VINCENT XAVIER VERODIANO FOUNDATION U.S. Office: 20 Sunnyside Avenue, #A134 Mill Valley, California 94941-1928, USA email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Regd. Office: Goa (83/92) Tel: 0832-2225726 Verodiano Award for Dr. Jindal, COOJ and Gawas The 2006 Vincent Xavier Verodiano Award has been conferred jointly on Dr. V.N. Jindal, Cause of our Joy (COOJ ), and to Mr. Ramesh S. Gawas The cash value of this year's award is Rs. one lakh. Dr. Jindal is credited with starting the first Faculty of Neurosurgery in the State of Goa, and has been its head since 1992. He has been instrumental in conducting research in the field of Neurocysticercosis, a neurological disorder associated with the consumption of tapeworm infested pork. He has devoted his time in specializing his skills in the field of Paediatric Surgery and Skull Base surgery. According to Dr. Jindal, Goa has a large number of congenital C.N.S. defects (brain tumors) in children. He has also observed that the coastal districts of Goa have a high incidence of skull base lesions, and over the years, has undertaken radical surgery for the treatment of these lesions. Cause of Our Joy (COOJ) was founded in 2002 by Dr. Peter J. Castelino, a consulting psychiatrist, to provide mental health and rehabilitation services to the community. According to Dr. Castelino, "the large population of people suffering from the highly stigmatizing mental illness, do not get the required help either due to ignorance about the sickness or the attitudes of the community towards the disease". Dr. Castellino's clinical approach is oriented towards enabling mental patients to recover themselves and live normal lives rather than to be completely dependent on medical prescriptions. Mr. Ramesh S. Gawas is a devoted educationalist, social worker and environmentalist. He is the president of Rashtra Sewa Dal, an organization dedicated to the development of the downtrodden and the empowerment of rural women. He is also an active member of the Centre for Environment Education as well as the co-founder of Navanirman Abhiyan and Samata Andolan (movements for rural development and the realization of social equality). Instituted in 1989 by Dom Martin, the objective of the Vincent Xavier Verodiano Award is "to promote the well being of mankind through individual advancement in the field of art, music, literature, science, medicine or humanities". Dom Martin Percival Noronha Founder-President Member _________________ ________________ September 20, 2006 _______________________________________________ Goanet mailing list Goanet@lists.goanet.org http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-goanet.org