Mangalore: Rachana awards to be conferred on five eminent achievers


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Mangalore, Oct 20: It was in the year 1998 that Catholic businessmen, agriculturists and professionals formed Rachana, with an objective of encouraging youth to take up entrepreneurship, for training them in investment and for supporting them with technical backup.

In the last 16 years Rachana has worked to achieve its goals and has trained over 50 youth through Rachana Entrepreneur Development Cell(REDC). The youth who have been trained thereby have started printing press, Nano Taxi, poultry farming, candle manufacturing and other enterprises. Rachana has recognized the successful entrepreneurs, professionals, agriculturists, NRI entrepreneurs and women who have achieved in their distinctive field and brought them into limelight, more so that their example may be emulated by the young and the upcoming.

Rachana had also organized Magnet 2014 Conference in April, which was attended by Catholic achievers from the world over. As a result of this conference a Rachana Cooperative Society and Rachana Venture Capital Fund was formed and Roy Castelino, Dr Norman Mendonca and Louis J Pinto were appointed as executives. The funds saved through conference will be used as seed money for running these associations.

Rachana takes pride in announcing the name of awardees for the year 2014

1. Rachana Woman of the Year - Dr Jeanette Pinto, Mumbai.
2. Rachana Agriculturist of the Year - Mr Stany Veigus, Perar
3. Rachana Entrepreneur of the year - Mr Raphael Sequiera, Mumbai
4. Rachana Professional of the year - Dr Anil Kieth D’Cruz, Mumbai
5. Rachana NRI entrepreneur of the year - Mr. Ligoury D’Mello, Oman

The award ceremony will be held on Sunday November 16 at 6 pm in Milagres Jubilee Hall. The ceremony will be presided over by Dr Aloysius Paul D Souza, Bishop of Mangalore, honourable Minister for Railways, Government of India D V Sadananda Gowda, will be the chief guest. J R Lobo, MLA Mangalore South, Ivan D Souza, MLC and Nalin Kumar Kateel, MP Lok Sabha will be the guests of honour.

Rachana Outstanding Woman Of The Year
Dr Jeanette Pinto is a retired educationist from Mumbai. She was the principal of famous Sophia College and Vice Principal of St Xavier College in Mumbai. Dr Jeanette's work of 15 years as a pro-life activist is well-known. She is the Director of Human Life committee of the Bombay Diocese, which is involved in promoting the dignity of human life from birth to death. A well-known Professor of the History, her work is known in national and international circles. She also authored a book- Indian Widow- from Victim to Victor that was well reviewed. Dr. Jeanette attended seminars internationally on Indo Portuguese History and Info French relationships. She also authored – Slavery in Portuguese India, besides writing for periodicals-Bombay Catholic News week, The examiner and the Teenager. Considering her overall contribution to the society Dr Jeanette Pinto is awarded with Rachana Women of the Year Award.

Rachana Agriculturist Of The Year
Gabrial Stany Veigas, a retired forest official for turning 37 acres into model farm, with innovative farming practices. Planting around 3400 plants of cocoanut, Mango, Rambutan, Cashew, grafted variety of jackfruit and breadfruit, he has in the last ten years converted his land into highly yielding agricultural plot. Mr Gabriel Vas has been awarded with Rachana Agriculturist of the year for introducing sustainable farming practices.

Rachana Entrepreneur Of The Year
Raphael Sequeira, entrepreneur from Mumbai is the managing Director of Mumbai based Reliable group. Making his foray into apparel export, he started his business career and never looked back since then. Starting with 50 employees in 1984, he today employs 900 employees producing about 5500 garments everyday. He also started a real estate venture with Reliable Tech space and Reliable Tech Plaza. Reliable Business Solutions and Services Pvt. ltd owned by him, is an IT and ITES company which will create employment to around 2500-5000 people. Raphael Sequeira is awarded Rachana Entrepreneur of the year for his visionary approach to business and his steadfast commitment for being a reliable partner to his customers.

Rachana Professional Of The Year
Dr Anil Kieth D'Cruz, is Director at the Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, as well as Professor& Surgeon, Department of Head & Neck Surgery. Dr. Dcruz is a distinguished leader in the field of oncology. He is an elected member on the Board of Directors of the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC), Geneva. He is currently also on the board of Governors of the Foundation of Head Neck Oncology India. Dr D' Cruz is actively involved in research in Head & Neck cancers and plays a pivotal role in nearly 50 trials to date. He has been Global Principal Investigator as well on the Steering Committee of a number of multicentric, multinational trials. Dr D'Cruz is a much sought after teacher and is also instrumental in initiating the MCH super specialty training course in Head Neck Oncology for the first time in India. He teaches for the Mch training program in Surgical and Head Neck Oncology. Considering his pioneering work in surgery, surgical oncology and related work, Dr Anil Kieth D Cruz is awarded with Rachana Professional of the Year Award.

Rachana NRI Entrepreneur Of The Year
A mechanical engineer by profession Ligoury D Mello chose Oman as his land of opportunity, working there in oil and gas sector. He formed Technofit LLC a specialized company to provide Engineering Solutions in the Oil and Gas sector with local Omani Partners. As a Managing Director of the company, he is the strength and brain behind the success of the group. From a humble beginning of a small business set-up, he steered the company to become an international group spreading its wings into the horizons of other Gulf Countries.

As a philanthropist, he is one of the strongest supporter of the Mangalorean community's cultural, social, and spiritual activities and an ardent supporter of Konkani Culture in Oman. He supports the poor children who have strong desire to go for higher studies, especially girls. Considering his visionary business approach and being pillar of strength to a number of less fortunate, Ligoury D Mello is awarded with Rachana NRI Entrepreneur of the year award.

  

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  • Azeez Moodbidri, Moodbidri/Dubai

    Fri, Nov 07 2014

    CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL EMINENT ACHIEVERS
    Azeez Moodbdri

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  • Alfred Vaz, President KEL Dubai.

    Wed, Oct 22 2014

    Dear Ligoury,
    Congratulations on receiving Rachana NRI Entrepreneur Of The Year award.
    On behalf The President, Lead Members and Members KEL Dubai

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  • Pat, mumbai

    Tue, Oct 21 2014

    Congratulations to all aware winners and a big congrats to RACHANA for all their efforts in promoting the very best.

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  • RAJESH REGO LANDMARK PROPERTIES , SURLPADY MANGALORE

    Tue, Oct 21 2014

    Congratulations Mr. Stany Veigas on receiving this prestigious Rachana Award. You truly deserve this award for your innovative farming practices. Looking forward to visit the farm someday.Congratulations to the other Rachana awardees too.

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  • Oswald/Lily/Gloria, Valencia/Muscat

    Tue, Oct 21 2014

    Congratulations dear Mr. Ligoury D'Mello and all the Rachana Awardees.God bless you for your good work

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  • Rtn Michael Mathias Shirva Rotary, Pilar Shirva

    Tue, Oct 21 2014

    congratulations.wish u all the best

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  • Patricia DSouza, Sydney - Belvai

    Tue, Oct 21 2014

    Dear Uncle,
    Congratulations for this great achievement. Your hard work and dedication can be truly reflected. We wish you the very best and may your life be filled with many more successes.
    Best wishes,
    Dad, mom, Pri, Pat n Rolen

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  • Royston & Amitha, Bejai / Riyadh

    Tue, Oct 21 2014

    Congratulations Mr. Stany Veigas on receiving this prestigious Rachana Award. You truly deserve this award for your innovative farming practices. Looking forward to visit the farm someday.Congratulations to the other Rachana awardees too.
    Royston & Amitha Bejai / Riyadh

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  • Rony Lobo & Fly, Belthangady/Abu Dhabi

    Mon, Oct 20 2014

    Dear Raphael Uncle,

    Congratulations for winning the prestigious Rachana Entrepreneur of the year award. You deserve this award for your hard work, dedication and support to the society.
    Wishing you all the success in your future endeavors.

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  • SURAJ REBELLO, BEJAI/MUSCAT

    Mon, Oct 20 2014

    Dear Mr.Ligoury, Our heartfelt congratulations on a extremely well-deserved award. You have
    Indeed put in a tremendous amount of hard work and it is good to know that this has now been acknowledged so handsomely. Congratulations to Margret too. Also thank you for all the support you extend towards the Mangalorean Community. We wish you all the success for your future Endeavour’s.
    Suraj & Savitha

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  • John Gonsalves, Barkur / Muscat

    Mon, Oct 20 2014

    Dear Mr. Ligoury D'Mello
    Congratulations for having chosen for Rachana NRI Entrepreneur of the Year award, which truly reflects your excellence and achievement in business and your generosity for the social causes.
    Wishing you all the very best in your future endeavors.
    John & Joyce.

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  • Alwin Fernandes, Belvai (Moodumarnad)

    Mon, Oct 20 2014

    Congratulations for being chosen for Rachana Entrepreneur award. Your success in Business and selfless service in society resulted this award.

    We wish you all the best and success in your future endearment.

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  • JOACHIM, MANGALORE -MUSCAT

    Mon, Oct 20 2014

    Congratulations dear Mr. D'mello, Wish you all the best to achieve greater glory.
    Congrats to other eminent recipients of this prestigious Award.
    Joachim, Sonia, Carol & Megan - Muscat Oman

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  • Pinto, Muscat

    Mon, Oct 20 2014

    Dear Mr. D Mello, congratulations. May God bless you and your family always

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  • Stanley T.H.Fernandes, Milagres / Muscat

    Mon, Oct 20 2014

    Dear Ligoury, "Congratulations" for receiving this Prestigious Rachana NRI Award 2014. We wish you all the best in your future endeavors.
    Congratulations also to other eminent recipients of the Award.
    Stanley Winnie Muscat Oman

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  • charles furtado, puttur d.k

    Mon, Oct 20 2014

    dear stany, congratulation for your achievement. you really deserve such aeards. wish many more. wish every success in your field

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  • FRANCIS D'CUNHA, MULKI

    Mon, Oct 20 2014

    Congratulations dear Stany Veigas uncle. True recognition to innovative agriculturist.

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  • ronald francis valdar, bendur

    Mon, Oct 20 2014

    dear mr.gabriel stany veigas congratulation for your achievement
    the rachana award which you are going to receive on 16 of nov in your field of agriculture and wish every success in your field

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  • ronald francis waldar, bendur

    Mon, Oct 20 2014

    congratulation for receiving rachana award on 16 nov and wish you success
    in agriculture filed

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  • John DSilva, Karkala/Mumbai

    Mon, Oct 20 2014

    Congratulations all the achievers ed for the prestigious Racha Awards. All of you deserve it. All of you are roll model to the youngesters. Rachana has been doing wonderful work in ing entreprenuers of oustanding for their awards year after year. I wish all the best to the team of Rachana and its judges.

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  • Mark Denis Dsouza, Niddodi/Sharjah-U.A.E

    Mon, Oct 20 2014

    Congratulations to all the five Rachana Awardees.
    Rachana Outstanding Womwn of the year-Dr.Jeanette Pinto,Mumbai.
    Rachana Agriculturist of the year-Mr.Stany Viegas,Perar.
    Rachana Entreprenuer of the year-Mr.Raphael Sequiera,Mumbai.
    Rachana Professional of the year-Dr.Anil Kieth D'cruz,Mumbai.
    Rachana NRI,entreprenuer of the year-Mr.Ligoury D'Mello,Oman,well deseved personalities.Keep up Rachana the noble work to recognize and encourage the achievers from Mangalore Konkani community,my good wishes to the event a grand success.
    Mark Denis D'souza

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  • CYRIL MASCARENHAS, KIREM/MIRA ROAD/DUBAI

    Mon, Oct 20 2014

    CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL RACHANA AWARD WINNERS.

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  • Vinod Wilfred Tauro & fly, Madanthyar, Dubai

    Mon, Oct 20 2014

    Congratulations to all the Rachana achievers in the respective fields. It is your hard work which has paid,for your great achievements. I specially congratulate my friend/parishioner Mr.Raphael Sequeira and Mr.Ligoury D Mello of Technofit LLC for their achievements. May God bless you all. Wilfy,Janet,Vijetha,Viveca,Dubai

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  • DONALD & EULA, MANGALORE/MUSCAT

    Mon, Oct 20 2014

    Dear Ligoury,
    Eula & Self are sending you our warmest Congrats and loads of Pride on the occasion of you receiving this prestigious honor. The award appropriately reflects the endless hours you have spent in building your business as well being a cheerful philanthropist. I wish you unlimited success in your future.
    Donald & Eula

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  • CHARLES SALDANHA, MALAD-MALWANI

    Mon, Oct 20 2014

    CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL EMINENT ACHIEVERS

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