Matters India Reporter Narukot, Gujarat, October 19, 2025 — In a blend of innovation and compassion, Don Bosco Narukot has launched the “School on Wheels” program—locally known as Paydani Patshala —bringing quality education directly to children in remote villages of Gujarat. Conceived by Salesian Fr Elson Barretto, Rector of DonContinue Reading
C.M. Paul Turin, March 25, 2025 – The Salesians of Don Bosco have elected Father Fabio Attard as their 11th Rector Major, succeeding their founder, Don Bosco. Father Attard, a Maltese Salesian, was elected during the 29th General Chapter of the Society of St. Francis de Sales. With extensive theological,Continue Reading
Fr. C. M. Paul Darjeeling, October 10, 2024: Salesian College Sonada alumni bishops started and ended the day’s deliberations lighting up hope for Don Bosco ,mission for next 100 years. They were participating at the 3-day National seminar on Salesian Mission from October 9 to 12 marking 100 years ofContinue Reading
Veera Rodrigues Mumbai, October 8, 2024: Marking silver jubilee of a school, Salesians invited educational stakeholders to to a symposium on Salesian pedagogy in the age of Artificial Intelligence. The symposium held on October 5, 2024 centered on the Preventive System of Italian educationist Don Bosco, emphasizing innovative teaching, stressContinue Reading
Fr C.M. Paul Kolkata, September 15, 2024: Parallels 15 and 20 is a new book by Salesian Father Gildasio Mendes, General Councillor for Social Communication based in Rome. In his book now available to download free the author writes, “It is my attempt to open one, or more doors forContinue Reading
Matters India reporter Bangalore, November 20, 2023: The South Asia BOSCOM General Body Assembly meeting held in Don Bosco Provincial House Bangalore honoured two Salesian media trailblazers, Fr C.M. Paul and Fr Michael Makri on November 19, 2023. Marking 30th year of Salesian Communication body, Boscom South Asia delegate FrContinue Reading
C.M. Paul Rome, January 6, 2023 —- Marking 75th anniversary of the murder of the apostle of peace Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, a new book by Indian author from Rome explores 19th century Italian priest educationist in a new perspective as peace-builder. Nathuram Vinayak Godse a Hindu nationalist from Maharashtra shotContinue Reading
Kottayam, Nov 5, 2021: Students in Kerala went back to school on November 1 after a long spell of Covid 19 lockdown. Students of Don Bosco School in Puthuppally near Kottayam were in for a surprise and thrilled at what they saw in school. “Most children may not be ableContinue Reading
Matters India Reporter Mumbai, September 10, 2020 — Youth workers in Mumbai have come up with on-line youth centres connecting marginalised children not only in their neighbourhood but also from Don Bosco institutions across India with no extra cost. Some 1,000 children across India (Mumbai, Pune, UP, MP, Bihar andContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bengaluru, July 31, 2019: Rinku (name changed) came to Bengaluru from Assam lured by the promise of a decent job. She ended up in a bar. “The condition of bar girls is worse than that of prostitutes,” says the woman who has managed to escape theContinue Reading
