I always wanted to write a book on Amma\u2019s feats as a Cultural Ambassador of India. I wanted to see Her deeds like Huen Sang the Chinese traveller in India during Vijayanagar\u2019s heyday. He describing the Vijayanagar kingdom\u2019s prosperity gave a beautiful account of a market scene: \u201cThey sold precious stones and pearls in measures (one normally uses for measuring milk for domestic purposes) from the heaps by the wayside.\u201d<\/p>\n
But the material in Amma\u2019s case is much more glorious and too abundant for me to put them together in one life time … So this blog-size will do for now.<\/p>\n
Here i try to record what i saw in one place called Manathavady:<\/p>\n
Amma sang songs (first session) in five Indian languages: Malayalam, Hindi, Sanskrit, Tamil and Kannada. Manadavady borders with Karnataka, for your\u00a0 information.
\nHer Western children, from all continents of the world were singing these Indian languages. They knew which Indian language is which song!<\/p>\n
During Archana, it is really touching to see the kind of cultural conquest Amma has achieved through Her\u00a0 love and spirituality. Everyone chanting the timeless Divine names of Devi, something that many Indians dont know about!<\/p>\n
Most of Amma\u2019s western daughters including the little girls were dressed in white sarees; the little ones in little white-sarees! (In fact Indian local children were in sleeveless even shoulder-less attires!)<\/p>\n
Amma upholds eternal values in everyday life, and little wonder that every heart that longs for mightiest ideals join Amma-Stream.<\/p>\n
– Sandhya<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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