Ashakiran, the study house of Jesuit scholastics in Mangalore, started in the year 2000, is a generous response of Karnataka province to the repeated requests of the provincials of Northern provinces to start a study house for their scholastics. Located at Sylveliz Kripa, near Pumpwell, Kankanady, constructed on the land donated to us by Edmund DSa and his family in memory of his parents late Sylvester and Elizabeth DSa. Life in the spirit is considered quite important at Ashakiran. Hence, they try to maintain a good spiritual atmosphere. There are scholastics from thirteen different provinces including Sri Lanka and East Timor. To foster the apostolic spirit among scholastics and moreover, to be in touch with the suffering world, weekend ministries are arranged to a number of places like parishes, orphanages, home for the aged and children’s homes. Ashakiran is basically a study house of scholastics. Hence a conducive atmosphere for study is fostered.