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Fr. Agnel Balbhavan

Balbhavan History

Fr. Agnel Balbhavan was founded on 9th June, 1957 in the Land’s End neighbourhood of Bandra, a suburb of Mumbai, by late Rev. Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues, a member of The Society of the Missionaries of St. Francis Xavier, Pilar, Goa. It was named after Ven. Fr. Agnel, a member of the Society who had passed away in the odour of sanctity in 1927.

The aim was to shelter and educate orphans and destitute children of all castes, creeds and communities. Its inception was anchored in ambitions like fostering love and understanding among the various communities of India, along with contributing to the development of our motherland and its people.

It had a humble beginning with a small shrine of Ven. Fr. Agnel, an orphanage with 12 orphans, and a workshop to train them in the trade of carpentry. Today, we have over 800 orphan children all over India.

Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues’ concept was simple but with great promise and potential for the future. He did not want merely to provide them food and shelter but to ensure that they were given the necessary training in academic and technical education so that these children would stand on their own feet and become respectable citizens of the country.

Today, Fr. Agnel Balbhavan has grown into established charitable and educational institutions, spreading its wings to various other parts of India like Vashi, Ambernath, Pune, Verna and Assagao in Goa, New Delhi, Noida and Greater Noida. We shelter and nurture the lives of about 800 orphans in our various orphanages.

We have guided the inmates of Balbhavan to carve their future. They have now pursued different professions to become fully trained technicians, carpenters, production engineers, air conditioning experts and tradesmen in various other fields.

Progress Of Fr. Agnel Balbhavan

While the future of this country is dependent on Science and Technology, Balbhavan can claim legitimate pride in the fact that they have given a fillip to the progress of the country in their own humble way.

➤ The institution imparts academic and technical education to them and to over 20,000 students at Primary, Secondary, Graduate and Post-Graduate levels.

➤ We have guided the inmates of Balbhavan to carve their future. They have now pursued different professions to become fully trained technicians, carpenters, production engineers, air conditioning experts and tradesmen in various other fields.

➤ Agnel Ashram has bloomed under the guidance of its fathers and now branched into full-fledged schools, industrial training centres, polytechnics, engineering colleges at the bachelor and post-graduate levels. A School of Management has been started as well.

➤ Many of the former inmates of Balbhavan are living a successful life, settled in various countries across the globe. They are not only earning a good living, leading a fulfilled and a happy life along with their families, but also paying back to the society and to Fr. Agnel Balbhavan.

➤ Its endeavour to build a strong foundation for our nation continues.

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Location: Near Taj Land's End, Bandstand, Bandra (West), Mumbai - 400 050, Maharashtra. Phone: +91 (22) 67114000
Mail Us At: fragnelashrambandra@gmail.com
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