Flagging off the One Hundred Seasons of Accompanying the Marginalized, especially the dalit bahujans, women and children, People's Action For Rural Awakening (PARA) the social action initiative of Don Bosco Mission Ravulapalem, East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh, celebrated the 'ground breaking' ceremony for the Home for women in distress on July 27, 2013.. Read More »

The third preparatory meet, in view of the forthcoming 7th Salesian Brothers' Congress, was held at Don Bosco Provincial House, New Delhi on July 1 and 2, 2013. Br Angelus Tete, the Chairman, convened the meeting, with the able assistance of Br Edwin Arokiadoss, the Secretary and Br Anthony Tigga, the local coordinator. The two day meeting discussed at length the new modality of the Congress, which has as its theme, 'Salesians, be holy', and the various responsibilities of the sub-commissions. There were 12 Brothers who attended the meet. . Read More »

Students Ms.Meghamala and Raja Jerubabel of Lutheran School Rajahmundry and Ms.Chandini for NKE English Medium School, Rajahmundry stood tall among a host of government schools teachers as they described how their Human Rights Education classes had given them the knowledge, skill and attitude and the opportunity to take on human rights violations around them. Their narratives were the most inspirational part of the Inaugural two day residential Training Programme for government teachers on the formation of Human Rights. The programme which had 48 participants is being jointly supported by the German Government and Don Bosco Mondo, Bonn.. Read More »

''The ground has been tilled. It is now time to sow the seeds by our noble actions,'' were the concluding words of the Provincial Chapter VIII (PC8) moderator, Fr Thathireddy Vijayabhaskar. The last lap of the Chapter proceedings which began on February 4, 2013 concluded with the declaration by Fr Raminedi Balaraju, the Provincial, on February 7, 2013 at 5 pm. Acclaimed to be very serene and truly fraternal in its proceeding, the PC8, did indeed bring to its own awareness several important aspects of our own spiritual, fraternal and apostolic dimensions.. Read More »

Starting a Provincial Chapter with the topic of practical atheism seems absurd. Yet that is how it was to be on February 4, 2013 in Hyderabad as 52 confreres (29 ex-officio members; 15 local community delegates and 8 Province Delegates) commenced the eighth Provincial Chapter (PC8) of the Salesian Province of Hyderabad. Providing the initial impetus was Fr Stanislaus Swamikannu, the former Provincial of Chennai, through his radical talk. The PC 8, which concludes on February 7, 2013, also consists of four observers from the Salesian family and two external Secretaries. The moderator of the Chapter is Fr Thathireddy Vijayabhaskar, the Vice-Provincial. . Read More »

The Salesian Brothers of the West-zone, comprising of Mumbai, Panjim and Hyderabad, gathered together in Matunga, Mumbai for a five day animation programme on Neuro Linguistic Programming from October 22 to 26, 2012. This programme, as part of the ongoing formation of the Brothers, was animated by Fr Fermin D'Souza SJ. The focus was on helping live our prayer life better through a more holistic attitude based on feelings and emotions rather than mind and reason alone. Altogether 16 Brothers attended this refresher programme.. Read More »

The National Council of Don Bosco Alumni-India, belonging to 9 provincial federations gathered at Don Bosco Provincial House, Okhla for their Annual National Council Meet held from the eve of 5th to 7th October 2012. . Read More »

The South Asian Formation Commission (SAFC), met for its first annual meeting of the academic year 2011-2012 at the Provincial house of Panjim Province, Odxel. Animated by Fr Francesco Cereda, General Councillor for Formation, Fr Chrys Saldanha from the department of Formation, Rome, and Fr Loddy Pires, the national coordinator of SAFC, the four day meeting commenced on September 10, 2012. Among the many concerns and matters related to formation, the gathering will focus on specifics of intellectual formation, the Salesian Brother, formation with the laity, and an assessment of the six-year plan for the region. . Read More »

A fitting and final farewell was given to Fr Abraham Panampara at Don Bosco Karunapuram, Warangal on June 13. The Requiem Mass was presided over by His Grace Most Rev. Thumma Bala the Archbishop of Hyderabad and Fr Raminedi Balaraju, the Hyderabad Salesian Provincial. The 'Panampara Effect' was tangibly felt as numerous salesians, priests, religious, relatives and faithful paid their final respects, prayed and bid him farewell.. Read More »

Fr Panampara Abraham (fondly called P.E.), aged 83 - the last surviving of the first batch of pioneers who initiated the Salesian charism in Andhra - died in an accident enroute to the street children work at Vimukti, Vijayawada. The incident occured at 2pm on June 11, 2012. The funeral of this veteran Salesian is scheduled for June 13, 2012 at Don Bosco Philosophate, Karunapuram at 3.30 pm. . Read More »