Category: India 2006

  • Amma in Indore

    Amma in Indore

    11 March, 2006 – Indore, Madhya Pradesh Amma’s first-ever programme in Indore was attended by a large number of the city’s politicians, captains of industry and media barons, as well as more than 100,000 people thirsty to experience Amma’s compassion. Dignitaries included Union Minister Kantilal Bhuria, State PWD Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya, City BJP Chief Ramesh…

  • Bang a drum for the whole world to hear

    Bang a drum for the whole world to hear

    9 March, 2006 – Amdavad, Gujarat Not only did the Chief Minister of Gujarat, Sri. Narendra Modi, come to the Amrita Vidyalayam in Amdavad to seek Amma’s audience, he also rode beside Amma to the programme site at Education Society Grounds. There, young men and women dressed in traditional Gujarati clothing were dancing dandiya to…

  • A dance for devi, a dance for Krishna: Surat welcomes Amma

    A dance for devi, a dance for Krishna: Surat welcomes Amma

    7 March, 2006 – Surat, Gujarat When Amma came to Pandit Dindayal Upadhaya Indoor Stadium in Surat, she was greeted by eight young women performing garbhi, Gujarat’s traditional dance for the Divine Mother. The dance was not limited to Amma’s immediate arrival, the women danced alongside Amma as she walked into the stadium. Traditionally performed…

  • Amma in Mumbai: A city with many sides

    Amma in Mumbai: A city with many sides

    2 March, 2006 – Shivaji Park, Mumbai, Maharashtra “Matching!” Amma said, first pointing at Mayur’s T-shirt and then at his hair – both were golden yellow. A big grin crept across the young man’s face. He then handed Amma a folded-up letter. “Is it about your career, your future aspirations?” Amma asked. The young man’s…

  • Amma returns cash prize, asks to start scholarship

    Amma returns cash prize, asks to start scholarship

    27 February 2006 — Nigdi, Pune, Maharashtra On 31 January 2006, Amma was awarded “The Philosopher Saint Sri Jnaneshwara World Peace Prize 2006” by the World Peace Centre (WPC), a Pune-based organization focused on bringing together the forces of science, philosophy and religion for world peace {news}. Amma had not been able to come to…

  • Grace along that lost highway

    Grace along that lost highway

    February 27, Pandarpur, Maharashtra, en route to Pune from Shegaon — Bharata Yatra 2006 “May your far-reaching eyes—which are only slightly open like a blue lotus just beginning to bloom—bathe even a worthless, far-removed one like me in your grace. Just as the cooling rays of the moon fall equally on the mansion and the…

  • A lunch-stop eye surgery, overcoming Vasanas

    A lunch-stop eye surgery, overcoming Vasanas

    February 27, Pandarpur, Maharashtra, en route to Pune from Shegaon Bharata Yatra 2006 अज्ञानतिमिरान्धस्य ज्ञानाञ्जनशालाकया चक्षुरुन्मीलितं येन तस्मै श्रीगुरवे नमः ajnāna timirāndhasya jnanānjana salākayā cakśurunmeelitam yena tasmai sree gurave namah  — Guru Gita If one approaches a Guru, earnestly seeking to understand the nature of his mind, the Guru’s knowledge will flow forth and clarity…

  • A night at Gajanan Maharaj temple

    A night at Gajanan Maharaj temple

    26 February, Shegaon, Buldana, Maharashtra –Bharata Yatra 2006 The drive from Nagpur to Pune is 800 km. Even though the roads are decent, the drive would take a minimum of 20 continuous hours. So Amma decided to break the journey in two, accepting the overnight hospitality of the Sri Gajanan Maharaj Sansthan in Shegaon. Sri…

  • The heart of India welcomes Amma

    The heart of India welcomes Amma

    23 February, 2006 — Nagpur, Maharashtra Amma was lovingly received by the citizens of Nagpur, the geographical heart of India. Amma’s pathway to the stage at the Hislap College Grounds was lined with boys and girls in the traditional Maharashtra dress, all of who offered flowers at Amma’s feet as she walked by. Sri. Anil…

  • The yatra that’s not a yatra

    The yatra that’s not a yatra

    18 February  — Kalyan Durga, Andhra Pradesh, off SH, en route to Hyderabad from Davanagere -Bharata Yatra 2006 Leaving Karwar and heading inland to Davanagere, the lush coconut groves and backwater inlets of the coast are left behind. The highway leads through forests–dense, deep and dark. Then, moving on to Hyderabad, this too begins to…