Who would have thought that a naïve, humble girl from an indigenous community could become the lead HR of Caritas, India? “Oops! Let’s chuck these clichéd beginnings.” “I have always dreamed of pursuing management studies…
Jamshedpur Jesuit Province has been a missionary province where the Jesuits, sent on a mission, have realized the command of the Lord to preach the Good News to the people of the land. This brief…
The impact of business on culture, the environment and stewardship of God's creation, has been recognised by Jesuit institutions for almost 500 years. From a Jesuit perspective, a business education is directed not merely toward…
Jesuit social apostolate encompasses a wide spectrum of activities and engagements - ranging from works of charity to taking sides in solidarity with historically marginalised peoples and their struggles to bring structural and systemic change…
Since the General Congregation (GC) 31, the Society of Jesus recognised the need for active Lay collaboration in promoting the educational mission of the Society, inviting lay people to be partners in the mission. Some…
Jamshedpur Jesuit Province and Jamshedpur Diocese have had a unique relationship for a long time. The uniqueness comes from the First Mission Superior, Fr Carroll Fasy's "strong belief in the Community.” He wished to keep…
The Path before the Province [auth] Legend has it that St. Ignatius of Loyola sent off Francis Xavier with the words “ite inflammate omnia,” and I guess the founder would tell us the same today…
“Our institutions are our strength”, I heard a Jesuit companion say at one of our meetings. On another occasion, I also heard a beneficiary of one of our city institutions saying: “Father, your institutions are…
It is exciting to look back on the 50 years of JYOTI (Jamshedpur Youth Organization for Tomorrow's India), a remarkable Youth Movement, and celebrate the extraordinary impact it has had on the lives of young…
India has two key social formations, the castes and the tribes. Both groups can be studied from the perspective of society (Samaj) and culture (Sanskriti). However, studies on castes largely deal with social structure and…