The Story of an Orphan Bride
27 September 2007 — Amritapuri
It has become a birthday tradition - on Amma’s 54th birthday she once again performed the marriage ceremonies for 50 impoverished couples. The Ashram sponsored all the traditional wedding items—from brocade saris, to gold wedding necklaces and rings to post-wedding family feasts. This year, one of […]
“I Feel As If I’ve got Everything Back”
27 September 2007 — Amritapuri
On Amma’s birthday, some 200 children benefitting from the Ashram’s Vidyamritam Program came to Amritapuri from Hyderabad in order to have Amma’s darshan. Vidyamritam is the Ashram’s new project aimed at fighting farmer suicide through the provision of scholarships to 30,000 children from poor […]
Amma’s Birthday Address
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Her Deeds made Amma immortal
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Vidyamritam – Scholarships given children as a part of Amma’s project to prevent suicides by farmers.
Amrita Keerti – Sreedharan Tantri is Selected to Receive the Amrita Keerti Award.
I have got Everything Back
Story of an Orphan Bride
Celebration Schedule
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Sri. Vellappally Nateshan, Secretary, Sri Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam speaking at Amma’s birthday celebrations.
“Amma is a chiranjivi [one who lives on earth forever]. Amma’s deeds themselves have made Amma immortal. Amma will be here until the end of the world as a chiranjivi.
“Each of Amma’s actions come from love alone. Through that, she is doing […]
Let Amma live more than a century to lead us
Sri. M.V. Rajasekhar, Honourable Union Minister of State for Planning, upon the inauguration of MAM’s Vidyamritam Program of 30,000 scholarships for children of poor farmers
“This land has been known for centuries for spiritual advancement. This land is led by spiritualism and knowledge. This is the […]
Some celebrities and leaders who wished Amma ‘happy birthday’
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Her Excellency Pratibha Patil, the President of India
Former US President Bill Clinton
His Excellency Jens Stoltenberg, Prime Minister of Norway. Jens Stoltenberg became Prime Minister of Norway for the second time on 17 October 2005.
Amartya Sen is an Indian economist, philosopher, and a winner of the […]
Amma’s 54th Birthday Celebrations in Amritapuri
27 September 2007 — Amritapuri
The celebrations on the day of Amma’s 54th birthday began at 5:00 a.m., with the performance of Maha-Ganapati Homa at the celebration grounds on the Amritapuri campus of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, just across the backwaters from the Ashram. The puja was conducted by renowned pujari Brahmasri […]
Amma’s 54th Birthday Celebrations
27 September 2007, Amrita Vishwa Vidhya Peetham, Amritapuri Campus
5:00 a.m. Maha-Ganapati Homa by Brahmasri Surya Kaladi Jaya Suryan Bhatathiripad
7:45 a.m. Satsang by Swami Amritaswarupananda Puri, Vice-Chairman, MAM
Amma arrives on the stage
9:00 a.m. Sri Guru Padapuja
9:45 a.m. Amma’s Birthday Address
Special Guests on the occsassion
Former UN Under-Secretary General Sri. Olara Ottunu; […]
September 2007 — Amritapuri
On Amma’s Birthday, 30,000 children of farmers living under the poverty line from Maharashtra, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka will receive the gift of free education as part of a new social welfare program called Vidyamritam. The program is part of the Ashram’s new multi-pronged fight against the rising epidemic of suicide […]
Sri. Paravur Sreedharan Tantri will be awarded the Amrita Keerti Puraskar on 27th September, the birthday of Amma, for his meritorious contributions and perpetuation of India’s Kshetra Tantric and astrological traditions. Furthermore, he is being honoured for his role as social reformer, standing as one of the main forces behind the opening of Hindu […]