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Marking Transgender Day of Visibility, DBMedia Network Chennai has released the acclaimed documentary TRANSCENDER, which chronicles the inspiring journey of K. Prithika Yashini, India's first transgender police officer.
The General Councilor for Social Communication, Fr. Santos Gildasio, speaking to the media at the GC29 venue aired his views on Artificial Intelligence and the Salesian approach. He described AI as “Humanity’s greatest revolution.”
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BOSCOM India organised Luminata 2025 – Celebrating communication online on March 8. The reflection sharing and discussion on the evolving role of communication in contemporary society brought together BOSCOM General Body Members, Media Animators, Salesian Family In-charges, and Advisors and Collaborators in the Salesian Media Ministry for an engaging discourse.
Kitkupar Nongsiej, the winner of the Ka Sur Kynud Season-3 singing competition organized by Don Bosco Media Network, the Social Communication Department of the Salesian Province of Shillong, will represent India at the 28th Annual WCOPA event. The competition, which will be held from July 17 to 25, 2025, in Long Beach, California, will feature contestants from 70 countries.
Wings Publication International presented Salesian Sister Teresa Joseph, a Mumbai-based nun, with the prestigious Golden Book Award 2025 on February 5 for her self-help and motivational book, "Dream Big Dream True—35 Tips to Make the Best of Your Life."
The Youth of St. John Paul II, Shillong Province, celebrated the Feast Day of St. John Bosco with the Grand Finale of "Ka Sur Kynud, Season 3." Organized by Don Bosco Media Network Television, the Social Communication Department of the Province, at Don Bosco Youth Centre, Laitumkhrah, Shillong, the two-month-long singing competition concluded on January 31, on the Solemnity of St. John Bosco.
Don Bosco IMAGE, a Film Institute, Kochi, inaugurated its state-of-the-art Dolby Atmos Sound Mixing Studio on January 25. Equipped with a 9.1.4 system, the studio features an immersive audio experience. The new facility is a big leap, significantly contributing to the training of film students and advanced requirements in the film industry.
Deepagam released a new music album, Yethirnokkin Yilaighaney, on the occasion of the Provincial Community Day celebrations of the Salesian Province of Chennai at St. Bede’s Community of Schools, Chennai.
The first college-based community radio station in Darjeeling Hills marked its 9th Birthday with its listeners from a remote tea garden village. Operating from Salesian College Autonomous Sonada, Radio Salesian is a venture for Kolkata Salesians with its claim to be the only Community Radio of South Asia Salesians.
The Department of School Education, Government of Tamil Nadu, has announced the state-wide screening of the recently released documentary film "Beno Zephine" in all schools during December 2024. Directed by Father Ernest Rosario and produced by the Don Bosco Institute of Communication Arts (DBICA), the film chronicles the remarkable journey of Ms. Beno Zephine, India's first 100% visually challenged Indian Foreign Services (IFS) officer.
The two-day National Catholic Media Conference, Illuminaire 2024, organized by the Salesian Communication Department, Rome, and Salesian South Asia Communication Department (BOSCOM), concluded on November 24 at St John's Medical College, Bangalore. It featured insightful interventions and impactful discussions that showcased the Salesians' commitment to fostering effective communication in the Church.
Experts shared their perspectives on various topics with the priests and religious attending the Illuminaire 2024 National Catholic Media Conference, which was organized by the Salesian Communication Department in Rome and India in collaboration with the Vatican Dicastery for Communication and other national Church communication bodies in India, namely Indian Catholic Press Association and SIGNIS India.
The Illuminaire, the two-day National Catholic Media Conference, commenced on November 23 at St. John's Medical College. Nurturing Digital Stewardship as its theme, the conference empowered nearly 300 priests, religious leaders, and digital evangelists nationwide to serve the Gospel and the Church's mission.
Bangalore City will host the first National Catholic Media Conference dedicated exclusively to Clergy and Religious at St John’s Medical College from 23 to 24 November.
Having concluded the official visit of the Salesian Formation Houses in Karnataka and Kerala of the Province of Bangalore, Father Gildasio Santos, the General Councillor for Social Communications from Rome, visited the Don Bosco Cultural Centre in Kochi on November 17 and 18.
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