About Us

NECARF is a non-profit independent body of lay Catholics of the northeast region, a forum of excellence in pursuit of knowledge and knowledge dissemination, which continually responds to changing social realities through publications and discourses. It is a forum engaging in socio-economic-cultural domains that promotes and protects human dignity and mutual sharing, a platform through which different worldviews are synchronized. NECARF aims to encourage

  • NECARF aims to encourage a scientific mindset and promote scholarly work among Catholic scholars as they explore secular and spiritually related topics that may have direct or indirect implications for the functioning of the Church in the region.
  • Take up research activities on social, economic, and cultural topics, with special emphasis on the lives of people in the Northeast region.
  • Publication of a newsletter/magazine/journal for public reading and to encourage young and budding writers to express opinions through writing.
  • To Serve as a Think Tank for the Catholic Church in the region, sharing of knowledge and providing guidance to young Catholic researchers of the region,
  • To conduct Workshops, Seminars and Symposiums on contemporary issues to encourage free and fair expression of views/opinions
  • NECARF shall respond to requests for suggestions from the Church, whenever sought, on issues that may require opinions from laypeople.