Category: Festivals
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Amma, your legacy is for a lifetime: Shashi Tharoor
27 Sep 2013, Amritapuri – Amritavarsham60 Celebrations Shashi Tharoor, the Hon. Minister of HRD, Government of India, gave an inspiring speech about Amma, her life spent in the service of humanity, and the wonderful occasion that her 60th Birthday brings. He was launching the Amrita RITE-Rural India Tablet Education for After-school Tutoring and Adult Literacy…
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The Vidya behind Tala Vadya
27 Sep 2013, Amritapuri – Amritavarsham60 The evening of Amritavarsham 60 witnessed a scintillating performance on Odissi percussion instruments led by eminent Mardala player Guru Dhaneswar Swain. Tabla, Bhol, Kanjani, Harmonium, Mardalam, Nishaan and Flute together produced systematic beats. The music, beats and outstanding talent of Guru Dhaneswar created a musical extravaganza that kept the…
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Gotipua: Graceful Masculine Dance – a Worship to Mahakali!
27 Sep 2013, Amritavarhsm60 Odisha has left everyone here at Amritapuri absolutely amazed as there were different styles, types and forms of Odissi dance showcased here over the last few days! And yet again a fascinating performance by Guru Bichitrananda Swain and his group of dancers brought bliss to everyone’s hearts! Director of the leading…
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Symphony across the World – Shankar Tucker and Maati Baani
27 Sep 2013, Amritapuri – Amritavarsham60 Amritavarsham60 had seen some iconic performers, and some mind blowing offerings of prayer and art. Tonight was no different, with clarinet whiz Shankar Tucker and the famous world music band Maati Baani, and the great singer Mame Khan. Shankar Tucker is a clarinetist and composer based in the USA…
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We are all her children, equal in front of her
27 Sep 2013, Amritapuri – Amritavarham60 Laxmi Narayan Tripathi (known as Laxmi) is a transgender rights activist, Hindi film actress in Mumbai, India. She is the first transgender person to represent Asia Pacific in the UN. Laxmi is also a famous Bharatanatyam dancer, dance instructor and owns nine dance schools. She also runs an NGO…
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The quintessence of devotion through dance by Manju Warrier
26 Sep 2013, Amritapuri – Amritavarsham60 Celebrations It was a great pleasure and a treat to experience the scintillating performance of Manju Warrier – a remarkable and a renowned Kutchipudi dancer and also an actress in the Malayalam film industry – at Amritapuri, on the occasion of “Amritavarsham 60″ celebrations. Manju – a perfect epitome…
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Not easy for a State Government to distribute so much as Amma does
27 Sep 2013, Amritapuri – Amritavarsham60 Celebrations Maharashtra Governor, His Excellency K Shankara Narayanan, delivered a wonderful speech detailing the uniqueness of Amma, and her contributions to the world. “Beloved Amma, who loves this vast world, transcending caste and religion. We are all born in this world; because of we have our mothers. But, the…
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No Waste, No Trash, Not a Joke
Please close your eyes for 10 seconds and imagine a congregation of over 5 lac people, eating from various food joints and disposing excess food and the plastic bottles around the area; staying across multiple locations disposing shampoo sachets; purchasing snacks, ice creams, juices and disposing the wrappers as they walk across the same area…
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Amma is echoing the spirituality of India
27 Sep 2013, Amritapuri – Amritavarsham60 Celebrations S Gurumurthy, a noted journalist and proponent of the Swadeshi economic development project, delivered an inspiring speech. He shared his experience of being here in Amritapuri, and being here with Amma: “When I saw Amma for the first time, I could immediately see how people would have felt…
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History Comes to Life – Dance Dramas of India’s Glorious Past
27 Sep 2013, Amritapuri – Amritavarsham60 CelebrationsStudents from various Amrita Vidyalayams in Kerala performed dance dramas portraying India’s rich mythological tales. The students were dressed beautifully for the dance and also for the roles each of them portrayed. Amrita Vidyalayam moulds the students in art, culture, spiritual and modern learning. This came out clearly in…