The Father's Day: The Father in the Artistic Eyes of His Children -- 2

Additional sketches and drawings of the father 

by his children are presented below:

A portrait of Jerome D'Costa (Dhaka: April 12, 1995)

 by Joachim Romeo D'Costa

A portrait of Jerome D'Costa (Dhaka: April 25, 1995) 

by Joachim Romeo D'Costa

A portrait of Jerome D'Costa (Toronto, Canada: 

August 16, 1997) by Ujjal Peter D'Costa

Jerome D'Costa with his youngest child 

Shouvik Mikhail D'Costa (Toronto: Aug. 16, 1997)

A doodled portrait of Jerome D'Costa 

(Toronto: August 13, 1998) by Shouvik Mikhail D'Costa

Another doodled portrait of Jerome D'Costa 

(Toronto: 1999) by Shouvik Mikhail D'Costa 

A portrait of Jerome D'Costa (Toronto: 2004) 

by Joachim Romeo D'Costa

A caricature of Jerome D'Costa 

(Toronto: January 15, 2005) by Ujjal Peter D'Costa

Another caricature of Jerome D'Costa 

(Toronto: 2007) by Ujjal Peter D'Costa

A Portrait of Jerome D'Costa (Toronto: 2009) 

by Joachim Romeo D'Costa

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(Updated on October 16, 2020)

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The Father's Day: The Father in the Artistic Eyes of His Children -- 1

Today, the third Sunday of June, is the Father's Day. It is observed in many countries. On this day, children think of their fathers in a special way and demonstrate their love and respect to them.

On this occasion, I present below some of the drawings and sketches of me (Jerome D'Costa). These show how my children saw me and wanted to preserve those particular moments in artistic ways. Many of their works got misplaced and lost, yet a few samples are given below from the ones that survived.

Let me know how you like them!

Jerome D'Costa wearing Indonesian batik shirt and
Bangladeshi lungi (sarong) (Dhaka: Nov. 16, 1987)

Artwork by Joachim Romeo D'Costa

A portrait of Jerome D'Costa (Dhaka: March 2, 1988)

by Joachim Romeo D'Costa 

A portrait of Jerome D'Costa (Dhaka: November 3, 1990)

by Ujjal Peter D'Costa

A portrait of Jerome D'Costa (Dhaka: December 9, 1990)

by Ujjal Peter D'Costa

On return from work at the weekly Pratibeshi office,
Jerome D'Costa is reading a book sitting on a bed
(Dhaka: June 17, 1991)

Artwork by Joachim Romeo D'Costa

Jerome D'C osta (right) having a lunch at home with his colleague
Father Jyoti A. Gomes (left), Director of the Christian
Communications Centre (Dhaka: August 17, 1991)

Artwork by Joachim Romeo D'Costa

A portrait of Jerome D'Costa (Dhaka: Dec. 17, 1992)

by Joachim Romeo D'Costa

A portrait of Jerome D'Costa (Dhaka: July 24, 1993) 

by Joachim Romeo D'Costa

Jerome D'Costa playing with his youngest child

 Shouvik Mikhail D'Costa (Dhaka: July 29, 1993) 

Artwork by Joachim Romeo D'Costa

Again Jerome D'Costa is with his youngest child 

Shouvik Mikhail (Dhaka: Sept. 15, 1994)

Jerome D'Costa reading a story to Shouvik Mikhail,

 the youngest child (Dhaka: August 23, 1994)

Artwork by Joachim Romeo D'Costa

A portrait of Jerome D'Costa (Dhaka: March 4, 1995) 

by Joachim Romeo D'Costa

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(Updated on October 16, 2020)

The Quotation of the Week (June 20 - 26, 2010)

A father with his son watching the Easter Parade in Toronto, Canada

Photo (Toronto: April 4, 2010) © Jerome D'Costa

The Poem of the Month (June, 2009): FATHER

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Design © Jerome D'Costa (2009)

Today is the Father's Day. On this occasion, I present you the following poem.

Father

By Jerome D'Costa

Who is a father?

He is a part of the triangle.

To be a father he needs a female and a child.

When the three make a full triangle,

The fatherhood is completed.

Father is a progenitor, protector, example, guide, and mentor.

A child needs a father in his or her early growing years.

Either by death or default, there are many families without a father.

Young children yearn so much for a father,

But there's no father to go around.

There are also 'bachelor' fathers,

Who live in the family but not with the family.

They live a life of their own,

Being abusive, selfish, and apathetic.

Fatherhood is a difficult and sacrificing job,

Entailing responsibility, perseverance, sharing, love, and empathy.

Let fathers be real fathers

Bringing unity and love in the family and the world.