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Tution classes at Delhi Ashram
I am on a train tonight to Jammu, then on to Srinagar to cover the medical team. Stopping briefly at Amma’s Delhi Ashram, I saw a familiar sight in the afternoon. Nearly a hundred children clustered in front of four teachers. These afternoon tuition classes are a key part of the Adopted Villages Program being deployed to rural villages in every state of India. The poor children of Delhi are no different than their rural brothers and sisters. They too need help to keep up in school and the ashram is providing it. Scotti
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An Origami Moment
For Amma’s birthday celebration, a number of villagers visited from all over India. One group came from the tribal village of Motakkara. They had never been any distance from their village before and were wide eyed at all the sights of Amritapuri. A group of the children had also come, as they would be given scholarships on the birthday. Earlier, a group of Japanese visitors had expressed an interest in visiting their village, but this hadn’t been possible. However, the villagers ended up coming to them, giving the opportunity for interaction. The children were gathered and the Japanese arrived, some…
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Hands and hearts meet
Amma makes things happen… In most cases it is more getting out of Her way that we have to do. And then Amma works…. Well actually She always does. We had planned to distribute tarpaulins and medicines and health supplements for children in parts of Udhampur. We had had very clear discussions with an officer and everything had been scheduled! Everything…. Other than the eventuality of that officer falling badly ill!! All our planning went out of the window. We tried contacting other officials but somehow we were not able to get in touch with someone who could give us…
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Unique birthday present from Russian children
A unique birthday card send to Amma from Amma’s Russian at St Petersburg
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Two hearts united in compassion
21 Sunday, September 2014 This Sunday in Amritapuri, Amma married Radhika and Rateesh, a young couple who came to Amma’s ashram as troubled youth. Here are their stories: Radhika My name is Radhika. Today, the 24th of September, I married Rateesh, who works in Dubai. For both of us, life was a long tragic story before we came to Amma. My home was in Pathanamthitta. But for me and my younger sister, Revathi, Mata Amritanandamayi Math is our home now. How did the Ashram become our home? Behind it there is a story soaked in tears. Beyond Konni in the…
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To make sure that the education of children continues well
Amma says – “Just as when our left hand is hurt, the right arm moves to give succor, to apply medicine, and to caress the hurt arm without any need to think, so too should we serve the ailing and needy”. Though India is diverse it is one, so when Kashmir is affected there is nothing surprising in that a group of volunteers from Mata Amritanandamayi Math, Kerala, have been meeting officials in the state and directly visiting affected sites to assess the situation and render all possible help. As part of this the efforts here, today…
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The Indian Soldier
Jammu and Kashmir is a beautiful state, blessed by nature. But it is also an example of how though Nature showers Her bounties we humans manage to make the situation ugly. Being a border state, and that too bordering Pakistan, there is a huge number of Army and Military personnel here. We visited a site close to the Tawi river where the over wrought river had damaged buildings, swept away belongings. When the dam was close to getting breached, the army had arrived and on short notice started evacuating people. People did not even have enough time to stow away…
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If there is Heaven on Earth, It is This …
Imagine somebody who has embraced over 34 million persons individually. Imagine someone who has travelled across continents, year after year, for 40 years, wiping the tears of those seeking solace– irrespective of country, colour, caste or socio-economic background. Imagine a being, whose sole mission in life is to shower unconditional love and compassion.Imagine a person for whom round-the-clock selfless service is something which flows straight from the heart. Imagine a leader whose personal example has inspired ordinary mortals to create a wonderful edifice of: national and internationally recognised charities, globally respected health and wellness institutions; a nationally accredited and respected…
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Restoring hope, giving them a future
Today we went to Pancheri, a village which is about 40kms from Udhampur town. When we reached the closest point, we got off our car and talked to some local people including the Pradhan about the existing situations there. He told us that about 60houses had disappeared in the land slide and 40 people had died. We set out to see the actual site. We had a group of local people helping us, they were already involved in relief work to a small extent. We were told that the walk up the hill may take us an hour or more……
