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Kolkata‑based Emporium Skills Training Institute, in collaboration with Salesian College Siliguri, organised a recruitment drive for female cabin crew positions with Air India on April 21, 2026.
Salesian College Siliguri marked International Earth Day with a student-driven initiative that turned discarded materials into purposeful creations. Organised by the Radio Club under its EcologyFirst program, the “Trash to Treasure Competition cum Exhibition” emphasised participation and creativity over mere presentation.
Salesian College (Autonomous), Siliguri, hosted the first-ever inter-parish youth convention SymphoriX 2026 on April 18–19 under the banner of the Salesian Youth Movement, with the theme “Let Your Light Shine” (Mt 5:16). The convention brought together 109 students from classes 9 to 12 representing seven tea garden parishes of Bagdogra and Jalpaiguri dioceses.
The Salesian family of Dimapur Province and across Northeast India is mourning the sudden death of Fr. Maippan Paul, SDB (62), who passed away following a heart attack at Don Bosco School, Dibrugarh, on Sunday, April 19, at 5:05 a.m. Fr. Paul was also the former delegate of the Salesian Province of Dimapur for BOSCOM South Asia.
Don Bosco Avsar Chinchwad, in collaboration with the Rotary Club of Pimpri Town, successfully hosted Job Utsav 2026 on April 11 at Don Bosco Industrial Training Institute (ITI), Chinchwad. The recruitment drive connected skilled youth with top employers in the automobile and manufacturing sectors and offered employment prospects in the Pimpri-Chinchwad industrial hub.
On April 12, around 476 Migrant young men and women, far from their homes in Assam and the Garo hills, came together to celebrate Easter and the feast of Divine Mercy. The gathering was organised by Don Bosco Suraksha Migrant Desk, Matunga, Mumbai, a space that has quietly stood as a point of belonging for migrant youth navigating the rhythms of the city of dreams.
For the students of Don Bosco School, Moti Nagar, Hyderabad, the future arrived in their classrooms. The institution has become the first in the Hyderabad Province of the Salesian Congregation to partner with International STEAM Research (ISR) in the USA, bringing hands-on AI-STEAM experiential learning to young learners.
Father Job Kallarackal, a Salesian missionary remembered for opening Catholic missions in Arunachal Pradesh and inspiring indigenous vocations while touching countless lives through his retreat preaching, died on April 11 in Dimapur. He was 78.
“South Asia is a land of extraordinary diversity, but also of deep unity in mission,” reflects Fr. Biju Michael, Regional Councillor for South Asia. “In our many languages, cultures, and traditions, we remain one in our passion for Don Bosco’s mission and in our commitment to the poorest young people.”
The Don Bosco Institute of Technology, Kurla, hosted ColoHacks 2026, the flagship hackathon of Colosseum 2026, on March 28 and 29. The intercollegiate event brought together 250 students across 68 teams, competing in two parallel tracks: software and hardware.
George’s journey is a profound testament to the power of the human spirit in the face of unimaginable adversity. Having already lost his mother, George came into the care of Don Bosco Sneha Bhavan during his 10th grade from another institution, as his father, a hardworking rickshaw driver, struggled to afford his education.
The Don Bosco Institute of Technology, Kurla, hosted Teknack 2026 under the theme “Aparecium,” bringing together students, alumni, and industry professionals in a collaborative celebration of technology and creativity.
Don Bosco ITI, Chinchwad, hosted a certificate distribution ceremony celebrating 60 trainees who completed an intensive Electric Vehicle (EV) training programme conducted under the initiatives of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), including EIACP and GSDP.
The Salesian Province of Chennai (INM) has announced with deep sorrow the passing of Most Rev. Bishop Jeromedhas Varuvel, SDB (74), Emeritus Bishop of Kuzhithurai Diocese, who died at 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday, 24 March 2026, at the Care Home of the Little Sisters of the Poor, Harrington Road, Chetpet, Chennai.
Around 35 priests and religious from the Diocese of Vasai gathered at Don Bosco High School in Naigaon for their monthly deanery meeting, hosted by the Salesians. The session, titled “Artificial Intelligence – A Tool for the Discernment of Priests,” was led by Fr Joaquim Fernandes and explored the implications of artificial intelligence from a pastoral and Catholic perspective, with a focus on human dignity and the common good.
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