The dream of the original owners of the land in which the Jesuit Novitiate, Jesu Bhavan, is built was to have a “retreat centre” for Jamshedpur city and for the whole region. It took many years of hard work and careful fund-raising to make that dream come true.

Today, UPASANA is a well-developed Centre, offering almost around the year retreats, human development and skill training programmes, and other spiritual ministry. It is open to all religious and diocesan priests, men and women religious, church personnel, lay collaborators and social and educational groups, Christians and non-Christians. In the growing city of Jamshedpur, UPASANA certainly fulfills a much-felt need for a place of tranquility and peace.

Situated next to the Jesuit Novitiate on the banks of the river Suvarnarekha and surrounded by sixteen acres of greeneries, farm lands and a beautiful shrine of Mother Mary, it makes for an ideal spot for prayer, reflection, growth and development. With 32 self-contained rooms, it is able to deal with the needs of a fairly large group.

Major Programmes of the Year (June 2012 – June 2013)

1.     Jesuit Pastor’s G B Meeting: 

Dates: June 13 pm to 14 pm

2.     Jesuit and Dio. Regent’s Recollection

Dates: July 14 pm to 15 noon

Guide: Fr. Joseph Surin, s.j. 

3.     Jamshedpur Diocesan Priest’s Recollection

Dates: July 24 pm to 25 noon 

4.     Jesuit Regent’s Recollection Day

Dates: August 18 pm to 19 noon 

5.     Recollection for the Deacons and Pastors

Dates: September 12 and 13

Coordinator: Sushil Jojo, s.j.

 6.     Jesuit and Dio. Regents’ Recollection

Dates: September 15 pm to 16 noon

 7.     Diocesan Priest’s Retreat

Dates: September 23 pm to 28 pm 

Director: Fr. Amatus Kujur, (Dean) Team

 8.     Priests Retreat – Diocesan

Dates: October 7 pm to 12 pm

Director: Fr. George Puthenpura, CssR

9.     Montfort Brothers Annual Retreat

Dates: October 21 pm to 27 pm

Director: Fr. C. Gautam, s.j. 

10.  Diocesan Priests Retreat – Priests

Date: October 30 pm to November 4 pm

Director: Fr. James Kalapura, s.j. 

11.  Central Zone Jesuit Deacon’s Ordination Retreat

Dates: November 23 pm – November 30 pm 

12.  Jesuits and Dio. Regent’s Recollection

Dates: November 10 pm to 11 noon

13.  Retreat for Women Religious and Priests

Date: Dec. 1^st pm to Dec. 9^th pm

 14.  Course on Emotional Intelligence

 Dates: December 11 to 13

Director: P Tonyraj, s.j.

 15.   Retreat for Men-Women Religious

Dates: December 27 pm to January 3^rd pm

Guide: Fr. Sunny Jacob, s.j.

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Send your requests to or contact

Fr. C. Gautam, sj.

E-mail: gkcsj@rediffmail.com

Phone: 0657- 6572601

Mobile: 09835350279