Category: Festivals

Dr. Poornima Advani, Chairperson, National Commission for Women “Let us resolve, over here, that we would never take money for the marriage of our sons, that we would never give money for the marriage of our daughters.” —Dr. Poornima Advani “Altering the Image of Women in the Minds of Abusers” “I bow down to the Mother…

Swamini Niranjanananda, Resident Acharya, Chinmaya Mission International Foundation “We have to go back to the state of the Vedic Age, where women were considered as a person and not a chattel of men.” —Sw. Niranjanananda “Reinstating Women’s Roles in Religion” “om brahmanandam paramasukhadam kevalam jnaanamurtiim dandvatitam gaganasadrusham tat-tvam-ashyadi laksyam ekam-nityam vimalam achalam sarvadhi saksi bhutam bhavatitam…

Prof. Mangalam Srinivasan, Special Advisor, John F. Kennedy School of Government “Amartya Sen tells us: ‘The effects of inequality impoverish women as well as men.’” —Prof. Mangalam Srinivasan “Women in the Workplace: Increased Visibility Is Not Enough” “Pujya Sri Ammaji, the Honourable Assembly, swamijis, and religious preceptors, assembly and the colleagues. I am going to start…

Shri. P. Parameshwaran, Director, Bharatiya Vichara Kendra, Kerala, India “To worship God as Mother is the easiest and the most natural thing in the world.” Shri. P. Parameshwaran “Motherhood: The Mother & The Child of Spirituality” “Most beloved Amma…. Respected chairperson of this session, Dr. Najma Heptulla…. Ms. Yolanda King…. My fellow speakers on the dais……

Rabbi Leah Novick, Pathfinder of the Jewish Renewal Movement “Amma has taken me to the next stage which is to experience Shekhinah in the heart and through the heart.” —Rabbi Leah Novick “The Feminine Face of God: Nurturing its Reflection in Men and Women” “hachneeseyni tachat knafeich va’t’ hee lee l aim v achot v’y’hee chee…

Ms. Linda Evans, American actress and environmental activist “I think of all of these incredible qualities that we know that Amma is— the love, the compassion, the forgiveness, the patience—and I try to look at myself and say, ‘Linda, why aren’t you living that everyday?” —Linda Evans “Learning Motherhood from Mother Nature.” “Thank you. We…

Dr. Najma Heptulla, Deputy Chairperson, Rajya Sabha, India’s Upper House of Parliament “I have taken a vow that I will take the message of Amma to as many people I can.” -Dr. Najma Heptulla “My obedience to Amma, my friends on the dais, my friends in this sea of humanity, which has come from around…

Ms. Yolanda King – Daughter of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Board of Directors Member, Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Non-Violent Social Change “Mahatma Gandhi urged us to ‘be the change we wish to see in our world.’ Amma is the change She wishes to see in our world.” —Yolanda King “Thank you.…

Welcoming Speech of Women’s Initiative: Embracing Universal Motherhood for Peace & Harmony “Amma has always lived Her life as a new kind of leader, whose life embodies Her values.” —Swamini Krishnamrita Prana Delivered by Swamini Krishnamrita Prana Mata Amritanandamayi Math “Aum Amriteswaryai namah. My prostrations at the holy feet of Amma and to all of you…

Women of India & Pakistan Embracing for Peace & Harmony Embracing Universal Motherhood for Peace & Harmony Amma’s unique expression of boundless compassion can never be bounded in by difficult circumstances or the borders of nations. She is the bridge that connects, that brings people together. Amma feels that Her children exist everywhere, like petals…