Archival Resources · Mangalorean Catholic Community
Dr. Michael
Lobo
"The Mangalorean Catholic community has the distinction of being the only community in the world to possess its own genealogical encyclopaedia."
Dr. Michael
Historian · Genealogist · Scientist
10,000+
Encyclopaedia Pages
1000+
Families Documented
3
Published Books
Born 12 September 1953 in Mangalore, Dr. Lobo is a PhD scientist from IISc Bangalore, former faculty at Cranfield Institute of Technology (England), and award-winning genealogist who has devoted decades to documenting the heritage of the Mangalorean Catholic community worldwide.
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Publications & Archival Resources
3. Forum for Writers and Academic Debate
Scholarly contributions, essays, correspondence and academic discussion
4. Pictorial Histories of Mangalorean Families
Illustrated family records, portraits, and photographic archives
5. Catholic Heritage Tombstones of Mangalore
Inscriptions, epitaphs and monumental records from Mangalore's Catholic cemeteries
6. Reflections: Is Christianity a Flawless Religion?
Philosophical and theological reflections on faith, doctrine and religious history
7. Popular Music – A Historical and Thematic Analysis
Released 2011 · Camelot Publishers · ISBN 978-81-87609-08-7
8. Encyclopaedia of Vintage Songs – with Historical Notes
A thousand pages of songs with detailed historical annotations and commentary
9. Checkmate around the 64 Squares – A Panorama of Chess
A panoramic historical and analytical study of the game of chess
10. The Camelot Collection of Vintage Pop Music – Set of CDs
Curated anthology of vintage popular music recordings by Camelot Publishers
11. The Mangalorean Catholic Community – A Professional History
Camelot Publishers, 2002 · ISBN 978-81-87609-02-5
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About the Author
Dr. Michael Lobo — A Biography
Origins & Education
Michael Lobo was born on 12 September 1953 in Mangalore, India, to Maisie Lobo (née Fernandes) and Camillo Lobo, both of Mangalorean Catholic descent. He belongs to the Bejai branch of the Lobo-Prabhu clan, with roots in the Makhale suburb of Kulshekar, Mangalore. His father was a British Army soldier who served during World War II.
He studied at Montfort High School in Yercaud, Tamil Nadu, and graduated from St. Aloysius College, Mangalore. In 1975 he was ranked among India's top 20 chess players at National-A level. In 1982 he obtained a PhD from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore in Applied Mathematics, with a doctoral thesis on Transonic Aerodynamics, earning him the prestigious Young Scientist Award from the Indian National Science Academy (INSA).
Career in England
In 1984, Lobo moved to England on a Commonwealth Scholarship, joining the Cranfield Institute of Technology, where he eventually became a faculty member. He authored papers on Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), including Time Marching — A Step-by-step Guide to a Flow Solver (Ashgate Press, 1997). During his spare time he compiled a 1,000-page dictionary of English words derived from Classical Greek and wrote a book on the origins of Rock 'n' Roll songs, neither of which was published. He returned to Mangalore in 1993.
The Genealogical Project
In 1992, while browsing an antique baptismal register (1810–1880) at Milagres Church, Dr. Lobo discovered the birth record of his great-grandfather, Anthony Peter Lobo. This became the nucleus of an encyclopaedic project documenting the history and genealogy of Mangalorean Catholic families — drawing on parish registers from Rosario Cathedral and Milagres Church, personal interviews, and unpublished genealogies by Rao Saheb Francis Xavier Lobo and Marian Saldanha.
The work, covering over 1,000 families, is expected to run to 8–10 volumes and had already exceeded 7,000 pages as of March 2011.
Life Timeline
1953
Born 12 September, Mangalore, India
1975
Ranked among India's top 20 chess players (National-A level)
1982
PhD in Applied Mathematics, IISc Bangalore; INSA Young Scientist Award
1984
Cranfield Institute of Technology, England (Commonwealth Scholarship)
1992
Discovered antique baptismal register at Milagres Church — genealogical interest ignited
1993
Completed first draft of genealogy of the Lobo-Prabhus of Makhale
1994
Returned to Mangalore; settled at Camelot Residency, Bejai Church Road
1999
Published Mangaloreans Worldwide — An International Directory
2000
Published Distinguished Mangalorean Catholics 1800–2000
2002
Published The Mangalorean Catholic Community — A Professional History
2024
Published Memories to Treasure
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Published Works
Time Marching — A Step-by-step Guide to a Flow Solver. Ashgate Press, 1997.
ISBN 978-0-291-39826-0
Mangaloreans Worldwide — An International Directory of the Mangalorean Catholic Community. Camelot Publishers, 1999.
ISBN 978-81-87609-00-1
Distinguished Mangalorean Catholics 1800–2000 — A Historico-Biographical Survey. Camelot Publishers, 2000.
ISBN 978-81-87609-01-8
The Mangalorean Catholic Community — A Professional History / Directory. Camelot Publishers, 2002.
ISBN 978-81-87609-02-5
A Hundred Pages of Classics, Opera and Popular Instrumental Pieces — A Thousand Pages of Songs with Historical Notes. 2011.
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Popular Music — A Historical and Thematic Analysis. 2011.
ISBN 978-81-87609-08-7
Memories to Treasure. 2024.
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