Official Mouthpiece of the East Indian Association
(OLD Brief GIVEN by Walter Murzello – Source The Bombay East India Association archives)
1) During the year 1860 thru 1882, the first journal of the community was a weekly named O PATRIOTA, editied by Mr. V. I. D’Silva. However these were issued out intermittenly.
2) In 1887, Mr. M. F. Azavedo of Matharpakady started an East Indian Weekly named INDIAN PATRIOT, on the similar lines of O PATRIOTA
3) In the following year 1888, this journal was taken over by the BEIA with the Masthead THE BOMBAY EAST INDIAN – This was significant as the change in the designation of our community. It was Mr. John De Mella who edited this journal for 14 years. The response was so good that the committee in their enthusiasm established a Joint Stock Company to carry on the paper. Members like Francis Valladares, D. F. D’Almeida and Felix Leao attended the Press almost daily and rendered honorary services for nearly 10 years. Over the period of time the venture did not prove economically viable and the BEIA had to make large subsidies to sustain the Press. This culminated in winding up of the Joint Stock Company. The then secretary of the Association, Mr. J. J. Britta edited the paper for almost 20 years. The last issue of the paper was out on March 28th, 1923
4) In 1993, for some months Mr. A. V. Misquitta, the first indian to be elected a Member of the Journalists Institute in London, published the Thana District Gazatte wherein the grievances of the East Indians of North Salsette, Bassein and Thans District were ventilated.
5) Between the years 1923 and 1925, the Community had no journal. In the year 1925, the East Indian Herald a monthly, edited by Mr. Jos Alex Dias was brought out and this enabled the role of its predecessor The Bombay East Indian to be maintained. The publisher was H. R. Athiade and the journal continued for about two years thanks to the efforts of Mr. P. A. Baptista
6) In the year 1929, THE STANDARD came into circulation as the Official East Indan Journal edited by A. V. Misquitta and published fortnightly with the mast head of the EAST INDIAN STANDARD. This is on record till the year 1938.
7) Only THE BOMBAY EAST INDIAN is recorded as a registerd fortnightly English Newspaper with the Registrar of News Papers India. The registration No is 6044.
Registration Date 28th May 1959.
State Code: MAH.
Language Code: ENG.
Periodicity: F (Fortnightly),
Publication City: Mumbai.
8) The Journal was originally registered in 1959 as THE BOMBAY EAST INDIAN. The titles was changed by some decision. The Registrar of Newspapers, India, is not informed of this change. We still publish our official newspaper as “The East Indian Journal“. It would be prudent to revert to the original name as this also gives us the benefit of the original date of registration and the number of years since publication.
Extract from the Register No. E-8 – Sr. No. 551 to 600 – Bombay Public Trust Act – Sr. No. E-562 (B) – Public Trust Office – Worli, Mumbai
Sr. No: E-562 (Bom)
Name of Trust: The Bombay East Indian Association
Names of Trustees: The Securities and Bank Account of the association stands in the names of the consulting board, which consists of the following members:
J.A. Dias – 6 Bell Lane, Fort Bombay
P.M. Almeida – Bharucha Bldg, Princess Street, Bombay
D.J. Valladares – Girgaum
P.J. D’Lima (now deceased)
(Vide Change Report No. 3090/65)
Additional Trustees Added:
N.J. Alvares (President) – Armies Road, 28 Dadabhai Road, Vile Parle, Bombay 56
Hyginus Correa (Secretary) – Advocate, Boran Road, Bandra, Bombay 50
J.E. Rebello (Treasurer) – Chapel Road, Bandra Bombay 50, Vile Parle, Bombay 56
(Vide Change Report No. 3090/65 and Order Dated 24-3-66
Deleted Vide C/Report No. 1378/67)
Further Trustees Added:
Namie Joseph Alvares (President) – 28 Dadabhai Road, Namie Villa, Vile Parle W, Bombay 56
Hyginus Joseph Correa (Secretary) – 8-B Boran Road, Bandra, Bombay 50
Joseph Austin Pereira – Sunshine Villa, Orlem, Malad, Bombay 400064
(Vide Change Report No. 1378/67)
Manner in which the Board is Elected:
By election of the board through the General Body Meeting of the Association.
Objectives of the Trust:
Giving prizes to students obtaining the highest marks in School, College, or University Examinations.
Funded through interest received from Securities belonging to the Association.
Full Details of Capital:
3% Government of India conversion loan (1946) – Face Value: Rs. 9,132
(Deleted vide C/Report No. 128)
Value : 11,110
Added: 3% Government of India conversion loan (1946)
(Vide C/Report No. 128 and order dated 28-6-1955)
Value: Rs. 32,525
The East Indians of Bombay 