Don Bosco Alaknanda New Delhi alumnus, Ankon Mitra, an architect and artist of international repute and the recipient of the All-India Gold Medal for Sculpture in 2018 from the Prafulla Dahanukar Foundation, has won the prestigious Lexus Design Award India 2020 for Craft Design. . Read More »

A book explaining the different parts of the Mass in Khasi language 'Ki Jingbatai Bniah Ia Ka Iukharist Bakhuid' authored by Father Raphael Maiong of the Shillong Salesian Province[INS], was released on 26 August 2020, by Shillong Salesian Provincial Father Paul Olphindro Lyngkot.. Read More »

Indian Salesian Father Ernest Rosario, South Asia Delegate for Social Communication is appointed Coordinator for the newly established Salesian International Commission for Social Communication, as of 26 August 2020. At an online meet organized by the General Councilor for Social Communications, Father Gildasio dos Santos Mendes, attended by the Coordinators of the Delegates for Social Communication of the various Regions - Zaida Elisa Navarrete (America), Father Pierluigi Lanotte (Mediterranean Europe), Fatherr James Gardner (Central-Northern Europe), Father Ernest Rosario (South Asia), Father Lijo Vadakkan (Africa-Madagascar) and Father Peter P Chinh (East Asia-Oceania) - Father Rosario was requested to head the newly established international committee. . Read More »

Don Bosco School Alaknanda [New Delhi] Counselor Anjali Tresa Veliath, was awarded a Certificate of Appreciation, for rendering extraordinary and dedicated counselling service to COVID-19 positive Delhi Police personnel by Delhi Police Commissioner Shri S.N.Shrivastava. . Read More »

As the major misfortune of the disastrous COVDI-19 outbreak impacted lives and slowed down economic sustenance, Don Bosco Navajeevan [DBNJ] through its college girls carried out a research and came out with a blueprint to address this issue. Hands-on training in bakery and sweets-making were introduced to the resident inmates, to help them overcome the sudden onslaught of a locked-down lifestyle. This resulted in the 'Chiguru Sweets Wagon for Sustainable Development. . Read More »

Salesian College Sonada has come up with a novel idea of introducing coaching classes in preparation for competitive examinations, for students of BA General from the academic year 2020-21. . Read More »

The Social Communication Department of the Province of Hyderabad [INH], Don Bosco Pravahini has initiated an online Short Film Festival 'Colours of Life', beginning 24 August, with 07 October as the last date for submission. The films are to be submitted under 02 categories: Life in COVID-19 and Save Nature Save Future. . Read More »

Don Bosco Alumnus/Past-Pupil Shri Robert Shetkintong (Dilbung) has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. Robert joined the Indian Foreign Service in 2001. In 2003, he was posted to the Indian Mission in Tel Aviv as a language trainee (Hebrew). On completion of language course, he was posted to the Indian Embassy in Rome, and was there for almost 4 years. He then returned to New Delhi and served at the Headquarters between 2009 and 2012. He subsequently served at the Indian Mission in Ljubljana (Slovenia) and Dar-es-Salaam (Tanzania).. Read More »

The Don Bosco Network-BOSCONET Annual Provincial Development Office (PDO) Meet was held on 20 August 2020. The online video conference saw the participation of 11 PDO offices, alongwith BOSCONET Provincial In-charge Father Agilan Sarprasadam [INT] and BOSCONET staff. The meeting began with BOSCONET DIrector Father Noel Maddhichetty and Asst. Director Father Santhan Ubagram welcoming all the participants and inviting Father Jayaprakash-Director, Bosco Reach Out, to lead the prayer. Father Sarprasadam extended appreciation to BOSCONET for raising funds to facilitate Don Bosco India's relief operations during the pandemic. The PDOs were lauded for carrying out COVID-19 emergency relief work on a massive scale across India. . Read More »

Vice Provincial of Shillong Salesian Province [INS],Father (Dr) John Zosiama's new book ''The Harlotry of Babylon: An Exegetico-Theological Study of Revelation 17 with Special Reference to the use of Porneia in the Book of Revelation,'' a modified version of his doctoral thesis at the Angelicum-University of St. Thomas Aquinas, Rome was released by Shillong Salesian Provincial Father Paul Olphindro Lyngkot, on 20 Aug 2020, at Don Bosco Provincial House, Shillong.. Read More »