Testimonial Category: Media and News Papers

“Recognized as one of the greatest spiritual social workers of the last millennium …’ ” The Times, Kuwait

“…this Holy Mother Amma…must be an entirely extraordinary, remarkable Saint.” Die Welt

“Her visitors in Bonn feel as if they too have received a generous gift. Walking away from being hugged, many of them laugh and cry at the same time and are totally moved..” Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, October 10, 2001

“Nobel Peace Prize winner Mr John Hume … (was) at the RDS in Dublin yesterday as Amma, India’s “Hugging Saint” dispensed free hugs to all.” “… Many came away visibly moved by the experience.” The Irish Times, November 15, 2004

“Ms. King called the Hindu woman ‘god in flesh’.” (Ms. Yolanda King, late daughter of Rev. Martin Luther King) Associated Press

“Indian President APJ Abdul Kalam has joined one of India’s best-known religious gurus, Mata Amritanandamayi, in an outspoken denunciation of poverty.” Charles Haviland, BBC News, September 26, 2003

“Technology industry icons, management gurus, business leaders, India’s president, and 100,000 devotees from around the world…celebrated the 50th birthday of…a woman who wields considerable influence over the world’s second most populous country…Amma…sends a simple but powerful message of ‘unconditional love’ by hugging men, women and children.” Khozem Merchant, The Financial Times of London, September 29,…

“…known globally for her charitable work and her emphasis on selfless service.” Los Angeles Times

“Her message is simple: only through love can humanity be united.” Dallas Morning News, June 28, 1998

“…Mata Amritanandamayi, one of India’s most famous living Hindu saints.” Wall Street Journal Sptember 22, 2003