Let Amma live more than a century to lead us
Sri. M.V. Rajasekhar, Honourable Union Minister of State for Planning, upon the inauguration of MAM’s Vidyamritam Program of 30,000 scholarships for children of poor farmers
“This land has been known for centuries for spiritual advancement. This land is led by spiritualism and knowledge. This is the [...]

Some celebrities and leaders who wished Amma ‘happy birthday’
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Her Excellency Pratibha Patil, the President of India
Former US President Bill Clinton
His Excellency Jens Stoltenberg, Prime Minister of Norway. Jens Stoltenberg became Prime Minister of Norway for the second time on 17 October 2005.
Amartya Sen is an Indian economist, philosopher, and a winner of the Nobel [...]

Amma’s 54th Birthday Celebrations in Amritapuri
27 September 2007 — Amritapuri
The celebrations on the day of Amma’s 54th birthday began at 5:00 a.m., with the performance of Maha-Ganapati Homa at the celebration grounds on the Amritapuri campus of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, just across the backwaters from the Ashram. The puja was conducted by renowned pujari Brahmasri [...]

Amma’s 54th Birthday Celebrations
27 September 2007, Amrita Vishwa Vidhya Peetham, Amritapuri Campus

5:00 a.m. Maha-Ganapati Homa by Brahmasri Surya Kaladi Jaya Suryan Bhatathiripad
7:45 a.m.        Satsang by Swami Amritaswarupananda Puri, Vice-Chairman, MAM

Amma arrives on the stage

9:00 a.m.        Sri Guru Padapuja
9:45 a.m.        Amma’s Birthday Address

Special Guests on the occsassion
Former UN Under-Secretary General Sri. Olara [...]

September 2007 — Amritapuri
On Amma’s Birthday, 30,000 children of farmers living under the poverty line from Maharashtra, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka will receive the gift of free education as part of a new social welfare program called Vidyamritam. The program is part of the Ashram’s new multi-pronged fight against the rising epidemic of suicide [...]

Sri. Paravur Sreedharan Tantri will be awarded the Amrita Keerti Puraskar {news} on 27th September, the birthday of Amma, for his meritorious contributions and perpetuation of India’s Kshetra Tantric and astrological traditions. Furthermore, he is being honoured for his role as social reformer, standing as one of the main forces behind the opening of [...]

A Sannyasi’s Mind & Vision: Peace & Happiness for the Entire World
24 September 2007 — Sivagiri Math, Varkkala, Kerala
It was a historic moment. Addressing an all-India assembly of sannyasis at the Sivagiri Math of the Sri Narayana Guru Dharma Sangha in Varkkala, Amma expressed her vision of sannyasa dharma. “A real sannyasi is one who [...]

23 September 2007 — Sivagiri Matham, Varkkala, Tiruvanantapuram District, Kerala
Tomorrow, Amma will address an assembly of sannyasis from all over India at the Sivagiri Math in Varkkala, the main center of the Sri Narayana Guru Dharma Sangha. The gathering is part of the Sangha’s six-month-long celebrations of the 75th anniversary of the Sivagiri Pilgrimage, a [...]

Amma’s Birthday is less than a week away.

The frame of the temporary shelter being built across the backwaters at Amrita University is quickly taking shape despite daily downpours.

Swami Ramakrishnanandaji and Br Shantamritaji were in Hong Kong from Friday, September 14 to Sunday, September 16, 2007.
The first programme was in the Kowloon Hindu temple and consisted of Satsang and Bhajans . The attendance was marked by enthusiasm and great devotion.
The next day, the IAM Technique was taught, after which many people [...]