Sister Kanickai Mary, who works in a college in Karnataka, was awarded recently for her outstanding work to educate the poor.

The nun accepted the Siromani Award from Citizen’s Integration and Peace Society at an Aug. 22 function in New Delhi.

The sister, a member of Chennai-based sisters of St.Anne, is the Principal of St. Anne’s Pre-university College, Halasure, Bangalore.

Sister Mary said her congregation is involved in educating the poorest of the poor aiming the integral development of the children.

The nun visit homes her students understanding their needs and family background. The school also has a full time councellor to take care of students’ emotional needs.

The nuns are not just interested in the academic aspect but also in the spiritual development of the students.

She considers the award a blessing because it is a call to commit better “to the cause of educating the poor.”

Education “today is very challenging mission, the students need the teachers’ care more than ever in this globalized and fast changing society,” she said.

“We Religious have more time to spend for the students compared to the lay teachers. We can work wonders through education in order to bring a new heaven on earth,” she said.

Source: Reported by Sister Karuna

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