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Every day should begin with the remembrance of God
15 April 2018, Amritapuri – Vishu celebrations The Vishu celebration was carried out with great enthusiasm all around the ashram. There were separate Vishukkani* arranged in the Kalari, near Amma’s house, and on the stage of the bhajan’s hall. Along with Vishukkani, saplings and plant seeds were also kept on the altar. Each devotee who…
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Amrita University ranked as the 8th best university in the country by NIRF
3 April 2018, New Delhi Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham has emerged as the 8th best university in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) Ranking 2018 for Indian Universities, that was released by Prakash Javadekar, the Minister of Human Resource Development. “This is a testament to the tradition of academic excellence, outstanding faculty and world-class infrastructure that…
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Amma’s hugs are a brave defiance of the age-old practice of untouchability
22 – 28 March, Malaysia-Singapore Yatra 2018 Amma’s programs were a resounding success with venues overflowing with devotees and admirers in Kuala Lumpur, Penang and Singapore. Highlights of the weeklong journey included new and expanded charitable initiatives being rolled out at programs in all three places, including educational scholarships for young students suffering from cancer in…
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America Yatra 2018: Amma to visit Japan, USA & Canada from 29th May – 11th July
Amma to visit Japan, USA and Canada from 29th May to 12th July. Amma will hold programs in these cities which contains Satsangs, Guided meditation sessions, Bhajans and Darshan. JAPAN Tokyo: May 29, 30 & 31st Venue: TRC Tokyo Ryutsu Center, Secound Exhibition 2F Hall F 6-1-1 Heiwajima, Ota-ku Tokyo. Phone: 0081 – 90-6508-7379 {map} …
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Acknowledging only the external and discard the internal creates imbalance
18 March, Chandigarh, Haryana – Bharata Yatra 2018 It was Amma’s first visit to the city of Chandigarh, which is the capital of two states and a union territory (a capital of its own). The name “Chandigargh” comes from the temple of Chandi (a pseudonym of the Goddess Durga), which is a fortress situated on…
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Dignitaries and Devotees in Delhi
13-16 March, Delhi – Bharata Yatra 2018 30 years ago, on March 5th, 1988 at 6:45AM, Amma arrived by train in Delhi for the first time. Back then, Amma had 20 programs spread across the city in various locations. March 13th was particularly unique day, she spent half a day at the BSF camp in…
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Over 1,00,000 villagers in Kerala receive clean drinking water
Over 100,000 villagers in Kerala, spread across 14 districts, have begun to receive clean drinking water as part of the Jivamritam Project launched by Mata Amritanandamayi Math (MAM), six months ago. As many as 127 water filtration units have been installed by MAM as part of the project, which was inaugurated by President Ram Nath…
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Pure love and compassion is the embodiment of God
10 Mar, Ahmedabad, Gujarat – Bharata Yatra 2018 Amma arrived in Ahmedabad around 3 AM in the morning after a long drive from Mumbai. Devotees were patiently waiting for to greet Amma at Amrita Vidyalayam where she was staying. The next day, during the evening public program, Chief Minister of Gujarat, Vijay Rupani, was there…
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Amma is a great inspiration to the people who wanted to do something for society: Vice President Naidu
20 March, New Delhi – Bharata Yatra 2018 The Vice President of India, M Venkaiah Naidu invited Amma to his residence in Delhi. She had a meeting with his family members. Venkaiah Naidu invited many dignitaries to his house to meet Amma in an event where they exchanged in discourse and received Amma’s blessings. The…
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Giving water to Indian villages, building friendship between India and Japan
Feb 2018, Alappuzha, Kerala In order to help supply rural villages with clean drinking water, seventy-two students from Japan travelled to Alappuzha district of Kerala to help build water filters. Despite not receiving credit from their university, having to sacrifice their vacation time, and paying for their own travel expenses, students from the IVUSA program…