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.
Current Articles
Opinion | Editorial | John S. Shilshi
According to the media report, the son of a pastor, Ramesh Baghel, has been prevented from burying the dead body of his late father in the village cemetery because some Hindutva activists from his village did not allow the burial to take place. He appeale.....
Opinion | Editorial | John S. Shilshi
The onslaught on Christians and Christian institutions has been an ongoing affair in this country since long. In the North-East region however, the frequency of such aggressions were much less as compared to other parts of India. Except in some parts of T.....
Opinion | Editorial | John S. Shilshi
When the idea of having the North East Catholic Research Forum (NECARF) was thrown to the North East India Regional Bishops Council (NEIRBC), there were speculations and apprehension among many bishops, perhaps wondering what such an organization could be.....
Opinion | Editorial | John S. Shilshi
It is said that when something is destined to take place, nothing can stop it from happening. The North East Catholic Research Forum (NECARF) was perhaps also destined to take birth because there was never a serious talk or plan to form such an organisati.....
Opinion | Articles | Capt. Eddie Viegas
In our Solar system, the largest body is the Sun. It has a diameter of 1,392,000 Km.i.e. it is 109.3 times the size of the Earth. It has an effective temperature of 5,740º K. enough to melt the hardest materials several times. Yet Life on Earth survives .....
