By Thomas Scaria Bengaluru, Jan 2, 2022: Three women in their early 20s, classmates and close friends, are now busy enrolling unorganized laborers in a federal government project to help the poor in the southern Indian city of Bengaluru. “India has no dearth of welfare schemes and policies for theContinue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Sundargarh, Dec 18, 2021: One of the Congress party’s new spokespersons is a Catholic woman from Odisha who says her priority is to raise grassroots issues at the national level. “I feel honored that the party has trusted a person from a remote village with this importantContinue Reading
Matters India Reporter Siliguri, Dec 18, 2021: The Salesian College in North Bengal celebrated the diversity of India through a variety of programs including a popular fashion show. Salesian College Siliguri organized the December 16- 17 events christened Exsurge 2021 (Arise and take flight) launched in 2009 when Salesian CollegeContinue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Sundargarh, Nov 25, 2021: A young Catholic woman from Odisha, who has won a national level speech competition, wants India’s youth to overcome fear and serve the people of the country. “Youth should overcome their fear and speak up for the right causes if they want toContinue Reading
By Joseph Torongo Dhaka, Nov. 6, 2021: A two-month free Spoken English online course for indigenous students of Bangladesh, India and Nepal concluded November 5. Around 40 people attended the course conducted by some former students of Salesian College in Sonada, West Bengal, and Don Bosco University Guwahati, Assam. TheContinue Reading
Madurai, Oct 29, 2021: Salesians in Tamil Nadu’s Madurai city in October hosted a state-level soccer tournament. As many as 75 teams from various district of the southern Indian state attended the tournament that was in limbo for the last two years because of the Coronavirus pandemic. The Don BoscoContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Patna, Oct 22, 2021: Swami Sachidananda Bharathi, a peace activist, has urged students to work for an India free of hunger, caste discrimination and corruption by overcoming the evil of selfishness and greed. One should overcome the “evil of selfishness, greed and pride” with love andContinue Reading
Matters India reporter Siliguri, Sept. 28, 2021: A leading Nepali-language folk singer on September 29 enthralled a group of multi-ethnic, multi linguistic and pluricultural students in Siliguri, West Bengal, with her songs and cultural inputs. Navneet Aditya Waiba was a special guest performer at 7th annual cultural festival Hay FeverContinue Reading
By Frida Toppo Noney, Sept 25, 2021: A Christian girl studying at the Salesian college in Manipur, northeastern India, was honored an outstanding student leader for National Service Scheme (NSS). President Ram Nath Kovind on September 24 conferred the NSS awards for 2019-2020 through virtual mode from the Rashtrapati Bhavan.Continue Reading
By Felix Anthony Miao, Sept. 23, 2021: A group of young people in Arunachal Pradesh on September 23 ran a 15 kilometer marathon to spread awareness on the importance of nature. The marathon was part of the Fourth Butterfly Meet organized by the Society for Education and Environmental Development inContinue Reading
