▁ 1 7 , ▁he ▁would ▁share ▁the ▁money ▁sent ▁to ▁him ▁by ▁his ▁father ▁with ▁the ▁poor , ▁and ▁teach ▁them ▁ways ▁to ▁be ▁self - su fficient . ▁He ▁also ▁studied ▁in ▁Bel ga um . ▁ ▁Mat an hy ▁had ▁a ▁degrees ▁in ▁Science ▁and ▁Education . ▁He ▁also ▁obtained ▁a ▁ ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁Arts ▁( Pol it ical ▁Science ) ▁from ▁the ▁Bomb ay ▁University ▁( now , ▁University ▁of ▁M umb ai ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁ ▁Social ▁activ ism ▁Besides ▁being ▁a ▁teacher ▁at ▁the ▁Don ▁Bos co ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁Pan j im ▁from ▁around ▁June ▁ 1 9 7 4 / 5 ▁to ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Mat an hy ▁also ▁took ▁up ▁the ▁causes ▁of ▁the ▁poor ▁and ▁dow nt rod den . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁Mat an hy ▁campaign ed ▁for ▁the ▁Ram pon n k ars , ▁( trad itional ▁fish erman ▁of ▁Go a ) ▁to ▁prevent ▁tra w lers ▁from ▁fish ing ▁within ▁ 5 0 ▁metres ▁of ▁the ▁shore . ▁He ▁formed ▁the ▁Go en che a ▁Ram pon n kar an cho ▁Ek v ott ▁( Associ ation ▁of ▁Go a ' s ▁Trad itional ▁Fish er folk ) ▁and ▁helped ▁stop ▁the ▁dis charge ▁of ▁eff lu ents ▁from ▁the ▁Zu ari ▁Ag ro ▁Chem ical s ▁factory ▁into ▁the ▁Arab ian ▁Sea , ▁near ▁V els ao . ▁The