THE RETREAT – DON BOSCO, (Salesian Post-Novitiate), Yercaud – 636 601, Salem Dt., Tamil Nadu, India.
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Jnanodaya Salesian Institute of Philosophy
The Retreat – Don Bosco · Est. 1950 · Yercaud
Salesian Institute of Philosophy — Post-Novitiate Formation | Università Pontificia Salesiana, Rome
"Let Him Illumine Our Mind!" — Ṛg Veda 3.62.10 (Gāyatrī Mantra)
 UPS Rome Affiliated
 Diploma in Philosophy
Since 1950
Jnanodaya Salesian Institute of Philosophy

Institute Anthem

The Retreat Grand Auditorium — Confreres and student philosophers gathered for academy celebrations.
The Retreat Grand Auditorium — Confreres and student philosophers gathered for academy celebrations.

INSTITUTE ANTHEM

The Choral Song of Jnanodaya Confreres

Stanza I — The Invocation

Illumine our mind (4)
Illumine our mind, O Lord
Send us the spirit of wisdom
To know you, the only truth
Give us the gift of your wisdom
To know you, the only truth.

Stanza II — Salve Don Bosco

Salve, Salve, Salve, Don Bosco
Salve, Salve, Salve friend of youth
United here we stand with Christ
Students of Jnanodaya (2)
A quest for knowledge
And God’s illumination
Make our motto a guiding star (2)
Christ is the centre says the emblem
Books are for enquiry (2)
Lotus stands for standard virtues
Christ is the enlightened truth (2)
United here we stand with Christ...