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Mr. Shashi Tharoor, Former United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information.
Mr. Sonu Nigam, Leading Playback Singer in Bollywood

"Meeting someone like Amma is indescribable; you cannot put it into words. The only thing I can say is that it is a very, very divine feeling" says Sonu after performing for AMMA in Los Angeles Read more...
Mr. Olara A. Otunnu, Former UN Under-Secretary-General & Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children in Armed Conflict


“I was very struck by how much of the money that is mobilized, actually goes and benefits directly those in need… It was very striking for me how she (Amma) managed to get that formula right…This is a remarkable thing, and I think that international NGOs and UN agencies have something to learn from the work of Amma and what she has been able to build": Interview with Mr. Olara Otunnu Read More...
Rev. Dr. William E. Lesher, Chairman of the Trustees, Parliament of World's Religions, Barcelona

"Amma is a very important religious leader and we are very honoured to have Her here as the keynote speaker on our closing ceremony. Amma is very loving, She exudes love and affection for human life and She does it in such a way that people understand the message that She brings. The Parliament is meant to build bridges between religions and peoples. Amma is a great example of unity and love to all of us. Personally, I feel that Her embrace is more than just a handshake, it's is more that a kiss.. more than a kiss of peace! It is a vigorously down to earth hug... And it is powerfully familiar!"
Felix Martin, Director General, UNESCO

"Amma expressed a peace and love that touches the fundamental aspects of human life. She is attracting lots of people all over the world through Her message and Her character. She expresses these components that are the foundations of the future world we are committed to make with UNESCO and the World Parliament. She is a great leader and we are honoured that She is addressing the closing ceremony."
Sri. Ashok Singhal, President, Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP)

"My first feeling of Amma—right from the beginning—was that some great Mahatmas are born for changing the destiny of the world, and She is one. They have come for a purpose. They are not ordinary. They are Parameshwara Himself. They come with a purpose."
Ms. Dena Merriam, Vice Chairperson, Millennium World Peace Summit of Religious & Spiritual Leaders

"Amritavarsham50 has been phenomenal. Of all the religious and spiritual gatherings I have been to around the world, this is something special. To have such an energy coming from one religious leader, this is of a magnitude I have not seen."
Ms. Yolanda King, Daughter of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Director, Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Non-Violent Social Change

"I had the blessed privilege and honour to meet Amma and receive darshan during Her U.S. Tour. It was a moment of transcendence, for I was able to grasp for the first time the essence of true fulfilment and agape [unconditional] love. What I cherish about Amma is that she not only talks the talk and is the embodiment of unconditional love, but She expresses that love in action. She walks the talk. Mahatma Gandhi urged us to 'be the change we wish to see in the world.' Amma is the change she wants to see in our world. She is a profound living example for all of us."
Support Amma in All Her Work says Ms. Yolanda King Read More...
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Sri. P. Parameshwaran, Director, Bharatiya Vichara Kendra

"In Mata Amritanandamayi Devi, we have the embodiment of both motherhood and spirituality mingled in one single human presence that embraces the entire globe as it is, without any discrimination, in one single sweep of unbounded love and limitless acts of compassionate service."
Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan, Former Secretary, Department of Arts, Ministry of Human Resources of India

"Mata Amritanandamayi represents a long line of women seers, saints, social reformers who have transformed the collective psyche of India by their sheer presence. Their experience of the inner life of reflection and introspection, of tapas [austerities] and sadhana [spiritual practice], has, as it had to, manifest itself in diverse ways of public action for the good of humanity."
Sri. Bawa Jain, Secretary General, World Council of Religious Leaders

"Let Amma's love and compassion roll like a tidal wave and engulf the whole world, flowing so that no child who is hungry and without a mother will go on suffering. We will be with you wherever you want us in your service, Amma."
Dr. Jane Goodall, World Renowned Primatologist

“I feel it’s a great honor to share a platform with a woman who is so remarkable, and who is the very embodiment of goodness.”

“She has comforted with her wonderful hugging, which I experienced yesterday, more than 21 million people -think of it - twenty-one million people! But more than that, she has established a vast network of charitable organizations, ranging from schools and hospitals, and orphanages, and building homes for the poor - too many to mention here.”

"... She believes that God does not discriminate between the sexes, and I believe that she stands here in front of us, God’s love in a human body...”
Sri. Khushwant Singh, Renowned Author & Journalist

"In all my life I have not met a warmer personality than [Amma]. Even an agnostic like me had great difficulty in holding back my tears."
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