Dear Sir,
I will be grateful if you please publish the
enclosed in your issue and oblige.
With many thanks and kind regards,
Yours sincerely,
Dr. (Fr.) Walter de Sá
PRINCIPAL
ST. XAVIER'S COLLEGE OF ARTS, SCIENCE & COMMERCE
MAPUSA - GOA.
Inter-Religious Meet
An Inter-Religious Meet was organized by AICUF
and Youth Cell at St. Xaviers College, Mapusa,
on the occasion of sadbhavana diwas. It was meant
to promote unity, integration, and harmony
amongst the people irrespective of caste and
creed. The programme commenced with a prayer
dance by Ms Chitra Kdam followed by a prayer by
Sr. Cleris DSouza. Ms Jessica DSouza, Ms.
Nikhat Khan and Mr Abhishek Pratap read and
reflected upon the passages from the Bible, the
Quran and the Bhagavad Gita on nature, humanity and love respectively.
The keynote speaker, Professor Suresh Amonkar
deliberated on the relevance of the prayer meet.
He started his speech with a prayer from the
Upanishads Om Asato Maa Sad-Gamaya |Tamaso Maa
Jyotir-Gamaya |Mrtyor-Maa Amrtam Gamaya which
means - Lead us from Unreality, to the Reality.
Lead us from the Darkness, to the Light. Lead us
from the Fear of Death to the Knowledge of
Immortality -. Professor Amonkar enlightened the
audience on the need of promoting good will and
understanding. He also reminded that the
scriptures of all the religions in the world
speak the same language of love, of truth, of
non-violence, of compassion and of humanity. He
said that the greed of humans is the cause of all
sorrows .The simple rule to be happy is to walk
the path of goodness in our acts, deeds and thoughts.
Ms Khuzaima Khattal, a student of SYBSc,
administered the Sadbhavana Diwas pledge. The
Principal Dr. (Fr.) Walter de Sa, in his address,
shed light on the importance of unity amongst the
people of all religions. He said that the key for
living in peace in this country is to create a
space for God in our lives and only then equality
and harmony will prevail in our country.
The program concluded with a short cultural
programme wherein the students performed a duet,
an instrumental piece and a contemporary dance.
The staff and students participated in the prayer
meet. The Director of the Committee for
Inter-Religious Dialogue, Fr. Caetano Fernandes,
was also present for the meeting.
The compere for the meet was Ms. Racheal
Gonsalves. The meet ended with the college anthem.
