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Re-imagining the Society in South Asia

When TV Narendran, the global CEO and Managing Director of Tata Steel, was asked how big Tata Steel expected to be by the end of this decade, he said: ‘…We have doubled our production in the…

50 Golden years of the Sadhana Institute

- Interview with Fr. Vincent Crasta, SJ, Superior, Sadhana Institute, Lonavla [auth] What exactly do you celebrate in October 2023? We had planned to celebrate 50 years of the Sadhana Institute in October this year. Due…

Jivan Short Story Contest – 2023

We are happy to announce the Jivan Short Story Contest for this year. The cash prizes to the winners come from a generous grant offered in 1997 by the family of Fio Mascarenhas, SJ and…

Life and vision of Tony de Mello, SJ

- The Founder of Sadhana Institute [auth] Mario Correia, SJ I had the privilege of meeting Fr Anthony de Mello, SJ (fondly called ‘Tony’) first as a novice in 1967, at Vinayalaya, Andheri, Mumbai. He…

Novice Masters meet at CIS, go on a…

The annual meet of Jesuit Novice Masters of South Asian Assistancy (JeNMaSA) was held at the Centre for Ignatian Spirituality (CIS), Beschi Illam, Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, on 20 -28 August, 2023. All 14 Novice Masters…

MAGIS 2023 & World Youth Day 2023 in…

Lisbon, Portugal became the youth hub of 2023, as it held two grand events, MAGIS 2023 and World Youth Day 2023. Youth from across the world huddled together to express their faith in Christ and…

Eco-Jesuits to promote eco-consciousness

‘Ecology is not one ministry among many others, but rather the mission of the Society. It needs to pervade, permeate and propel every apostolate of ours’, emphasised Fr. Stany D’Souza, SJ, President, South Asian Jesuit…

Jyoti Kumari inspires Jerry

– how a 15-year-old girl from Bihar influenced a Jesuit [auth] You may recall reading this last year. Jyoti Kumari was just a 15 year-old girl from a remote village in Bihar, studying seventh standard.…

India yearns for a Mahatma!

India and the world will observe 2 October as ‘Gandhi Jayanti’, the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, who was born in 1869, in Porbandar, Gujarat. [auth] Gandhiji’s contribution to the world and its relevance can…