it comes out of bliss
watching ’embracing the world’ video triggered some memories in me. it was sometime back in 1997 and i had been a part of amma’s free housing project – amrita kuteeram. amma had organized a team of volunteers which was to build 25 thousand free houses for the poor. as a forerunner, we visited every applicant’s […]
it all started with a smile.it was very crowded on saturday at amritapuri. many were there for amma’s darshan. i came across a mother and her young daughter as i was passing the dining area. the girl smiled at me. i smiled back and asked, “where are you from?”“palakkad,” came the reply. the mother explained […]
intelligent will not lament over the dead nor for the living. i could hear this.
the children were very attentive and i could feel that they are travelling along with us
she pointed the pichkari to my face and emptied all that water. she didnt forget to pour some into my shirt
24 Oct 2011, delhi it was diwali time when we visited the amrita vidyalayam delhi. we visited the preprimary classes and surprised children with a song, dance or a drawing. we distributed sweets and wished them happy diwali. suddenly the whole class started lightening up with beautiful smiles. upper primary children are very bright. the […]
While talking to the students of Amrita University, Bangalore on Valmiki Maharshi – his life, his creation of ramayana and its influence 13 Oct 2011
28 -30 jun 2011, karwar, karnataka karwar is a coastal city – beautiful and green. it was raining when we reached. ammu welcomed us with such joy! she jumped on us. shaking hand and licking she went around. it was brahmachari guruprasads pet dog. he was here for the construction of the school building. After […]
21-27 jun 2011, davanagere, Karnataka in the early morning, it was the bees that welcomed us when we reached davanagere school. even though the school has 3 or 4 active honeycombs, its surprising none of the children have been hurt so far. nor the children have disturbed them either. even though its a city, davanagere […]
17-19 jun 2011, mysore, karnataka from bangalore we went to mysore. it was another 3 day camp with children of amrita vidyalayam. mysore is developing into a metropolitan city. even though they retain their culture, most of the parents are going for work. they dont have much time to look after their children. its very […]