75 years ago, St Teresa of Calcutta (Mother Teresa) stepped out of Loreto School in 1948 and began her work at the Motijheel slum. THIS IS WHERE IT ALL STARTED. The Missionaries of Charity now work for ‘the poorest of the poor’ in 138 countries. 23 April was a joyous day. The Mamata Banerjee government has regularized paperwork for this historic and sentimental plot of land. Sister Mary Joseph, current worldwide head of the Missionaries of Charity, who herself lived and worked in this Motijheel facility from 2016-20, led the celebrations.

Derek O’Brien addressed bureaucrats, MLAs, government officials & professionals from the private sector at the Indian School of Business (Bharti Institute of Public Policy) in Delhi. The discussion included a range of topics from public policy, Parliament, legislation, elections & more.

Derek O’Brien addressed 300 principals representing 800 schools in Kolkata from an Association of 54,000 Christian education institutions teaching 60 lakh students annually from all communities, on the tenets of national education policy, its impact on States & Article 30 of the Indian Constitution, which grants rights to administer education institutions

Derek O’Brien’s interactive session with students of the Indian School of Business (ISB) at Hyderabad

Derek O’Brien’s address to educationists & principals of 250 schools and colleges from Telangana on the dangers of the proposed National Education Policy, its impact on States, Article 25 and Article 30 of the Indian Constitution that grants rights to administer education institutions

Derek O’Brien’s address to principals from All India Association of Catholic Schools at its 53rd national convention

Meeting protesting farmers at Singhu, Haryana-Delhi border

At the United Nations