The first Amala Bharatam I witnessed was two years ago. The Indian ladies did as they do everywhere. They swept the path beautifully clean of dirt and leaves, but seemed oblivious to litter just inches away in the gutters. More recently, I was in Indhpur, Himachal Pradesh for a cleanup. These ladies had watched several […]

As Indians we all dream about a clean India free of garbage. It is with this idea of creating a clean community, as an initial step towards a clean India, that the Amala Bharatam Campaign (ABC) was initiated. Mahita, who was associated with it since its incipience, spoke to us about her involvement with clearing […]

It was Amma who sent us to Sabarimala. Well, we all know it. You may wonder why I am saying it. I am saying it with double emphasis, with gratitude. I will say once again that it was indeed Amma who sent us. The young brahmacharies were apprehensive about our ability and health. They didn’t […]

This yatra of ours saw three of Amma’s precepts merging into one experience: Divinity, caring for nature and cleanliness: they are not three different teachings anymore for us Amma’s children, who by Her Grace took to ABC work in Sabarimala and Pampa, in the first week of November, 2011. Just as Amma has said on […]