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The Grand Finale of One World, One Heart, hosted by Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, concluded successfully at the Amritapuri Campus. It attracted students from all over Kerala to participate in a significant educational and cultural program. Approximately 500 participants from grades 8 to 12 gathered at the Amritapuri Campus for the final state-level competitions.
The celebrations were in honor of Amma’s historic speech at the UN marking its 25th anniversary. It was the first and only time an address was made in Malayalam at the United Nations General Assembly Hall in New York. It became a landmark that echoed her message of universal compassion, unity, and global harmony.
The historic event was honored by Shri V. Madhusoodanan Nair, renowned poet, critic, who shared, “The great message here is that our one world is one heart. Unity means that there is only one religion and only one mind. This mantra of one mind, one heart was born from the same soil as Amma’s mantra of Oru Lokam Oru Hridayam in the United Nations. There is only one lesson to teach the world and that is love.”
Dr. Maneesha V. Ramesh, Pro Vice Chancellor, Amrita University; Artist Madanan; and Sreejith K. Warrier, Editor, Malayala Manorama, through their contributions enlightened the importance of culture and education.
The event consisted of a competition with three separate categories based on student ages and included a sub-junior category (Classes 8-9), junior category (Class 10), and senior category (Classes 11-12). The types of competitions included quiz, essay writing, painting, and art created by AI. Each competition provided students with an opportunity to demonstrate their creative abilities and showcase their ability to think critically and learn from their experiences based on the values of One World, One Heart.
Event spotlight was the Media Conclave, with a theme of “Gen Z’s Kerala: Language, History, Culture – The Role of Media,” which was moderated by Dr. K.S. Radhakrishnan, a former Vice Chancellor of Kalady Sanskrit University. During the conclave, an eminent panel of senior journalists shared their perceptions about the changing role of media in shaping the cultural consciousness of Gen Z.
The conclave had the following distinguished media personalities present, including Mr. Johny Lukose, the News Director at Manorama News; Mr. Leen Jesmas, the Editor of News 18 Kerala; Mr.P.P. James, the Editor in Charge of 24 News; Mr. Rajeev Devaraj, the Editor of Mathrubhumi News; Mr. E. Saneesh, the News Director of Malayalam News 24×7; Mr. Pradeep Pillai, the Editor of Janam TV; and Mr. Krishnakumar, Senior Executive Editor of Amrita News.
During the conclave Mr. Johny Lukose, pointed out, “Every era will have its own language. Our life and thoughts have changed according to the era. So along with that, there will be changes in the language.”
The winners were officially recognised and congratulated for their achievements in each respective category, with Siddharth Krishna winning first place in the painting category, T. M. Sana winning first place in essay writing, Maleeha Sultana winning the AI painting competition, and Abhijith and Madan Mohan winning the quiz competition.
“It is my first time coming to a state level competition. Only when I reached here did I realize they are organizing such a big competition. While writing, I saw other children taking many sheets of paper and writing. I was the only one who sat with a single booklet and kept writing in that,” shared T. M. Sana.
“I felt that what I wrote would not be that good, so I was sure I wouldn’t get any prize. But when they announced the results, I cannot describe it; I have never had such a moment in my life. To receive something with such a big surprise – that feeling was unforgettable.”
Swami Purnamritananda Puri, General Secretary, Mata Amritanandamayi Math shared, “We say that this universe of ours is Vishwam, Vishwavidyalaya, and every object teaches us lessons. Thus one who lives with respect to every object in this universe gains tremendous power and becomes an ornament to the world.”
Swamiji added, “This world should become one family, that is Amma’s dream.”
The conclusion of the One World, One Heart Grand Finale was an affirmation of Amma’s strong commitment as Chancellor of Amrita University to provide holistic education that combines scholarly excellence together with a sense of cultural identity and core human values.
