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The graduation day for Amrita University’s Amritapuri Campus will be held at the Amritapuri Ashram on Sunday, September 10, 2017, at the Darshan Hall from 11 a.m to 12:30 p.m.

There are 1440 graduates from the Schools of Ayurveda, Biotechnology, Business, Arts & Sciences and Engineering, eligible to receive their graduation certificates after successfully completing various degrees – PhD, MD, MBA, MSc,MCom,MA, MSW,MCA,MTech, BAMS,BSc,BBA,BCom,BCA and Btech.
Come and bless these future generation.

धर्मगुरु विश्व के दर्पण बनें
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बच्चो, ऐसा नहीं लगता कि विश्व में आज जहाँ देखो, वहीं समस्याएं हैं? भारत के नगरों में बम्ब फटने का, आतंकवादी हमलों का भय है। अम्मा को ज्ञात है कि हम सब इनके तथा अन्य खतरों के विषय में चिंतित हैं। विश्व-भर की समस्याओं का एकमात्र उत्तर है – करुणा।

सब धर्मों का मूलभूत सिद्धान्त दूसरों के प्रति करुणापूर्ण व्यवहार है। धर्मगुरुओं को अपने जीवन में इसका आचरण कर, दूसरों के लिए आदर्श प्रस्तुत करना चाहिए। आज विश्व में ऐसे अनुकरणीय व्यक्तियों का विशेष अभाव है। धर्मगुरुओं को इस अभाव की पूर्ति करने का साहस कर दिखाना चाहिए।

उन्हें विश्व-एकता तथा प्रेम के गीत को गाने की पहल करनी चाहिए, विश्व हेतु दर्पण-सदृश बनना चाहिए। दर्पण को साफ़ उसकी सफ़ाई के लिए नहीं किया जाता अपितु उन लोगों के लिए किया जाता है जो उसमें अपना मुख देखते हैं ताकि वे अपने मुखमंडल को बेहतर साफ़ कर सकें। धर्म के इन दूतों को अनुकरणीय बनना होगा क्योंकि उनके द्वारा प्रस्तुत उदाहरण का सीधा प्रभाव, उनके अनुयायियों के वचनों तथा कर्मों की शुद्धि पर पड़ता है। जब सदाचारी लोग स्वयं आदर्शों का आचरण करते हैं, तभी उनके अनुयायी भी उसी उत्साह से श्रेष्ठ-आचरण हेतु प्रेरित होते हैं।
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Onam celebrations – pookkalam, sadya, tug of war and cutural programs
4 Sep 2017, Onam celebrations, Amritapuri Ashram

For the last ten days, as per the tradition of the Onam harvest festival, the entire state of Kerala has been ordained with lush, beautiful flower mandalas.

After the satsang, Amma led all the assembled devotees in blissful dance to the tune of ti thi tara th thi tai…
Then she began serving the traditional OnaSadya feast to one and all. Finally, she fed Lakshmi, the ashram elephant.

The ashramites played tug-of-war to the amusement of all. First with two groups of brahmacharis battling each other, then Amma called on the “Aachans” (elderly male devotees) to do the same and finally the brahmacharinis. Amma enjoyed the show along with all those assembled.
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* Hanging brain matter removed, tribal boy gets a face lift at Amrita Hospital*

Manikandan, the son of plantation workers in Palakkad, Kerala, was born with a rare medical condition called Encephalocele. Encephalocele is a rare congenital disorder in which bones of a baby’s skull do not close completely in the mother’s uterus. This creates an opening through which brain tissue and cerebro-spinal fluid protrudes out of the head in a sac-like structure.

Manikandan’s parents watched their son’s life unfold as a daily, unending tragedy. Past infancy, patients usually live an isolated life, ashamed to show their face in public. Manikandan was no different – until earlier this week, a fist-sized ball of brain matter hung from his nose as a pendulum and he did not mingle with children his age because they would make fun of him. It obstructed his vision and deformed his nose and face.

A 10-member team of surgeons at our own Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Center, Kochi changed all that, removing the entire deformity in a surgery that lasted 11 hours.

Dr. Subramania Iyer, head of the institute’s Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, explained their process: “It was a complex surgery. Manikandan’s encephlocele was very large which had pushed the bone of his right eye outwards. For surgery, his skull was opened and the normal brain isolated from the sac of non-functioning brain matter hanging from his face. The removal of the deformity left a defect in the skull, a portion of which had to be reconstructed. The patient’s eye sockets were repositioned to remove the deformity in the right eye, and the nose was also remodeled. All these were huge surgical challenges. Manikandan has now recovered fully from the surgery and is ready for discharge. He will now be able to attend school and participate in all social activities like any other child of his age.”

Doctors at Amrita say they were drawn to working at an institution that does not shy away from big challenges, and where patients in need can get treatment, regardless of the level of complication or their financial situation. Since 1998, Amrita Hospital has been building up a cutting-edge medical infrastructure that has become a leader in innovative procedures, and has treated more than 4.5 million people free of charge.

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Amma devotees respond to hurricane Harvey’s devastation
September 5th, 2017 Houston, Texas, USA
Hurricane Harvey, one of the costliest and damaging tropical storms in United States history, devastated many lives and rendered millions of people homeless, without access to adequate food, water, and basic resources. Beginning on August 25th, 2017, the hurricane ravaged Houston, Texas and the surrounding areas, leaving destruction in its path.

The Houston chapter of Embracing the World has been responding to this disaster as volunteers from the state of Texas are hand-delivering food, pet supplies and basic hygiene products to several shelters and churches across the Houston area. Supply kits, containing baby wipes, feminine hygiene products and fresh water are being distributed in several locations, while fresh meals and packed lunches are being provided to families forced to leave their homes because of the storm.
source: http://amrit.am/2ePSzwO

విభిన్న అవయవ వైఫల్యం గల పిల్లల కోసం స్థాపించిన అమృత ఇన్స్టిట్యూట్ నుండి సుమారు 80 మంది విద్యార్ధులు వారి తల్లిదండ్రులతో అమృతపురిని సందర్శించి అమ్మ దర్శనం తీసుకొని మరియు కలవటానికి వచ్చారు. ఆ పిల్లలు తాము చేసిన మాలలు ఒక దబ్బలో నింపి అమ్మకు ఇచ్చారు. అమ్మ వారి ఔషధాల గురించి, వారు స్వీకరించే వైద్య చికిత్స గురించి, వారి రోజువారీ నిత్యకృత్యాల గురించి ప్రశ్నించారు. ప్రతి ఒక్కరితో మాట్లాడుతూ, వారి పేర్లు అడుగుతూ, వారి ఇష్టాలను తెలుసుకుంటూ, వారి సంక్షేమము గురించి అడిగారు. వారితో ఆడుతూ,పరిహసిస్తూ మరియు నవ్వుతూ, ప్రతి ఒక్కరితో సమయం గడిపారు. అమ్మ వారిలో కొంతమందిని పాట పాడమని, మరి కొందరిని వారి నైపుణ్యాలను అనగా సినిమా నటుల వలే నటించమనటం, అనుకరించటం వంటివి ప్రదర్శించమని అడిగారు. వారు దర్శనం కోసం వచ్చినప్పుడు ఆమె వారి నొటినుండి కారుతున్న లాలాజలాన్ని తుడిచారు. అమ్మ ప్రతి ఒక్కరి సుఖ దుఖాలతో తదాత్మ్యత చెందడం మరియు వారి ముఖంపై చిరునవ్వు తీసుకొని రావడం చూడడం వంటివి ఒక మనొహరమైన దృశ్యం. కొచ్చి మరియు కోడికోడే లో వికలాంగుల సంక్షేమం కోసం రెండు ప్రత్యేక పాఠశాలలను అమృత నడుపుతోంది. ఈ సంస్థలలోని పిల్లలకు ప్రాథమిక స్వీయసహయ నైపుణ్యాలను మరియు, వారి సామర్థ్యంపై ఆధారపడి వస్తువు మరియు సమాచార నైపుణ్యాలను గుర్తించడం బోధిస్తారు. మరింత సమాచారానికై అమ్మ పేజి amrit.am/2wuuzmc సందర్శించండి

video here : https://youtu.be/r8t1CQa-Wn4

Ganesh Visarjan at Amritapuri Ashram
After the Ganesha Chaturthi ceremony the beautiful, ornate clay idol of Ganesha was placed at the Kalari where special pujas were held every day. Every evening, devotees sang bhajans fervently to Lord Ganesha. After nine days, as per tradition, the Ganesha idol was taken to be immersed in the ocean.
Lakshmi, the ashram elephant, led the procession. The idol was carried towards the main hall, the procession singing bhajans all the way. One could see people of all ages and nationalities join the procession, each with an orange ribbon around their heads, dancing to the tune of the music and drums.

When the procession reached the darshan hall, Amma stopped darshan for a moment to greet Lakshmi as she reached the stage

Finally, the idol was carried to the edge of the pier where it was immersed in the ocean, to be dissolved back into formless clay. One of the most beautiful aspects of the celebration is that, despite the sheer beauty of the Ganesha idol and the love and care with which it was crafted, it is offered into the ocean with joy and celebration rather than sorrow or regret. This reminds us that every object in this world is temporary and it will perish one day. So, without clinging to them, be attached to the Creator.
This ritual is designed to remind us of the universal truth that all objects with name and form are a manifestation of the formless principle or that One Truth.
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Prof. (Dr.) Bhaskaran Pillai, Professor and Head, Medical Physics & Radiation Safety, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences has been elected as Fellow of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine.

Prof. (Dr.) Bhaskaran K. Pillai worked as a Senior Scientific Officer heading the Division of Medical Physics at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre India. He obtained a MS in Radiological Sciences at the University of Wisconsin, and a PhD in Biomedical Physics at the UT Health Science Center, San Antonio.

Dr. Pillai has been responsible to initiate Medical Physics and Radiation Safety department at Amrita. He has trained and mentored 48 Medical Physicists. He also instituted a two-year Post Graduate Diploma Program in Medical Radiological Sciences, employing a distance learning internet tool where an all-volunteer faculty from the USA, Canada, and Australia interactively teach students in India.
Source: http://amrit.am/2w3FUca