Parents in Delhi slums work in the fields and their children remain uneducated since they have no time to drop and pick up the children from school. But an informal school started by Satyendra Pal responded…
Inspired by the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, Rashmii Tiwarii, an architect from Hyderabad, reuses PET bottles to construct public restrooms. [auth] Did you know the Indian cricket team’s jerseys are made from recycled PET bottles? To…
Fifty years in the life of a Mission is indeed a momentous milestone and a splendid occasion to celebrate. As the Kohima Jesuits celebrate five decades of their presence and service in Northeast India, they…
This book written on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the arrival of three Jesuits from Karnataka to Northeast India is built around the theme of a dream. The Nagaland Mission began on April…
Environmental care and concern is spreading across the world. We are faced with global warming, climate change, floods and droughts, natural calamities of various types and intensities. People are beginning to see the ‘cause and…
This path-breaking book is the fruit of Nishaant’s living with the Musahars (“rat-eaters”) of Bihar for a ten-month period in 1989-90. He acknowledges the love and respect he received from them. In his foreword, Prof.…
Easter celebrates the resurrection of Jesus from the dead. Jesus was willing to go to his passion and death despite being afraid, only because he believed it was the will of his Father. [auth] The…
Looking back now, the story of the Jesuit schools in Northeast India has been one of unsolicited hope. Things happened unexpectedly; certainly not as the village folks had anticipated or, for that matter, even the…
In 1970, God led the Karnataka Province to send three men with very different charisms to begin the Jesuit Mission in Northeast India: an educator, a builder, and a pastor. While Fr. Stany Coelho was…
The promulgation of GC 34, D4 in 1974 helped the nascent Kohima Jesuit Mission to understand that the option for the poor should occupy the central place in the Society’s mission. The Jesuits were invited…