Entries by seva

Praying for the departed in tsunami

11 Mar 2012, Amritapuri Today marks the one year anniversary of the Japanese Tsunami. Near the beginning of darshan, just after the morning archana, Amma asked all to take a moment and remember the tragedy. She said, “This is the time the Japanese tsunami happened, so for all the souls of the departed and for […]

Muhammad Yunus: I am humbled by these accomplishments

3 Jan 2012, Amrita University, Amritapuri Prof. Muhammad Yunus, 2006 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and Founder, Grameen Bank – a micro finance and community development bank started in Bangladesh that makes small loans to the impoverished – came to Amrita University’s Amritapuri campus to inaugurate International Conference on Technology Enhanced Education (ICTEE2012). In his inaugural […]

When Science meets Spirituality

Dr. R. Chidambaram, the Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India met with Amma during his visit to Amrita University for the International Conference on Wireless Technologies for Humanitarian Relief (ACWR2011) at Amritapuri on 19 December 2011. Along with Dr. Chidambaram, his colleague S. Chatterjee and Dr M.H. Mehta, Chairman of the National Bioshield […]

Rebecca Horn dedicates Jungle Light to Amma

Renowned German Artist Rebecca Horn dedicates key installation ‘Jungle Light’ to Amma, at her solo exhibition at the New Delhi National Gallery of Modern Art. ‘Jungle of Light’ is constructed out of traditional Indian materials like bamboo, sari-fabric and clay. It includes a forest and spinning mirrors, which create arcs of light that build a […]