'Sola Rolling Trophy Football Tournament' for the Tribal youth at Yercaud, Tamil Nadu

Tiruchy, 2021 Mar 04 On 27 & 28 February 2021, 'Sola Rolling Trophy Football Tournament' was organized by post-novitiate formation house The Retreat, Yercaud, for the poor youth of Shervaroy hills.  Read More »
Lawrence Britto Ashok

BANGALORE ZONAL CONVENTION SNEHOTSAVA: A FESTIVAL OF FRIENDSHIP
Mumbai, 2021 Mar 02 Bosco Youth, Bangalore Zone organized SNEHOTSAVA: A FESTIVAL OF FRIENDSHIP as part of the Zonal Convention at Don Bosco Church, Lingarajapuram. It was an event meant to give our young people an awareness on relationships. Fr. Joe Kokandathil SDB was the chief Resource Person for the day. 120 Bosco Youth from 6 Bosco Youth units of Bangalore Zone actively participated in the programme. 10 Salesians (priests & brothers) and 2 Salesian Sisters were present for the event. SNEHOTSAVA was indeed a rejuvenating experience for our young people after a year-long gap due to the pandemic and other related issues. SNEHOTSAVA had the special privilege of being visited by Rev. Fr. Biju Michael SDB, the Regional of South Asia, and Rev. Fr. Robert Simon, the National Coordinator for Don Bosco Youth Services.  Read More »
Chris Valentino

A Spectacular Dominic Savio Football Tournament at Rinaldi - Don Bosco Youth Centre, Chennai campus
Chennai, 2021 Feb 22 Rinaldi - Don Bosco Youth Centre, Chennai organized a two-day Dominic Savio Football Tournament for under 14 age category children from 20th to 21st February 2021.  Read More »
ROSARIO Ernest

Academia-Industry partnership empowers tea women
Kolkata, 2021 Feb 21 Sonada, 21 February 2021: In a first time effort in the hills, academia-industry partnership initiative to empower tea garden women was launched on 21 February 2021. Salesian College Sonada established in 1938 and the Tea Promoters India who own plantations in Darjeeling, Dooars, Assam and Kerala have launched a pilot project entitled: Women Empowerment in Tea Communities Workshop, to be spread out on five Sundays from 21 February to 21 March 2021.  Read More »
Paul CHERUTHOTTUPURAM

Khelo Rugby's Jungle Crows home sees largest celebration
Kolkata, 2021 Jan 31 SILIGURI, 31 January 2021: A tea garden catholic community saw the largest ever gathering of priests, religious and faithful for a religious celebration, when a pastor's jubilee was organized in the tea garden village of Sarsawatipur in Jalpaiguri district. The celebration was held to mark the silver jubilee of Father Subir Mondol's religious vows.  Read More »
Paul CHERUTHOTTUPURAM

Shillong SYM's Crowned Basketball Champion
Shillong, 2021 Jan 28 Shillong: The SYM (Salesian Youth Movement) of the Salesian Province of St. John Paul II, Shillong crowned champion in the Basketball tournament organized by TURBA BIKE RIDERS of Ri Bhoi District. The tournament which was held in the newly constructed basketball court located at Umbuda of Nongpoh town started on the 18th January 2021, in which 16 teams from various region of Meghalaya participated.  Read More »
Michael Makri

Salesian Family Spirituality Days 2021
Mumbai, 2021 Jan 14 The Spirituality Days of the Salesian Family take place online from Friday 15 to Sunday 17 January. To date, more than 5,000 registrations have already been made among the 12 regional-linguistic coordination centers.  Read More »
Chris Valentino

Indian author pens history of modern China
Kolkata, 2021 Jan 05 Sonada, 5 January 2021: A history professor from North Bengal held the book launch of the history of modern China, 5th January 2021, at Salesian College Sonada where he was head of History department.  Read More »
Paul CHERUTHOTTUPURAM

Fr. Felix Koikara SDB, Doyen of Youth Ministry in India, Passes Away
Chennai, 2020 Dec 26 Fr. Felix Koikara SDB, the well-known Youth Worker and Youth Animator, returned to the Father's House at 4.30 p.m. on Christmas day, 25 December 2020. He was 83 years old and was a Salesian for 62 years and a priest for 52 years. In his passing, the Salesian Province of Chennai has lost a great friend of youth and youth workers. He is remembered as one who contributed substantially to the development of youth ministry in the church in India. Youth ministry was his great passion.  Read More »
ROSARIO Ernest