Tag: Birthday 2009
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Taking care like elder brothers and sisters
25 sep 2009, Amritapuri Every year, students and staff of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham are active participants various service activities that an event of such large scale as Amma’s birthday celebrations entail. This year, their services call for something more than just their physical presence at the venue, but compassionate commitment towards a group of children who come from financially underprivileged sections of the society. These are beneficiaries of Mata Amritanandamayi Math’s Vidyamritam programme, around 10,000 children who find the quarterly stipend given by the Math their only window to the outside world. The children have started arriving at Amritapuri and…
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Ambitious and thankful
Vipin, hailing from Mananthavadi, Wayanad is another student who has been benefited by the Vidyamritam scholarship provided to students who can’t afford their studies. Thanks to the scholarship scheme, he is now pursuing his first year studies at the ITC-Gwalior and expects to get a job this field in the next three years. After his dad passed away years ago in an accident, his mom Pushpa, who is a tailor, has been the only earning member in his family. “The scholarship has helped me greatly. It has helped me to carry on with my studies and I am really happy…
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Amma changed my life
Vishnu, a slim, smart and active kid and an 8th grader from Kalpetta is one among the many talented students on whom fate has been really harsh. A heart-attack separated his father, the only earning member in the family, from him. His father was tailor and earned a meager amount in which his studies and all the household necessities were fulfilled. After the demise of his father, his mom took up a job as a laborer in some factory making medicines. Still with the amount his mum earned, his studies and his elder sister’s marriage was not an easy responsibility…
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Q138: Thanking Amma?
Question 138: “What is the best way to thank Amma on Her Birthday?” Please make your answer clear and brief (maximum 5 or 6 lines).
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Salutaion to volunteers
25-09-2009, 2.24 P.M Amma’s birthday is the most celebrated event for the whole Amrita family. It is not only an opportunity to be part of the birthday, but also a golden chance to serve thousands at once. For the massive crowd pouring into Amritapuri from all over the world, several thousands of devotees, students and Amrita facultys’ have joined hands to make Amma’s birthday celebration a great success. One of the main area that function actively round the clock during the celebration day is the Kitchen. Br. Prakash who is in charge of the food preparation and supply for the…