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An alternative to traditional means of livelihood for the villagers
Amritapuri, 12 June, 2005 Lord Krishna says in the Bhagavad Gita: parasparam bhaavayanta param sreyam avaapsyata [‘By nourishing each other, may you attain supreme prosperity’]. As part of the Amrita Tsunami Rehabilitation Project, the Math has initiated a project to make families living in the Alappad village more self-reliant. Called Matru Gramam (‘Mother’s Village’), this…
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Amma lent support to the kerala government
12 June 2005 — Amritapuri “The government and other organizations were not able to do much to help the tsunami victims, no matter how hard they tried. They were not able to ease the pain and sorrow of the people. But Amma came to our rescue. The Mata Amritanandamayi Math lent us a supporting hand,”…
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Amma visits San Ramon – Summer 2005
Photos from Amma her visit to San Ramon in the summer of 2005. She held programs from 7-19 June.
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What Government officials say about the Ashram s tsunami relief work
Government of Kerala “In the coming years, India will be known—not for its population of 100 crores or its nuclear power—but for the far-reaching humanitarian activities of Mata Amritanandamayi.” His Excellency R.L. Bhatia, Governor of Kerala, 27 September 2005 (on the occasion of distributing keys to 550 tsunami-relief houses constructed by the Ashram) “Amma has…
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Amma visits Seattle 2005
Photos from Amma her annual visit to Seattle in 2005. Programs where held from 2-5 June
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Anti tobacco movement at Amrita
31 May 2005, AIMS Kochi ATMA, Anti-Tobacco Movement at Amrita, launched by the Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, started functioning on Tuesday. It was inaugurated by former minister K.B.Ganesh Kumar. Swami Poornamritananda Puri, general secretary of Mata Amritanandamayi Math, delivered the benedictory address and City Police Commissioner Dinendra Kashyap administered the oath of ATMA. K.G.Viswambharan…
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Houses are ready for rehabilitation
30 May 2005 25 houses in the Alappuzha district are ready for habitation. The work on the 125 other houses is about 80 percent over. The ashram is building two types of houses here according to the two plans provided by the government – one for houses close to the sea and one for those…
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Amma in Japan 2005
Amma in Japan from 29 – 31 May 2005
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Amma leaves Amritapuri.
25 May 2005 Amma left Amritapuri this morning for 8 weeks of spiritual programmes to Japan, USA and Canada . Amma will hold programmes in 12 cities in this two months tour. As is usual there will be satsangs, bhajans, meditation sessions and darshan at all the programmes. This is the 19th year Amma is…
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Ashram holds second camp for tsunami kids
20 – 24 May 2005 — Amritapuri A second educational camp for tsunami-affected children was held at the Ashram, this time for 6,000 kids from the neighboring district of Alappuzha . yoga-eng class question answer session The children were given free classes in spoken English and in yoga. They also had many classes with the…