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Uravu and the Ecoshop offered a moving and informative Saturday afternoon of fascinating information about the bamboo plant and the solutions it offers to global warming, environmental degradation, and economic uplift of poor communities. Uravu, an NGO located in the Wayanad (North Kerala), aims to empower marginalized and economically disadvantaged social groups. In particular, [...]
We are presently in an environmental crisis and we are just now starting to wake up to it. Realizing the seriousness of this crisis is not easy because we don’t want to believe that it’s true. It’s difficult to accept that we will be faced with greater food and water shortages [...]
Mrs. Jelam Hardik V., placement training staff, who helps students prepare for competitive and international English language exams, currently in Europe, shares her experience of seeing Amma. Our journey from Bologna to Milano turned into a pilgrimage. Hold your breath to know more… I, along with my husband, Hardik (Amrita [...]
A short note by Dr. Sunil D. S., Chair Person, Social Work Department at Amritapuri to commemorate the International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction. The United Nation’s International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction is annually observed on the second Wednesday of October to raise the profile of disaster risk reduction. It also encourages people and [...]
Dear All, We always hear that ‘miracles’ happen, but we rarely believe it. I have all the reasons to believe that miracles do happen. I had my first opportunity to see Amma during my school finals. Due to the next day’s school holiday, we were present until bhajans were over. At that time, [...]
Glittering smiles of all the Krishnas and Radhikas reflected everywhere in Amritapuri on the eve of Janmashtami, which had the outlook of sacred Ambadi. All celebrations were fully graced by the presence of thousands of visitors from all over India as well as foreigners from around the world. Gopuja, the worshipping of cows and [...]
Manjusha Nair is working in Amritapuri Campus as an Assistant Professor in Computer Science and Applications. She is currently doing her Ph.D. She has written a paper on “Neuroscience and Women”. Excerpts from her study: From the early days of human history, working space for most women was limited to their homes due to various [...]
Deepthi Devaki, a recent B.Tech graduate in Computer Science from Amritapuri, participated in IFIH’s internship at Coimbatore campus. See News » As an undergraduate engineering student, Deepthi availed the Erasmus Mundus scholarship to spend a semester abroad. See News » During her internship with IFIH, Deepthi worked on a module of ancient Indian astronomy. She describes her [...]
Ten MBA students from the Amrita School of Business (MBA 09-11), Amritapuri, adopted a family in a nearby village. The family has a physically disabled, widowed mother, two sons and a daughter; the elder of the sons is mentally handicapped … The students have committed to supporting the educational expenses of the younger [...]