Shri Oommen Chandy, the Chief Minister of Kerala, inaugurated the concluding celebrations of Don Bosco Birth Bicentenary at Shakthan Nagar, Thrissur, on 3rd October 2015. Mar Raphael Thattil, the Auxiliary Bishop of Thrissur, gave the Benedictory Address. Fr Joyce Thonikuzhiyil, Salesian Provincial of Bangalore, rendered the Presidential Address. . Read More

The Rector Major and his Secretary Fr Horacio Lopez departed for Rome on the evening of October 04, 2015. He spent the final hours of his India trip with the Salesian family at Najafgarh where he was accorded a floral tribute.. Read More

Fr. Joshua Gangmei, Principal of Don Bosco Higher Secondary School, Dimapur-Nagaland has been awarded the Nagaland State Teachers' Award at Kohima, for his yeoman service in the education sector in Nagaland. . Read More

Don Ángel Fernández Artime reached Ranchi on October 01 2015, and was accorded a traditional tribal welcome. . Read More

The Youth Expo 2015 hosted at Don Bosco School Alaknanda, New Delhi from 28-30 September to conclude the birth bicentenary of Don Bosco had a grand finale on September 30. A glittering array of eminent alumni [ae] paid homage to the priest-educator Don Bosco amidst 1300 youngsters from across the country. . Read More

The Rector Major Don Angel Fernandez Artime arrived at Don Bosco School Alaknanda to interact with the 1200 youth gathered from across India for the Youth Expo 2015. Don Artime was welcomed by traditionally costumed youngsters representing the various states of India.. Read More

The Youth Expo 2015 underway from 29-30 September at Don Bosco School Alaknanda witnessed a mammoth gathering of over 1250 youngsters from 11 provinces across the country. The bicentenary celebration in honour of Don Bosco resembled a sea of colourful gaiety. . Read More

The Rector Major Don Angel Fernandez Artime left Kolkata for New Delhi this morning. Arriving post-noon, he blessed and inaugurated the Don Bosco House, SPCI at Dwarka. . Read More

The SFC2015 [Salesian Family Congress] of South Asia underway from 26-28 September at Don Bosco Liluah, Kolkata drew up the Mission Statement on the final day, today. 2000 family members participating from 12 groups of the Salesian Family discussed the vision and mission possibilities. The Mission Statement highlights the common identity, sense of belonging and provides fresh vitality to the One Family One Mission of Don Bosco.. Read More

The Salesian Family Congress 2015 hosted at Don Bosco Liluah, Kolkata from 26-28 September witnessed a grand variety of the 'One Family One Mission of Don Bosco'. Eleven groups of the family shared their dreams, experiences and future possibilities. . Read More

Youth Meet for ''Better Youth, Better World'' was held at Salesian College of Higher Education on 27 September to commemorate the Bi-centenary of the birth of Don Bosco. About 500 young people from 42 centres (hostels and villages) participated in the event. The Chief Guest at the Cultural function Dr. E. Thomas Kikon, Addl. Director, Dept of Geology and Mining Govt. of Nagaland urged the youth 'to be the change they want to see in others'. Appreciating the contribution of schools, hostels, colleges and churches, he said such institutions are the best means to disseminate human values. . Read More

Archbishop Thomas Menamparambil, renowned champion of peace in the North-East India presided over the concelebrated Eucharist on day two of the South Asia Salesian Family Congress. . Read More

The Rector Major Don Angel Fernandez Artime today alongwith the provincials visited the mother house of the Missionaries of Charity. . Read More

The South Asia Salesian Family Congress 2015 began today in Don Bosco School Liluah, Kolkata. The mega-event commemorating the conclusion of Don Bosco's Birth Bicentenary is organised under the auspices of the SPCSA [Salesian Provincial Conference of South Asia], co-ordinated by Fr. Noel Madhichetty - Salesian Family Delegate South Asia and convened by Fr. Nirmol Gomes - Provincial of Kolkata. The event-theme ''One Family One Mission of Don Bosco'' unites 2000 participants from 11 groups of the Salesian Family.. Read More

Fr Ángel Fernández Artime, Rector Major, will be in Kolkata for the first time to attend the conclusion of the year-long Bicentenary celebrations of Don Bosco's birth. During the three-day function (26-28 September), to be attended by 1900 delegates, the Rector Major will visit many places & interact with Salesian Family members at the main function at Netaji Indoor Stadium in Kolkata.. Read More

Stop Hunger Now, an international non-governmental organization (NGO) rendering its services in collaboration with Corporates who support such a noble cause. It is working in more than 71 countries and many of the places especially in African countries collaborating with Salesian Missions U.S.A. On 19.09.2015, Stop Hunger Now India in collaboration with Synopsys India volunteers packed 20,000 meal packets and handed over Don Bosco Navajeevan in a programme held at Pragathi Resorts, Hyderabad.. Read More

Kolkata - The Rector Major, Fr. Angel Fernandez Artime makes his maiden visit to India with first halt at Don Bosco's dream city Calcutta where he will visit typical Saleisan works - Howrah Ashalayam for street children, and Self Employment and skilling centre for marginalized youth at Mirpara. . Read More

Student Salesians pursuing different degrees in North-eastern Hill University and its affiliated Colleges in Shillong had their annual meet at Don Bosco Provincial House Mathias Institute, Shillong on 12th and 13th September 2015. Fifteen brothers who belonged to different provinces (INC, IND, ING & INS) but were studying in Shillong attended the meet. The meeting, organised by Fr. Paul Olphindro Lyngkot, the Vice Provincial proved to be a much- needed opportunity for the brothers to sit back and reflect on their vocation as Salesians and the importance of their studies, to be more effective in their apostolate, keeping in mind the need of the provinces. . Read More

The South Asia Salesian Family is organizing a 3-day Congress in Kolkata to conclude the Bicentenary of Don Bosco's birth. The Theme is ''One Family One Mission'' of Don Bosco. The Salesian Family Congress will be held at Don Bosco School, Liluah from the 26th-28th September, 2015. One Thousand and Eight Hundred delegates from all across the South Asian region have registered for this event.. Read More

One hundred and twenty street children in Dimapur city came together at Don Bosco Institute for Development and Leadership in Dimapur for the seminar on Drug addiction organized by the Salesian Clerics of Salesian College. Dimapur. . Read More

The fourth Provincial Chapter of the Province of Panjim commenced on August 31, 2015 with its first session at Don Bosco Provincial House, Odxel, Goa. 34 members of the Chapter consisting of Provincial, Provincial Council, Moderator, Rectors, Local Delegates, Province Delegates and Observers took part in the opening session.. Read More

Going against the hallowed tradition of a convocation address, Assam Don Bosco University (ADBU) today focused its attention and celebration on its graduating students, especially the outstanding ones who bagged the Chancellor's and Vice-Chancellor's medals as well as 13 gold medalists from various department.. Read More

With deep sentiments of sorrow, we, the Salesian Province of Bangalore, announce the sudden passing way of our dear Fr. Joseph Pulikal, aged 73. He died of cardiac arrest at 11.10 a.m. on 1st September 2015, at the Samaritan Hospital, Pazhanganadu, Kerala. . Read More

DIMAPUR: On the 69th Independence Day celebrations held in Itanagar, the Chief Minister Shri Nabam Tuki announced the awarding of five gold medals, ten silver medals and thirteen commendation certificates for meritorious services rendered. Among the gold-medal recipients was Father Cyriac Pulinthanathumalayil, the founder-director of Don Bosco Youth Centre in Itanagar for ''outstanding contribution to skill development of youth''.. Read More

Ongoing formation of Salesians, a holistic formation to youth pastoral and lay collaboration, and formation of formators were the key elements discussed and deepened during the South Asian Formation Commission (SAFC) meeting held at the Salesian Provincial House, Chennai from August 25 to 28, 2015. Besides the formation delegates from the Provinces and the SPCSA representatives, present for this annual programme were Father Ivo Coelho, the General Councillor for Formation and Father Chrys Saldanha from the Department in Rome. The meeting was coordinated by Father Loddy Pires, the Regional Formation Delegate for South Asia. . Read More

Tendulkar visited Shelter Don Bosco, Matunga on August 25 and met the scores of disadvantaged children, who are cared for and loved by the Salesians of Don Bosco. . Read More

Don Bosco Provincial House Bangalore was privileged to host the 25th SPCSA (Salesian Provincial Conference of South Asia) Council on 21-22 August, 2015. All the members of the SPCSA Council - the Regional Councillor Father Maria Arokiam Kanaga, eleven Provincials of the various provinces of India, the Superior of the Superior of the Vice Province of Sri Lanka and the Secretary of SPCSA - were present for the meeting. The Council began its two-day programme with the specially prepared Lauds at 7 am on 21st followed by the Holy Eucharist presided over by the Regional Councillor. The official inauguration was at 9 am on 21st with a prayer service. Father Joyce Francis welcomed the august gathering and Father Maria Arokiam Kanaka inaugurated the meeting with a brief inaugural message.. Read More

Curtains came down on the year long celebrations of Don Bosco's birth bicentenary with a region level two-day Youth Meet at Tripura's capital city, Agartala, 15-16 August 2015. Church personnel cutting across congregations joined the 1500-strong youth that gathered at Don Bosco Agartala for the finale of the celebrations.. Read More

Union Sports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, an alumnus of Don Bosco High School, Dibrugarh, on 16th August 2015 inaugurated the Don Bosco Socio-Technical Institute at Tezpur in Assam's Sonitpur district as part of the concluding programme of the Bicentenary Celebration of the Birth of Don Bosco of Guwahati Province. The concluding programme of the province brought together 500 youth leaders from the Salesian parishes and centres. . Read More

The Don Bosco International Short Film festival held on August 8, celebrated the bicentenary birth of the great saint, reminding the youth of the values he stood for. Twenty inspirational films for the young were screened simultaneously across 55 venues in 18 states organised by Boscom, South Asia. . Read More

Speaking at the Don Bosco Bicentenary Educational Seminar to conclude the Bicentenary Celebration of the Birth of Don Bosco of the Guwahati Province at the Machkhowa Pragjyoti ITA Centre for Performing Arts Union Minister for Power, Coal and Renewable Energy Piyush Goyal on Saturday 8th August laid stress on introducing moral education and civics in the country's educational curriculum. Besides promoting the message of love and feeling of oneness, India should be made the best place to live in and also a super power, he said.. Read More

In an awesome display of youthful talents, over a thousand boys and girls from twenty different Don Bosco institutions in Chennai vied with each other at the Don Bosco Mega Talent Show, Season 3, held at the Don Bosco Institute of Communication Arts (DBICA), Kilpauk, on 07 August 2015.. Read More

Twenty films from eight countries including India, will be represented at the Don Bosco Bicentenary International Short Film Festival of India (DBISFFI). And this Saturday, simultaneously at 55 locations all over India, these 20 films will be screened from 9 am to 6 pm to decide the winners. In Mumbai, the Festival will be held at the Don Bosco International School Hall in Matunga, with film producer Mahesh Bhatt as the Chief Guest.. Read More

The Don Bosco Centre, Bongaigaon was inaugurated on 1st August, 2015 at 11:00 am at Chapaguri. The event mark one of the closing events of Bicentenary celebration of the Birth of Don Bosco in the Salesian province of Guwahati. Rt. Rev. Bishop Thomas Pulloppillil DD blessed and invoked God's blessings on the new centre. The Chief Guest, Shri. Manish Thakur, IAS Commissioner & Secretary of Higher Education of Govt. of Assam inaugurated the new centre. . Read More

The Salesian Province of Mary Help of Christians, Guwahati deeply mourns the passing away of Rev Father Ekka Rajendra SDB on Sunday, 26th July 2015 at 11.45 am at Gridih, Jharkhand. The Funeral Mass will be held at 3.00 pm on Monday, 27th July, 2015 at Don Bosco, Hatia, Ranchi, followed by the funeral rites. . Read More

The month of August will see several celebrations in the city of Guwhati, the gateway of northeast India, to mark the conclusion of the bi-centenary of the birth of St John Bosco. The state of Assam and the city of Guwahati too will honour the saint of youth Don Bosco and in recognition of the work done by his sons and daughters (Salesian fathers, brothers and sisters, alumni and co-operators) for over 90 years in northeast India (since 1922), will install a life size state of the saint at Nabin Chandra Bordoloi Library junction.. Read More

The Don Bosco District Association of Tiruchy Province conducted Rajayapuraskar Test Camp -2015 (Governor Award) at Don Bosco High School for the Bharath Scouts and Guides at Madurai on 18th and 19th July, 2015. One Hundred and twenty Seven Scouts and Sixty Eight Guides participated for this test camp from Don Bosco institutions. . Read More

Three thousand youth took part in the 2015 edition of the Annual Spiritual Retreat of St. Anthony's College, Shillong, 17-19 July 2015. The large retreat hall was packed to capacity with youngsters eager to have an intense experience of the Lord and spend three days in his company.. Read More

Bangalore: St. Antony's Church, TC Palya, Bangalore witnessed an ocean of people of all walks of life to pay their last respects to their beloved dear departed, Father Thomas Myladoor and Father Arulappa. The funeral mass commenced at 3.00 pm on 20 July 2015 presided by Archbishop Bernard Moras. Father Joyce, the provincial of Bangalore and over 200 priests concelebrated the mass. After the mass at the parish church, the mortal remains were taken to the Kristu Jyoti College cemetery for the final prayers and burial. . Read More

With Deep sentiments of sorrow, the Salesians of the Province of Bangalore, announce the passing away of Father Myladoor Thomas SDB (aged 82) and of Father Madlemuthu Arulappa SBD (aged 38). Read More

Salesian Youth Ministry was the main focus during the Junior Priests' Meet of Silchar Province held at Pastoral Centre Shillong from 7th to 10th July, 2015. Father Anthony Christy from Chennai animated the young priests the first two days. . Read More

To raise awareness about the importance of investing in youth skills development and to mark the First International Youth Skills Day, an event was organised by the students undergoing skill training programmes at Don Bosco Institute on 15th July at its campus at Kharghuli. The students also put up an exhibition on the occasion. . Read More

''This is one of the best papers I adjudicated in my teaching experience'' was the expression of the external examiner Dr. P. Elango, Dean of Arts, Department of Social Work, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchy, at the conclusion of the doctoral defense of Fr. Xavier Michael. The experience in the ministry for Young at Risk and the membership at the Juvenile Justice Board, Salem, inspired Father Xavier Michael to choose the theme, ''Effects of Parenting Style and Self Control on Juvenile Delinquency in Tamil Nadu, India.''. Read More

Don Bosco Navajeevan stepped in to make a difference in the life of at least a few children whose parents have to sweat it out to maintain their families. A novel way of educating the children at Beach School in Visakhapatnam . Read More

With profound sorrow, we, the Salesians of the Province of Bangalore, announce the passing away of Rev. Br. Mulangananickal Mathew sdb (78) on 9th July 2015, at Rajagiri Hospital, Chunangamvely, Aluva, Kerala. . Read More

The fifth batch of Sri Lankan Refugee Skill training has been completed and the Graduation Day was organized on 5th July 2015 at Don Bosco, Thanjaur. About 840 Sri Lankan Tamil refugee beneficiaries (both skill training and women welfare club beneficiaries) and 53 Staff members participated. Fr. Albert Johnson, sdb., the Provincial of Don Bosco Trichy province presided over the function at which Mr. Neil Holland from the Salesian Missions, New Rochelle, USA and Mr.Satchithananda Valan Michael the Associate Repatriation Officer, UNHCR India were present as special Guests. Women from 13 camps, who were undergoing garments making training, displayed their products such as, readymade garments and handicrafts. . Read More

The new academic year of the Don Bosco Institute of Management (DBIM) was inaugurated by Mr. Subramaniam Ramadorai, Chairman National Skill Development Agency and National Skill Development Corporation and the special advisor on skill development programmes to the Prime Minister of India on 6th July 2015 at its campus in Kharghuli.. Read More

Heeding to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call to hold digital India Week, Assam Don Bosco University (ADBU), though in summer vacation, organized a program at its constituent institution Don Bosco Institute of Management at Kharguli, Guwahati, 4 July. . Read More

Jesus Christ's transformational model of leadership set the tone for discussions that took place at the annual meeting of leaders from the Salesian Province of St Francis Xavier, Mumbai on July 1 and 2. Thirty eight Salesian leaders that met in Mumbai reflected on Jesus, a leader, who offered energy and courage to those attracted to his way of being. . Read More

His Excellency Archbishop Salvatore Pennacchio, the Vatican Ambassador to India on his way to Shillong was warmly received by the Salesians at the LGB International Airport, Guwahati on 23rd June. At the airport the visiting dignitary was presented with a plaque by the Salesian Provincial of Guwahati and the President of the Conference of Religious of India Rev Father VM Thomas. Most Rev. Dominic Jala, the Archbishop of Shillong was also present at the airport to receive the ambassador. . Read More

The Salesian Province of Panjim regrets to inform you that Brother Philip Neri DeSouza died in Goa on 24 June 2015. The funeral service will be at Our Lady of Assumption Church, Velsao, Goa, at 4 pm on 26 June, 2015 . Read More

The new website http://salesianfamilysouthasia.com of the Salesian Family Congress of South Asia went live on 20 June, 2015. . Read More

The Provincial and Salesians of Guwahati Province deeply mourn the passing away of Father Thekkel Anthony, SDB on Thursday 18th June 2015 at 4:20 pm at Rajagiri Hospital, Aluva, Kerala. The Funeral will be held at 2.00 pm on Saturday, 20th June, 2015 at Don Bosco Bhavan, Mannuthy, Kerala, followed by the funeral rites.. Read More

The Salesian Province of Mumbai regrets to inform you that Father Francis Kharjia sdb died suddenly in Kuwait on Wednesday, 17 June 2015. The funeral service will be at The Shrine of Don Bosco's Madonna, Matunga, Mumbai on 20th June at 10:00 am. . Read More

Father Thomas Anchukandam SDB, ex-provincial of Bangalore, has been appointed today as the Director of Salesian Historical Institute, (Istituto Storico Salesiano - ISS) Pisana, Rome for a period of three years, by the Rector Major with the approval of his Council. . Read More

31st May 2015, the newly constructed Church dedicated to Don Bosco at Gojapara, Goalpara District of Assam was blessed by Archbishop John Moolachira, the Archbishop of Guwahati. The Archbishop declared the Church the Shrine of Don Bosco. Father VM Thomas, the Provincial inaugurated the Church and the auditorium. Fr. Januarius Sangma, the Vice Provincial read the Decree declaring the Don Bosco Church a shrine, in the presence of some fifty priests, religious nuns, thousands of parishioners and young people of the Parish. . Read More

Responding to the call of God, five clerics of Guwahati province namely Robert Basumatary, Bablu Ekka, Chailus Momin, Cornelius Myrthong and John Paul Tirkey made their perpetual profession on 24th May 2015 at Don Bosco Institute Kharguli (DBI). . Read More

On May 24, 2015, the Salesian Province of Hyderabad was blessed with 17 new Salesians (one of the largest numbers in the recent years) and 6 perpetually professed confreres. There were also 47 formees who renewed their religious vows a day earlier. The theme of the celebrations at the first professions in the novitiate at Manoharabad and the final vows at Bandlaguda, was 'Being Joyful Witnesses of the Gospel to love and serve'. . Read More

The University Affiliation Inquiry Committee visited the agricultural college site at Don Bosco Agro-Ed Complex, Sulcorna, Goa on May 25, 2015 and granted their consent to begin the B.Sc. 4 Year degree programme from the academic year 2015-16. in the state of Goa.. Read More

Six Young Salesians of the Salesian Province of Tiruchy - INT by name Adaikalam Daniel, Arockiasamy Thomas, Britto Francis, Jebamalai Paulsamy, Arul Raj and Joseph Raj made their perpetual vows in Tiruchy - AMSAM on 24 May 2015. Fr. Albert Johnson SDB, the Provincial received their vows. About a hundred priests, religious, members of the Salesian Family and the faithful witnessed the solemn vowing. . Read More