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Amma honoured with World Leader
for Peace and Security Award

"We are profoundly honoured to recognize Amma as a leader for world peace and security. Her tireless efforts to promote love, compassion and global unity are truly exemplary. Amma’s legacy will continue to inspire our collective journey towards a more harmonious world."

-Michael Dukakis
The former Governor of Massachusetts

Amma

Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi, known as Amma, has dedicated her life to spreading a message of peace, tolerance, and compassion. Accessible to one and all, she has embraced more than 40 million people worldwide, and inspired a global volunteer-based humanitarian movement to help alleviate the burden of the poor and suffering. In her role as the Chancellor of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amma has adopted a unique blend of multidisciplinary and compassion driven pathways that focus on research to find solutions for the world’s most pressing issues.

$1.68B

Contributed since 1981 in
worldwide charitable
activities

162

Projects in
48 countries

17,000

Worldwide volunteers
from all ages and
backgrounds

30M

Worldwide
Beneficiaries

Civil 20

This year under India’s G20 Presidency, Amma is Chair of the
Civil Society Engagement Group (C20). The purpose is to bring the concerns of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) to the Heads of State of the world’s leading economies at the G20 Summit in New Delhi September 9th-10th. Faculty and students with Amrita are collaborating with hundreds of CSOs from around the world to represent the concerns of the common people.

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Solutions for
a Better World

Action-oriented research with global impact is the founding principle of the plethora of initiatives laid out by our Chancellor. Amma has fostered an ecosystem which interlinks world class scientists, researchers, and cutting-edge technology. Based on the foundation of a multi-disciplinary approach, this translates to direct societal benefit.

Lighting up Lives
through Holistic Initiatives

With a unique blend of multidisciplinary solutions based upon active community participation, Amma is paving the way towards making sustainability a reality for all. Amrita SREE (Self-Reliance, Employment & Empowerment) Self-Help Groups is a concrete example that has reached 2 lakh women across India. With more than 13,000 SHGs, the members are imbued with an entrepreneurial spirit that has lifted them out of impoverished, vulnerable lives.

Awards &
Recognitions

2021

  • Honorary Doctor of Literature, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, Bhubaneswar

2019

  • Honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters, University of Mysore

2018

  • Swachh Bharat Award, Govt of India for the largest contribution to Clean India Campaign

2017

  • Soldiers of Peace International Association's Commemorative Gold Medal, Toulon

2010

  • Doctorate of Humane Letters, State University of New York, Buffalo

2007

  • Prix Cinéma Vérité, Paris

2006

  • James Parks Morton Interfaith Award, New York

2002

  • Gandhi-King Award for Non-Violence, Geneva

International
Addresses

Amma has been invited to speak at many historical and landmark events over the years, including gatherings of the United Nations, the Vatican’s Declaration against Modern Slavery, and the Global Peace Initiative.

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