Year: 2015

  • Bharata Yatra 2015 2nd leg from Feb 26

    Bharata Yatra 2015 2nd leg from Feb 26

    Amma’s second leg of Bharata Yatra started from Amritapuri on Thursday, Feb 26.   Feb 27-28 Friday, Saturday – Kodungallur Brahmasthanam, Kerala M.A.M. Kodungalloor Lokamalleswaram, Kodungalloor 680 664, Kerala Phone: 0488-2804262 {map} March 2-3, Monday & Tuesday – Kozhikode Brahmasthanam, Kerala M.A.M. Kozhikode Amritamayi Nagar, Vellimadukunnu, Kozhikode – 673 012 Phone: 0495-2371682 {map} March 5,…

  • I have no hands of my own, I move through your hands

    I have no hands of my own, I move through your hands

    India’s first double hand transplant was carried out successfully at the Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, on 12-13 January 2015. 30-year old Manu lost both his hands in a tragic accident three years ago when he was pushed out of a running train after confronting a group of thugs who were harassing a women…

  • Winners of the National Games women Rugby team meet Amma

    Winners of the National Games women Rugby team meet Amma

    13 Feb 2015, Amritapuri The gold medal winners of the National Games women Rugby competition from Odisha came to Amritapuri and met Amma. They had never met Amma before but had heard of Amma from the hotel they stayed in Kollam. Right after the award ceremony they surprised the organisers and the local officials assembled…

  • Organic vegetable garden at Amrita University

    Organic vegetable garden at Amrita University

    Encouraged by Amma’s message that everyone should be able to eat vegetables grown organically at least once in a week, the college students at Amrita University’s Amritapuri campus have started an organic vegetable garden using natural methods of cultivation. The garden is flourishing with the growth of colorful, delicious produce, including spinach, okra, tomatoes, tapioca,…

  • French director Lelouch to honour Amma in his next movie

    French director Lelouch to honour Amma in his next movie

    5 Feb 2015, Amritapuri Amma received renowned French star Jean Dujardin and legendary French film Director Claude Lelouch, along with actors Elsa Zylberstein and Alice Pol. They were visiting Amritapuri​ to film scenes for Lelouch’s upcoming movie “Un Plus Une”. About the film, Mr. Lelouch said, “In today’s world, Amma is the symbol of love…

  • Why Non-Hindus are not allowed inside Temples

    Why Non-Hindus are not allowed inside Temples

    21 Jan, Kanyakumari, Bharata Yatra 2015 Rooftop Satsang at Amrita Vidyalayam – Kanyakumari The tour group sat around Amma in the evening. After bhajans and dinner, one Italian lady who has been touring with Amma said, “I was living in Chennai for some time and I developed devotion towards Goddess Meenakshi. I got a chance…

  • Take a Selfie with Amma

    Take a Selfie with Amma

    24 – 25 Jan, Tiruvananthapuram, Kerala – 2015 Bharata Yatra After Kanya Kumari, Amma visited Tiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala, for the annual Brahmastanam Festival. The local AYUDH youth group had been very active in preparing the programme and helped in all fields of seva. To welcome Amma to the city, they held a 20…

  • Amma takes the message of Bharat to the whole world

    Amma takes the message of Bharat to the whole world

    22 Jan, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu – Bharata Yatra 2015 Amma held a public programme on the grounds of at her Amrita Vidyalayam school in Kanyakumari. Amongst the dignitaries at the function were Swami Chaitanya Maharaj and Pon Radhakrishnan, Minister for Surface Transport. Kanyakumari being the centre of the Vivekananda Kendra, many of it’s members came…

  • A flower that removes the pain and sorrow of all

    A flower that removes the pain and sorrow of all

    20 Jan, Virudu Nagar, Tamil Nadu – Bharata Yatra 2015 On January 20th, Amma visited Virudu Nagar. The programme was held at the Khatriya Vidya Salai and included Amma’s satsang, bhajans, manasa puja and darshan. Welcoming Amma to Virudunagar, BJP State Presedent Tamizhisai Indira Soundararajan said: “A flower that removes the pain and sorrow of…

  • How to get established in Tatvamasi

    How to get established in Tatvamasi

    17 -18 Jan, Madurai, Tamil Nadu – Bharata Yatra 2015 After Amma had distributed prasad dinner at her Madurai ashram on Jan 16, she encouraged her children to put questions to her. Amma said that the quality of the questions asked indicates the spiritual evolution of the questioner. She said, “To know the taste of…