Navin Noronha
Gay stand-up comic artiste
Mangalorean Roman Catholic
Grew up in Bhayandar

I may have distanced myself from the Church after I became an atheist, but even today, I don't miss the midnight mass service on Christmas Eve. Growing up in the suburban town of Bhayandar, in a pocket that was primarily filled with people from other communities, we Christians, who were just a handful, got only one occasion to spread the festive cheer. And, we made the most out of it.