Month: October 2007
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Amma to Receive Cinema Verite Award
12 October 2007 — Paris, France Tonight, the renowned French film organization Cinema Verite is presenting Amma with an award in acknowledgement of her role as a force for world peace and harmony. Cinema Verite focuses on creating awareness regarding human-rights issues through film. The function is being held in La Bastille, Paris. Also on…
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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 the brides was Jayashree,…
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I have 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 agricultural families. Similar students also came…
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Her Deeds made Amma immortal
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…