they alsoappreciated the efforts of Compernero

Coach Sydney Alexandra with a trophyfor his dedication to grass root levelcoaching.

It is good to appreciate the workpeople put into the game and at thesetournaments it only motivates more peo-ple to either play better, or like Sydney ,train the younger lot.

RESULTSUnder 20 – Rebels beat Carmelites via tiebreaker – 5-4ird place – Sporting Sensation Open – AK Chimbai beat Chimbai 2-0

SOME REACTIONSRaunak – Celtic & Sporting Sensations: “e H/West Tournament was a grandsuccess. anks to Dereyk Talker andAhish Shelar for the opportunity given tothe boys of Bandra, Khar and SantaCruz. Hope to see many many moretournaments like these take place in

Bandra.”

Joshua – Chimbai: “e Tournamentwas great. Well organised and the lightstoo...A little hectic but great concept ofplaying the top 4 teams in a round robinsemis..just showed how strong a charac-ter one has to be to just hang in there....and awesome for the finalists to befrom our village itself.”

Titus – AK Chimbai: “Amazing tourna-ment and experience. Great learningcurve n progress as we won it. A changeup from other tournaments and the at-mosphere was lovely.”

Roy - Warriors: “ank you for giving usthe chance to participate at the floodlittournament. It was wonderful. Lookingforward to having more such wonderfultournaments.”

Dereyk Talker

A PHENOMENAL FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT

Above: (Left) Winners AK Chimbai & (Right) Chimbai runners up of the H/West Football Association held at Supari Talao

Above: (Left) Rebels winner of the Under 20 league & (Right) Carmelities runner up Under 20 League

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Sebastian Society Security ConcernsIn fact the when a crime takes place, therecording can be used for quick legal actionagainst the criminals etc. We spoke to DCP,Dr. C. Dorje, requesting his support in curb-ing crime within our Society and suggested tohim the following: 1. More patrolling of Police within our Soci-ety, using a log book.2. Forming of Citizens watch group which will

be recognized by the Police. is Citizenswatch Group could have one coordinatorfrom each street who would co-ordinate andliaison with the Police Patrolling Officer andthe Bandra Police Station.

Mr. Dorje was kind enough to send In-spector Rajendra Kane to a meeting which weheld on the same day at our Recreational Fa-cility Grounds, St Roque Road. Many of ourMembers, around 55 people attended thismeeting to find solutions, share our incidents,decide the locations of the CCTV cameras.e members had a very interactive sessionwith Inspector Kane. Mr. Joel D’Souza, mem-ber of the Society suggested that in additionto the CCTV camera we must have Securitypersonnel on cycles patrolling our Society.

Inspector Kane informed the membersthat there are 5 Inspectors and the memberscould phone any one of them and promisedaction would be taken. He shared his mobilenumber and encouraged the idea of CitizenWatch Group (members of our Society) tokeep a watchful eye, co-ordinate and reportincidents and suspicious people to InspectorKane. At this meeting, people volunteered tobe part of the Citizen Watch Group and alsogave permission for the installation of CCTVcameras on their premises, allowing power tobe used from their homes.

In addition, the members signed a sig-nature campaign, appealing to the BandraPolice Station, stating, “We, the below stated

member of the Society are concern about ourSecurity and would like the Police to Patrolour Streets, within our Society more often. Inaddition, we would like the crime rate downand the Police to find more solutions”.

Inspector Kane suggested that we iden-tify the locations within our Society, whichare more prone to robberies and also identifythe spots/building which would act as a pointwhere a register would be kept for the beatpatrolling constable to sign, ensuring the areais visited by him.

Some of the incidents within our SocietyPaul Louzado’s Testimonial"On 19th Sept. 2013 at about 9 p.m. as I walk-ing along Rebello Road, I was accosted by aman about 30 years old who held a knifeagainst my stomach and demanded my cellphone & purse. I just held on to my cell andscreamed repeatedly CHOR! CHOR!, then Ifell on my back aided by his push & he stoodacross me still attempting to snatch my cell.Unfortunately, my chain rode up my neck inthe fall which caught his attention hesnatched it and started running, chased by ateenager who was standing around with agroup and who heard my cries for help. How-ever, about 20 feet ahead he had an accom-plice on a motorcycle on which he made hisescape. Immediately after the incident I rangup the President of St. Sebastian Society Mr.Brenden D'Silva who lives around the corner,

he along with Hubert Braganza put me in arickshaw & took me to the police station.Having earlier called Anandani akur fromthe rickshaw, everything went smoothly atthe police station for registering the FIR.Anandani had alerted the police to expectme. e Police were very sympathetic & co-operative. "

Patrice & Allen Fernandes Testimonial :No response after dialing 100 About twenty days ago, around 6.45 am, myhusband and I responded to a shout at ourgate. A gentleman, who regularly walks hisdog at that time, had caught a man walkingout of our compound with a bundle of angle-iron lengths, which were stored at the rear ofour compound.

My husband then held on to the thief in-side our gate while the man and his dog stoodoutside. I, in the meantime, dialed 100. But Ijust got a recorded voice in Marathi saying tohold on and my call is precious etc. etc. Iwaited some time, but there was no response.In the meantime, the thief pushed my hus-band and escaped by jumping over the wallinto the neighbour’s compound and fromthere into the compound at the back. ewatchman there had his back to me and eventhough I called out to him he did not respondand the thief ran past him and out on to theroad.

Warren Fernandes

CCTV Link up by MLA Baba Siddique

e other zones sanctioned and workorder issued are Mount Mary-Kane Road,Bandstand area, Dr. Peter Dias Road, Re-bello Road, Mount Carmel Road, St. Sebas-tian Road, St. John Baptist Road, ChapelRoad, Waroda Road and Bazaar RoadAreas - where inaugurations would bedone soon.

For the first time high density 5 megapixel cameras are being installed withzooming facility and night vision. eCCTV link up would be set to a pen drivewhich could be monitored by the local Po-lice station with a 1 month recording facil-ity.

is is surely a positive step to detercrime in the area.

Kamlesh Kamble

Cancer is one of the most dreadful dis-eases spreading like an epidemictoday. With the change in the lifestyle

and more reasons to take stress, cancer is ona roll. Research shows that a large percentageof cancer-related deaths, may be even themajority are directly linked to lifestyle choicessuch as smoking, drinking, a lack of exercise,and an unhealthy diet. But to actually lead ananti-cancer life one needs to focus on goodhealthy food and an active routine.

e food you eat has a powerful effecton your health, including your risk of can-cer. You may land up eating many foods thatfuel cancer, while neglecting the powerfulfoods and nutrients that can protect you. Ifyou change your diet and behaviors, you canminimize your risk of disease and possiblyeven stop cancer in its tracks.

As per the American institute of Cancer thepercentage of cancer that can be preventedby healthy diet and regular activity and cor-rect weight are given below:

FOOD GUIDELINES TOPREVENT CANCER:• Focus more on plant based foods like fruits,vegetables, whole grains, nuts, pulses etc. youcan add them in your diet in many ways like:start your day with fruits and nuts, have somewhole grain cereal for breakfast, make sure tohave a big portion of salads like lettuce, toma-

toes, beetroot, cucumbers etc pre lunch anddinner , carry snacks like fruits, trail mixes(sunflower seeds, flaxseeds, almonds, walnutsetc), opt for sandwiches with multigrainbreads and lot of veggies in it.• Fiber is the key component to prevent can-cer. All plant based foods are rich in fiberwhich helps to keep your digestive systemclean and healthy and pushes the cancercausing compounds out of the gut before theycan harm you. You can add fiber to your dietby: replacing white rice with brown rice, eat-ing the fruits with skin, choosing popcornover potato chips etc.• Avoid processed foods or any form of treat-ment done to them. Whole is the best. emore you eat food in original form the betterprotection it gives. For example instead ofdrinking orange juice, peel and eat the orangeor prepare oatmeal porridge with raisinsrather than having an oatmeal raisin cookie.• Cut down on red meat and whole fat milk asresearch shows that vegetarians are aboutfifty percent less likely to develop cancer thanthose who eat meat. at is because meat andmilk lack fiber, antioxidants and nutrientsthat have cancer protective properties and ishigh on saturated fat which is linked with in-creased risk of cancer. But you don’t need toeliminate meat completely. A good visual re-minder is to have 2/3rd of your plate filledwith plant foods and 1/3rd of it with meat anddairy products. You can cut them down by:choosing a palm size of it, adding some saladsor beans to it rather than using it as the mainelement. Choose fish or lean chicken as theyare low on fat, avoid processed meats likesausages, salamis etc.• Choose your fats smartly. Saturated andtrans fats are demons for health so limit them.Saturated fats are found in butter, ghee, eggs,whole fat milk and red meats and trans fatsare found in processed and junk foods likeburgers, pizzas etc. on the other hand unsat-urated fats like MUFA and PUFA are found inoils that’s are liquid at room temperature likeolive oil, ricebran oil, etc and other sourcesare avocados, nuts like walnuts, almonds etc.Also focus on omega-3 fatty acids, which fight

inflammation and support brain and hearthealth. Good sources include fish likesalmon, tuna, and flaxseeds. You can addthem by: eating fish 1-2/week, addingflaxseeds to your salad, avoiding fried foods,checking the label for bad fats.• Opt for cancer-fighting foods. You immunesystem needs to be strong to fight against anycancer causing agents. But not any one fooddoes the miracle. You need to eat a variety ofcolorful foods with antioxidants(vitamin A, C,E and selenium) and phytochemicals thathelp strengthen immunity and fight diseases.Such foods are tomatoes, broccoli, dark greenleafy vegetables, grapes, cranberry, carrots,cabbage, garlic,onions, grapefruits, chilli pep-pers, jalapeno, soy products like tofu, blue-berries etc. green tea is also antioxidant rich,so replace your black tea with 3 cups of greentea/day.• Drink plenty of water as it helps to eliminatetoxins from the body and supply nutrients tothe cancer cells which can kill them and pre-vent them from multiplying. Avoid sugarydrinks like colas, juices etc as they increaseinflammation and cancer growth.

TIPS OF COOKING FOOD:It is not only about choosing but also prepar-ing the food in the correct manner to preserveits nutrients.• Wash the vegetables and fruits with a brushto remove all pesticide residues.• Eat raw as much as possible as they are max-imum in nutrients.• Steam the vegetables using very little waterto prevent nutrient loss.

• Prevent over heating of oil as it can becomecarcinogenic. Instead of deep-frying, pan-fry-ing, and sautéing, opt for healthier methodssuch as baking, boiling, steaming, or broiling.• Store oils in a cool dark place to prevent itfrom become rancid.• Use microwave friendly containers of goodquality to prevent plastic material interactionwith food.• Avoid foods that look or smell moldy, as theylikely contain aflatoxin, a strong carcinogen.Aflatoxin is most commonly found on moldypeanuts. Nuts will stay fresh longer if kept inthe refrigerator or freezer.

OTHER GUIDELINES:• Reach your ideal weight. Try to maintain itfor optimum health.• Exercise for 30 minutes daily, be it walking,jogging, dancing, playing any sport etc as peryour wish and preference. Choose an activelifestyle like climbing up and down the stairsrather than suing a lift, walking up to nearbyplaces etc.• Listen to good relaxing music.• Try to get atleast 20 mins of sunshine in the

morning for your vi-tamin D replenish-ment.• Avoid smoking andalcohol intake asmuch as possible.

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Bandra Buzz WEDDING GUIDEOctober 201306

As soon as that clichéd question gets popped and evenbefore you can fix a date you need to be sure you'regoing to have everything under control for your big day!

Here's a quick - user - friendly guide that aims to keepyou on the right path to planning your wedding!

FIRST THINGS FIRST - decide on your bride /groom - second but more important make sure theyagree and the rest is supposed to be smooth sailing!Well it can get a bit bumpy if you are not the 'planning'kind. Read on to know how to ensure you have it all cov-ered.

BUDGET - After you fix a budget for the day makesure you then add 20 - 35 % cause believe me the costof making things special tends to sky rocket. Make sureyou both decide on the right number keeping in minda marriage is going to cost you more than the weddingday.

NO. OF GUESTS - Big versus small weddings de-pend primarily on the number of guests you decide toinvite, destination weddings help in keeping the num-ber of attendees to a minimum however it does nothave the same effect on your budget.

FIX A DATE - It would be nice if picking a date hadto do with a favourite or lucky number, or a special datelike when you first met, but here is where you will al-ready have to start compromising as dates depend onavailability of venues and making sure that the peoplewho matter are able to attend. I knew a bride once whoinsisted on being married on the 7th but due to thevenue being unavailable her husband - to - be con-vinced her that they should choose the 14th as thatmeant 7 for her and 7 for him. Isn't that an 'awww' re-action... here's hoping the rest of us find someone likethat who'll help overcome those stubborn notions werarely give up on.

VENUE – We’ve mostly always dreamed of our wed-ding day, though the girls claim that they are thedreamers I know quite a few men who have envisionedwhat they want their wedding to look like. e venuewill depend on the number of guests you decide on andyour budget. Keep in mind that it should be centrallylocated, accessible and that it should make for greatpictures. Be sure to make your peace with having it in-doors if it is in or around the monsoon season and keepin mind the temperature and time of day you choose,as nothing is more pathetic than a beautiful bride withbeads of sweat instead of pearls.

INVITATIONS – Your invitations are the first wed-ding related accessory that your guests will see andshould reflect the sensibility of you and your partner.ough many couples don’t see the point in splurgingon a piece of paper that ends up in the rubbish bin it is

however important that a little thought and effort is ev-ident in the final product.

YOUR OUTFITS – is will make or break your day;your outfits need to make you feel and look larger thanlife on this day. at doesn’t necessarily translate toOTT (Over the Top). You may choose to go minimal orextravagant as long as your ensemble fits right it shouldmake you feel like you’ve just won a beauty pageant.And that goes for the groom too.

HAIR & MAKE UP – I cannot even begin to stresson how important your hair and make up is for yourwedding day! I recommend definitely doing trials withyour stylists and get snapped so you can see how yourmake up will turn out in print.

COLOUR THEMES – I think choosing a colourtheme makes it easier to visualize how something willturn out. My favourite and I do hope this will catch onis to have shades of the same colour as this breaks thestark effect a single colour can have.

FLOWER THEMES – Flowers are mostly always as-sociated with celebration. And they graciously adornwalls and tables bringing the beauty of life into some-thing so inanimate. Flowers whether real or artificial gobeautifully with most décor-styles. I recommend choos-ing between one to three types of flowers that couldlook slightly similar in shape to use all through out yourwedding décor.

CATERING AT THE VENUE – After the décoryour guests will be talking about the food so make sureyou choose a caterer to suit not only your pocket butalso their taste buds. Most weddings have unlimitedoptions of cuisine which in some ways is nice as yourevery guest will be catered to. However, sometimes it isreally unnecessary - and I quite frankly would preferless choice but great taste.

DECOR FOR THE VENUE – White is beautiful andcan never look OTT and will forever be timeless. Addhints of your theme-colour around your venue in termsof drapes, flower curtains, candles, carpeting, table-

cloths etc. Try and stay away from thermacol and glitter.It is a big no-no in my book.

DECOR FOR THE CAR – Don’t forget about thecar, there are various styles you can adopt for car-décorand the most popular are flowers, ribbon and chiffon. Ibeg you to stay away from attaching stuffed teddy bearsor the like on the bonnet of your car. Your wedding dayis meant to be the biggest sign of your entrance intoadulthood.

MUSIC – Whether you go the live band route or theDJ / recorded music way just make sure you go throughtheir playlist or better yet give them yours to ensure youwill be happy all through the night. Also let them knowwhat kind of music you would like and at which part ofthe night it should be played.

PHOTOGRAPHER/VIDEOGRAPHER – erole this person plays at your wedding is probably asimportant as your own. After you empty half of your lifesavings, you want to be sure that you have capturedevery part of it in the best way possible. Selecting yourphotographer can even start before you choose a dateor your mate for that matter. Ensure your photographerknows your family members and close friends and thetype of shots you would like of yourselves to haveframed and mounted on that wall until time stands still.

MASTER OF CEREMONIES - Having someone incharge of the direction of your wedding is always goodas it helps you to be assured that you will have your way.And definitely helps you to possibly and definitelymaybe enjoy your wedding day! Also helps that you

know that there is one personyou can catch if things are notgoing as planned to make surethey get re-routed to the way itshould be.

Tips for your wedding day ...keep reading Bandra Buzz

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I have completed my B.Sc. Chemistry.But I have realized that I am more in-

terested in understanding human be-havior and emotions, and would like togo for Psychology. However, Universityof Mumbai does not allow me to doM.A. Psychology since I have not doneB.A. Psychology. Please help me. – Ms.Delfi FernandesYou may consider M.A. in Applied Psy-chology from Annamalai University orBharathiar University or M.A. in Psychol-ogy from IGNOU in Distance Learningmode. You may also pursue diploma orcertificate courses in psychological coun-seling in part time mode along with theM.A. course for practical knowledge.

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I had secured 91% in SSC. Since I gotgood percentage, my parents forcefullymade me join 11th Science. But I do notlike Science, and I am more interestedin Arts. But my parents say there is noscope for guys in Arts. Please guide me– Mr. Arvind ShettyThis is a totally wrong mindset we followin India that science is the best and art is

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Nail art istaking on anew avatarand lucky forus, its hap-pening righthere in ourvery ownB a n d r a .

Manicures and pedicures are a ritual not all of us con-form to and I'm hoping that this new nail spa willchange that.

Exquisitely white interiors with silver and royalblue streaks makes for the decor of this nail spa that isnestled atop the oh so popular Pali Hill.

Very aptly named, 'Royal Treatment' vows to wowyou. Offering various different treatments for your fin-gers and toes prepare to be amazed with how much youcan do for your digits that probably didn't strike you be-fore. Specialized treatments for dry skin as well as agedskin that involve scrubs and creams made from naturalingredients.

Another great selling point are the methods of hy-giene that are adopted by the therapists here, especiallyfor all you OCD on hygiene, I think they will really im-press you with their sanitizers and sterilizers.

Apart from the super fancy treatments they alsocleverly address the need of the hour and have intro-duced express mani - pedis that you can have done in15 mins. Since most of us don't have the luxury of time

I think this will be very appealing and I do hope you popin for a quick treatment, next time you have an unex-pected meeting or date pop up.

eir specialty and something that even convertedme a forever French-tips kinda girl - to a die hard fan istheir nail art. I'm not talking about flowers painted onor mini diamonds stuck on your nail paint. ey have 2very special techniques called Caviar and Velvet. Andit looks as good as it sounds. So if you're planning acrazy weekend I definitely recommend some royaltreatment for your otherwise ignored or boring Frenchtipped nails. I am still reeling from my one caviar nailflashing in front of me while I type this.

Special rates offered to the baby divas of Bandra ,‘cause its never to early to start caring for your nails andwell with the various designs they offer for your nails. Ithink its advisable to go funky in your pre-teens.

e owners hope that more men will avail of the salon’streatments as she shrugs about the fact that men of allages completely ignore their fingers and toes.

Warning: e beautiful co-owner will mesmerizeyou with her charming smile and will turn you into anail spa fanatic, with just the bat of an eyelash.

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Bandra Buzz LIFESTYLEOctober 201308

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Del Fresco Cantina is the latest entrant to the string ofrestaurants in Bandra. Bharat Gupta reviews the restau-rant and its food.

THE PLACE

Food, for most is a passion - and when an investmentbanker decides to open a restaurant; you know it comesstraight from the heart.

Owner, Shashank found a fancy for Mexican cuisineduring his stay in the country for six months and han-dling investments for top of the line names in the hospi-tality business, he decided to bring his passion and

profession together. He insists that the city lacks authen-tic Mexican cuisine. Where most chefs largely adapt it tomatch the Indian palate, his new venture Del FrescoCantina promises the real Mexican flavour. A new con-cept of a Cantina welcomes guests for early morningbreakfast to a post dinner drink. He encourages visitorsto spend as much time providing comfort in terms of freeWiFi connection, unlimited coffee, coke refills and a staffthat makes you feel just at home.

Shashank has focussed on customer service interms of valet parking, camera surveillance and abouncer for security. His vision seems promising andbeing a firm believer of quality, he hopes to spread DelFresco to at least four more locations within the first year.

ough the place was relatively empty (it’s only thefirst week in operation) it maintains a good vibe. Outsideseating in the back lane of Reclamation is a good ideakeeping in mind it is not on the main road. Large win-dows, wooden furniture, a couple of paintings and pastelcolors on the walls give it a homely feel. One particularsection can be cordoned off for private parties making ita great option for a Mexican Soiree. e uncomplicatedinteriors don’t overwhelm you into believing it is a finediner, and goes well with their image of an all day cafe.e bar is expected to open mid October, offering wineand sangrias all through the week and a complete barover the weekends.

THE FOODough the menu isn’t too extensive, it boasts of every-thing Mexican that we know. And the portions come asa pleasant surprise! e egg and sausage Burrito was rel-atively large and fresh. Contrary to the general belief ofspicy Mexican cuisine, this was reasonably mild butcame with accompaniments (sour cream, spicy salsaand guacamole dip) leaving it at your discretion to addto the flavour you wish for. From the Appetizers, I triedthe Jalapeño and cheese poppers that had a gloriously

thin golden coating. is finally fit the exact bill in termsof spices. e chicken quesadilla from the Main Coursehad cheese evenly melted inside and a hint of garlic thatlingered as the after taste. is again waslight and cameright out of the kitchen.

Owner’s Recommendation - All their burritos, Mex-ican fries and milkshakes that promise to be thicker thanany of the ones you’ve had till now.

OVERALL EXPERIENCEe place is perfect to sit and spend the entire day work-ing or chilling with friends. Its inviting ambience lets youbelieve it’s a casual place. Fortunately, the food doesn’tleave you with a greasy fast food feel. You need to forgetyour ‘Indian-ized’ perception of Mexican cuisine toenjoy this one. eir novel approach might give you areason to drop by with friends for a quaint evening.• Food- 4/5, • Service- 4/5, • Ambience- 3/5

Del Fresco CantinaONGC Lane, Near Candies, Bandra Reclamation, Bandra (West), Mumbai 400 050

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I’m not talking about the drug. I’m not eventalking about zipping down roads. I’m justtalking about getting from point A to point Bwithout having to make one hundred stops inbetween. I’m not even exaggerating – I’veonce spent over half an hour driving from oneend of Bandra to another.

If my intent here were to rant about theinfrastructure / traffic / people who blatantlyflaunt the traffic rules (read everyone fromrickshaw drivers to Mercedes drivers), thenthis would be one looooong column… nay, aseries of columns.

Instead, I’m going to focus my attentionon just one area – the spate of new “Speedbreakers” being randomly and arbitrarily putall over Bandra.

I’ve put double quotes on the words, be-cause I don’t really believe they’re speedbreakers. In order to be called that, don’t theyhave to conform to some specifications interms of height and width and placement?I’ve always wondered WHO was authorizingall the new monstrosities posing to be speedbreakers, which in actuality were just blobs oftar across the roads. I’ve also wondered HOWit was that they were done so badly – that onecould damage one’s car and one’s back in justone go (efficient destruction at it’s best).

Yesterday I got the answer to one ofthose questions. While driving within oursuburb, there was a traffic jam. Nothing newabout that, of course… except when I came tothe root of the bottleneck, this is what I dis-covered:

ere was a truck filled with tar mixedwith stones in the middle of the road (inworking hours, obviously). And there was a

man in the back of the truck throwing the taronto the road with a gamela.

I kid you not. THAT’s how it’s beingdone.

Someone’s just rowing it there. Meas-uring height, width etc.? Bah-humbug appar-ently.

Because it was so ridiculous, I took apicture. Here’s proof of the darn road pud-ding. is is what you and I pay our taxes forin Bandra.

So now that I know the How of the mat-ter, I’d like to know the Who. Are all the newmonstrosities legal? If not can we get themtaken off our roads? Or can we get someone

to do a better jobputting them on?Who do we com-plain to? Our localcorporators?

Will the realslim shady pleasestand up.

Melody Laila

e Art Hop is being held on 27th October2013 across 12 locations in Bandra that area mix of art galleries, restaurant, bars andculture hubs, located at close proximity toeach other; to showcase works of 50 artists,giving you a chance to attend 20 workshopsand watch 30 performances from Art, Music,Dance & eatre.

e artworks to be exhibited are di-verse in their extensive mediums from con-temporary, figurative abstract,expressionism to gouache and surrealism.Contemporary artists like Santana Gohain& Shilpa Gode, surrealist artists like BoishaliSinha and abstract artist DevanganaChhabria are few of the names to be men-tioned. Besides the established artists, ArtHop has given a platform to various tal-ented, upcoming artists to showcase theirworks from canvas, print, sculptures, visualart and drawings.

Being a part of Art Hop, people also getto attend over twenty diverse workshops onthe very same day. ere will be workshopsto brush up your photography skills, makeclay pots, learn the meditative JapaneseButoh Dance or aid psychological develop-ment through Art erapy. You could alsoadd some humor to life with an ImprovComedy workshop or learn to make aero-planes with tools and 3D structures. eidea is to provide something for every indi-vidual taste and age.

Additionally, talks on philosophy, mo-tivation & will power, poetry & dramatic playreadings, group discussions like “Adda”- in-spired by the popular Nazarka Adda thattakes place in Delhi where photographersare encouraged to show and share theirwork, will also be taking place at Art Hop.

What’s more is, since Art Hop aims atbringing to the people art in all forms of itsexistence, the organizers have produced aline-up of music & dance performances thatcan leave audiences astounded. Music likeHindustani Classical, Rajasthani Folk tunessynchronized with electric guitar, pianorecitals, alternative rock, Jazz Bands to a setup of DJs introducing their compositionsfrom minimal to deep house will be heardplaying across the venues. Acoustic artistsprovided by Sing-A-Gram- India’s 1stsinging telegram service company, will alsobe seen “hopping” and making sudden ap-pearances at these locations.

Never has this city had one day whereso much is happening altogether.

Sure, one can be put in a dilemma onwhat to attend first and what not to miss.Adding to the grandeur of options, Art Hophas collaborated with India’s leading Balle-rina Ava Bharucha to perform ballet fromthe famous Swan Lake along with Swissborn Malou Meyenhofer with partner Nico-las Sandez for a round of Argentine Tango.If you are lucky, you might be taken in for asurprise act by Veve Academy’s award win-ning belly dancing troop too.

e scope of options to choose from

on this one day makes it possible for notonly adults to step out of their comfort zoneand try out new things that they have neverdone before, but also gives children a day’sexperience that is unforgettable. For in-stance, Puppet Wonders will be putting upa musical show on Ramayana told throughtheir colorful puppet characters, followed byscary Halloween stories for children. And tomake this carnival of colors a haven for kidstoo, there will be face painters, hula hoopsand candywallas adding to the charm.

With so much going on, how do youknow what’s happening where? At the pur-chase of the Art Hop wrist band, you can getaccess not only to all the activities and exhi-bitions, but also to a vibrant map of Bandrawhich will be your guide for the hop. Youcan find a cohesive timetable of all the ac-tivities that are simultaneously happeningat each of the locations, giving you cleartime to decide your move from one place tothe other depending on your activity of in-terest.

If this was not enough, there will be acolorful Art Hop Bus doing rounds at allthese locations, which isn’t your ordinaryBEST, but a painted vehicle with a libraryand a live band playing music inside. Al-though, most of the locations are at a walk-ing distance, there will also be around thirtyOla Cabs with Art Hop flags doing rounds ofthese places making mobility easy to the lo-cations in case you want to rush for the nextact. Accessing them is simple! Flash your ArtHop wrist band, and voila! Meet new peoplein your vehicle and get dropped off to yournext stop of the hop.

e organizers Aalok Aswani & VarshaKrishnani from ‘Upside Down Events’ havearranged this one day festival to give thepeople an opportunity to come out and dosomething different and fun for the entireday as well as give both established and up-coming artists a platform to showcase theirwork along with a whole lot of fun activitiesall related to Art, Dance, Music and eater.

“e aim of Art Hop is to give a plat-form to India’s budding artists who are reallytalented, but do not get a chance to show-case their works anywhere. Consider, Je-hangir Gallery. An artists has to wait for fiveyears or more to get a slot for an exhibition.Similarly, other galleries are not very accept-ing and open to anyone who has nevershowcased their works before. At Art Hop, atleast they get to reach to the audiences andshowcase their talents”, says Varsha Krish-nani

“What does majority of the city nor-mally do on a Sunday? Go for a movie, dineout, and perhaps watch a play once in a bluemoon. At Art Hop, we have painstakinglyensured that the city gets to spend one fullday doing something different, that theyhave never done in their lives at the sametime supporting and encouraging the artists.And we urge people to be there by 12 p.m.so they get a lot more to experience untilnight.”, adds Aalok Aswani. ‘Don’t Be a Bore,Hop on and Explore!’

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We grow older every day, with each passingmoment we learn, unlearn and learn again.And as time passes by, we realize we’vegrown too old, we’ve wasted opportunities,spent precious minutes reasoning situationsthat couldn’t have been better, things thatweren’t in our hands, places we were at for areason, and risks we let go off because of fearand insecurity. And then it’s too late, too lateto rewind in time, relive moments that couldhave been memorable; and eventually wefind solace in the fact that we’re still living.But are we really living, or just existing?

e greatest achievement for mankindis respect for life, humility towards our being,gratitude for the opportunities we get andability to serve selflessly. And as the clockticks, we are often left behind, behind with aheavy baggage of low self esteem that holdsus back, behind with suitcases of thoughtsthat take us to a negative space behind, be-cause we fear the unknown, and we cling onto that which is comfortable. We turn a blindeye to the light at the far end; we disregard thewarm embrace of the supreme power whohopes to shelter us. Very often, life becomesa count of days and not a calendar of chances.

And when that one moment comes thatshows us the entire purpose of our existence,we open our wings to life. When our lovefinds acceptance, when we take that leap offaith and fall amongst cushioned clouds,when we break fear with courage, when theminiscule existence of our singular beingsgets magnified into the entirety of the uni-verse within us; we grow young. e spiritsoars, the body responds and the mind

breaks through the shackles of negativity. Welearn to live in the present; we create a life-time in each moment, hold every memoryclose to us and create space in our hearts forthose whose existence was as meaningless inour life as our own.

Yes, we all grow old. We are meant to.But we are also meant to get wiser with age,we are meant to expand the boundaries ofour mental ability, we are meant to guidewith our years of experience, we are meant tostand by example. So then age becomes justa number that doesn’t count the wrinkles onyour face but the resilience of your spirit.

And behind the makeup on that agedface, you know the reality of the scars, you ac-cept the bags under your eyes as the weightof the struggles you have faced, you take yourtime to walk not because your legs can’t takeit anymore but because you want to take thattime and step ahead counting each memory.And then you realize the power of knowingthe purpose of your existence, the ability ofjust two hands strong enough to lift the world.

Let your mind grow young with eachsecond, let your body find strength in everyminute, train your spirit to listen to the rightvoice in your hour of need. And when theworld sees you old, there is someone up there

who knows youare His child, youare the perfectbaby He couldhave ever askedfor.

You knowyou are a creationof love.

Bharat Gupta

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Cochlear implant program at the Holy FamilyHospital

Dr. Chris De Souza has started the Cochlearimplant program at the Holy Family HospitalBandra (west). On the occasion of its 2nd An-niversary on 11th October 2013 – 10:30am on-wards, an awareness program was organizedat the HFH.

To celebrate and share the success of theawareness program, we had the esteemed

presence of Mr. Salman Khan who has mostgraciously contributed financially and helpedthe patients through the Being Human Foun-dation; along with Mr Baba Siddique, whohas been our well wisher and supported in allthe possible aspects in this noble cause.

Rahul

BMC Renal Dialysis Centre at St. John RdA first of its kind BMC Renal Dialysis Centreis being set up at BMC Health Dispensary atBandra (West). e commencement of civilwork of proposed Renal Dialysis Centre isbeing carried out. e Inauguration was onSaturday, 5th October 2013 at 5 pm at AlliedCo-operative Housing Society, Junction of St.John Road & St. Andrews Road, Bandra(West).

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Catholic Co-operative Housing Society Ltd.was developed by Developers, M/s. A.G. En-terprises, who were brought by the Lessees.

However, the Developer flouted theRules and Regulations for Development ofPlots in the Kantwadi Scheme. As per the ap-proved Plan, a part, i.e. the ground floor of thebuilding was handed over to the BMC to putup a dispensary, since the Plot was underReservation. e Developer instead utilizedthis area for commercial use, and did nothand over the specified area to the BMC.

It was with the assistance of Shri BabaSiddique, MLA, Shri Asif Zakaria, MC andKaren D’Mello, MC, along with the collectiveefforts of the Salsette Catholic Co-operativeHousing Society Limited, who met Smt. Man-isha Mhaiskar, Additional Municipal Com-missioner, after which we conductedproceedings in Court and finally the BMC hasgot possession of the ground floor.

is Dialysis Centre will be a boon to theresidents at large.

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ere are in all2,476 Madarasas inthe State, but only1476 are registeredeither with theCharity Commis-sioner or the WakfBoard. And only 200Selected Madarasasfor this financial

year, would be funded an amount of Rs 10crore for their upliftment.

It has to be noticed that Justice SacharCommittee’s report was under implementa-tion since July 2010 and the current govern-ment has passed only 10 crores for 200Madrassas out of 2,476 Madrassas in the fi-nancial year 2013-2014.

I ask questions as to why after 3 years?Why only 200 Madrassas’?. is is purely po-litical gimmicks. e current government istrying to garner their vote bank in the guise ofupliftment of the Madrassas. Which is cheap

politics. It is the right of the Muslim community

which is being given in a piece meal mannerjust before the elections.

e Funding and upliftment of theMadrassas is only one of the recommenda-tion out of the above mentioned 27 recom-mendations made by the Sachar Committee.What has the government done on the bal-ance 26 recommendations by the SacharCommittee?

It is pertinent to note that just uplift-ment of the Madrassas is of no great impor-tance to the Muslim community, the otherrecommendations by the Sachar Committeeis more important, like the infrastructure de-velopment in areas majorly occupied by mus-lims , Job guarantee in the public and private

sectors, Loan and finance facilities to encour-age business, recognition by government fordegrees from Madarsas for eligibility in com-petitive examinations such as the Civil Serv-ices, Banks, Defense Services and other suchexaminations, etc which is not acted on bythe current government.

So I appeal to my Muslim brothers notto get carried away by the current govern-ments cheap politics, demand for the imple-mentation of the other above mentioned 26recommendations made by the Sachar Com-mittee and a report on the same from the cur-rent government. Question the currentgovernment on what has it done for the last10 years during its governance for the Muslimcommunity.

Keep in mind no party is against any re-

ligion, its only the person who sits on theparty seat differentiates between religions togarner his vote bank.

I appeal to all the parties to keep religionout of politics. Work for the welfare of thepeople and bring in the Uniform Civil code,wherein people will speak more of being In-dian than speaking about Individual religion.

My dear brothers and sisters don’t fallprey for any benefits given to your commu-nity by the politicians look at the growth ofthe country and not growth of the religion.What we need are Good Infrastructure,Schools, Colleges, Play grounds, Job Oppor-tunities, Good Administration, Law, Orderand Justice and Equality in all respect en-shrined on us by the Constitution of India.

Adv. Shane Cardoz

Why only 200 Madrassas?

The Government of India constitutedJustice Sachar Committee for prepara-tion of a Report on the Social, Eco-

nomic and Educational Status of MuslimCommunity of India. Justice Sachar Com-mittee Report was under implementationsince July 2010.

Recommendations of Sachar Committee:-1. While there is considerable variation in theconditions of Muslims across states, (andamong the Muslims, those who identifiedthemselves as OBCs and others), the Com-munity exhibits deficits and deprivation inpractically all dimensions of development.

2. Mechanisms to ensure equity and equalityof opportunity to bring about inclusionshould be such that diversity is achieved andat the same time the perception of discrimi-nation is eliminated. is is only possiblewhen the importance of Muslims as an intrin-sic part of the diverse Indian social mosaic issquarely recognized.

3. Creation of a National Data Bank (NDB)where all relevant data for various SRCs aremaintained is recommended. All the dateshould be eventually computerized andmade available on the Internet.

4. An autonomous Assessment and Monitor-ing Authority (AMA) is needed / recom-mended to evaluate the extent ofdevelopment benefits which accrue to differ-ent SRCs through various programmes. Aca-demics, professionals, civil societyorganizations along with sate authorities asthe official members can be part of this Au-thority and perform a watch-dog functionwhich closely monitors the participation ofvarious SRCs in both and Central level pro-gramme implementation.

5. While equity in the implementation of pro-grammes and better participation of theCommunity in the development processwould gradually eliminate the perception ofdiscrimination, there is a need to strengthenthe legal provisions to eliminate such cases.

6. It is imperative that if the minorities havecertain perceptions of being aggrieved, all ef-forts should be made by the State to find amechanism by which these complaints couldbe attended to expeditiously. is mecha-nism should operate in a manner which givesfull satisfaction to the minorities that any de-nial of equal opportunities or bias or discrim-ination in dealing with them, either by publicfunctionary or any private individual, will im-mediately be attended to and redress given.

7. e Committee recommends that an EqualOpportunity Commission (EOC) should beconstituted by the government to look intothe grievances of the deprived groups. An ex-ample of such a policy tool is the UK Race Re-lation Act, 1976. While providing a redressalmechanism for different types of discrimina-tion, this will give a further re-assurance tothe minorities that any unfair action againstthem will invite the vigilance of law.

8. A carefully conceived ‘nomination’ proce-dure should be worked out to increase theparticipation of minorities at the grass roots.Mechanism should be put in place so that alarger number of minorities are indeed nom-inated so as to increase their participation inpublic bodies.

9. e Committee recommends the elimina-tion of the anomalies with respect to reservedconstituencies under the delimitationschemes. A more rational delimitation proce-dure that does not reserve constituencieswith high minority population shares for SCswill improve the opportunity for the minori-ties, especially the Muslims, to contest andget elected to the Indian Parliament and theState Assemblies.

10. e idea of providing certain incentives toa ‘diversity index’ should be explored. is isa complex proposition but if a transparentand acceptable method to measure diversitycan be developed, a wide variety of incentivescan be linked to this index so as to ensureequal opportunity to all SRCs in the areas ofeducation, government and private employ-ment and housing.

11. In order to respect and sustain diversity inthe development and implementation of in-novative programmes or in the provision ofservice, relevant functionaries should be sen-sitive to the need to have diversity and theproblems associate with social exclusion.

12. e Committee recommends that aprocess of evaluating the content of theschool text books needs to be initiated topurge them of explicit and implicit contentthat may impart inappropriate social values,especially religious intolerance.

13. e University Grants Commission (UGC)should be encouraged to evolve a systemwhere part of allocation to colleges and uni-versities is linked to the diversity in the stu-dent population. Even private colleges,including those run by the minorities andwhich have affiliation with universities or are

recognized by state bodies can be providedadditional funds if they have a diverse studentpopulation and charge reasonable fees.

14. To facilitate admissions to the ‘most back-ward’ amongst all the SRCs in the regular uni-versities and autonomous colleges, alternateadmission criteria need to be evolved.

15. Providing hostel facilities at reasonablecost for students from minorities must betaken up on priority basis. While this is re-quired for all minority students, such facilitiesfor girls in cities of all sizes are particularly de-sirable.

16. Teacher training should compulsorily in-clude in its curriculum components whichintroduce the importance of diversity / plu-rality within the country and sensitize teach-ers towards the needs and aspiration ofMuslims and other marginalized communi-ties. e implementation of this should bemonitored by the National Council of TeacherEducation (NCTE).

17. Given the commitment to provide pri-mary education in the child’s mother tongue,the State is required to run Urdu mediumschools. Given the constitutional responsibil-ity of the State, it is imperative that Urdu lan-guage is supported to provide a regularstream of Urdu teachers.

18. Government should work out mecha-nisms whereby Madarsas can be linked witha higher secondary school board so that stu-dents wanting to shift to a regular / main-stream education can do so after havingpassed from a Madarsa.

19. Government should recognize degreesfrom Madarsas for eligibility in competitiveexaminations such as the Civil Services,Banks, Defense Services and other such ex-aminations. e idea is to facilitate a processwhereby Madarsa graduates too have achoice and an incentive to participate inthese employment streams.

20. e Committee recommends promotingand enhancing access to Muslims in PrioritySector Advances. Any shortfall in achieve-ment of targeted amount in minority specificprogrammes should be parked with NMDFC,NABARD and SIDBI and specific pro-grammes should be funded with this amount.

21. e real need is of policy initiatives thatimprove the participation and share of theMinorities, particularly Muslims in the busi-ness of regular commercial banks. Since the

size of the credit flows through regular bank-ing channels is much higher than variouscommunity specific programmes, higher par-ticipation of minorities will result in largergains to them.

22. e detailed analysis of Muslim participa-tion in government employment and otherprogrammes has shown vary limited partici-pation in both. While no discrimination isbeing alleged, it may be desirable to have ex-perts drawn from the Community on relevantinterview panels and Boards. is practice isalready in vogue in the case of SCs / STs.

23. e country is going through a highgrowth phase. is is the time to help the un-derprivileged to utilize new opportunitiesthrough skill development and education.

24. Government should provide financial andother support to initiatives built around oc-cupations where Muslims are concentratedand that have growth potential. ese initia-tives can take the form of interventions whereexisting skills of the workers are combinedwith knowledge of modern managementpractices, new technology, and emergingmarket needs.

25. e registration of trusts set up by theCommunity, such as Waqf institutions andmosque committees should be facilitated.ese institutions, being closer to the com-munity can indeed play an important role asintermediaries between policy programmesannounced by the government and their ben-eficiaries within the Muslim community.

26. Lack of access to crucial infrastructural fa-cilities is another matter of concern for theMuslims. Access to schools, health care, san-itation facilities, potable water and means ofdaily transportation are some of the basic fa-cilities one can expect a state to provide for itscitizens.

27. It is expected that the Report would in-voke a positive response from the Civil Soci-ety, which will ensure that the policymeasures introduced by the State in pur-suance of these recommendations receivefull support and active cooperation from allsections of the society, including the Muslimcommunity. e issues relating to disparitiesacross socio-religious communities are of ut-most importance to our nation today. If thisReport contributes in any way in construc-tively dealing with these issues and in facili-tating a more informed discussion on them,the Committee’s efforts would be well re-warded.”

S A C H A R C O M M I T T E E R E P O R T

Bandra Buzz LEGALOctober 201312

Bandra BuzzEDITORIAL October 2013 13

CROSS ALLEGATIONSCongratulations for doing the good work,which many leading papers have failed to do.We the Cross Organisation are very muchconcerned about our reputation which ishighlighted by Lillian Pais in a very poor lightin the letters to the Editor of Bandra Buzz inthe second issue of September 2013, whereinshe has stated as follows:

"I had previously sent you documentsand a few home truths about the CROSS or-ganization - please re read what I mailed you.It is clear that protection money is received bysuch parties and they have interests in open-ing new roads to conduct their own auctionof stalls."

e aforesaid statement is defamatory,if the allegations made by Lillian Pais is nottrue. So we request you to kindly handoverthe documents and the few home truths pro-duced by Lillian Pais to you. If any of ourmember/s are found guilty of the aforesaidacts, we would take stern action against suchmembers and would ensure that the saidmember/s are dealt with under the law andthey would no more be associated with ourorganisation. Moreover, if such vital docu-ments and truths have been handed over toyou, then why did you not alert us on thesame. Anyways, if the aforesaid allegationsare wrong then, we would demand for a writ-ten apology from Lillian Pais or else she willhave to face defamation proceedings of crim-inal nature.

Cross Organisation

Editors reply to Cross Organisation:e ‘documents’ mentioned by were notshown to CROSS - so, sincere apologies forthe same. Now that it has been sent, theyshould respond accordingly.

WHICH PARTY IS SECULAR?It was wrong on the Parishioners to protestagainst Father William Athaide, parish priestof Mount Carmel Church for urging the

parishioners to vote for a “Secular Party”. He did not name any party in specific. I

fail to understand what wrong did he speak.Is it wrong to urge the parishioners to vote fora Secular Party? Why have the Parishionersforgotten that Christians are a minority and itis only a party with an objective of being fairto every community, that should be voted.

We Christians would have only one ortwo elected Christian representative in Mum-bai. Despite of having hundreds of Churches,we Christians cannot find a place in any Po-litical party. Why don’t the parishionersprotest against the political parties, who donot allow Christians to be part of the Politicalparties in Christians dominated areas.

I therefore request the parishioners notto target Father William Athaide, whereby youare indirectly targeting the Church. Weshould honor what Fr. has said - and look athis advise in a broader perspective.

Any party or person working formankind, irrespective of their religion is aSecular party or a Secular person.

Please don’t add other issues with this.If the parishioners had any problems with fa-ther inviting politicians, then don’t they havea meeting with father and request him not todo so, instead of making this a public issue.

Adv. Shane Cardoz

Its a crying shame that religious heads areusing the platform of the Church to send sig-nals whether directly or indirectly to parish-ioners to vote for a particular party.

Fr. Athaide seems to openly support theCongress and it is clear from not only mes-sages sent out to parishioners during Churchservices but by also extending invitations toour Congress MLA and MP to inaugurate thevarious programmes held by the Church. Ihave brought this to the notice of the Cardinalas well.

Anandini akoor

is refers to an article in Mumbai Mirror re-

garding the parish priest, Fr. Willie Athaide ofMt. Carmel's parish.

I am glad that Bandra Buzz takes up is-sues and highlights all the wrong doingsgoing on in Bandra. It is sad that no otherprominent Catholic was there to inauguratethe September Garden so much so that theparish priest had to call our local MLA to dothe honours. I feel it is better that we stayaway from all the rogue politicians who in thename of being " secular " beg for the Catholicvotes. On a different note - We were totally in-convenienced yesterday as prays were offeredon the road so much so that all entry and exitsto buildings around Almeida Park wereblocked.

Bryce D'Silva

My message to so called 'secular parties': Re-member, if Jesus could turn a bunch of fish-ermen into apostles of our faith, He can surelyturn his flock of Bandra sheep into lions,fighting for justice to the community.

Priests have to promote and make leadersamongst the parishioners to fight for justice,peace and law, rather than promote politicalleaders and parties.

Attempts to shut down the Bandra Fairand demolish crosses are being regularlyraised. All this could be stopped by the pow-ers that be - but they allow it - and watch thecommunity simmer, before getting 'Judas's' ofour community to lead the people to them, sothat they can solve the problem, that theycould have prevented in the first place.

Anil Joseph

APPRECIATIONCongratulations on doubling the buzz. Now,we will be updated more often. I appreciatethe efforts of BandraBuzz to give locals an in-credible insight into issues that matter – andthat too, with an unbiased view.You are trulythe best local newspaper. Keep up the goodwork.

J. Laheji

Letters to the Editor

Dear Readers,

October in Bandra is full of festivities, enter-tainment – and a prelude to the bigger bangof Diwali & Christmas. Being one of themost cosmopolitan suburbs in the world,Bandra always offers a slice of every cultureto her residents. Sporadic showers and anincreasing slum population across thecoastline of Bandra, are causing water-borne diseases that are difficult to control.Many major issues like muggings, dengue &illegal encroachments are hitting the head-lines.

And – with the upcoming 2014 elec-tions, our politicians are making maximumuse of these sentiments & local issues to viefor visibility.

is can be a good problem to have, ifwe as concerned citizens; take hold of thisopportunity to resolve burning issues headon. Both major political parties have takenaction regarding security and health con-

cerns – and has been covered in this issue.Bandra Buzz covers views & issues to

get across unbiased news to our dear read-ers. You will always find a balanced view inevery review. Your interaction in informing& sending us news from your street or sur-rounding area is imperative to the healthycontent of this newspaper. Please mail me:[email protected] We are working ona system to cover more areas – and gettinglocal feedback. Your co-operation in thismatter will help resolve a lot of issues. Youneed to get only the best. So, be part of the

buzz – for a betterBandra.

So, till nexttime, take care.

Regards,Merck D’SilvaEditor-in-Chief98207 83616

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LOCAL CONNECT October 2013 15

Zeeshan SiddiquePriya Dutt, M.P.Baba Siddique, M.L.A

Wishing All Residents of Bandra,BKC,Khar & Santacruz

a veryHappy Dussehra

&Bakra Id Mubarak

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