Dear Friends

The beautiful blossoming model Nafisa Joseph ends her life – a shocking news to one and all. What a shame  to lose a young, pretty and promising starlet of the tinsel world. Every day, in this world  there are so many more like Nafisa who lose control of their life and thus cannot face the challenges of life. In such cases, they resort to the cowardly act of ending their lives.

What drives people to suicide? The answer is simple – they lose control over their lives and they lack “Lifestyle  Management”. Prof Pon Elango the authority on Lifestyle Management who has travelled all around the world to give his Seminars narrated a personal experience of his 5 year old son just putting endless number of spoons of sugar into his glass of milk and when his mother told him that the milk would be too sweet and he would not be able to drink it, the little boy replied “ No mom, the sugar is all at the bottom, I have not stirred it.

Friends that is  the story of OUR lives (especially women).  All our TALENTS are lying at the bottom (within us) and we do not make use of it by stirring them – by utilizing them. We have to realize that the value of our talents and time and use it in the best possible way. Sharing your talents with others would help to better your skills too.
In this edition of Women Vision we bring you to an Ordinary woman who has the Extra Ordinary quality of bringing out the best  in others, through her own self example – Marjorie D’Cunha.

On her 70th birthday (August, 4) , what could be more fitting and apt than to be paid a rich tribute by her very own children who feel so proud to belong to such a wonderful mother. She is an endearing mother, an excellent academician and above all an exceptional woman – a true woman with a vision.
 
Marjorie’ has been blessed with an innate talent and penchant for leadership and organizational skills.  Her capabilities merited her the prestigious post of the District Commissioner for Girl Guides for over 20 years.  In 1974 she represented India as leader of a delegation to the Asia Pacific Scouts & Guide Seminar in Malaysia.  In addition to this Marjorie  was entrusted with many other coveted posts and office

•  Founder Secretary of the South Kanara Association of KGF
•  Founder President Rotary Anne’s Club in Kolar Gold Fields
•  President, Ladies of Charity & Catholic Women’s League at the Sacred Hearts Parish Bangalore 
•  Convener for the International Women’s Year for Kolar District.
•  Secretary of the Kanara Catholic Association Bangalore 
•  Member ZRUC – Zonal Railways User’s Committee
•  Member, Karnataka Beggar Relief committee  
•  Member, Navjeevan Ashram
  
  

Inspite of all her multifarious activities and holding honorary positions,  Marjorie followed her passion of teaching  and her mission in life was to inspire the young tender minds to reach greater heights.  Under her expert tutorship, Tunbridge School students in Bangalore achieved a record 100% pass in the subject of English Language in the ICSC Standard securing marks of up to 98% - a tough call in the best circumstances!

Marjorie Gladys (lovingly and popularly known as BULLU) is the first-born to the illustrious Ligoury Bernard Pereira from the Kuntal Kumbla Pereiras of Bajpe and Stella Elenora D’Souza from Mangalore.

Little Marjorie schooled at St Mary’s (Falnir) and continued her education in St Agnes School / College  She was outstanding in her sociability, exuberance and front running extra curricular activities.  Marjorie graduated as Bachelor of Scienc