The United Nations has officially made Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham India’s first-ever UNESCO Chair on Gender Equality & Women’s Empowerment. The official bestowing of the UNESCO Chair took place before an audience of 8,000 people during a spiritual programme of the University’s Chancellor Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi in Paris on October 30, 2016.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi joined in the celebration of Amritavarsham63 by giving a speech via webcast during the occasion.
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham’s Amritapuri campus hosted Amritavarsham 63 – the birthday celebrations of the Chancellor Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi, Amma from September 25-27, 2016.
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham’s new initiative with the UNESCO Chair on Women Empowerment and Gender Equality was launched on September 26, 2016 by the Union Minister of HRD, Mr. Prakash Javadekar.
Mr. Prakash Javadekar, Union Minister of HRD, inaugurated Amrita OceanNet, in the presence of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Chancellor Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi, Amma, on September 26, 2016.
Renowned director and artist Shekhar Kapur focuses on Amrita University Chancellor Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi, Amma, in this new documentary, investigating the source of human compassion and creativity.
In Conversation with Dr. Paula S. Humphreys, doctor and granddaughter of professor of physics and Nobel laureate Niels Bohr.
In Conversation with Dr. Paula S. Humphreys, doctor and granddaughter of professor of physics and Nobel laureate Niels Bohr.
Ms. Evie Evangelou founder of Fashion 4 Development (F4D) awarded Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi (Amma) the “Medal of Honour” for more than 25 years of humanitarian work in the fields of human rights, health and well-being, including food, access to water and power, housing, medical care, and the right to education and skill-training.
Amma today presented Sri. Arun Jaitley, India’s Hon. Minister of Finance, a cheque for Rs. 100 crore (US$15 million) for the construction of toilets in the poorest villages surrounding the Ganga River, as part of Prime Minister Sri. Narendra Modi’s Swachh Bharat (Clean India) and Namami Gange (Clean Ganges) projects
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