John Castelino (February 2, 1910 -February 4, 1991) Audio narrated by his son, Mark Voice Recorder-Voz My father was a dashing young man and an outstanding athlete. He dominated sports, first at St Aloysius College in Mangalore followed by St. Xavier’s College in Bombay. Wasn’t aware that my mother…

TRIBUTE TO MRS. MASTER (MUMMY) Dedicated to Gaurang and Haren, her two sons and her daughter-in-law, Gita I had planned to write this tribute on the 100th anniversary of Mrs. Master’s birth (always Mummy to me) but was told by her two sons I was two years too late. Nevertheless, better late than never. I met Mummy for the first time in 1974 when she visited with…

The passing of my beloved aunt, Maryjane, represents an end to an era. I will always remember her for her gentleness, kindness and generosity. She has now left us all but the fondest memories. Maryjane was more a friend than an aunt. For proof that my two sisters grew up…

On Christopher’s “Month’s Mind” I have collected remembrances of him from siblings, family and friends. Here they follow my tribute to him. CHRIS (May 22, 1944-Sep 14, 2022) (Charming-Handsome-Rollicking-Intelligent-Sweetheart)markcastelino.medium.com “REMEMBER HIM FOR THE GOOD QUALITIES HE HAD……..” Charles Dickens via Betsy Trottwood to David Copperfield. MICHAEL CASTELINO (Brother) A nice remembrance of Chris. The pictures are a poignant memory of what our brother was. …

Letter to the editor, Straits Times, June 17, 2019 by Mark Castelino Re: Straits Times letter Re: The fight is with poverty, not inequality, Op-ed. June 14, 2019 Justin Ong is on the money albeit a trifle defensive on the the issue of poverty versus inequality. It is difficult to…

‘I’m Not a Scientist’ — Is That a Firing Offense? https://www.wsj.com/articles/malpass-not-a-scientist-climate-change-denier-gore-kerry-world-bank-11664485974 Letters to the Editor October 1, 2022 John Kerry, Al Gore and the New York Times wrap them­selves in a toga of moral­ity for their po­si­tion on cli­mate change. They ought to visit In­dia or Africa or South Amer­ica to see the naked truth — what the lack of af­ford­able en­ergy does to the lives of the poor. I’m glad that Mr. Mal­pass isn’t buy­ing their arguments.

(February 4, 1923 — September 25, 1975) Dedicated to his daughter Tina It is now almost a hundred years since Uncle Claudy’s birth. I am not sure how many others have been blessed to have one like him in their lives. He died young by today’s standards. The only advantage of dying young is you never grow old. Hence, to us our…

(Charming-Handsome-Rollicking-Intelligent-Sweetheart) — CHRIS is the acronym by which my late brother was known by the countless young school and college girls who used to pass by our bungalow in Bandra every day to catch a glimpse of Christopher. …

What’s the matter with Singapore? I have been visiting Singapore every year to lecture for the past twenty years. I love the place. Why? it’s “Green, Clean and Safe”. This year I find the place absolutely stifling. Reminds me of the city in George Orwell’s novel “1984.” Its “Trace Together” policy captures every movement of mine. No doubt its intentions are worthy but for God’s sake Covid is not the plague. Treating it as if it is one has dire consequences. It is killing Singapore’s economy. In America where I come from it is “Live and Let Live,” In Singapore it apparently is “Live and Let Die.” I want to live. End these mandates! Open up the economy! NOW!