Karwar, Karnataka: A visit & Photographs.
In December 2001, some of my family members decided to visit a very close
family friend . He was none other than the Rt. Rev. William D'Mello,
Bishop of Karwar, and so after ascertaining that he would be in Karwar, we
set of f by bus. The journey was mainly by nigh, so nothing can be said about
the scenery, but early morning, brought the coast line view from the ghats.
Unfortunately, I had securely packed the camera for the journey, and being
seated on the opposite side window of the bus, I was not able to capture the
beautiful scene, of course, it was also not a wise thing to take photographs,
as from where we were on the ghats, we over looked the new Naval Base!! (Return
journey, it was night!!)
Arriving at the bus stop was quite an adventure, with the maze of winding
roads, and we located the Bishop's driver who kindly came for us, we set off
on the 10 - 20 km? journey to the Bishop's HOuse. We were welcomed by
our dear friend, the Bishop. He was earlier 'our' Parish Priest at St. Patrick's
Church, Bangalore so you can see how this relationship was formed. I used
to serve as an altar boy for his Mass then.
The Bishop's House is perched on a small hillock an can be seen from the
road. Surprisingly, the weather was quite warm and discouraging to go outdoors,
but we did make a trip 'around the block' , actually it was around
the hillock!! Later in the evening, we were able to go to the Karwar beach,
was quite empty and clean. Spending time on the beach walking up and down
was really not my cup of tea, but as there was nobody sitting on the shores
it was the wisest thing to do. It is remarkable that the Indian Tourist Industry
has not encouraged this beach to be a tourist spot, one may need one's own
transport to reach it. I did not see too many buses around, this could be
another Goa!!
Apart from the beach, we did visit a new church under construction, which
has the provision for ' submerged Baptism' for the congregation. A few grottos
around and I even caught a glimpse of a very old school. Karwar being a port
and along the busy eastern coast, has definitely a strong line of history.
Unfortunately, we did not have the time to find out more, or dod we meet
knowledgeable people during this visit. I am interested in a "Charles Gonsalves"
who probably lived in Karwar around the end of 1870. He was supposed to be
a supervisor for building bridges. Researchers, please enlighten me in case
you come across the name.
We left that night back to Bangalore. Here's to sharing a few Memories of
Karwar. Sometime back there was an enquiry regarding an old cemetery at
Baithkol, around the Naval Base, and this is the link to the same
.
Cheers Ronnie
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(or) Ronnie 2
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Thought for the Day:
" Blessed are you poor, For yours is the kingdom of God. Blessed are
you who hunger now, For you shall be filled. Blessed are you who weep now,
For you shall laugh. Blessed are you when men hate you, And when they exclude
you, And revile you, and cast out your name as evil, For the Son of Man's
sake. Rejoice in that day and leap for joy! For indeed your reward is great
in heaven, Fon in the manner their fathers did to the prophets. But woe
to you who are rich, For you have received your consolation. Woe to you
who are full, For you shall hunger. Woe to you who laugh now, For you shall
mourn and weep. Woe to you when all men speak well of you, For so did they
fathers to the false prophets. "Holy
Bible: Luke 6:20-26
