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Interviews – Ms.Dena Merriam
Ms. Dena Merriam helped organise the Millennium World Peace Summit of Religious Leaders, which Amma addressed at the U.N. in New York in 2000. She also convened the “Global Peace Initiative of Women Religious & Spiritual Leaders” at the U.N. … Continue reading
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Interviews – Ms. Yolanda King
Ms. Yolanda King Daughter of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 25 September 2003 Ms. Yolanda King—the multi-talented daughter of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and one of the directors of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Centre for Non-violent … Continue reading
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Interviews – Rev. Dr. Ipe Joseph
Rev. Dr. Ipe Joseph General Secretary of the National Council of Churches in India 25 September 2003 Rev. Dr. Ipe Joseph, who is general secretary of the National Council of Churches in India, spoke at Amritavarsham50‘s Interfaith Summit, Religions Embracing … Continue reading
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Interviews – Sri Durgaswami
Sri Durgaswami 24 September 2003 Sri Durgaswami, from Vellore, Tamil Nadu, was one of more than 150 sannyasins honoured in Amritavarsham50‘s Acharya Vandanam Puja on 24 September. What is Amma to you? “Amma is the smile, the service, the equality. … Continue reading
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Interviews – Dr. Padma Subrahmanyam
24 September 2003 One of India’s most stunning dancers, Padma Bhushan Dr. Padma Subrahmanyam, performed for Amma on the first night of Amritavarsham50. The award-winning classical dancer performed Bharata Natyam, portraying different characters from the Hindu epics and puranas. How … Continue reading
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Interviews – Pilmine Nga of Ensemble Pan-African
24 September 2003 Ms. Pilmine Nga performed spiritual music from Cameroon and the Ivory Coast during Amritavarsham50 as part of Ensemble Pan-African. Here, the singer explains how she met Amma. “I was in my house in Paris one Saturday morning. … Continue reading
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Interviews – Rev. Takeda Hakusai
Rev. Takeda Hakusai Buddhist Priest 24 September 2003 Devotees gathered as early as 5:30 a.m. to witness the auspicious beginning of the Amritavarsham50 Celebrations. The traditional Ganapati Homa was being performed by a multi-national team of priests trained in the … Continue reading
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Interviews – Shri. Gyanesh Kumar
Shri. Gyanesh Kumar, IAS, District Collector of Ernakulam District One of the key figures in the Cochin administration is the district collector of Ernakulam. Shri. Gyanesh Kumar, a senior IAS officer, has been serving for a couple of years now … Continue reading
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Interviews – Gauri Manoj Sattigeri
Interview with Gauri Manoj Sattigeri Junior Essay Competition First-prize Winner Twelve-year-old Gauri Manoj Sattigeri from M.V. Herwadkar English Medium School, Belgaum, Karnataka, won the first prize in the Junior Category of Amritavarsham50’s essay-writing competition. She was one of thousands of … Continue reading
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Interviews – Mohammed Yasin
Shri. Mohammed Yasin, Deputy Inspector General of Cochin, Kerala 20 September 2003 “I’m preparing myself for seven nights without sleep,” Cochin’s deputy inspector of police, Shri. Mohammed Yasin, said with a smile. Not only did he have hundreds of thousands … Continue reading
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