DBCA CHiMERA Thoda Hatt Ke!!

Vol 3 No.3 Don Bosco College of Agriculture, Sulcorna-Goa 01 August,2016

DBCA Girls’ T.E.A.M. makes a debut in inter-collegiate Table Tennis By Shivama Oppari , S.Y. B.Sc.(Agri)

TEAM captain Priyanka Parab plays against the star player of P.E.S. College in the Goa University tournament at SAG Indoor Stadium, Campal-Panaji-Goa.

The long awaited table tennis women’s match was played on 27 July, 2016, in Sports Authority of Goa (SAG) Indoor Stadium in,

Campal- Panjaji, Goa. Our team which included Priyanka Parab, Diksha Yevadkar, Shweta Gaonkar, Vrundan Parab and Snehal

Phaldessai , all of whom practiced the whole week since the third semester began on 18 July and got set to play the game. The first

match against PES Ravi Naik College, Farmagudi-Ponda, was played by Priyanka and she won the opening match. Later, Shweta and

Diksha also played their respective matches. They put all their efforts and the skills that they had learnt from scratch in those 7 days and

they fought their battle till the end. Though we were able to win only one match, it was more than winning the trophy as it was the first

time that the girls had played this game, except Priyanka who has represented her school before.

We are very proud of our team. They have proven that nothing is impossible if one has the determination and the will to achieve the goal

that one has set.

Participation is more than winning!!

By Liza Pinheiro, F.Y. B.Sc.(Agri)

What a sporty day! On 27 July, 2016, the Goa

University’s Inter-Collegiate Table Tennis

Tournament was held at the Campal

Multipurpose hall, Panaji. Our recently

established college participated in this event for

the first time.

Our journey began at 9:20 a.m from the college

at Sulcorna, in Quepem taluka. Everyone was

quie and apprehensive because our players ;

Priyanka, Shweta, Diksha, Snehal and

Vrundan were playing for first time at the

college level and, except for Priyanka, they

were playing Table Tennis for the first time in

their life!

Like the food is tasteless without salt, similarly

a tournament is dull without the cheers. To

cheer the players was a contingent of Freshers

and Second Year students who were

accompanied by Miguel Braganza Sir and

Ma'am Glenda Carvalho.

Our journey had a pause for a while at Ambaji-

Margao. We visited the East-West nursery so as

to divert our minds from anxiety by observing

and learning about beautiful, colourful and

pleasing flowers. Later, we stopped at Goa

University, where our teachers submitted

documents for eligibility of out-of-state students

and brought forms for registration of new

students. We then visited the Don Bosco

Provincial House, Odxel, which is the nerve-

centre of all Don Bosco Communities in Goa

and the Konkan. It was afternoon!! Our hungry

stomachs had to be fed. To feed our need we

had delicious traditional Goan fish-curry-rice at

NIA's restaurant, St.Inez.

Finally, we reached our destination...Campal!!!

Our hearts raced..players anxiously determined

and cheerleaders all set for cheers... It was

really amazing and wonderful to watch them

play. It needs a lot of guts to try something for

the first time. It is said that the first time is a

rehearsal for a better next. Even though our girls

didn't win but they really proved that

participation is more than winning.

To drive out dismal thoughts, our fun-loving

Miguel sir gave everyone an ice-cream and sev

puri treat. With him, life is a celebration. Our

journey back to DBCA was really melodious

and entertaining as it ended with Antakshari

competition between the students in two groups.

ECSTASY is a feeling that one feels

when feeling a feeling that one feels one

has never felt before!

TABLE TENNIS TOURNAMENT

by Priyanka Parab, S.Y. B.Sc.(Agri)

Our college always tries to bring up talents in its

students, whether it be in games or studies. On

27th

July, 2016 a team of 5 girls: Diksha

Yevadkar, Shweta Gaonkar, Snehal

Phaldesai, Vrundan Parab and I, all from S.Y.

B.Sc (Agri) class participated in inter-collegiate

table tennis tournament of the Goa University

held at SAG indoor stadium Campal-Panjim.

The academic year began only on 18 July and

the F.Y. B.Sc(Agri) students could not

participate as they are not yet registered at Goa

University.

In the first round, our team was against P.E.S.

Ravi Naik College Farmagudi-Ponda wherein I

won the first game. All the other girls are first

time players in table tennis. Although they

played hard, they could not win the sets this

time. The team was formed only because

Miguel Braganza Sir encouraged the students to

give it their best shot and Santosh Patil Sir

agreed to train them. Present to cheer and

support the team were our Assistant Professors

of Horticulture Ma’am Glenda Carvalho and

Miguel Braganza Sir along with 6 students

from S.Y. B.Sc (Agri) and 5 students from F.Y.

B.Sc.(Agri). Even DBFHS alumnus, Olivio,

who drove us to the venue and back, cheered us

as we played. We played to the best of our

ability. After the match we got the treat from Sir

Miguel of Natural’s ice cream and some even

had shev batata puri before we came back

having lots of fun along the way to Sulcorna.

Life Win some, Lose some Dyinral Correia, F.Y. B.Sc.(Agri) Life..! is all about participation whether in

reality or reel life.. Only if we do, we can come

to know the real potential we have in us… and

that’s what our girls in DBCA did this week…!

It definitely is an overwhelming feeling for us

in DBCA to have the strength of facing

challenges for the first time. Winning is not

everything for us; our capability and our

determination can change the perspective

towards our work. We keep participating to gain

knowledge and experience so that in the future,

we can grow better and finally be the

best!

Oh! What a day!! –

by Gopika Shibu F.Y. B.Sc.(Agri)

It was one of the memorable days in my

life. One full day with my friends to support and

cheer our college table tennis team….

Wonderful experience…. I never experienced

anything like this before. Whenever we played

everyone’s mind was filled with the essence of

cheering the players…OUR players! Many

hearts beat with single rhythm. It was a

wonderful experience for me to know more

about the Goan culture. It was a enjoyable,

cheerful and informative journey…. .

DEBUT match

by Andrea Cheradil, S.Y B.Sc.(Agri)

Success follows the one who tries. Great

athletic stars have also tasted defeat in their in

their career and inspire us to give our best in

everything we do. Such is the tale of the DBCA

debut TT team. The captain, Priyanka Parab,

who is an experienced player, set the standard

for the match when she defeated her opponent

in the first match. However her teammates

could not achieve the same due to lack of

experience but showed exemplary

determination and their will to win. The team

has great potential and the manner the students

played the game proved that DBCA is filled

with lots of talent, which needs to be spotted

and channelized to produce great sportspersons.

The coach, Santosh Patil has played a major

role in this achievement. His experience in the

field and enthusiasm to coach us is a real

resource for DBCA.

Miguel Braganza, the person behind the

establishment of the agriculture college, is also

the reason for the formation of this team. His

keen interest in the students, the gathering of

the team and providing them with the required

facilities to learn and pick the skills is another

aspect in this success. He is proving it another

time that he is a gem for DBCA.

The debut team members were accompanied by

Miguel sir, Glenda ma’am and their classmates

as well as juniors, who did their best to motivate

the players. This small squad of cheerleaders

helped the players to overcome their fear of

defeat which would have weakened the

performance of the debutant team.

The game wasn’t the only thing that happened

that day. Two stops were made at the Goa

University and Provincial House of Don Bosco

at Odxel. The lucky chaps spotted a peacock at

Odxel and a luckier few clicked selfies with it,

which is sure to get trending on social sites.

After the match the team and the cheer squad,

including the teachers raided Natural’s to chill

out with the taste of natural fruits. For those

who were still not satisfied with nature there

was a chaat stall nearby. They had their fill of

shev puri and then began the return rollercoaster

ride with the game of antakshari.

Thus was the first outing where F.Y. and S.Y.

students went out together which makes it even

more historical. The Lucky 44 Freshers are an

enthusiastic lot and another gem in the bag for

DBCA alongside the “Fortunate Forty” as we

call ourselves in the first batch at DBCA. It was

a memorable day in all means, and hats off to

the makers and players of DBCA debut TT

team.

42 Hours

By Joswin D’Souza, F.Y. B.Sc.(Agri)

‘There is no medicine like hope, no incentive so

great, and no tonic so powerful as expectation

of something tomorrow’…

The second week at the college began with the

football practices early in the morning. Lot

many faces of the students carried a brilliant

charm as they had just visited their houses

during the week end. This week introduced to

us many new faces such as Assistant Professor

Ms. Ashika Sali, as well as students Pratibha

Misal and Amrut Mallik who joined DBCA.

The classes have begun with the full swing

giving the students no time to breathe!!!

(Actually there is lot of time to breathe) The big

class of forty four has been divided into two

halves as per the initials, thus creating batch 1

and batch 2. This week we had some of our

second year students participating in the table

tennis tournament, thus representing us and

making our college known among so many

colleges in Goa. During this week the students

have learnt a lot with regard to theory as well as

practical and are grateful to the teachers for

their sacrifice and care in sharing the knowledge

that they possess.

To find what you seek in the road of life, the

best maxim of all is that which says: “Leave no

stone unturned’’. This remains our motto for the

coming week as we just bump in to the

weekend.

This caterpillar will grow into a butterfly.

Let’s be eco sensitive…

Ryan Mascarenhas F.Y. B.Sc.(Agri)

Many times we take things for granted that we

see in our environs. Nature is really wonderful

and full of marvels. When we admire it, it

teaches us many lessons, specially the lessons

of mutual understanding, hard work, sacrifice,

thoughtfulness for the betterment of others, etc.

This struck me when we the B-2 batch of F.Y

B.Sc.(Agri) went for a study tour during our

practical hour on 28 July. We were

accompanied by Miguel Braganza Sir and

Miss Pratiksha Dabholkar. Both of our

professors were enlightening and enriching our

knowledge about different plants that we came

across, by informing us about their scientific

and local names and their medicinal or other

importance like pollution control, timber, etc.

On our way we saw red ants preparing their

home and students wanted to destroy it but Miss

Pratiksha Dabholkar informed us about the

struggle that they take to build it and its

significance; by knowing that we were reluctant

to destroy such things hence forth. Later when

Miguel Sir was teaching us about how to take

care of rose saplings, we had an encounter with

earthworms. One of the students started telling

us about the significance of the earthworms and

we took outmost care not to harm such creatures

which benefit us in different ways.

A PAGE FROM THE PAST

Look into the future

Classes of the first semester of first year B.Sc.(Agri) began for the very first batch of students of the first college of agriculture in the

state of Goa began on 04 August, 2015 after a Prayer Service led by the Rector and an Orientation Program for students and their

parents on the previous day 03 August, 2015, presided over by the Provincial. We call ourselves the “Fortunate Forty”. We are excited

and happy to be at this beautiful campus, learning new things and experiencing something we did not imagine when we decided to join

the course.

1st row (Top left to right) Satvashil Devidas, Munnesh Mallik, Sarvesh Deikar, Abhishek Kambli,

Nitin Gaonkar, Pratap Velip, Bhushan Dessai, Viraj Kauntankar, Prashant Naik, Parshuram Gaonkar

Nilesh Rekdo, S. Ravikumar, Shashank Naik, Akshay Parab, Mandar Gawas, Rupesh Devidas, Aaron

Andrade, Dattaprasad Nadkarni, Rahul Gaonkar.

2nd row (left to right) Parag Gawas, Dinesh Rekdo, Sergio Fernandes, .

Staff row : Miguel Braganza, Cassie Rodrigues, Satish Patil,

Fr. Felix Serrao (Founder Director 25/5/15 to 26/4/16)

3rd row (left to right) Meghana Kesarkar, Saloni Dessai, Maria Joby, Andrea Cheradil, Vrundan

Parab, Krutika Gaonkar, Diksha Yevadkar, Vidhya Rekdo.

4th row (Bottom left to right) Shweta Gaunkar, Saloni Pokle, Vipra Rane, Veena Gaonkar,

Sanjana Prioleker, Shivama Oppari, Priyanka Parab, Tanvy Surlekar, Snehal PhalDessai

Photo clicked on 31 August, 2015

Building still named as “Don Bosco Agricultural Training Centre”

Lucky 44

The second batch of First Year B.Sc.(Agri) 2017-20

Don Bosco College of Agriculture, Sulcorna-Goa

1st row (Top left to right) Liza Pinheiro, Saloni Patil, Vandit Naik, Ryan Mascarenhas, Albert Johnson, Akshay

Gaonkar, Kushal Naik, Sanil Gaonkar, Vijay Belgi, Akshay Sawant, Brijesh Faldesai, Pavan Sawant, Sapnesh

Tawadkar, Swapnil Gurav, Runal Komarpant, Vedant Gaonkar, Asilda Vaz, Dyinral Correia, Gopika Shibu

2nd row (L to R) Anshul Lanjekar, Mahendra Kadam, Kartik Vaiz, Amrut Malik

3rd row (L to R). Joswin D’Souza, Elijah D’Souza, Premkishan Gaonkar, Laximan Kharwat, Saheel Velip, Shandesh

Gaonkar, Saiesh Shetye, Rishikesh Parsekar

4th row (Bottom left to right) Gayatri Gawas, Prency Fernandes, Puja Phadte, Pratibha Misal, Riya Metri,

Karishma Parsekar, Branisha Nair, Prity Velip, Ashu Kumar

Contributers: Priyanka Parab, Dyinral Correia, Joswin D’Souza, Andrea Cheradil, Liza Pinheiro, Ryan Mascarenhas,

Shivama Oppari, Gopika Shibu

Facilitated by : Miguel Braganza for WRITERS’ CLUB Read us at www.donboscocollegeofagriculture.com/publications