Dear Students, Parents and Members of the Faculty,

Welcome and Welcome back to Salesian College Sonada and Siliguri!

Dear freshers, Congratulations, on becoming a Salesian! Hearty welcome!  I am sure you will find in Salesian college a home and school rolled into one. Enjoy the scope, enthusiasm, energy and expertise of a worldwide network of Salesian HEIs.

Dear Parents and guardians, welcome to the Salesian family. Thank you for choosing Salesian to form your wards to be competent and responsible citizens of our country. We deeply appreciate the trust you have placed in us and we look forward to engaging you in collaborative partnership.

Dear new members of the faculty, a warm and cordial welcome to you all. You are entering an academically enriching and challenging campus. I am sure you will grow personally and professionally as you work with us. Wish you a long and fruitful stint at Salesian!

Dear others, I’m glad to see you back on campus, safe and sound. Let me extend my sincere appreciation for the dedication and hard work you put in to keep the college going online during the pandemic. May this year prove fruitful and fulfilling in every way.

We are about to embark on a new academic session albeit with some anxiety and uncertainty about what lies in store for us. We may have many questions about the future in our minds. How long is the current Covid situation going to last? How longer can I stay inside and stay safe? What would be the impact of Covid on education and employment? How long can we hold out against the Covid caused financial downturn? It is natural and human that these questions keep assailing us. Remaining in the grip of anxiety is no solution at all. Hope needs to be kept alive. The first two lines  of a song in Malayalam caught my attention, “orumazhayumtoratriunnittilla, orukaattumanayatirunnittilla (no rain has not ceased; no storm has not subsided). There is reason to believe that life is changed but not ended. Let the hope for a better tomorrow prompt us to take reasonable risks to explore new avenues and possibilities, and reinvent strategies to cope with Covid.

It is at the take-off that an aircraft needs most amount of fuel and the crew needs to be most attentive. Now we are at the point of an academic take-off.  Just as the crew pays great attention to the comfort, safety and security of the aircraft and the passengers, we need to pay great attention to make everyone on board comfortable, respected and valued. Similarly, we need to put in our best energies and resources for a perfect take-off. Then we can ensure a safe flight no matter what turbulence we may encounter en route. Wish you a pleasant flight with Salesian!

Finally, I thank God for the graces He has bestowed on us and for keeping us safe during the pandemic. I commend all of you to His providence and protection.Let us put our best foot forward to make our Salesian experience a memorable and profitable one.

Fr (Dr.) Tomy Augustine, sdb
Rector
Salesian College Sonada

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Welcome to pursue  Art and Arete: Art, originally a Latin word, meant in the earlier centuries of its usage ‘the ability to make an artifact’; the skill to do painting or sculpture or dance and got extended to mean developing any of your skills. Arete is a Greek word in its origin and means Excellence or Quality. Arete, as quality and excellence is the essence of the Universe, and it is a potential in You.

Congratulations on embarking on this Journey in Salesian. Enjoy what you Do. Perfect What you Do. Be the Spark of Quality. A Flame that Enlightens and Enlivens!

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