The Province of Chennai celebrated the International Disability Day, 3rd December, with a grand Short Film Festival dedicated to people with disabilities. The festival named ''Thiran'' (ability) 2016 saw 163 entries of which 25 ''best films'' were shortlisted by the jury for screening and 15 were selected for awards under various categories. Over 1000 participants, including 700 persons with disabilities, took part in the event held at Don Bosco Auditorium at Egmore on 27 November. . Read More »

Sacred Heart College, Tirupattur, has signed an MoU with Alcala University, Madrid, Spain, last week paving the way for different exchange programmes between the two institutions.. Read More »

"Youth Awake 2016" came to a grand finale on 20th November 2016, with a day-long retreat at Lourdes' Shrine, Perambur, Chennai. ''Youth Awake'' was one of the creative responses of the youth of Chennai to make the Year of Mercy a meaningful experience in their life. It consisted of youngsters from various Salesian parishes and institutions in Chennai who voluntarily came together every month for a night vigil of prayer and reflection on the theme of the Year of Mercy. . Read More »

A book titled 'God's Mercy and Justice - A Reading from Theological Perspectives' was released on 15 November at Lourdes Shrine, Madurai, by Father Angel Fernandez, Superior General of the Salesians of Don Bosco. It is a collection of eight scholarly articles by professors of Don Bosco Theological Centre, Kavarapettai, (Tamil Nadu). . Read More »

With deep sorrow, the Salesian Province of Chennai, announces the sad demise of our dear confrere, Father M. A. Augustine SDB this morning at Don Bosco, Vyasarpadi, Chennai. He was 90 years old. . Read More »

Sacred Heart College, Tirupattur, held a two-day National Conference on 'Quality Assurance in Autonomous Colleges' on 4-5 November. Some 125 faculty members from various Autonomous Colleges from the four southern states of Tamil Nadu, Andhra, Karnataka and Kerala took part in the event that was sponsored by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council of India (NAAC) and organized by the Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) of Sacred Heart College. In his keynote address, Dr. Andrew Francis, Principal of St. Joseph College, Trichy, highlighted the significant role of IQAC in Autonomous Colleges. . Read More »

As an institution of higher education, the spirit of innovation and research has always been a part of the DNA of Sacred Heart College. The inauguration of the Instrumentation Centre at the Abraham Panampara Research Centre (APRC) of the Sacred Heart College on 7 October 2016 is the latest example of this spirit. The Centre was inaugurated and blessed by Fr. C. Antonyraj, Rector of the College, in the presence of Fr. Maria Antonyraj, the Principal, the faculty and students. . Read More »

The Postgraduate Department of Counselling Psychology of Sacred Heart College, Tirupattur, organized its second annual National Conference on ''Psychology and Holistic Wellbeing'' on 29 September 2016 in collaboration with the Department of Psychology, Periyar University, Salem. The academic content of the conference was notable for its diversity. As many as 65 papers were presented which focused on various aspects of well-being. An important aspect was the fact that 85% of the papers were empirical studies. . Read More »

Father Praveen Peter SDB, Vice Principal and Asst. Professor, Sacred Heart College, Tirupattur, successfully defended his PhD thesis in Chemistry, titled, "Investigations on Polyoxometalates", under the guidance of Dr. T. Jeyabalan, Associate Professor, Sacred Heart College, Tirupattur, on 1 October 2016. Around 150 research scholars, professors, students, Salesians, friends and well-wishers attended the event. . Read More »

The Maatru Nataga Iyakkam (MNI), an alternative theatre club of Sacred Heart College, Tirupattur, was again on stage on 25th and 26th September 2016 with yet another theatrical performance, Nedum Payanam (A Long Journey), a gripping drama showing the joys and sorrows, the struggles and anxieties, the trials and travails, the community spirit and unity of two diaspora communities the Parambu hill people and the Jawadhi hill people of Tamil Nadu. . Read More »