In view of unabated heavy rains and floods in Kerala from late July-August 2018, the Chancellor of the Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi (Amma), has announced that Her organization Mata Amritanandamayi Math (MAM) will donate Rs. 10 crores to the Kerala Chief Minister’s Distress Relief Fund (CMDRF).
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri Campus, has initiated Serve an Hour (SaH) program in an effort to bring its students to explore the real creativity within.
The ‘Jivamritam’project of Mata Amritanandamayi Math has been successfully deployed at 9 Karayogams in Alappad, Kollam district, Kerala, benefitting approximately 22000 people in the area.
In an endeavor to protect and contribute to Mother Earth, the students of Department of Management, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi Campus (DOM-Kochi), planted saplings on November 1, 2017, the day which is celebrated as ‘Kerala Piravi Dinam.’
The staff and faculty members from Amritapuri Campus of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, AYUDH India and Mata Amritanandamayi Math volunteers, collectively around 1200 volunteers, joined for a two day Sabarimala Cleanup Drive held on 11th and 12th November, 2017.
The students from Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE), Amrita School of Engineening, Coimbatore Campus, attended the “Care to Care” activity under Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham ‘s Amrita Learning to Integrate Values and Excellence (ALIVE) initiative, which was held on October 21st, 2017.
Amrita Center for Research in Analytics and Technologies for Education (AmritaCREATE), one of the research initiatives of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, trained over 1087 tribal children and adults in Wayanad, Idukki and Attapadi districts of Kerala in Computer Awareness Skills.
At the time when our beloved Chancellor Amma is spreading the messages of love towards every individual, extending helping hands to needy is an approach to follow her guidance and show gratitude to God for bestowing on us his mercy that enables us to help others.
Dr. Maya Mahajan, Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Amrita School of Engineering, Coimbatore, initiated a new sustainable development project. She has been working with tribal communities of Singampathy, Sarkarporathy and Kalkotipathy to make furniture from the forest weed, Lantana and thereby helping them create a sustainable livelihood in the modern world.
Students and faculty members of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham MBA Programme, Kochi, visited the Amrita Institute for Differently Abled at Vallummel, Kochi, as part of Social Outreach activities, on January 19, 2017, under the guidance of Dr. N. R. Menon. They spent time with the students and inmates there, who exhibited their talents in dancing, singing and acting.
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