Parish Details

Area Name: NANDANAGAR

NANDANAGAR 

DONBOSCO PARISH

Established             : 2012
Parish Priest           : Fr. Christopher Warlarpih, S.D.B.
Asst. Priest              : Fr. Dinesh Narzary, S.D.B.
Asst. Priest              : Fr. Joseph Pulinthanath, S.D.B.

Brief History: Don Bosco Parish was established as a Quasi Parish on 1st April 2012. The new Parish was bifurcated from St. Francis Xavier Cathedral Parish, Agartala. Fr. Davis Aricatt, S.D.B., was appointed its first Parochial Administrator.

The Parish has in its precincts a Don Bosco School established in 1997 at Nandannagar. Auxilium Girls School, established in 2003, and managed by the F.M.A. Sisters. The Peace Centre was established in 2010 at Nandannagar.

The M.S.M.H.C. Sisters started Ferrando Rehabilitation Centre for differently abled children and artificial limbs with physiotherapy at Nandannagar in 2004.

The Holy Spirit Sisters (S.Sp.S.) established themselves at Nandanagar in 2000. Since 2008 they also run a Dropout Coaching Centre for Girls in their campus.

 

Substations of the Parish:

1.    Marakpara: St. Teresa, 1998

2.    Kantakapara: St. Antony, 2013

 

ORDER OF PARISH PRIESTS

1.   Fr. Davis Aricatt, S.D.B.                     (2012 – 2014)

2.   Fr. Joseph Palamthattel, S.D.B.          (2014 – 2020)

3.   Fr. Christopher Warlarpih, S.D.B.       (2020 -

 

Don Bosco House, Nandannagar

Established                        : 1997

Rector                               : Fr. Christopher Warlarpih, S.D.B.

Address                             : Bonkumari P.O., via Kunjaban,

  Nandannagar.Agartala,

  W. Tripura - 799 006.

 

Don Bosco School, Nandannagar

Established                        : 1997

Principal                            : Fr. Sebastian Palatty, S.D.B.

Vice – Principal                  : Fr. Dinesh Narzary, S.D.B.

Address                             : Bonkumari P.O., Via Kunjaban,

                                           Nandannagar, Agartala,

  W. Tripura - 799 006.

Web                                  : www.donboscoagartala.in

 

Brief History: The Salesians entered Tripura in 1991. In August 1996 a plot of land measuring 21 acres was bought at Bankumari, in Nandannagar, on the outskirts of Agartala. In September 1996, the location for the School building was identified and construction began. In April 1997, Fr. M.C. George, S.D.B. took charge as Principal. In 1999, Sri Manik Sarkar, Honourable Chief Minister of Tripura laid the foundation stone of the new School building and Fr. Blasius Kujur S.D.B., blessed the new venture. In 2004, the new school building (Nursery to class XII) was inaugurated by the Chief Minister of Tripura Sri. Manik Sarkar, in the presence of Sri. Anil Sarkar, Education Minister of Tripura, Bishop Lumen Monteiro, C.S.C., and the Archbishop of Shillong Dominc Jala, S.D.B., who blessed the new building. The auditorium with a capacity of 1,700 was inaugurated in 2005. On 13th June 2008, Higher Secondary section was inaugurated.

 

Auxilium Convent, Nandannagar

Established              : 1998

Superior                   : Sr. Mary Stella Ryngkhlem, F.M.A.

Address                   : Bonkumari P.O., Via Kunjaban.

                                       Nandannagar, Agartala,

 W. Tripura – 799006.

Telephone               : 0381-2351114

 

Auxilium Girls School

Established             : 2003

Principal                  : Sr. Joplin, F.M.A.

Address                  : Bonkumari P.O., Via Kunjaban,

 Nandannagar, Agartala,

 W. Tripura - 799 006.

Telephone               : 0381-2351157

 

Brief History: The journey began on 31stJanuary 2000, when the Provincial of Shillong officially laid the foundation stone for Auxilium Girls’ School, the first and the only Girls’ English Medium School in Agartala. On 3rd February 2003, Sr. Christina Kharkongor was appointed the first Principal of the School.  Auxilium was upgraded to Senior Secondary in 2013, offering all the three streams of education – Science, Humanities and Commerce.

Girls' Hostel

 

Peace Centre

Director                             : Fr. Joseph Pulinthanath, S.D.B.

Address                             : Bonkumari P.O., Via Kunjaban,

  Nandannagar, Agartala,

  W. Tripura - 799 006.

Email                                 : [email protected]

Mobile                                : 9436126649

 

Holy Spirit Convent, Nandannagar

Established             : 2000

Superior                  : Sr. Linnet Uthinthanathu, S.Sp.S.

Address                  : Bonkumari P.O.,

 Via Kunjaban, Nandanagar,

 Agartala W. Tripura - 799 006.

 

Dropout Coaching Centre

Hostel for College Girls

 

Ferrando Rehabilitation Centre, Nandannagar

Established             : 2004

Superior & Director : Sr. Christina Sangma, M.S.M.H.C.

Address                  : Bonkumari P.O, Via Kunjaban, Nandannagar, Agartala,

 W. Tripura – 799006.

 

Ferrando School for Speech and Hearing

Director                   : Sr. Cecilia Guwalnam, M.S.M.H.C.

 

Brief History: Ferrando School for Speech and Hearing was established on 3rd July 2006 with the sole purpose of providing educational rehabilitation to the hearing impaired. The school started with two hearing impaired students and over the course of the years the student’s strength grew to 115. The school is a co-educational institution and has regular classes from Nursery to Class VIII, while further coaching is provided to students who are keen on appearing their X and XII examinations through National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS).