Jerome D'Costa

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About me

Gender Male
Occupation Retired
Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Introduction Originally, I am from Bangladesh, now settled in Canada. I am a blogger, writer, translator, journalist, and photographer. I studied Journalism at the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh (1972), and Communications Arts at the University of Portland, Oregon, U.S.A. (1977). I am the former editor of the ‘Pratibeshi’ (the national Catholic weekly in Bangladesh) and former Associate Director of World Vision of Bangladesh, Dhaka.
Interests Reading, writing, photography, and travel
Favorite Movies Sound of Music, Ten Commandments, The Roots, The Lion King, Life Is Beautiful, The Cranes Are Flying, Pather Panchali, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Le Miserables, Jibon Thekey Neya, and more
Favorite Music Rabindra Sangeet, John Denver, Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Bengali Patriotic Songs, Bengali Folk Songs, and more.
Favorite Books Pride and Prejudice, Gulliver's Travels, The Old Man and the Sea, Autobiography (of Mahatma Gandhi), The Long Walk to Freedom, Catechism of the Catholic Church, and more.

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