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Month: September 2013

  • Safety for women, Security for mentally challenged; a device by Amrita

    How can anyone live in fear? Most women are victimized for no fault of their own unable to travel and perform mundane activities. In discussions with Amrita University’s Centre for Cyber Security, Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi (Amma), stressed the need for developing technology to protect and make Indian women feel more safe. According to Dr.…

  • Michigan legislators present special tribute Amma

    Michigan legislators present special tribute Amma

    13 Sep 2013, Michigan, USA Michigan State representative Diane Slavens visited the Amma Center of Michigan in Ann Arbor to present a Proclamation on behalf of the State of Michigan to Amma commemorating Amma’s 60th birthday. Representative Slavens fondly remembers the heart-warming darshan and thanks Amma for the love and joy she has been giving…

  • AMMACHI Labs to setup vocational institutes in 101 villages

    AMMACHI Labs to setup vocational institutes in 101 villages whcih would be adopted by MAM. The institutes would be centred around Computerized Vocational & Education Training (cVET) and Life-Enrichment Education (LEE) systems developed and managed by AMMACHI Labs. AMMACHI Labs has already provided training to more than 1,000 women in fields such as plumbing through…

  • 500 times more efficient solar cell powered tablets for rural education

    Amrita has developed a unique tablet-based multimedia learning programme for the education in villages. “It takes into account the learning needs of multi-grade rural students and is exclusively designed for the tablet format, taking into considering its screen size and low processing power” explained Raghu Raman, the director of Amrita University’s Centre for Research in…

  • MAM to adopt 101 villages throughout India

    10 Sep 2013, New Delhi The Mata Amritanandamayi Math (MAM) to adopt 101 villages throughout India, which is being called the Amrita Self-Reliant Village Programme (Amrita Swasraya Gramam). Announcing this in a press meet in New Delhi, Vice Chairman Swami Amrita Swarupananda said that this would amount to the most massive humanitarian programme ever undertaken…

  • 50-Crore relief and rehabilitation package for Uttarakhand

    10 Sept 2013, New Delhi Mata Amritanandamayi Math announced two massive charitable projects: a 50-crore relief-and-rehabilitation project in the flood-ravaged state of Uttarakhand and a programme to adopt 101 villages throughout India. “In Uttarakhand, MAM will build approximately 500 houses destroyed by the disaster,” said MAM’s vice-chairman Swami Amritaswarupananda in a press conference in New…

  • Amrita is the best hospital in the country

    Amrita is the best hospital in the country

    2 Sep 2013, New Delhi Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre was awarded the best hospital in the country for “betterment of health care” by the Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industries (FICCI) based on an exhaustive review and presentation process. In a glittering function in New Delhi on the 2nd…

  • Amma’s Europe Yatra 2013

    Amma to visit Europe in October and November. Visiting eight countries, she will hold programs in 11 cities on this 40 day trip.   Oct 05-06 – Helsinki, Finland Oct 08-10 – Winterthur (Switzerland) Oct 12-15 – Munich (Germany) Oct 17-19 – Paris (France) Oct 21-23 – London (England) Oct 25-26 – Berlin (Germany) Oct…