from the chief editor
Vol. 9, No. 10, july 2019Founders
J. Maurus & Aloysius G. rego
owner
The Bombay Pauline Periodicals society
PuBlisher
Joby Mathew
ChieF ediTor
Alfonso elengikal
ediToriAl AssisTAnT
Caroline C. d’souza
ediToriAl BoArd
Magi Murzello, naresh Karmalker,
nasreen hashambhoy, Pearl d’souza, Verus Ferreira
ConTriBuTors
Gp Capt. Achchyut Kumar, Janvi Manchanda,
Prof dr John Mathews, K. s. Joseph,
Maya shah, rama ramesh, robert Clements,
dr shefali Batra, dr Vibha Gupta
AdVerTiseMenTs
email: [email protected]
suBsCriPTions
Michael John, sunil d’Costa
email: [email protected]
CoVer & lAyouT
Manoj Pal
oFFiCe
The TeenAGer TodAy
58/23rd road, TPs iii, Bandra (w), Mumbai – 400 050
Tel: +91-22-26557443 (d), +91-22-
editorial enquiries: [email protected]
social media: facebook.com/theteenagermag
twitter.com/theteenagermag
suBsCriPTion rATes (PrinT ediTion)
1 year: 300; 2 years:575; 3 years: 850 Airmail (1 year):2,
Payment via Money order, demand draft, Mumbai Cheque
in favour of The Teenager or via neFT (details as below):
A/c name: The TeenAGer
A/c number: 0157053000005375 A/c type: savings
Bank name: The south indian Bank ltd., Bandra (west)
iFsC Code: siBl
e-mail these details to [email protected]:
Amount, date on which payment made, account name,
transaction number, name, address, contact number.
To subscribe to the digital version of the magazine log on to
magzter.com
disClAiMer: All rights reserved. reproduction in any manner
without prior permission of the publisher is expressly prohibited.
The publisher makes every effort to ensure that the magazine’s
content is correct. however, we accept no responsibility for any
errors or omissions. The opinions expressed by experts are
their own and in no way reflect that of the publisher.
Printed and published monthly by Joby Mathew on behalf of
The Bombay Pauline Periodicals society. Printed at Kalajyothi
Process Pvt ltd, Plot no. w 17-18, M.i.d.C. industrial Area,
Taloja, dist raigad, navi Mumbai 410 208 and published at 23rd
road, TPs iii, Bandra (w), Mumbai 400 050. editor: John Gilbert.
Well-known Philipino journalist Celestina Cruz wrote in South China
Morning Post in 1996, commenting on the Indian Parliamentary
elections held that year: “That a populous country like India can
change the leadership of the country without a major political or social
upheaval is admirable. India has shown the rest of the world what it
means to be truly and intelligently free.” The Indian voters threw out the
Government in power, giving Indira Gandhi a landslide victory at the
general elections, that year.The Indian masses once again proved themselves wise, this year,
by giving the Narendra Modi-led government, already for five years in
power, yet another term to govern the country. Rather than accepting
gracefully the people’s verdict, the opposition tried to place the blame
for their defeat at the doorsteps of the Election Commissioner and on
the faulty EVM machines. But, it had very few takers, as it could not be
conclusively proved.Was it a pro-Modi wave, once again, that brought the ruling alliance
to power? In spite of the fact, the five-year term of the previous
government was more a term of empty promises, high-sounding
slogans rather than good governance, the opposition had nothing
better to offer. The Indian voters clearly understood this, and gave
Narendra Modi yet another term.While the ruling alliance had agreed that if voted to power, Narendra
Modi will be their Prime Ministerial Candidate, on the other side of the
fence, no one could say who will be the Prime Minister, if the Congress-
led opposition alliance comes to power: will it be Rahul Gandhi,
the Congress President, U.P.’s Mayawati or West Bengal’s Mamata
Banerjee, Delhi’s Kejriwal, or Andhra Pradesh’s Chandra Babu Naidu,
Telengana’s Chandra Shekhar Rao, who were all making clever moves
targeting the coveted office, or at least to be kingmakers! Thankfully,
the Indian voters threw them all out!Prime Minister Modi has now begun his second term in office giving
the country signs of fresh hope with his new Mantra: Sabke Saath,
Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas! Will this be yet another slogan for large-
size hoardings only placed at every nook and corner of the country, or
will the Prime Minister really stand by his word and take the country to
newer heights? The youth of the nation is waiting in the wings to see
the Prime Minister’s new move in that direction!