Mother of all Seasons Remembered by R S Priya Mother Teresa commemorated in a grand function Thiruvananthapuram Oct 19: In a grand function held at St.Joseph's High School, Mother Teresa was commemorated today. This was with regard to the special occasion of the beatification of mother by Pope John Paul II. The function was inaugurated by Minister of Fisheries K.V.Thomas on behalf of Chief Minister of Kerala, A.K.Anthony, who couldn't attend the function. In the Inaugural Speech, K.V.Thomas compared Mother Teresa to a symbol of love and tolerance. "Mother Teresa had been beatified in such a short span. She was the symbol of purity, even while she was alive. She was the pure soul who followed Jesus", he said. The presidential address was given by Minister for Civil Supplies shri.G.Karthikeyan, in which he said mother Teresa was the mother who gave immense care for the people in Calcutta. In the commemorative speech by Mayor Prof. J Chandra, said that even while Mother Teresa was alive was beatified by the Indians. Today she has been beatified by the world. Even though, she was not an Indian by birth, she served the people of India. The fact that Mother always preferred to remain an 'Indian' is a cause of pride for every Indian. Mother Teresa followed the footsteps of Mahatma Gandhi. A follower of Jesus Christ- of service to mankind. The function was also attended by the Rt.Rev. Dr.Soosapakiam.N, Trivandrum Bishop, Swami Brahmasree Aswathy Tirunal (Akalavyasharanam, Trivandrum), Janab P.K.Hamsa Moulavi Farook (Palayam Imam) and smt. Lida Jacob IAS (Government Secretary Public Works) who dedicated a home for the mentally retarded children. - Reports and Picture by R S Priya, Keralamonitor.com , TVM Bureau. Mother Teresa beatified   Kolkata, Oct 19: In a grand ceremony held at St.Peter's Square, Pope John Paul II today formally declared Mother Teresa 'blessed', bringing to an end one of the fastest beatifications in the Roman Catholic Church. This event is the last major step on Sainthood. The ceremony, attended by around 3,00,000, made Mother Teresa the 1,315th beatified person in the Roman Catholic Church, enabling her 'limited worship,' namely her formal adoration in the Missionaries of Charity chapels and churches. ''Brothers and sisters, even in our days God inspires new models of sainthood. Some impose themselves for their radicalness, like that offered by Mother Teresa of Calcutta, who today we add to the ranks of the blessed. In her, we perceive the urgency to put oneself in a state of service, especially for the poorest and most forgotten, the last of the last'', the Pope said formally beatifying the Nobel laureate nun who died in 1997. Mother Teresa won the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize for her charity work in India. "In total gift of herself to God and neighbour, Mother Teresa found her greatest fulfillment and lived the noblest qualities of her feminity," the pontiff said. -Keralamonitor.com   'Kerala Panorama 2003' organized by Chitrakalamandalam Shobha wither her oil paintings on display Thiruvananthapuram Oct 19: An exhibition of paintings entitled 'Kerala Panorama 2003' sponsored by the department of Tourism. is being held at Museum Auditorium here. The exhibition started on 17th October and will end on 21st. The exhibition of a large collection of paintings by various talented painters is a visual treat. Unni with his art work There are oil colour paintings, water colour paintings and special varieties which includes paintings made out of marble pieces of a dancing girl by Chakky. There are also special paintings of Mother Teresa and EMS created by Udayan Sadalpuram with sand. Suresh in the exhibition hall The life-like oil paintings of Shobha S who is also a beautician by profession. Shobhas paintings reflect different phases of nature. The paintings of Remesh Kainila reflect the beauty of nature and its different shades. Remesh who has previously done two more exhibitions is conducting his third exhibition. Anil Plankara's paintings vary from shades of nature to human and animal aspects. Suresh Dev has carefully captured the serene beauty of greenery in his paintings. Ramesh with his work Unni has effectively portrayed the various shades of human life in his beautiful paintings. There are also good paintings by Ramesh Nedumangad, Gopi and Chakky, whose paintings give shades of human and animal lives. The exhibition of paintings brings forth the hidden talents of the various artists and provides a treat to its visitors. R.S Priya,Reporter -Keralamonitor.com Anil with his Paintings Reports and Photograph by R.S. Priya If you have any events to be covered email us at editor@keralamonitor.comor keralagirlhere@yahoo.com