As part of its commitment towards pursuing academic and scientific excellence, School of Biotechnology, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, has added a high-tech Microbial Active Genetics Lab to its world-class research facilities. It was a day of great pride for the Amrita Biotech community as Swami Amritaswarupananda Puri, President of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, inaugurated the advanced scientific laboratory on January 3, 2019.
The students of School of Business, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri, were privileged to attend the budget discussion held at Manorama office on February 1, 2019.
Her Excellency Ms. Dana Kursh, Consul General of Israel to South India (Bengaluru), has inaugurated “Women in Sustaining the Environment” (WISE), a new collaborative research project between Amrita and Tel Aviv University on February 11, 2019 at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri campus.
Amrita Darshanam, International Center for Spiritual Studies, organised an invited talk on ‘The Philosophy of Indian Art’ on January 29, 2019. The session was handled by Dr. Satavadhani R. Ganesh, a renowned Sanskrit poet and a master of Avadhāna – an ancient art form of literary performance.
Dr. Vandana K. Vasudevan, third year PG Scholar from the Department of Prasutitantra and Streeroga, School of Ayurveda, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri, won first prize for presenting scientific paper at “Prajnanam 2019” – National Seminar on Management of Infertility in Ayurveda, organised by Amrita School of Ayurveda from February 1-2, 2019.
Dravyamritam is an annual program organized by the Department of Dravyaguna to generate interest among students about the subject Dravyaguna Vijnana.
A project for portable water purifiers under the Jivamritam: Clean Drinking Water Project, the joint project of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, the Consulate General of Israel to South India, Bangalore, and Tel Aviv University, was inaugurated at the Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, on January 21, 2019.
In an intercollegiate rapid style chess tournament held at Kollam on December 9th, 2018, the Amrita chess team, comprising of four players, grabbed second prize which included Rs. 3000 cash prize, trophies and certificates.
Dravya Prabodhini, a series of monthly educational programs organized by the Department of Dravyaguna, Amrita School of Ayurveda, covers a wide range of interesting activities like guest lectures, field trips to gather deep knowledge about the subject and knowledge sharing sessions with eminent scholars from allied sciences.
A 3-day workshop on ‘Re-conceptualizing Indian Academia’ was held at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham from 4th to 6th January 2019. It was mentored by Dr. Sufiya Pathan and Dr. Dunkin Jalki of CIRHS, SDM PG Center, Ujire, Karnataka.