Category: Festivals

“If Nature Is Our Mother, How Do We Protect Her?” Gauri Manoj Sattigeri Gauri Manoj Sattigeri First Prize in Junior Category, VII Standard M.V. Herwadkar English Medium School, Belgaum, Karnataka Nature is neutral. Man has taken from nature the power to make the world a desert or to make the deserts bloom, “There is no…

“We Are Not Protecting Nature, It Is Nature That Is Protecting Us” Jayasree S. First Prize in Senior Category X Standard, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s Vidya Mandir Trichur, Kerala Jayasree S. split the first prize in the senior category. Here, she receives an embrace from Amma and her award from the President of India. Nature is…

“We Are Not Protecting Nature, It is Nature That Is Protecting Us” Dhanashree Vinay Renge Dhanashree Vinay Renge First Prize in Senior Category, X Standard Mount Carmel Girls School, Nagpur, Maharashtra “Nature is the name of the effect whose cause is God,” said Cowper. It clearly implies that the most beautiful and the most pleasant creation…

Complete List of Amrita Upannyaasam Winners Winners at the Senior Level: First Prize (Joint Award) Dhanashree Vinay Renge Class X Mt. Carmel Girls School Nagpur, Maharashtra read essay First Prize (Joint Award) Jayasree S. Class X Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s Vidya Mandir Trichur, Kerala read essay Third Prize Varsha R. Class IX Kuriakose Elias English Medium…

Amrita TV Inaugurated 24 September 2003 The Mata Amritanandamayi Math launched its television channel, “Amrita,” on 24 September, 2003, the first day of Amritavarsham50. It was inaugurated by the Honourable Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, Shri. Ravi Shankar Prasad during the Celebrations’ Grand Inauguration. Hon. Minister of State for Information & Broadcasting, Sri.…

Colours of Compassion: Selected Paintings By 108 Artists From Around the Globe 24 September 2003 For Amritavarsham50, the Mata Amritanandamayi Math solicited paintings inspired by Amma from eminent artists around the world. By the time of the Celebrations, more than 125 paintings had been contributed, including 52 by Indian State Award winners and 20 by…

Dwajarohanam 24 September 2003 Swami Vishvesha Tirtha and Amma Shortly after dawn on the first day of Amritavarsham50, the drums and cymbals of Shri. Mattanur Shankaran’s thayambaka performance began to beckon devotees from Amriteshwari Hall for the flag-raising ceremony, or Dwajarohanam. After Swami Amritaswarupananda made the surprise announcement that Amma Herself would attend the event,…

Embracing the World: Images & Sayings of Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi 24 September 2003 Embracing the World One of the many books released by the Mata Amritanandamayi Math during the Amritavarsham50 Celebrations was Embracing the World: Images & Sayings of Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi. The simplicity and the beauty of this book has to be…

Amritavarsham50 Souvenir: A Collector’s Item 24 September 2003 Amritavarsham50 Souvenir How does one condense half a century of boundless love, compassion and service into a publication? The Amritavarsham50 Commemorative Souvenir is a tribute to Amma’s divine guidance to humanity over the years. Released during the first day of the Amritavarsham50 Celebrations, the souvenir is a…

Acharya Vandanam: Worshipping the Spiritual Teachers 24 September 2003 Applying sandal paste and kumkum In Sanskrit, acharya means “teacher” and vandanam means “salutations.” So Acharya Vandanam is “worshipping, or offering salutations to, the teachers.” The first day of Amritavarsham50 witnessed a traditional ceremony wherein more than 150 sannyasins and sannyasinis (men and women Hindu monastics)…