Alumni Turns Academic Project into Start-up; Invents Glass Crushing Machine

Panjim, 2021 Oct 23 Shivdas Gaad and Rajat Halarnekar, alumni of Mechanical Department, Don Bosco College of Engineering (DBCE) Fatorda, have successfully turned their academic project into a start-up, Jatvam Abhiyaantrix Private Limited, under the guidance of Professor Suraj Marathe. The start-up project, Glusher 1.0, a glass crusher, can turn glass into powder to a size ranging from microns to mm.  Read More »
Francis Xavier

14 Stations of Creation - The Way of Beauty, Based on Laudato Si
Kolkata, 2021 Oct 23 Authored by Father Gilbert Choondal SDB, Director of Catechesis, Nitika Don Bosco, Kolkata, The Way of Beauty is a reflective, prayerful and practical devotional expression to bring to life the teachings of Pope Francis on Laudato Si. The fourteen Stations of Creation, following the pattern of the Stations of the Cross, are considerations on creation taken from the Old and New Testament with appropriate biblical passages followed by suitable texts from Laudato Si'.  Read More »
Gilbert Choondal

Father Capiaghi Memorial Football Tournament at Pallithammam
Tiruchy, 2021 Oct 23 In memory of Father Capiaghi, a great visionary with a compassionate heart, the Don Bosco Football Academy and Don Bosco School of Merit, Bosco Maiyam, Pallithammam, organized a State Level Five-a-side Football Tournament with 76 teams on October 16 and 17, 2021.  Read More »
Francis Xavier Savariraj

Skating Rally Creates Awareness on Social Justice and Climate Change
Tiruchy, 2021 Oct 23 The Salesian presences of Tiruchy Province, namely Don Bosco Skating Academy, Don Bosco School of Merit, and Bosco Maiyam, Pallithammam, organized a skating rally on October 4, 2021, to create awareness on social justice and climate change.  Read More »
Francis Xavier Savariraj

Kerala rains unleash havoc, deaths; KISMAT showers solace to affected
Bangalore, 2021 Oct 19 The heavy rainfall and the consequent floods have devastated the state of Kerala, claiming the lives of many and displacing thousands since last week. Rescue efforts are in full swing with the help of local administrators everywhere. The rainfall has partially subsided in central Kerala, but the threat of landslides and severe waterlogging across multiple districts persists. Kerala has seen a series of natural disasters in the past four years, causing loss of lives and property. The residents of the Kottayam district have witnessed a tragedy of such magnitude for the first time.  Read More »
Rubin Panthackal Sdb

You are Light, Be a Light; Uth LEAD - 2021
Bangalore, 2021 Oct 19 Don Bosco Youth Services, Karnataka, organized Uth LEAD - 2021 (Youth Leadership Enhancement and Attitude Development) programme for young people on leadership at Don Bosco Education Complex, Hospet, Karnataka, on October 16 and 17, 2021, with the theme, You are Light, Be a Light.  Read More »
Father William D`Souza

Week-long Work Camp for Sonada Brothers
Kolkata, 2021 Oct 17 A group of 20 residential student Brothers of Salesian College Sonada had a week-long work camp at Salesian College Siliguri campus. They cleared a jungle on the Siliguri campus.  Read More »
Banhunlang Lyngdoh

Seminar for Young Minds
Tiruchy, 2021 Oct 14 A seminar on 'Healthy Young Minds' for the students of Don Bosco School of Excellence, Coimbatore, was held on October 1, 2021, by Dr Shilpa, a Maternal and Child Health Specialist and counsellor from Pathways Foundation.  Read More »
Herbert Amos Gandhi

Don Bosco Madurai Hosts State-Level Football Tournament
Tiruchy, 2021 Oct 12 Don Bosco Industrial Training Institute (ITI), Madurai, hosted the annual state-level Football Tournament held from October 8-10, 2021. Seventy-five teams participated in the tournament from different districts of Tamil Nadu. Father Amala Jeya Rayen, the Rector, inaugurated the Football Tournament.  Read More »
M.Eugene Florence