Service to Legacy

Cultural Services YMCA

National Consultation on Street Children, The Urban Tragedy, 1991

To mark Centenary of National Council of YMCA of India, NCY National Consultation on “Street  Children  The Urban  Tragedy in Indian Context.” Bangalore, 01.10.1991.

                                    Chief  Guest  Governor  Kharshid  Alany  Khan

                                   L  Dr  J A  Alexander  IAS ( later, Chief Secretary  Karnataka / President NCY )

                                   2R  National YMCA  Vice President  Sydney Rebeiro

 

Syd DU

DU stadiums across centuries


The Dr Bharat Ram Pavilion on Campus, Once Upon a Time…

The above are the DU Sports Stadiums built during the Asian Games 1982 (above), which were demolished to construct The University Indoor Stadium and rugbysevens (Below). The present DU University Stadium was built for  the Commonwealth Games 2010.

DPS

The Dipsites Charity Film Premiere, 1974

Dipsites  President  Sydney Rebeiro with  industrialist Subodh Jain and Union Minister  Raj Bahadur  

The  Dipsites  Charity  Film  Premiere in aid of The  DPS  Society  Building  Fund  and  The  Dipsites – Mukesh  Bhandari  Pavilion, Archna  Theatre, “Yeh Gulistan Hamara” in 1974.

The funds collected  by  Dipsites thru this  Shakti Samantha – directed film starring the phenomenal  Dev Anand and  Sharmila Tagore helped consolidate.

 

Cultural Services

At the CNI Diocesan Get–Together, 1983

At The  CNI Diocesan  Get – Together, The Bishop’s House, 09.01.1983.

Top: Inaugurated by  LG Jagmohan, Chairman, Bishop Maqbul Caleb, Secretary  Revd Ernest Talibuddin, Convener: Sydney R Rebeiro.

Bottom: Over 3000 people attended including  Christian  leaders from England, Scotland, Canada, Australia, Germany, East Africa and Northern Ireland.

As a  direct consequence of this high – fidelity event, Diocesan funds trebled and, very importantly,  LG Jagmohan kindly sanctioned a never – before – never – again set of  five land – plots for Churches – cum – Community Centres, built and since established in The Capital / NCR .

Jagmohan was  later Cabinet  Minister for Culture, Tourism  and Urban Development, twice Governor  J and K and was awarded Padma Vibhushan 2016.