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MOTHER TERESA'S BIRTH CENTENARY IN KOLKATA
Noyan Tapan
26.08.2010 | 14:56
On 26th August 2010, celebrations began in Kolkata, India to mark the
100th Birth Anniversary of Mother Teresa, the lady who devoted her
life to the poor and orphans of the land, and did wonders with her
charity and love.
The Archdiocese of Kolkata, along with Mother Teresa's Missionaries of
Charity and SIGNIS (World Catholic Association for Communication),
partnered by NANDAN, Govt. of West Bengal and UNESCO are hosting the
3rd Mother Teresa International Film Festival 2010 (MTIFF 2010) from
26th August to 29th August 2010. MTIFF 2010 is simultaneously hosted
in Rome, Japan, Hong Kong, Thailand - a total of 17 countries.
V. Rev. Father Khoren Hovhannisyan, Pastor of Armenians in India and
Manager of Armenian College and Philanthropic Academy was specially
invited by the Catholic Archbishop of Kolkata to attend the
inauguration ceremony of MTIFF 2010 as the representative of the
Armenian Apostolic Church. After the inaugural ceremony the film
`Mother Teresa' was screened at Nandan. The festival will showcase 15
of the best national and international films ever made on Mother
Teresa. After the closing ceremony on 29th August in Kolkata, MTIFF
2010 will crisscross the entire length and breadth of India,
showcasing these 15 films.
Mother Teresa came to India as a missionary, and later made Kolkata
her home. She founded the Missionaries of Charity, which till today
continues her noble philanthropic work of aiding the destitute.
Everyday respectful homage is paid by locals and visitors alike to her
tomb - a pilgrimage site in Mother House, Kolkata.
From: A. Papazian
Noyan Tapan
26.08.2010 | 14:56
On 26th August 2010, celebrations began in Kolkata, India to mark the
100th Birth Anniversary of Mother Teresa, the lady who devoted her
life to the poor and orphans of the land, and did wonders with her
charity and love.
The Archdiocese of Kolkata, along with Mother Teresa's Missionaries of
Charity and SIGNIS (World Catholic Association for Communication),
partnered by NANDAN, Govt. of West Bengal and UNESCO are hosting the
3rd Mother Teresa International Film Festival 2010 (MTIFF 2010) from
26th August to 29th August 2010. MTIFF 2010 is simultaneously hosted
in Rome, Japan, Hong Kong, Thailand - a total of 17 countries.
V. Rev. Father Khoren Hovhannisyan, Pastor of Armenians in India and
Manager of Armenian College and Philanthropic Academy was specially
invited by the Catholic Archbishop of Kolkata to attend the
inauguration ceremony of MTIFF 2010 as the representative of the
Armenian Apostolic Church. After the inaugural ceremony the film
`Mother Teresa' was screened at Nandan. The festival will showcase 15
of the best national and international films ever made on Mother
Teresa. After the closing ceremony on 29th August in Kolkata, MTIFF
2010 will crisscross the entire length and breadth of India,
showcasing these 15 films.
Mother Teresa came to India as a missionary, and later made Kolkata
her home. She founded the Missionaries of Charity, which till today
continues her noble philanthropic work of aiding the destitute.
Everyday respectful homage is paid by locals and visitors alike to her
tomb - a pilgrimage site in Mother House, Kolkata.
From: A. Papazian