Year: 2015

  • Muthukulam Sreedharan presented with 2015 Amrita Keerti Puraskar

    Muthukulam Sreedharan presented with 2015 Amrita Keerti Puraskar

    27 September 2015, Amritapuri, Amritavarsham Amma’s 62 Birthday celebrations Sri. Muthukulam Sreedharan was presented with this year’s Amrita Keerti Puraskarby the Honourable Governor of Kerala, former Chief Justice of India, Sri. P. Sathasivam on as part of Amma’s 62nd Birthday Celebrations. Sri. Mutukulam Sreedharan has been immersed in Sanskrit his entire life. His first major…

  • Amritavarsham photo updates

    Amritavarsham photo updates

    Photo Updates of Amritavarsham watch live updates.. http://e.amritapuri.org/live/av62/   [Show thumbnails]

  • Vermi compost on soil remediation restores eco-system and the microbiology of the soil

    Vermi compost on soil remediation restores eco-system and the microbiology of the soil

    A group of researchers from Amrita University conducted a research study for five years on the island near Amrita hospital, which was used as a landfill and dumpsite for several years, causing the soil to become completely contaminated with heavy metals from both the dumped waste and from the polluted Backwaters. The land was a…

  • Flood relief work in Japan

    Flood relief work in Japan

    September 2015, Japan Following more than a week of rains in early September, Tropical Storm Etau could not have hit eastern Japan at a worse time. On September 9th, Etau began to further inundate the already rain-soaked terrain north of Tokyo—dumping as much as 2 more feet (65 cm) of rain in 24 hours in…

  • It is the need of every Indian that Ganga remains clean

    It is the need of every Indian that Ganga remains clean

    In the wake of Amma’s 100-crore (US$15 million) donation to Namami Gange, the Indian Government’s Swachh Bharat & Ganga Cleaning Project, Amma has answered many questions about the donation, the project itself, and her views on the issue surrounding the project. From the press meet at Amritapuri Ashram on September 11, 2015.   We started…

  • Amma donates 100 Crore for ‘Namami Gange’ cleaning Ganga project

    Amma donates 100 Crore for ‘Namami Gange’ cleaning Ganga project

    $30 Million in Donations to Toilet-Building Project Across India 11 September 2015, Amritapuri – Amma today presented Sri. Arun Jaitley, India’s Hon. Minister of Finance, a cheque for Rs. 100 crore (US$15 million) for the construction of toilets in the poorest villages surrounding the Ganga River, as part of Prime Minister Sri. Narendra Modi’s Swachh…

  • Amrita Center of Excellence in Organ Transplantation dedicated to the Nation

    Amrita Center of Excellence in Organ Transplantation dedicated to the Nation

    8 Sep 2015, Kochi Center of Excellence in Organ Transplantation at Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences was dedicated to the Nation by Central Minister for Science and technology Dr Harsha Vardhan today at Kochi. The Amrita Centre of Excellence in Organ Transplantation, over the last 15 years has carried out about 900 cases of transplantations…

  • Amritapuri has become Vrindavan on Sri Krishna Jayanthi

    Amritapuri has become Vrindavan on Sri Krishna Jayanthi

    5 September 2015 – Krishna’s Birthday Celebrations at Amritapuri On the heels of a wonderful Onam celebration, just a week later the ashram was again in a festive mood for Krishna Jayanti. The day’s celebrations started at 7.30am with a cow procession from the kitchen area towards the front steps of the Kali Temple. A GoPuja…

  • It is to make humankind understand truth that God incarnates in human form

    It is to make humankind understand truth that God incarnates in human form

    6 September 2015 – Amritapuri from Amma’s Sri Krishna Jayanthi message At the mere thought of Lord Sri Krishna, we feel an overwhelming joy arise within us. Even though it has been 5,000 years since the Lord incarnated on earth, his presence continues to shine in the culture and everyday life of the people of…

  • Over 1000 Organ transplantations at Amrita hospital

    Over 1000 Organ transplantations at Amrita hospital

    Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Centre has emerged as one of the largest centres in India, carrying out organ transplantations. The Centre of Excellence in Organ Transplantation, over the last 15 years has carried out about 1012 cases of transplantations, which includes heart, liver, lung, kidney, pancreas, bone marrow, and small intestine besides composite…