Category: Cultural
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Values from Valimiki, Sadgamaya Summer Camp for children
10 May 2014, Amritapuri Sadgamaya Summer Camp 2014, with the theme “Values from Valmiki,” was conducted at Amritapuri, May 7 – 10, 2014. 2,000 students attended the camp. Addressing the students, Amma said that “Even in failure there is a lesson to learn. Understand it and move forward. In fact, if we can cultivate faith,…
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AYUDH Portugal brings HOPE to care homes
During AYUDH’s 2013 youth summit in Germany “Our World, Our Vision, Our Future,” a group of young people were introduced to playing harp as a means of therapy. At the conclusion of the camp, two youth were awarded a harp with the idea that it would be used by them to play at care-homes in…
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Amritakeerti Puraskar 2013 to Manoj Das and Turavoor Viswambharan
In conjunction with the 60th birthday celebrations of Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi, the 2013 Amritakeerti Puraskar National Award will be bestowed upon renowned English and Oriya writer Prof. Manoj Das. The Kerala State Level award will be bestowed upon eminent writer, scholar and orator Prof. Thuravoor Viswambharan. Manoj Das The announcement was made on 17th…
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Rise Arjuna: Awake, Arise and Seize the Future
15 June 2013, Tabanan, Bali The Youth Forum is dedicated to the empowerment of youth in Tabanan, a regency of Bali had a program with Swami Purnamritananda. The theme of the event which Swami graced was “Rise Arjuna: Awake, Arise and Seize the Future”. Surpi, who organized the event, said in her opening speech…
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Color the World with Love
Our World Our Vision Our Future The ninth European AYUDH Youth Initiative was conducted from July13th – 20th, 2013 at MA Center Germany, Brombachtal. More than 200 young people between the ages of 15 and 30 participated in the week long camp. For the first time participants from Greece, Denmark and Lebanon took part in…
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Family Camp at the Amma Center, Switzerland
On a weekend in June, over twenty children and teenagers participated in the Family Camp 2013 of the Swiss Amma Center in Flaach. The theme of the camp was “Man and Nature in Harmony” with a special emphasis on water. The children and teenagers participated, according to their age, in different workshops centered on the…
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World Hindu Summit 2013 Bali
Swami Purnamritananda participated in the World Hindu Summit of 2013 in Bali, Indonesia. The agenda of the World Hindu Summit of 2013 is to establish the World Hindu Parisad or Assembly, developing its constitution, structure, office bearers, etc. The highlight of the opening ceremony was a very grand performance put up by the Balinese, representing…
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May this award spread goodness and peace
27 Sep 2012, Amritapuri – 59th B’day Celebrations As part of Amma’s 59th birthday celebrations, the 2012 Amrita Keerti Puraskar for excellence in Indian cultural literature was bestowed upon C. Radhakrishnan by P.J. Kurian, Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, in Amma’s presence. In his address Kurien said, “Amma is the essence of Indian culture. …
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2012 Amritakeerti Puraskar to C.Radhakrishnan
In conjunction with the 59th birthday celebrations of Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi, the 2012 Amritakeerti Puraskar will be awarded to renowned writer and film director C. Radhakrishnan. The award comes with a cash prize of Rs. 1,23,456, a statuette created by sculptor Namboodiri and a citation. C. Radhakrishnan will be presented the award on September…
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AYUDH Youth Exchange USA 2012: The Joy of Giving
11-12 August 2012, MA Center, Washington DC The third annual East Coast AYUDH Youth Exchange, held in M.A. Center in Washington D.C. Thirty four youth from around the United States to come together for this year’s theme of ‘The Joy of Giving’ fostered a transformative weekend of discussion, selfless service, and prayer. [av_partner columns=’1′ heading=”…