Congratulations to

 Vishanz Pinto

Lecturer, Dept. of History,
St Aloysius College, Mangalore

 on being awarded PHD in History for his thesis entitled
“MIGRATION OF THE CATHOLICS OF SOUTH CANARA
AND ITS SOCIO ECONMOIC DIMESNIONS
(1900-1980)

It is a well-known fact that the relatively small Canara Catholic (Mangalore an) community

has spread across the globe. Mr.Vishanz Pinto has highlighted the reasons and consequences

of the migration of Christian population to various parts of the world.

The book has covered various aspects of The Catholic community- Nature of Migrants-

Educational revolution in India and its impact on the Catholics- Policies of the Government

of India on Migration..: Policies of the Middle-East countries and the Western Countries-

Middle class among the Catholics. . Economic Impact: Status of the migrants in the Middle-

East and the West-Initial impact- Contribution of the migrants to their native place- Its

impact on their families and society- Changing status of migrants' families-economic; social;

educational- Contribution to the general economy

The book has references right from 1799 when South Canara came into the hands of the

British and after the defeat of Tippu Sultan the ruler of Mysore.

 Vishanz Pinto is son of the late David Pinto and the late Coses Pinto
from Perne-Puttur parish. He is presently residing in
Mangalore with his wife Molly Lobo
(teacher at Cassia High School, Mangalore)
and two children Anne Viola and Ian Neil.

This book is worth reading for every Mangalorean living in overseas
as well as various cities within India.

Please contact Mr.Vishanz if anyone who can publish this book.
Tel: 91 94802 89560