First of all.....Thanks Miguel for relaying this tragic news. I also know the Martins' family very well, including Sushrut, in the context of the Boy Scouts and Girl Guides Movement in Goa. His sister Meenacshi was a good friend of mine, in those good old camping days, and his dad, Dr. Martins, (who worked very closely with my dad - Edwin Saldanha) was a well-known and much respected figure in the Scouts and Guides circles. The news of Sushrut's death has certainly come as a shock, and I wish his whole family my most heartfelt sympathies, and pray for the courage and strength that they will most certainly need to see them through this very, very sad time. I can only try to imagine the loss and sadness his close friends like Miguel, and others, must feel at this time. (Is there any way this message of condolence can reach Sushrut's family? Miguel, I'm wondering if you would be able to do the needful. Thanks.)
Patsy ________________________________ From: Frederick Noronha <fredericknoro...@gmail.com> To: saligao-net@googlegroups.com Sent: Sat, May 1, 2010 1:21:35 PM Subject: [SALIGAONET] An obit...and a Saligao link There is a Saligao link here! FN OBIT: Sushrut Martins, homeopath, campaigner, photography-enthusiast, President's Scout and more... By Miguel Braganza, Mapusa braganza.mig...@gmail.com [Reproduced on Goanet with permission] Dr. Sushrut Martins, son of freedom fighter and medical practitioner Dr. Jose F.Martins [associated with training Boy Scouts and Girl Guides in First Aid and St. John's Ambulance practices], brother of Dr. Meenacshi Martins-Shukla and husband of Beena and beloved father of two young daughters, passed away suddenly on April 30, 2010 around midnight. Efforts to revive him were futile as he was "dead on arrival' according to the doctor. Dr. Sushrut Martins did his initial studies in DM's Dnyana Prasarak High School, Mapusa, and then enrolled in St. Britto High School for the last three years. He passed his SSC in April 1977 along with the wellknown social activist of GOACAN Roland Martins, Dr. Olavo Ribeiro Junior and NRI Dr. Selwyn Albuquerque, besides James Paes [Journalist, Gulf News, Dubai], Subodh Haldankar [ex-Bank of India, who died of a tragic road accident near KTC bus stand two years ago] and President's Scouts Americo "Ricky" Noronha [Online Solutions] and Mahesh Kamat [ZIL]. My earliest memory of Sushrut is from 1974-75, when both of us were young Boy Scouts at Salmona fountain, Saligao. His elder sister, Meenacshi, was in my batch of Scouts and Guides preparing to obtain the coveted President's Badge for the first time since "Liberation" of Goa. Sushrut was a year junior, a "Tenderfoot" Scout then, while we were making the effort to move from "Second Class" to "First Class" a prerequisite for the President's Badge. Their father, Dr. Jose Martins, used to conduct the training and testing sessions in First Aid at Lourdes Convent, Saligao, under the overall coordination of Mr. Edwin Saldanha and Frederico de Ataide. In recent years, I have known Dr. Sushrut Martins as the convener of "Vision India" and "Lions Club of India", two institutions that he tried hard to nurture with a band of loyal supporters. Sushrut was a regular at our unique and impromptu debate and discussion club... and the unofficial Press Club of Goa ... in Cafe Prakash. He was there till late on April 29, when he had a vehicle accident and we missed him last evening. That he passed away of a massive heart attack comes as a rude shock to us who enjoyed his friendly banter and his amiable nature. From politics to language issues; casino to medicine, and photography to electronic gadgets, Sushrut always had something positive to contribute. May his soul rest in peace and may the Lord give courage to his family to bear this untimely loss. It is sad to see someone lose his wicket when batting on his first fifty runs ... on a pitch that is queered by our polluticians in Goa. We will miss Sushrut, the second person to leave us young after Navhind Times Senior Journalist, Umesh Mahambrey, another childhood friend of mine. [FOOTNOTE: Funeral date is yet to be announced, but could be on Sunday evening, May 2, 2010.] -------- Original Message -------- Subject: RE: [BRITTOS] OBIT: Sushrut Martins, homeopath, campaigner, photography-enthusiast, President's Scout and more... (by Miguel Braganza) Date: Sat, 1 May 2010 18:10:53 +0100 From: SELWYN ALBUQUERQUE <selwynalbuquer...@hotmail.com> Reply-To: brit...@yahoogroups.com To: <brit...@yahoogroups.com>, <goa...@lists.goanet.org>, <moira-...@googlegroups.com>, <moira-...@googlegroups.com>, <mapusa-alu...@yahoogroups.com> It is with great sadness I received the news of Sushrut Martins passing away. I knew Sushrut from my days at Brittos and we spent many days together in Scouting groups, camping at Salmona fountain, Saligao. I also knew his sister who qualified through Goa Medical College. May his soul rest in peace and may GOD GIVE THE REST OF HIS FAMILY THE COURAGE AND STRENGTH TO BEAR THEIR TRAGIC AND UNTIMELY LOSS. DR. SELWYN R.J. ALBUQUERQUE U.K. -- This message comes via the Google Groups "Saligao-Net" group. To post to this group, send email to saligao-net@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to saligao-net-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/saligao-net?hl=en Please post regularly to keep the e-village active! -- This message comes via the Google Groups "Saligao-Net" group. To post to this group, send email to saligao-net@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to saligao-net-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/saligao-net?hl=en Please post regularly to keep the e-village active!
