Talking of Belgaum and its concoction to Goa, it takes it to the vegetables and fruits imported day in and day out besides other imports of meat and poultry products from that district of Karnataka.
A few decades back Goans also used to take the route to reach Londa and Belgaum for treatment of various health issues.
Did any one visit the Mazarello hospital, which was run by the Mazarello family of Velim.
The Mazarello’s are no longer running the hospital in Margao having migrated to United Kingdom a few decades back.
Some of the Mazarello’s are part of the UK Health services and working as doctors, one of the Mazarello is a hockey goalkeeper and played for the United Kingdon national team for last the last two yeas having made this way into the senior team by representing the age group team of UK.
James Mazarello is the goalkeeper, while his father is a doctor while his grandfather was a also a doctor.
Sports runs in the Mazarello family, his father was also a sportsman having represented his college in football and hockey and so was his uncle, who is also a doctor.
James paternal aunty, Mumbai-based, is also a doctor, while another paternal aunt is based in South Goa.
The family sports and medicine connection also extents to DR. Wilson Mazarello who is the first cousin of James’ father.
DR Wilson, was also a sportsman having represented Panvel SC, a now defunct club and Salgaocar SC football team with distinction, while doing his studies in Panjim and being a boarder at "Lar dos Estudantes" Panjim.
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At Lar, students regarded Padre Chico Monteiro as a father, friend and guide and he brought out the best in them. He loved football and trained the football team "Academica" featuring the best talent in Goa.
Incidentally Dr Wilson, who passed away a couple of years back is the son of the DR Sebastiao Mazarello, the first Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) and made his way to the august hose representing Cuncolim Constituency.
The tales of Sebastiao Mazarelo of his yeomen services in the medicine profession and the challenges of his times are worthy listening.
Mazarelo used to gallop on the horse reaching the length and breadth of Velim and Betul catering to the emergencies and needs of his patients.
Mazarelo was followed Roque Santana Fernandes, Ferdino Rebello, Jose Mario Vaz, Manuel Gregorio Fernandes, Arecio D'Souza, Joaquim Alemao, Subhash Rajan Naik, Clafasio Dias and Yuri Alemao
Year Member Party
1963 Sebastiao Mazarelo United Goans Party
1967 & 1972 Roque Santana Fernandes United Goans Party
1977 Ferdino Rebello Janata Party
1980 Jose Mario Vaz Indian National Congress
1984, 1989 Manuel Gregorio Fernandes Indian National Congress
1994, 1999 Arecio D'Souza United Goans Democratic Party
2002, 2007 Joaquim Alemao Indian National Congress
2012 Subhash Rajan Naik Bharatiya Janata Party
2017 Clafasio Dias Indian National Congress
2022 Yuri Alemao Indian National Congress
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