Its a great pleasure to announce that our dear teacher Rev.Fr Richard Rego SJ was awarded doctorate (PhD) by the University of Pune on Thursday January 24.
Fr Richard Rego, who teaches journalism and mass communication at St Aloysius College here, did his doctoral thesis on Girish Kasaravalli’s films under the guidance of Prof P N Paranjpe (retired professor at the dept of mass communication, Pune).
Entitled ‘Themes, Concerns, and Values in the Films of Girish Kasaravalli,’ the thesis examines the thematic concerns of the internationally acclaimed Kannada film director Girish Kasaravalli, in his films till early 2004, that is from his student diploma film Avashesh done at the FTII (Pune) in 1975, till Dweepa.
Prof H S Eswara, former professor of mass communication and journalism, Bangalore University, and Prof Satish Bahadur, former professor at the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune were the readers of the defence of the thesis. While Prof Bahadur was the film teacher of Girish Kasaravalli at the FTII, Prof Eswara was the external examiner during the Ph D defence by Fr Richard Rego in Pune.
Fr Richard Rego is actively engaged in research on media and culture. He is the first lecturer from an undergraduate college under the Mangalore University to receive a University Grants Commission’s (UGC) Major Research Project, in 2006. The project examines the possibilities of utilization of media content in education at secondary school level.
He is also the recipient of a state government research project (Konkani People in Suvarna Karnataka) on the occasion of the celebration of the Golden Jubilee of the formation of the state. The Karnataka Sahitya Academy published his research book Suvarna Karnatakanth Konkni Monis, a Konkani compilation of the cultural life and celebrations of the 32 different Konkani communities spread across the state.
We wish Fr Richie a hearty Congratulations and God’s Blessings in all the years to come.
