The Regional Councillor for the Salesians of South Asia, Father Biju Michael SDB, unveiled the statue of Don Bosco at Don Bosco Trasi, Karnataka, Panjim Province. He was on a visit to facilitate the consultation for the new Provincial. 18 Salesians from the six houses of Karnataka took part in the consultation process. . Read More

The International Women's Day celebrations at Veeralur, Tamil Nadu, focused on natural farming and care for mother earth among 1000 women from 27 villages. The programme organized by Don Bosco Village Integral Animation (VIA) began with Kummi and Kolattam dances. . Read More

Don Bosco Anbu Illam-HCL Foundation U-18 girls team marked another success in the football tournament by winning back to back the Nari Shakthi Trophy 2022 at the International Women's Day celebrations.. Read More

Salesian College Siliguri Women's Cell celebrated International Women's Day on March 8, honouring one of the women centenarians of Siliguri, Srimati Indira Maya Chhetri.. Read More

With the United Nation's theme for International Women's Day this year, 'Gender Equality Today for a Sustainable Tomorrow', Don Bosco Human Resource and Development Centre (DBHRDC), Gagillapur, Hyderabad, celebrated the International Women's Day. The event was organized to recognize and celebrate women leaders who contribute towards a sustainable future.. Read More

In a post-Covid outreach programme to connect with the local community, Radio Salesian journalists reached one of the far-flung tea gardens in Mirik Sub-Division, Murmah Tea Estate. Radio Salesian RJ team Wang, Garima, Bandana and Pratap with Senior RJs Moses, Rejina and Programme Co-ordinator RJ Samir visited Murmah Tea Estate on March 5, 2022. . Read More

A two-day meeting for young priests of the Salesian Province of Hyderabad to stay informed on becoming active listeners, being close to young at-risk and accompanying the young people in their journey to faith was held at Don Bosco Provincial House, Hyderabad, from March 4-5, 2022.. Read More

To provide quality education to the students of the government schools, the Nepal Don Bosco Society (NDBS) organized a Teacher Training Programme at Manthali, a prominent central city, about 170 Km away from Kathmandu from February 24, 2022. The training lasted for three days for 31 teachers from ten schools. . Read More

Salesian Brother Sushanto Biswas, who never tired of sharing the good news with people of all religions, died on February 25, 2022, at 3.40 pm at Rabindranath Tagore International Institute of Cardiac Sciences, Kolkata, due to cardiac arrest. He was 76. . Read More

The Salesian Province of Tiruchy (INT) released a new book on Mamma Margaret in the Tamil language authored by Father Dr John Dharmanathan SDB on February 18, 2022. The translated work, based on the highly researched work of Don Teresio Bosco, 'Vita di Mamma Margherita La Mamma di Don Bosco', published in 2005, is set in the background of the coming Synod. . Read More

The Salesian Province of St. Thomas the Apostle, Chennai (INM) began the Provincial Chapter on February 22, at Don Bosco Provincial House, Kilpauk, Chennai, with 116 Chapter members. Father Jose Kochamkunnel, Provincial, declared the Provincial Chapter open.. Read More

The Salesian Province of Jesus the Good Shepherd, New Delhi, celebrated the Silver Jubilee of its Foundation (1997-2022) on February 19, 2022. A thanksgiving Holy Eucharist presided over by His Excellency, Leopoldo Girelli, the Apostolic Nuncio to India, celebrated the story of dreams, struggles and indomitable spirit of the Province in the past twenty-five years.. Read More

The Province of Jesus, the Good Shepherd, New Delhi, in its Silver Jubilee Year, began the 9th Provincial Chapter, on February 14, 2022, at Don Bosco Specialized Training Centre, Okhla, New Delhi, in the presence of 52 Chapter members and observers comprising of youth and lay collaborators. Provincial Chapter has its theme, ''What kind of Salesians for the Youth of Today?''. Read More

The new Assamese Bible (Catholic Edition) was released at a devout function on February 14, 2022, at Don Bosco Institute (DBI), Guwahati, by Archbishop John Moolachira in the presence of Archbishop Emeritus Thomas Menamparampil, Dr Rev BJ Syiemlieh, Rev Phidolis Dkhar, Dr Makhanlal Das, students of DBI and other guests. The Catholic Edition of the Assamese Bible is a long drawn ecumenical effort coordinated by Father Lukose Cheruvalel SDB.. Read More

A book on eco-spirituality, 'Twelve Baskets Full: Walking Green with Jesus' Gaze' was released by Most. Rev. Dr Susai Manickam, Bishop Emeritus of Sivagangai, at the Shrine Basilica of Velakanni on January 10, 2022, and Father Agilan Sarprasadam, Provincial, received the first copy. . Read More

The Salesian Province of Mary Help of Christians, Guwahati, celebrated its 21st Provincial Chapter from February 7-12, 2022 at Don Bosco Institute (DBI), Guwahati. Sixty-six members and eight invited observers attended the Provincial Chapter. The Chapter began with a recollection preached by Father Jonas Kerketta of Dimapur Province on February 7, 2022. Salesian Brother Joby Mani moderated the 21st Provincial Chapter; a historic moment for the Province as Br Joby Mani was the first Salesian Brother to be appointed moderator of a Provincial Chapter. . Read More

A new extension block was blessed and inaugurated at Don Bosco Prem Seva Sadan, Hayathnagar, Hyderabad, for girls picked up from the street and cared for by the Salesians. The growing numbers and the needs of girls necessitated Don Bosco Navajeevan (DBNJ) to add comfortable living space for their use. . Read More

February 5, 2022, is marked as a day of blessing for the Salesian Province of Hyderabad as Father Santiagu Thomas was installed as the Provincial for six years in the presence of Father Biju Michael, the General Councillor for South Asia. . Read More

The final commitment of five clerics in the Salesian Province of Kolkata was received by Father Joseph Pauria SDB, Provincial of Kolkata, during the Holy Eucharistic celebration by Cardinal Patrick D' Rosario CSC of Bangladesh. . Read More

Cardinal Patrick D' Rosario released the book, Father Francis Convertini: Jibon O Dorson, on Venerable Francis Convertini, written by Arup Kumar Haldar on the occasion of the perpetual profession of five clerics here at Auxilium Parish Hall, Kolkata. Father Joseph Pauria, the Provincial of Kolkata, handed a copy to Cardinal Patrick D' Rosaria and Father Newton felicitated the author and music director.. Read More

Sacred Heart Province of Bangalore (INK) celebrates the month of Don Bosco with Skillthon; sixty online lessons on youth-related topics, telecast through the province YouTube channel, an initiative of the Social Communication Department of the Province.. Read More

Don Bosco Football Academy (FA) marked its entry into professional football, bagging the Runner-Up trophy in the Kerala Women's League (KWL) 2021- 2022, organized by the Kerala Football Association (KFA). Kerala Women's League is a top-rated professional Women's Football Leagues in India. Six professional clubs across Kerala participated in the third season of the league. . Read More

The new school building of Don Bosco, Guntupalli, was blessed and inaugurated on Monday by the Most Rev. Thelegathoti Joseph Raja Rao, SMM, Bishop of Vijayawada Diocese and Father Thathireddy Vijaya Bhaskar, sdb, Provincial, Salesian Province of Hyderabad, respectively.. Read More

The General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC), in collaboration with BoscoNet and Bosco Seva Kendra, donated an ambulance for the medical and emergency needs of the street, orphan and marginalized children residing at Don Bosco Navajeevan homes in Hyderabad.. Read More

The Bosco Institute of Research and Development for Youth (BIRDY) celebrated its 25 years of accompaniment with the young in the Province of Hyderabad on January 15, 2022. The journey with young began on June 23, 1996, in the presence of (late) Father Thomas Panakezham, Sdb, Regional Councillor, and Father Joe Arimpoor Sdb, the founder-director of BIRDY.. Read More

'Awareness on Alcoholic Addiction and Drug Abuse among Youth', a webinar as a part of the ''Nasha Mukth Samaj Abhiyan Andolan'' campaign was hosted by The Central University of Haryana and SIGA Polytechnic College in Chennai on January 16, 2022. The honourable Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India, Shri Kaushal Kishore was the Chief Guest of the program. . Read More

Tiruchy, Jan. 11. Salesian Province of Tiruchy, India which is marching towards its silver jubilee celebrations, had its 8th Provincial Chapter from January 10 to 15, 2022, at the Shrine of Our Lady of Velankanni.. Read More

The year-long centenary celebrations of the Don Bosco Society in the Northeast began on January 12, 2022, at Guwahati with the hoisting of the centenary flag by the Chief Guest, Most Reverend John Moolachira, Archbishop of Guwahati, at a solemn function at Don Bosco, Provincial House.. Read More

The 8th Provincial Chapter of the Salesian Province of Tiruchy was inaugurated at the Shrine of Our Lady of Velankanni on January 10, 2022, with a Solemn Holy Eucharist and inaugural session presided by Rev. Dr Susaimanickam DD, Bishop Emeritus of Sivagangai. He emphasized the commitment the religious are called to live. . Read More

Don Bosco Provincial House, Hyderabad, 11 January 2022: The Provincial Chapter XI of the Salesian Province of St Joseph, Hyderabad has been declared open by the Provincial, Father Thathireddy Vijaya Bhaskar, sdb at 3:00pm on January 11, 2022 at the Don Bosco Provincial House, Hyderabad. . Read More

Rev Dr Gerald Isaac Lobo, Bishop of Udupi, ordained Deacon Arnold Mathias, a priest for the Salesian Province of Panjim in the Church of Our Lady of Fatima, Pernal, Udupi District, Karnataka, on January 5, 2022.. Read More

The National Service Scheme (NSS) Volunteers of Don Bosco Arts and Science College, Angadikadavu, Kerala, built and handed over 'Snehaveedu' (the house of love) to the most deserving family in the neighbourhood. The recipient of the house is a mother with two young children.. Read More

Father Arthur Lenti, author of the seven-volume monumental work ''Don Bosco: History and Charisma'' died in Berkley, California, on January 6, 2022. He was 98. Father Lenti has published many articles on Don Bosco and Salesian topics in the Journal of Salesian Studies from Berkley and Ricerche Storiche Salesiane from Rome.. Read More

Director of Novices in Kolkata province, Father Samuel Sudorshon Mondol, died in Kolkata on December 28 at 8:45 am. He was 49.. Read More

The Salesian College Siliguri organised a two-day college event christened Exsurge 2021 (Arise and take flight) and concluded with a celebration of the diversity of India with a fashion show on December 17, 2021. As many as 30 students from 20 departments dressed in various ethnic outfits took the ramp to specially choreographed music. . Read More

The Don Bosco Global Youth Film Festival (DBGYFF), the world's first Global Salesian film festival, was conducted on the premises of the Salesian headquarters of the Province of Chennai by the Don Bosco Institute of Communication Arts (DBICA) and Don Bosco Arts and Science College on December 11, 2021. Although the festival was scheduled for mid-November, the unexpected heavy rains in Chennai postponed the event to December with the same glory as planned earlier. Veteran film editor and National Film Award winner, B. Lenin, presided over the inaugural ceremony as the Chief Guest and Father Amirthraj Arokiam, SDB, writer, editor and publisher, as the guest of honour. . Read More

The Salesian Province of St. Francis Xavier, Mumbai, celebrated the Salesian Family Day on December 12, 2021, at Don Bosco House, Borivali in Mumbai, India. One Hundred and Fifty Salesian family members participated from across the Mumbai Province. . Read More

The Salesians of the Province of St Joseph, Hyderabad, is gifted with a New Provincial in Father Thomas Santiagu, a person of the intuitive mind and a cheerful son of Don Bosco known for his love for the young and the poor.. Read More

Don Bosco Higher Secondary School in Nedungadu, Karaikal, organized the Global Youth Film Festival on December 7, 2021, with Chandira Priyanga, Minister of Transport (Government of Puducherry) as the chief guest.. Read More

Zinho Fernandes, hailing from Sao Jose de Areal, Goa, won the Jury's Choice award for the music video titled 'Listen' at the Don Bosco Global Youth Film Festival that concluded on November 19, 2021, in Valdocco, Italy.. Read More

Don Bosco College of Engineering's (DBCE) Institution Innovation Council (IIC) has been awarded FOUR-STAR Rating out of five by Government of India, Ministry of Education's (MoE), Innovation Cell. The recognition is for best performing IIC at State as well as one among the best at National level for promoting Innovation and Entrepreneurship related activities prescribed by MoE's Innovation Cell (MIC) for the academic year 2020-2021. . Read More

The Honourable Governor of Goa, Shri P S Sreedharan Pillai, visited Margaret Bosco Bal Saunstha, Goa, an institute for the destitute children, on December 1, 2021, as a part of the distribution of the Governor's discretionary fund. The Governor joined the inmates for breakfast and shared a cake on his birthday. . Read More

Bosconet India has organized one-day orientation programmes across India for Civil Society Organizations (CSO's) to promote awareness and assist the weaker sections of society, to avail their entitlements and welfare schemes in the last two months. The sessions were for selected 'Training of Trainers (TOTs) and CSOs in the following cities: Chennai and Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, Aurangabad, Maharashtra and Delhi and Goa. . Read More

Social activist and writer Jesuit Fr Cedric Prakash based in Ahmedabad, Gujarat state, received the Indian Catholic Press Association's (ICPA) prestigious Fr. Louis Carenno Award on 1st December 2021.. Read More

At the Silver Jubilee of Don Bosco Church Mirik, the only Catholic Church in the hill tourist town, a life-size statue to its pioneer Italian missionary Father Luigi Jellici was unveiled on November 27, 2021. Salesian Father Luigi Jellici started a mission in Sonada in 1963 reached Mirik in 1995. He set up a school and Don Bosco chapel, which has grown into a high school catering to Nepali children of local tea gardens up to class 12. . Read More

A rural mission village in Darjeeling Hills hosted a two-hour open-air concert in memory of mission founder Father Luigi Jellici featuring orchestra pieces and cultural dances on November 28, 2021. Dhajea Busty mission, which hosted the event, was started in the 1990s by Father Jellici, the founder of Don Bosco Mirik mission in 1995. . Read More

Keeping the spirit of the Don Bosco Green Alliance alive, 500 students of the Senior Secondary classes of Don Bosco School, Kokar, Ranchi planted 500 rose plants. They participated actively in the programme under the supervision and guidance of the Principal, Father Babu Varghese and Preet Prakash. The awareness programme organized in the school has sensitized the students about ecology and their role in collaborating with God as part of Eco-spirituality. They have decided to be a new generation of environmentally committed citizens. . Read More

Father Dominic Veliath SDB, aged 79, passed away on November 27, 2021. He had multiple health issues for a few months and was in palliative care. The funeral rites will be at Kristu Jyoti College, Bangalore, on Monday, November 29, 2021, at 10.30 am. . Read More

On 26th November 2021 the community of Salesian college Sonada conducted a webinar in memorial of late Fr. (Dr.) Varghese Kalluvachel, to commemorate his first death-anniversary. . Read More

''After taking six wickets, sure of his team's victory, he collapsed on the pitch, thus ending his brief but glorious innings of 51 years on this earth. We can imagine him walking right into the celestial pavilion with his head held high and a charming smile playing on his lips. And the heavenly stadium resounding with the sound of angels cheering him and accompanying him to the victory stand,'' said Father KJ Louis SDB, at the gathering to pay tribute on the 50 Death Anniversary of Father Joseph Murphy, an outstanding educator and loyal son of Don Bosco. The Salesian Community of Sacred Heart College, Tirupathur and friends of Father Murphy gathered on November 14, 2021, to remember and pay tributes to him on the 50th anniversary of death. . Read More

Samthar, the most recent Salesian mission in the Kalimpong hills situated some 5,250 ft above sea level in the rugged hill terrain, held the Eucharistic procession and celebrated the feast of Christ the King on November 21, 2021.. Read More

To raise awareness among youngsters and children on the consequences of drug abuse and digital addiction, BREADS (Bangalore Rural Education And Development Society), the development office of the Salesian Province of Bangalore, launched the DREAM (Drug Rehabilitation Education And Mentoring) project on November 20, 2021, at Don Bosco Vaduthala, the Valdocco of Bangalore Province. The DREAM Project was inaugurated and launched by Nelson, Joint Excise Commissioner of Crime Branch, Ernakulam. FatherJose Koyickal, Provincial, Bangalore Province, released the logo. . Read More

The Social Communications and Mission Delegates of South Asia met online on November 15 and 16, 2021, to work together and communicate Jesus today through the dynamics of culture in the digital environment. The General Councillor for Social Communication, Father Gildasio Mendes and General Councillor for Salesian Missions, Father Alfred Maravilla, were present. . Read More

On the 25th Year of the Indian Catechetical Association, in collaboration with the sector on the Dimension of Education to Faith of the Salesian Provincial Conference of South Asia (SPCSA), a webinar on 'Faces of Faith in Pandemic and Post-Pandemic, ' went online from November 15. The international webinar has the presence of bishops, clergy, nuns and lay- faithful from several countries.. Read More

The High Court judge of Panjab-Haryana, Sudip Ahluwalia, visited the Basilica at Bandel on November 11, making it a personal pilgrimage as a custom while he was in Kolkata High Court.. Read More

The Eco Team of Don Bosco Green Alliance (DBGA) in South Asia met on November 9, 2021, to share the various eco practices initiated in their respective Provinces. The team comprised of the Green Animators and Province representatives for DBGA from the region. They discussed the possible ways of effective communication and coordination among the members and the DBGA central team for a convincing impact on the environment. . Read More

The Eco Team of Don Bosco Green Alliance (DBGA) in South Asia met on November 9, 2021, to share the various eco practices initiated in their respective Provinces. The team comprised of the Green Animators and Province representatives for DBGA from the region. They discussed the possible ways of effective communication and coordination among the members and the DBGA central team for a convincing impact on the environment.. Read More

At the recently held convocation ceremony at the Karnatak University, Dharwad, Father Francis Xavier Francis of the Salesian Province of Panjim was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Journalism and Mass Communication. . Read More

Trinity Saioo of Jaintia Hills Meghalaya was conferred India's fourth-highest civilian honour, Padma Shri, by the President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, at a glittering function in New Delhi on November 9, 2021. The award comes her way for promoting the best variety of the Indian spice - the 'Lakadong Chyrmit' turmeric. . Read More

The Salesians and Missionaries of Charity Sisters from Boys Town Gangarampur, West Bengal, distributed relief materials at Sundarbans some 75 km from Diamond Harbour on November 8, 2021. The materials consist of rice, dal, oil, blankets and medicines given to 90 families. . Read More

Students in Kerala went back to school on 1st November after a long spell of Covid-19 lockdown. Students of Don Bosco School in Puthuppally, near Kottayam in Kerala, were in for a surprise and thrilled at what they saw in school.. Read More

A group of alumni of Salesian College Sonada and Don Bosco University Guwahati organized a free online Spoken English course for 40 indigenous students of Bangladesh, India and Nepal from September 10, 2021.. Read More

The St. Joseph's Socio-Cultural Organization (SSCO) at Laitkor Parish unveiled the bust of late Father Dr Sylvanus Sngi Lyngdoh, SDB, on the parish premises on November 6. Fr Sngi, a renowned Khasi priest, breathed his last on May 28, 2016. A known exorcist, missionary, author, and political and social thinker, Fr Sngi was born on January 3, 1921, in the Ri Bhoi district.. Read More

The best way to grow as wise and physically strong is to listen to God and the counsel of wise and wounded healers, said Most Rev. Lawrence Pius, Bishop of Dharmapuri, at the release of the book, Wise and Strong, written by Father John Alexander SDB. The Department of Life Education, Sacred Heart College, Tirupattur, India, organized the event on October 29, 2021.. Read More

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The creation of new dense forest in Miyawaki method to commemorate this year's Season of Creation theme, 'A Home for all? Renewing the Oikos of God, ' at Don Bosco School of Excellence, Coimbatore, the Regional Councillor of South Asia, Father Biju Michael inaugurated 'Oikos of God' (House of God) by planting trees and releasing the Don Bosco Green School Policy with Mr Sivakumar, National Leader of Green Movement. . Read More

Persons responsible for publishing houses in the South Asia and East Asia Oceania Region met online on October 7, at 8 am Rome time. The meet has helped the publishers get to know each other, understand the work done by each Salesian Publisher, synergize efforts and share resources to the advantage and benefit of all those connected with the mission.. Read More

Dearest Sisters, After a profound listening to the Holy Spirit, in an atmosphere of serenity and prayer, in these days of discernment we have experienced the power of the communion and prayer of the whole Institute. Today 5 October 2021 she said her ''yes'', available and generous to be the tenth Successor of Mother Mazzarello, as guide of the FMA Institute, MADRE CHIARA CAZZUOLA . Read More

Divya S, a member of Bosco Youth Karnataka, Bangalore, is elected to the World Council of Salesian Youth Movement (SYM). She will represent the South Asia Region in SYM World Council.. Read More

Polish ambassador to India, Prof. Adam Wojciech Burakowski and his 9-year-old daughter, Marta Agnieszka, made a short visit to Bandel Basilica and Don Bosco Seminary on September 26.. Read More

A combined 10-day Annual National Cadet Corps (NCC) training camp for 400 NCC cadets from 10 colleges in and around Siliguri was held under the aegis of the 16th Bengal Battalion at Salesian College Siliguri from September 16-25, 2021.. Read More

The General Councillor for Social Communication, Father Gildasio Mendes, inaugurated and declared open online the Salesian School of Social Communication (SSSC) on September 24, 2021. Introducing the vision and objectives of the year-long programme, Father Mendes highlighted September 24 as a historically significant day for the Salesian order. He said: ''We are commencing an important journey keeping in mind the evangelisation mission of the Church to be achieved effectively through communication.'' As emphasised by different general chapters of Salesian Congregation, he said, Communication is a priority dimension for Salesians. . Read More

Salesian College Sonada hosted online the 12th Verzotto Memorial Lecture on Business Journalism by Joseph Rai on 22 September, here at Kallingal Auditorium. Verzotto memorial lecture is an annual event in honour of Father Joseph Verzotto, a Salesian priest and a great philosopher who taught ethics, metaphysics, psychology, epistemology and Indian philosophy at Salesian College apart from being the college librarian, counsellor, postman, fundraiser, and a philanthropist. He was also a biographer, literary essayist, film critique, translator and religious instructor. He died in Kolkata in 2009 at the age of 82. . Read More