Guwahati: Assam Don Bosco University’s ninth convocation held October was live streamed on Youtube and Facebook. Students, friends and families of the Don Bosco Society fraternity across 132 countries watched the program. In his “Message of Hope” to the graduates, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said, “It is a greatContinue Reading
Kolkata: Jesuit-run St Xavier’s University, Kolkata, is set to introduce a foundation course on religion for undergraduate students starting this academic year. “The Foundation Course on Religion offers to all undergraduate students the academic exercise to broaden their knowledge and appreciation of religion as an essential dimension of human experienceContinue Reading
Sundargarh: A YouTube channel created by a tribal youth to disseminate information about every aspect of his community has found a place among the Under Forty list. Eugene Soreng and his friends from Odisha’s Sundargarh in April 2018 created “Adivasi Drishyam” (Tribal Visual) to highlight Adivasi culture, cuisine, songs andContinue Reading
Bengaluru: Bosco Youth of Bangalore Archdiocese has celebrated the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi (Gandhi Jayanti) by pledging a greener nature. Around 41 Bosco youth and their animators on October 2 planted more than 1,000 saplings at Kishore Farm, Manchanahalli, Chikkaballapur district about 60 km from Bengaluru city. It wasContinue Reading
Ranchi: A group of tribal youth observed the 151st birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi by undertaking a cleanup drive around a tourist spot near Ranchi, capital of Jharkhand state, eastern India. They also installed bamboo dustbins around Jonha Falls, which situated on the Ranchi-Purulia Highway about 45 km from Ranchi.Continue Reading
Patna: Jesuit-managed St Xavier’s College of Management and Technology in Patna organized a cyclothon to promote cleanliness and healthy environment on October 2, the 151st birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. The college’s National Service Scheme organized the cyclothon in collaboration with Xavier Green Riders and Xavier Sports Club. It wasContinue Reading
Rourkela: One of the fastest growing YouTube channel in Adivasi belt is The Amigos Production. Based in Rourkela, Odisha, the production house is managed by three friends — David Bipul Lomga (Director), Sudeep Sachit Kiro (DOP), Sameer Tirkey (Production Manager) and other temporary artists hired on work basis. The AmigosContinue Reading
New York: A book written by Emme Muniz, the 12-year-old daughter of Hollywood superstar Jennifer Lopez, will be released on September 29. The Christian children’s book is entitled ‘Lord Help Me.’ Lopez, also known by her nickname J. Lo, is an American actress, singer, dancer, fashion designer, producer, and businesswoman.Continue Reading
Matters India Reporter Darjeeling, September 22, 2020 — A college in the Darjeeling hills hosted an on-line lecture on making sense of contemporary Indian scenario on September 22. An alumnus of Salesian College Sonada in the Darjeeling hills currently professor at Salesian University Rome gave the 11th Verzotto Memorial lectureContinue Reading
By Dipali Banka Kolkata, Sept 21, 2020: A 17-year-old boy, Divesh Goyal, of Don Bosco Park Circus, Kolkata has been walking around with a placard in Girish Park and Vivekananda Road crossing in shorts that says “I wasn’t touched or followed shorts aren’t the problem” and uses the hashtag #WhatIfItsYourBrother.Continue Reading
