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August 16, 2011

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BIS # 3414 MARATHI DIVAS AT DON BOSCO MATUNGA

BIS Mumbai BOSCO INFORMATION SERVICE # 3414 MARATHI DIVAS AT DON BOSCO MATUNGA BIS Correspondent MATUNGA-MUMBAI, FEBRUARY 28, 2013: The Primary section of Don Bosco High school, Matunga <![if !vml]> <![endif]> observed Marathi Divas on February 27, 2013. The main objective of celebrating this day was to create an awareness among our students of the richness of Marathi culture, to popularise Marathi, our regional language and to instil in our students pride for our state, "Maharashtra." The corridors and classrooms of the building bore a festive look. A variety of ` Torans ` created a rainbow of colours in the building. The ` Rangolis ` were breath-taking. Common Marathi phrases and greetings adorned the walls of the building. At a Marathi El...

BIS #2237 FEAST OF ST. JOHN BOSCO

Banzelao Teixeira, sdb INTRODUCTION “That you are young is enough to make me love you very much!” were the words of St. John Bosco who dedicated his entire life for youngsters. Today we, the members of the Salesian Family – Salesians, Salesian Sisters, Cooperators and youngsters – have gathered here to remember the patron of youth. The theme for this Eucharistic celebration is “Come and See!” Let us pray that each of us may truly experience the Lord and share this experience with others – that educators and parents may first experience the Lord and pass on this experience to the young ones, and these youngsters in turn may become apostles who proclaim their personal experience of the Lord among their companions. With these intentions in mind let us gather around the Eucharistic table. PENITENTIAL RITE (3 youngsters one with eyes blindfolded, another with a kerchief over the mouth and a third one with ear plugs in the ears are brought to the altar while another set of youngsters rea...

BIS #5617 QUICK-THINKING 10-YEAR-OLD SAVES LIVES IN PAREL BLAZE

by Leurelle Godinho and Karen Laurie MUMBAI, AUGUST 25, 2018: Smoke - intoxicating smoke – a panic-stricken family, frantic screams, prayers, and cries of chaos greeted ten-year-old Zen Sadavarte, as she was abruptly rushed out of bed at 7.45 am on August 22. Thick soot-filled smoke had entered her bedroom, her parents ushered the family to the kitchen, where they opened the window for clean air, but what they found was smoke, more smoke. The fire - that had broken out on the 12th floor of their building - had already killed four of their neighbours. Frantic calls were made for fire services, within minutes the sound of fire brigade sirens joined with the wales of anguish coming forth from the 16-storey building. As the minutes passed by, it grew clear that the fire services alone could not rescue those stranded. Who would help? How? When? Cries for help were answered from unexpected quarters! 10-year-old Sadavarte – a...

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