Year: 2015

  • eLiteracy & health awareness  for tribal children

    eLiteracy & health awareness for tribal children

    3 March, Kozhikode, Kerala – Bharata Yatra 2015 During Kozhikode program, Amma distributed Amrita University’s certificates to 17 tribal children from Attapadi for completing the eLiteracy & Health Awareness course. The tablet computers were taken to their doorsteps and classes timed after their working hours. The tutor Aneesh is an alumni of Amma’s Parapally School.…

  • Only our bodies are staying here, our hearts are always with you

    Only our bodies are staying here, our hearts are always with you

    2-3 March, Kozhikode, Kerala – Bharata Yatra 2015 Hundreds of the Kozhikode devotees were lined up holding brass trays of flowers and puja lamps when the tour group arrived at the ashram at 5:30 in the evening. Amma was not expected to arrive until 7:30 pm. The Kozhikode devotees who were lined up five or…

  • Vrukshakkani and Vishuthaineettam instead of Vishukkani and Vishukkaineettam

    Vrukshakkani and Vishuthaineettam instead of Vishukkani and Vishukkaineettam

    Vishu is a festival specific to Kerala and to Malayalees, and it symbolizes the age-old bond with Nature. The highlights of Vishu are known as Vishukkani and Vishukkaineettam. As part of this year’s upcoming festival of Vishu, Amma has launched two initiatives to help foster love for nature in the hearts of the younger generations,…

  • Amma in Kodungalloor

    Amma in Kodungalloor

    27-28 Feb, Kodungalloor, Kerala – Bharata Yatra 2015 Amma held the first program of her 2015 North Indian Tour in the ancient town of Kodungalloor. Here the first Bramasthanam Temple was consecrated, as well as the first Amrita Vidyalayam, Amma’s primary and secondary school. The design of the Bramasthanam temple here is unique as it…

  • Sanitation project in Uttarakhand

    Sanitation project in Uttarakhand

    The inaugural batch of Ammachi Labs “Women’s Empowerment: Sanitation Project in Uttarakhand” has been launched in Nala village just outside of Guptakashi. Rather than building free toilets for a few needy families, we are teaching local women the construction skills to build toilets for their entire community. Using a combination of tablet based education and…

  • Amma’s visit Singapore, Malaysia & Australia 2015

    Amma’s visit Singapore, Malaysia & Australia 2015

    Amma to visit Singapore, Malaysia and Australia from 6th April to 20th April. April 6 – 8  Singapore The Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre Hall E , Basement 2, 10 Bayfront Avenue, Singapore 018956 {map} Programme timings 6th April 11.00 am 7th April 10.00 am & 7.30pm 8th April 10.00 am & 7.00…

  • I will take the light to dispel the darkness

    I will take the light to dispel the darkness

    “When I return to my village I will teach how one becomes physically dependent on alcohol and how difficult it is to stop drinking once you start,” said Pankaj Kumar, age twenty-two. “I will explain how inhaling smoke from indoor stoves is bad for health, and how chimneys can easily be installed.” Pankaj, from the…

  • 600 trees planted in Buccinasco, Milan

    600 trees planted in Buccinasco, Milan

    Inspired by Amma’s message to save the planet, Italian devotee volunteers took to planting 600 trees in a town near Milan in Northern Italy. In one of her talks, Amma said “There is an inseparable bond between man and nature. For man, there cannot be an existence removed from nature. However, because of his thoughtless…

  • Why is it that human beings alone follow the path of self-destruction?

    Why is it that human beings alone follow the path of self-destruction?

    19 Jan, Virudu Nagar, Tamil Nadu – Bharata Yatra 2015 This was not Amma’s first visit to Virudunagar. She had been here just two years before and it was around midnight when she arrived then. Tonight, Amma reached here just past 8 pm. Amma was also here 30 years ago when she held a program…

  • Keep the head cool, heart warm

    Keep the head cool, heart warm

    When many thousands of people remember the Divine with a one-pointed mind, perform actions dedicated to God, and engage in worship, the very environment becomes pure.