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In a vibrant celebration of cultural diversity and unity, the Don Bosco Youth Services of the Province of Bangalore (INK) organized the CUL-EX 2023 event at the Don Bosco Provincial House in Bangalore on November 25 and 26. The event was masterminded under the guidance of Father Uday Kumar, the Regional Youth Director of Karnataka, along with the assistance of Father Kaplikunnel Varghese, the Youth Ministry Delegate of the Bangalore Province, and Father Manu, the Regional Youth Director of Kerala.
In a splendid display of cultural preservation and celebration, Salesian College of Higher Education, Dimapur, Nagaland, hosted a captivating folklore competition on September 16. The event with the theme "Preserving Naga Heritage: Tales of Tradition and Culture" witnessed a gathering of staff, students, and distinguished guests to honour and uphold the rich legacy of the Naga community.
The Research Cell of the Khasi Jaintia Welfare Association (KJWA) awarded Salesian Father Barnes Mawrie sdb for his contributions to Khasi culture through his literature. Together with him, three other prominent writers and authors were also felicitated at Dinam Hall Jaiaw on August 19 for their contributions to the Khasi Jaintia society.
Green Maple Foundation’s Green Feather Awards 2023, a National Award for Entertainment and Development Excellence, was awarded to Radio Salesian 90.8 FM at a function held at Istana Resort, Darjeeling, on Saturday, July 1.
The Annual day and Parents Day of Frans Schlooz School of Excellence (CBSE), Varadarajanpet, Tirchy, was held on February 25, 2023. Father Agilan Sarprasadam, Provincial of Tiruchy Province, was the chief guest. Several dignitaries, well-wishers, parents, and friends graced the occasion.
Padmashree Prof GN Devy of After Amnesia and Indian Aesthetics, the Adivasi Academy and Language Survey of India with a score of awards and recognition to his credit was with Salesian College Sonada-Siliguri the past four days. He and Dr Surekha Devy former professors of MS University, Baroda, Gujarat and presently in Dharwad - post murder of Karlburgi, Gauri Lankesh and Pansare - came to discover the Eastern India to take a break from his Project Dakshinayan and to recover the genuine Indian Spirit of democracy and diversity. He connected with and proposed to the youth of Eastern India, in four different locations of Darjeeling and Sikkim from 21-24 November 2022, the critical need in these times for a spirit of inquiry and nurturing of imagination to salvage humanity in from the clutches of artificial memory.
Siliguri - The Vice Chancellor of the University of North Bengal with additional charge of Darjeeling Hill University Prof. Om Prakash Mishra announced "Salesian College deemed-to-be Autonomous".
The General Councilor for Youth Ministry, Fr. Miguel Angel García Morcuende, visited the India-Chennai Province (INM) from October 25-31. Despite the little time, he was able to visit 16 Salesian houses, starting from the Provincial House where he met with the heads of the Salesian Institute of Graphic Arts (SIGA, in English), the Salesian Institute of Communication Arts (DBICA), and the Salesian Institute of Psychological Services (DBIPS) in Niraivagam. He was also at "St. Mary's Catholic High School - CBSC" and the Basilica, as well as the local shrine dedicated to Our Lady of Lourdes; he went to the "St. Gabriel" center, "Don Bosco Beatitudes," "Don Bosco Tech Campus," as well as "Don Bosco Gandhi Nagar," the Katpadi work, "Don Bosco Polur," in Veeralur, "Don Bosco ITI," "Don Bosco Matriculation School," and "Wisdom Town."
The General Councilor for Youth Ministry, Fr. Miguel Angel García Morcuende, visited the India-Chennai Province (INM) from October 25-31. Despite the little time, he was able to visit 16 Salesian houses, starting from the Provincial House where he met with the heads of the Salesian Institute of Graphic Arts (SIGA, in English), the Salesian Institute of Communication Arts (DBICA), and the Salesian Institute of Psychological Services (DBIPS) in Niraivagam. He was also at "St. Mary's Catholic High School - CBSC" and the Basilica, as well as the local shrine dedicated to Our Lady of Lourdes; he went to the "St. Gabriel" center, "Don Bosco Beatitudes," "Don Bosco Tech Campus," as well as "Don Bosco Gandhi Nagar," the Katpadi work, "Don Bosco Polur," in Veeralur, "Don Bosco ITI," "Don Bosco Matriculation School," and "Wisdom Town."
At an event marking Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav - 75 years of India’s independence - and Literacy Day, Church Art Kolkata honoured three Salesians for outstanding contributions to society along with several other eminent citizens at Indian Council for Cultural Relations Kolkata in Satyajit Ray auditorium on September 8, 2022. The Salesian achievers honoured were Bishop George Palliparambil of Miao diocese of Eastern Arunachal, Fr Sacria Nedumattathil of Don Bosco Human Resource Centre West Midnapore, and Fr. C.M. Paul, director of Radio Salesian Darjeeling.
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