NEWS
The annual feast of the Holy Rosary was observed at the 425-year-old Bandel Shrine, Kolkata, built in 1599 by the Portuguese, on November 9 and 10. The shrine holds the miraculous statue of Our Lady of Happy Voyage, the faith focus for the faithful and pilgrims.
Since 1974, Don Bosco Sneha Bhavan, Palluruthy, in collaboration with the Cochin Corporation, has been actively striving towards the welfare of the youth and the eradication of atrocities against children in society. To commemorate the 50th anniversary of this noble cause, the community organized a celebration on November 9, attended by notable personalities.
In preparation for the centenary of Kolkata Province, the first Salesian Province in India established in 1926, a Don Bosco Mission Seminar is being held in Salesian College Sonada, Darjeeling, from October 9-12. A large number of alumni are participating in the seminar.
Marking the Silver Jubilee of Don Bosco High School and Junior College, Naigaon, Maharashtra, in the Salesian Province of Bombay, Salesians invited educational stakeholders to a symposium on Salesian pedagogy in the age of Artificial Intelligence. The seminar, held on October 5, centered on the Preventive System of Italian educationist Don Bosco, emphasizing innovative teaching, stress management, mental health, climate change, and Artificial Intelligence Generative AI. Around 150 participants from various Educational Boards and NGOs attended the event.
Youth Involve (YI), an initiative of Bosco Institute Jorhat, celebrated its 10th anniversary alongside the bicentennial of Don Bosco's dream from September 17–19 at Siloam, Umiam. Twenty-six young social entrepreneurs, leading as many social projects and initiatives from Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, and Nagaland, and their Salesian and lay mentors and coaches came together for three days of sharing experiences and insights, and learning from successes, failures, distractions and challenges through presentations, exhibitions, conversations, reflections, and group activities. They were welcomed by Fr. George Palamattam SDB, the founder of Siloam.
The Department of Mass Communication and Journalism of the Salesian College Autonomous Siliguri celebrated its 10th Anniversary and World Photography Day on 19 August with a Photography Workshop, Short Film, Stop-Motion, and Photo Story competitions.
The Honourable Governor of Tripura Shri Indrasena Reddy Nallu inaugurated the Silver Jubilee Annexe of Don Bosco School Agartala on 8th July in the presence of school management, staff, students, and honoured guests, at a function held at the lobby of the new edifice. The new block, built as a testimonial to twenty-five years of the school’s existence as a quality institute of learning, will house the students of what the NEP calls, the Foundational Stage - Nursery to Class II.
The Salesian Province of Bombay (INB) celebrated the Jubilee of Religious Profession and Priestly Ordination of 11 Salesians on November 11 at the Shrine of Don Bosco’s Madonna, Matunga, in the presence of Salesians, family members, well-wishers and friends.
The Salesian Province of Kolkata inaugurated three-year preparation for the centenary celebrations of the first Salesian Province in India on May 27, 2023. Archbishop Thomas D’Souza of Kolkata presided over the Eucharist in the historical Marian Shrine at Bandel with Provincial Father Joseph Pauria, Jesuit Provincial Father Raphael Hyde, and 45 other priests.
The Salesian Province of Kolkata is all set to begin the three years of the centenary celebrations, with the opening ceremony here under the Mantle of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Bandel Basilica on 27 May 2023.
Don Bosco School Liluah Alumni marking the 55th year of the School Alumni Association, held their first post-Corona reunion on 15th January 2023. Some 650 past students attended the mega event.
“The presence of Bishop emeritus of Dibrugarh Joseph Aind SDB, General Councillor for missions Fr. Alfred Maravilla SDB, Regional Superior of South- Asia Fr. Biju Michael SDB, so many provincials (ING, IND, INS, INC, INH, INK, INT, INP), Vice Provincials (ING, INS, INM, IND) former provincials of ING, INN, Salesian brothers, clerics in formation, heads of different religious institutes, Sisters, co-operators, past pupils, ADMA members, young people, the Christian faithful, benefactors and beneficiaries of the mission of Don Bosco in North-East India, shows the importance of the occasion”, remarked the Rector Major at the start of the homily on the occasion of the centenary celebrations of Salesian mission in Northeast India.
The Rector Major, Fr. Angel Fernandez Artime, was received at the Guwahati airport by Fr. Januarius S. Sangma and Fr. Jose Kuruvachira, provincials of Guwahati and Dimapur, respectively. At the Provincial House, RM was received with great joy and enthusiasm by the Salesian confreres, Sister Provincials of FMA, MSMHC and SMI, Sisters, co-operators, past pupils, laity and collaborators from the parishes and centres, students and young people.
To mark the Platinum Jubilee of SIGA, an institute of graphic arts and printing technology, the President of the All India Federation of Master Printers (AIFMP), Pasupathy Chander, graced the College and Parents Day Celebrations at SIGA Polytechnic College, Chennai. SIGA has been known for its graphic arts technical education for the youth since 1952.
The Regional Councillor, South Asia on DBTech India - Support Skilling
Most Viewed News
Don Bosco Alumni felicitate Liluah community
Don Bosco YaR Aftercare and Short Stay Home holds Decennial Celebrations
Salesian Province of Delhi Turns Silver
Top Rated News
Youth Involve Celebrates 10 Years, Commemorates Bicentennial of Don Bosco's Dream
Don Bosco among his children for the centenary celebrations; RM in Northeast India
Tripura Governor Inaugurates Don Bosco School Annexe
