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AIDS Hospice in Trivandrum, Kerala
Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi Inaugurates Amritakripa AIDS Hospice & Care Centre Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi, India’s Minister for Human Resources, unveils the cornerstone. On 25 September 2003, the hospice was inaugurated in the presence of Amma by Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi, India’s Honourable Union Minister for Human Resource Development. Shri. T.N. Chathurvedi, His Excellency the…
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In the Field: Math Builds Homes in Ambalamugal, Kerala
The location seems inhospitable: a steep, muddy hill at a 60-degree incline, a few miles away from Cochin’s oil refinery. But as with the other places Amma has sanctified, miracles seem to be underway here. The land donated by the Kerala State Government in Ambalamugal posses some challenges for construction. The Math must build on…
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Care Home for the Elderly
Mata Amritanandamayi Math – Opens New Care Home for the Elderly 25 September 2003 The Mata Amritanandamayi Math’s second Care Home for the elderly was inaugurated during the Amritavarsham50 Celebration by Smt. K.R. Gouri, Kerala’s Honourable Minister of Agriculture. Smt. K.R. Gouri, Kerala’s Minister of Agriculture, inaugurated the Care Home Located in the beautiful village…
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Eye Donations
Eye Donations: Giving the Gift of Sight Two million people in India suffer from blindness due to damaged or diseased corneas. The cornea is the transparent diaphragm that overlays the iris, and being at the very front of the eyeball is prone to damage. When a person expires, the cornea of the eye can be…
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Re-establishing Harmony
Re-establishing Harmony Between Men & Women Amma’s address, 25 September, 2003 Women and men are not two but one. Like the two sides of a coin, they are different aspects of the one Truth. Women can do many things that men cannot. Likewise, men can often do what women cannot. Their dharmas [duties] are complementary.…
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Amrita Keerthi Awards
Math Presents Awards for Outstanding Contributions to Indian Culture and Vedic Tradition Service, though selfless, should be duly recognised and encouraged. If the knowledge, wisdom and talent of those who serve society are ignored and left to languish, it is society’s loss. In order to prevent such tragedy, the Mata Amritanandamayi Math has conferred its…
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Interviews – Gauri Manoj Sattigeri
Interview with Gauri Manoj Sattigeri – Junior Essay Competition First-prize Winner Gauri Manoj Sattigeri Twelve-year-old Gauri Manoj Sattigeri from M.V. Herwadkar English Medium School, Belgaum, Karnataka, won the first prize in the Junior Category of Amritavarsham50’s essay-writing competition. She was one of thousands of school children throughout India who competed in the competition, writing on the…
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First Prize Essay – Junior Category
“If Nature Is Our Mother, How Do We Protect Her?” Gauri Manoj Sattigeri Gauri Manoj Sattigeri First Prize in Junior Category, VII Standard M.V. Herwadkar English Medium School, Belgaum, Karnataka Nature is neutral. Man has taken from nature the power to make the world a desert or to make the deserts bloom, “There is no…
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First Prize – Senior Category
“We Are Not Protecting Nature, It Is Nature That Is Protecting Us” Jayasree S. First Prize in Senior Category X Standard, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s Vidya Mandir Trichur, Kerala Jayasree S. split the first prize in the senior category. Here, she receives an embrace from Amma and her award from the President of India. Nature is…
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First Prize – Senior Category
“We Are Not Protecting Nature, It is Nature That Is Protecting Us” Dhanashree Vinay Renge Dhanashree Vinay Renge First Prize in Senior Category, X Standard Mount Carmel Girls School, Nagpur, Maharashtra “Nature is the name of the effect whose cause is God,” said Cowper. It clearly implies that the most beautiful and the most pleasant creation…