The Father Agnel Ashram is a charitable institution in
India
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. Founded under the inspiration and guidance of the Father Conceicao Rodrigues, the movement started with an orphanage and a trade school in carpentry. Today, under the guidance of Agnel Ashram Fathers, it caters to full-fledged schools, industrial training centres, polytechnics, engineering colleges at the bachelor and post graduate levels and a School of Management and has spread its wings with large technical complexes at Bandra in Mumbai, Verna in Goa, New Delhi, Noida, Ambernath, Vashi in Navi Mumbai and in Pune.
History
It was founded in June 1957 in the
Land's End
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neighborhood of
Bandra
Bandra (Indian English, æːɳɖɾa also known as Vandre (Help:IPA/Marathi, �aːn̪d̪ɾe is an upscale coastal suburb located in Mumbai (Bombay) area of the Konkan division, Maharashtra, India. The suburb is located to the immediate nor ...
, a suburb of
Mumbai
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. The
ashram
An ashram ( sa, आश्रम, ) is a spiritual hermitage or a monastery in Indian religions.
Etymology
The Sanskrit noun is a thematic nominal derivative from the root 'toil' (< Ven. Fr. Agnel De Souza, a Catholic priest from
Goa
Goa () is a state on the southwestern coast of India within the Konkan region, geographically separated from the Deccan highlands by the Western Ghats. It is located between the Indian states of Maharashtra to the north and Karnataka to th ...
, who died in 1927.
Timeline
* In 1969, the Agnel Technical College started with a course in Diploma in Production Engineering at Bandra in Mumbai. Their leader was Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues.
* In 1979, responding to a request from the
Government of India
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, the
ashram
An ashram ( sa, आश्रम, ) is a spiritual hermitage or a monastery in Indian religions.
Etymology
The Sanskrit noun is a thematic nominal derivative from the root 'toil' (< Verna,
Goa
Goa () is a state on the southwestern coast of India within the Konkan region, geographically separated from the Deccan highlands by the Western Ghats. It is located between the Indian states of Maharashtra to the north and Karnataka to th ...
and the other at Gautam Nagar,
New Delhi
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.
* In 1984, on 22 June, the Agnel Ashram fraternity lost its visionary and founder, Fr. C. Rodrigues. The same year the
ashram
An ashram ( sa, आश्रम, ) is a spiritual hermitage or a monastery in Indian religions.
Etymology
The Sanskrit noun is a thematic nominal derivative from the root 'toil' (< Vashi
Juhu Vashi (Pronunciation: �aːʃiː is an upmarket residential and commercial node in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, across the Thane Creek of the Arabian Sea on the outskirts of city of Mumbai. The Juhu Vashi is named after the largest village ...
,
Navi Mumbai
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Navi Mumbai is part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, ...
a newer city under planned development at the time.
* In 2000, an Agnel Ashram institute was started in
Greater Noida
Greater Noida is a planned city located in Gautam Buddha Nagar district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The city was created as an extension to Noida area under the ''UP Industrial Area Development Act, 1976''. Situated south-east of t ...
in June and in September of the same year, the foundation of yet another Institute, Fr Agnel's Vidyankur School was laid in
Pune
Pune (; ; also known as Poona, ( the official name from 1818 until 1978) is one of the most important industrial and educational hubs of India, with an estimated population of 7.4 million As of 2021, Pune Metropolitan Region is the largest i ...
.
* In 2001, a new centre was opened at
Ambarnath
Ambernath (Marathi pronunciation: �mbəɾnaːt̪ʰ is an eastern suburban city in Mumbai and is a part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region.
Notable people
* Merwyn Fernandes, former Indian hockey player
* Farukh Choudhary, Indian footballer
* ...
. Starting at the preschool level, the school takes the student through graduation and postgraduation.
* In 2012 under the leadership of Fr. Peter D'Souza a wellness centre name Agnels Wellness Ashram was set up in
Pune
Pune (; ; also known as Poona, ( the official name from 1818 until 1978) is one of the most important industrial and educational hubs of India, with an estimated population of 7.4 million As of 2021, Pune Metropolitan Region is the largest i ...
. This was a collaborative effort undertaken by Dr. Nikhil Metha (Ayurveda Practitioner), Dr. Stanny Kedari (Dentist) and Agnel Ashram Pune. This led to the creation of Jeevak Ayurved Panchkarma Centre and Pearly Smiles Advanced Care Dental Clinic. In 2014, Agnel Ashram Pune, partnered with Bliss Utility Pvt Ltd to offer affordable health care, laboratory and pathological solutions.
Fr. Agnel Multipurpose School and Junior College
Fr. Agnel Multipurpose School and Jr. College also known as 'Agnels', is a private school in Juhunagar, Vashi, Navi Mumbai, India. Fr. Agnel Multipurpose School was established in the year 1982 in Juhunagar, Vashi, Navi Mumbai, with the objective ...
Noida
Noida, short for New Okhla Industrial Development Authority, is a planned city located in Gautam Buddha Nagar district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Noida is a satellite city of Delhi and is a part of the National Capital Region (India) ...
.
* Fr Agnel School,
Greater Noida
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Ghaziabad
* Fr. Agnel School, Vaishali, Ghaziabad.
Pune
* Fr Agnel's Vidyankur School,
Pune
Pune (; ; also known as Poona, ( the official name from 1818 until 1978) is one of the most important industrial and educational hubs of India, with an estimated population of 7.4 million As of 2021, Pune Metropolitan Region is the largest i ...
.
* Agnel's Wellness Ashram,
Pune
Pune (; ; also known as Poona, ( the official name from 1818 until 1978) is one of the most important industrial and educational hubs of India, with an estimated population of 7.4 million As of 2021, Pune Metropolitan Region is the largest i ...