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“Celebrating Life”
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A product of Don Bosco Night Study Class, Thomson is currently teaching in the Department of Chemistry at Wilson College, Mumbai.
The ladies wing of the IMC, one of India’s oldest and most credible women’s organizations, hosted a preview of the much-awaited film Padman, starring Akshay Kumar and Radhika Apte for its members at Inox Cinemas, Nariman Point on Thursday, February 08.
It was in the year 2002 that Prabhakar arrived with several other street children at the monthly mela held by Shelter Don Bosco. After learning about the opportunities Shelter could give him, he decided to stay and start pursuing his dream of going to school.
Fr Xavier Devadas who has been working with street children says that it has been a privilege for him to serve the Young at Risk.
Fr. Tony D’Souza the then Provincial and his Council, saw the need and provided land for a larger facility. Thus was born ‘Maria Ashiana a Don Bosco therapeutic Centre’ in Lonavala. This place has seen the ‘placing into society’ of many boys who would have otherwise died on the streets.
Deepak Gupta attributes much of his success to the efforts of his parents and the Don Bosco Night Study Class.
Meet Dev Mishra, the man with an Iron Will. Actor Sandhya chances upon this man with no feet and marvels at his will to make every day count.
Meet Grace John popularly known as ‘Gracie Mummy’ by street children she has rescued in the 19 years she has been with Shelter Don Bosco.
Humanity is the religion at Shelter Don Bosco, says Radha Shukla, a Counsellor and Project Coordinator at Don Bosco Snehalaya, Vadodara.
Sachin Shedge was shaping up to be a thief… Shelter Don Bosco showed him the way to a better life! Today, he feels blessed to have people around him who helped him make the right choices.
Even after he moved into his own residence, Shelter Don Bosco supported him and gave him rent for six months to help him save up his money so that he would not have to struggle to make ends meet.
“We believe in helping the child at risk and his testimony will speak,” says Fr Gregory Almeida, Provincial Council Member for YaR.
Fr. Tom Uzhunnalil is looking healthy, unlike the pictures of him when he was released, offers a firm handshake, and has absolutely no trace of hate. He speaks softly, and though he has witnessed terror from within inches, the calmness in his voice is a reassuring presence of God working in him.
Was it an angel or was it a dog? The life of Don Bosco furnishes us with a remarkable and interesting story of what appears to many, an angelic intervention in saving the life of this servant of God from attempts to assassinate him.
Beauty for Ashes… The story of Tanushree Dutta who lays bare her brokenness and flight to victory. She shares her story with Opening Doorz.