🕓 August 15, 2006
The Internet has been one of the 'miracles' of modern technology. This network of
computers has spawned a unique field of Information Technology. It's been just
15 years since the World Wide Web (WWW) was born, but already more than 80 million
websites have been registered on this web. The community of Kanajar was not to be let
down in this competition. And now its been 5 years since Kanajar existed on the web.
Following are some of the major milestones of Kanajar on the web:
Aug 15, 2001: This auspicious commemorative
day of Indian Independence as well as mother Mary's Assumption, the community of
Kanajar made its entry into the World Wide Web. For the first time, a web page
dedicated to Kanajar emerged on Geocities server with the help from Kanajarians
residing at Kuwait: www.geocities.com/kanajar. This page provided the details
about the parish of Kanajar, as well as the details about the projects that the Kanajar
Welfare Association had undertaken back home.
Mar 2002: Kanajar's own website www.kanajar.com was registered on the
World Wide Web. The website name could be expanded as: World Wide Web of Kanajar Community.
Oct 2002: The new website was formally launched during a gathering of KWAK, by
the association's convener Mr. Lawrence Saldanha. The website was rendered secular for the
benefit of all people of Kanajar regardless of religion.
Feb 11, 2006: On this auspicious day of the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, another website
for Kanajar www.ĸanaįaronline.com came into existence. News items from Kanajar, interviews
of political leaders, articles, etc. are being published on this website.
Following are some of the salient resources that are featured on these websites:
- Details about the Kanajar parish, with history and photographs of parish priests, details about the
associations and families.
- Reports with pictures about the cultural/feast celebration events by Kanajarians at home town as well as abroad.
- e-books of the publications from Kanajar, such as souvenirs, parish bulletin, etc.
- Current affair articles, interviews, etc
- Discussion Forum.
- Email Group.
- Satellite map of Kanajar and surrounding places.
Presently these websites are spruced up due to the active inspiration and blessings from the dynamic parish
priest Rev. Fr. Alwyn D'Cunha. Internet is emerging as a powerful medium in modern times. Let us wish
that these websites be the bridges to the Kanajarians who are spread across the world and bind them together
with unity and love.
(This article is also published in the September 2006 issue of the parish bulletin 'Lourdesachi Zhar')
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