Sadguru Shishya (Student) Parampara (tradition) has been the hallmark of India’s ancient Sanatan culture. This holy, spiritual association has stood India in good stead whenever Indian society showed up the signs of utter destabilization. And if we go by the life of Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, we are pleasantly surprised that Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam found himself caught, perhaps, unawares by Mata Amritanandamayi ji at whose lotus feet he remained to the last breath of his life.
United Nations Academic Impact / Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Conference on Technology for Sustainable Development on July 8, 2015, New York.
Right Honourable Helen Clark, Administrator, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) delivers opening address. Spiritual leader Amma delivers keynote address at UN conference on technology for sustainable development.
Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi today called on the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi at his residence and blessed him. Sri Mata Amritanandamayi showed keen interest in Namami Gange. The Prime Minister expressed his gratitude to her for her great contribution to the Swachha Bharat Abhiyan and requested her to initiate a toilet construction project in the villages of five states of Ganga river basin, to which she agreed.
On December 2, 2014 at the Vatican in Rome, Chancellor Mata Amritanandamayi joined Pope Francis and ten other world religious leaders in a ceremony to sign a declaration against human trafficking and slavery.
Stanford University hosted a rare event in which, world renowned humanitarian leader and our Chancellor, Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi (Amma), in a dialogue with leading neurosurgeon Dr. James Doty in the packed Memorial Auditorium, shares deep insight into the immense power of compassion, whether it is in science, technology, business, or in fact, in any sphere of human activity.
Amma was presented with the Pandit Karuppan Award at her program in Kochi today. The award was presented by Moopil Swamiyar Shankarananda Brahmananda Bhooti, the spiritual head of the Trissur Brahmaswom Matham, an Ashram in the lineage of Adi Sankaracharya dedicated to the propagation of Vedic knowledge. The award was given to Amma for her dedication, sacrifice and outstanding contributions to society.
Invited speakers and guests at Amrita Bioquest had the opportunity to meet with Chancellor Amma during the conference. They posed many questions and received thoughtful replies. An edited excerpt from. . .
The Amrita School of Biotechnology organized its first ever international conference titled Biotechnology for Innovative Applications during August 11-14, 2013. Speaking at the inauguration, Dr. Venkat Rangan, Vice Chancellor, Amrita. . .
Chancellor Amma meets US Congress people at the Capitol Building. Amma met the Congress members on the invitation of Congress women Lucille Roybal-Allard (California) and Betty McCollum (Minnesota), said a. . .