Sweeping success: Meet the PhD student who’s a garbage collector
2016-08-18
“Nobody, no leader, no God will come and help you. The only thing that will is education,” he says with resolve. Continue Reading
Encouraging health and hope through yoga
2016-08-10
Muvattupuzha: Sr. Infant Tresa is both a Catholic nun and a yoga master. The 65-year-old manages two yoga centers in Kerala, a Christian stronghold in southern India, at a time when some church leaders, including the Vatican’s chief exorcist, Fr. Cesare Truqui, view the ancient Indian system as satanic. TresaContinue Reading
Living with people with Hansen’s disease
2016-08-01
Bharwani: Sr. Suso Kottirikal served as boarding school hostel warden for 16 years, but she quit more than two decades ago to work with people who have Hansen’s disease, also known as leprosy, and their children. Unlike others who work with leprosy patients, the member of the Poor Handmaids ofContinue Reading
My Magsaysay for women against manual scavenging
2016-07-30
NEW DELHI: It took the trustees of the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay award almost a fortnight to get in touch with Bezwada Wilson to tell him that he has been selected to receive the award. The 50-year-old national convenor of the Safai Karamchari Andolan, which works to eradicate manual scavenging, hasContinue Reading
World’s oldest living bishop
2016-07-25
Dr. Philipose Mar Chrysostom, at 98, looks back on his lifeContinue Reading
Fr Lombardi: A tireless servant of the Church
2016-07-22
In his time as Vatican spokesman, Fr Federico Lombardi has encountered moments of great joy but also times which have required sensitive diplomacyContinue Reading
Chartered Accountants exam topper
2016-07-19
This is the second consecutive year that a student from Tamil Nadu tops the examContinue Reading
Unique military chaplain
2016-07-15
Dili — Since last 2011 Fr. Rui Gomes is the first and so far the only military chaplain within the ranks of Timor Leste Defense Forces and probably also the only Salesian with this special mission in our Region. We are happy to share his interview given in his communityContinue Reading
13-year-old winner of India’s Got Talent 7
2016-07-12
Suleman received a cash prize of 5 million rupees, a Maruti Suzuki Celerio car and a specially crafted trophy Continue Reading
This 11 year-old boy has IQ of Einstein and Hawking
2016-07-10
People around 11-year-old Akhilesh Chandorkar, including his parents, always knew he was smart. But last week they found out he may be among the smartest people around. Akhilesh has been declared among the top two per cent most intelligent people in the world by Mensa – the exclusive international societyContinue Reading