Manohar Parrikar, goodbye

Manohar Parrikar, Chief Minister of Goa died on 17.3.2019 , funeral took place on 18th March 2019 at Miramar beach next to Dayanand Bandodkar Samadhi or memorial.
Chief Minister's mortal remains were kept at Kala Academy for  public to pay last respect from 10.30am to 4.30pm.

4 times Chief Minister of Goa and also Défense Minister of India
13.12.1955 - 17.03.2019 (64)

Manohar Parrikar died of Pancreatic Cancer which was first  diagnosed in Mid February 2018

Timeline..
Feb. 14 he was admitted to GMC Goa Medical College
Feb 15 transferred to Lilavati Hospital Mumbai
Feb 22 Returns and attended Goa Assembly budget session
Feb. 25 back to GMC
March 1, discharged from GMC
March 5 again to Lilavati Mumbai
March 6  flew to USA for treatment
June 14 Returns from US, NYC
July 19 - Aug 03 saw in the Goa Assembly session
August 10 back to US for treatment
August 22, returns from USA
August 23, to Lilavati again, 3rd time
August 29 to USA,  3rd time
September 6, returns from US
September 13, admitted to Ducle Hospital, Candolim
Sept. 14 to AIIMS New Delhi (All India Institute of Medical Sciences
October 14, discharged from AIIMS
October 14 back to Dona Paula, his residence
October 27, Health Minister officially confirms that Parrikar illness due to pancreatic Cancer
November 11, Parrikar taken to GMC  for routine check-up
December 16, Parrikar inspects the progress of third Mandovi bridge - Seen on the bridge, pics
January 2019,  Parrikar visits Secretariat Porvorim  on new year's day
January 2,  visits secretariat again
January 14, visit the 3rd Mandovi bridge, again
January 27, makes first public speech on the new bridge - Atal Setu  inauguration, watch video below
January 29-31, Goa Assembly session
January 31, taken to AIIMS, Delhi
February 6, Back from AIIMS
February 20-22,  some reports says Parrikar  was on oxygen
February 23, shifted to GMC at night
February 26, discharged from GMC
March 3, Back to GMC
March 11,  GMC again for check-up, Scan etc
March 15, Parrikar's  health deteriorated, critical
March 17, Manohar Parrikar died. RIP


Pics and videos below

At Kala Academy
Mortal remains were kept at Kala Academy from 10.30am to 4.30pm
Public paying respects

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Family

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Christopher Fonseca etc

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at Miramar
Procession

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Huge crowd, some people climbed on trees to have a last glimpse
Casuarinas trees

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up on the coconut tree, see top left corner

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funeral pyre

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Parrikar's sons  Utpal and Abhijat
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Video: 1
Paying last respects at Kala Academy
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Video 2
Parrikar's last journey, Miramar
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Parrikar Samadhi coming up here (place of funeral)

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A Facebook post..
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Some of Manohar Parrikar's pictures from my collection, below


2008
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2012
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2013
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Tiatr

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2014
Goa Assembly session screen shots
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2015
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2016
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2017
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2018 January
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2018 June
Screen capture, from video message he sent
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2019 January 27
New bridge inauguration
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Video:
Parrikar's last public speech  27.1.2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SolIWCB0-hE

Why keep your loved ones at GMC Morgue when you can keep them at home?

Why keep your loved ones at GMC Morgue when you can keep them at home?
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After death, funeral of a person usually takes place within 24 hrs (I would say not later than 26hrs)

However, when some members of the family are out of State or abroad then funeral is held  say after 2-7 days  using the body preservation methods.

Well, about 12-15 years ago there available only two options:

1.   Embalming , commonly known as 'injesao marlam (Injected) and 2. keep the body at a Morgue, commonly said ‘Jelant dovola’ (kept in Ice)

Embalming involved injecting large amount of liquid viz  Formalin (Mixture of formaldehyde, glutaraldehyde, methanol etc)

             Over 1 ltr of liquid was poured or injected down the dead body’s artery by the neck
           The solution odour was so strong that one could feel burning sensation in the nose n eyes.
          I have seen bodies kept for about a week or so or till their sons come from  England.

Last case I remember of was somewhere in late 1980s.

 ‘Jelant’ usually mean keeping at the Govt run mortuary or morgue e.g. GMC Bambolim, on payment of Charges.

 I also remember a case where in, on the day of the funeral a family received Telegram (late) saying son arriving next day.. After the church services around 5pm, the coffin was taken to the cemetery as usual but burial not taken place.  Instead, it was placed in the inside chapel (copel maran, as we call it) on rack with large ice blocks underneath, it was there whole night with 4 candlelit around. Burial must have taken place next day noon.

 

That was then but now we have mobile or portable morgue. A coffin shaped steel refrigerator with viewable (see through) glass top. It even has its own internal lights.

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 The morgue is detachable two piece unit when joined together  it is plugged to nearest electrical wall point.

With this, you keep the body of your loved ones at home for days. 

What more?  This service / facility usually available free of cost.

Cansaulim

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If I am not mistaken, former Benaulim MLA/Minister Francisco Mickky Pacheco was the first to make these mobile morgue available to the people all over Goa. His Charitable trust  runs this services since 2006 and they have 10 morgues whose services are absolutely free, even the Transport - delivery and pickup is free. Very popular in Salcette, Mormugao and neighbouring talukas as one can see the charitable trust name printed on the morgue. Poor, rich and even more rich peoples avail of this services.  Office located at Betalbatim Church square

Velsao 
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Top open, empty

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 Advantages of keeping your loved one at home:

-        Your departed family member can stay in the house with you

-        Visitors. Friends and family  neighbours paying tribute, saying prayers etc

                   (At GMC morgue, the only visitors paying visit are the rats to feast on the dead)

-        No chance of body going missing (As in GMC)

             -        Saving on Morgue charges, transport charges  to and from GMC or Hospicio

Disadvantages:

-        It requires continuous power supply, no electricity for more than 1 hour then may need a DC backup like genset, power inverter  or placing of ice blocks etc
Note: Modern portable morgues have inbuilt mechanism even in case of power failures

-     Some families may not like the idea of keeping the dead with them for too long due to various reasons like Living in flats,  fright (Children), inconvenience caused by frequent  or continuous condolence visitors, cost factor like meals, refreshment to soirim/dairim or relatives  etc  

another pic with Morgue, coffin, casket
Agassaim
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Matanhy Saldanha in Morgue
Cansaulim
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