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Restore the Dwindling
light of the world

Hunger, conflict, extinction of species, and environmental destruction are the most important issues facing the world today. We should put in sincere effort to develop solutions. If scientists of all fields—computer science, mathematics, physics, engineers, etc—would all work together, then we would be able to create more innovative methods of predicting environmental catastrophes, and thereby we would be able to save so many lives. Often, we see a lack of multidisciplinary and integrated effort. This is the need of the hour.
-Amma, Mata Amritanandamayi Devi
Amma Chairs Civil 20 India 2023

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, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amma has adopted a unique blend of multidisciplinary and compassion driven pathways to take the university to greater heights.

Compassion in Action

Everyone in the world should be able to sleep without fear, at least for one night. Everyone should be able to eat to his fill, at least for one day. There should be at least one day when hospitals see no one admitted due to violence. By doing selfless service for at least one day, everyone should help the poor and needy. It is Amma's prayer that at least this small dream be realized.

Education

Lighting up lives through education through institutes of learning, higher education, special needs, scholarship programs and the like.
Healthcare

Extending a hand that truly cares by making healthcare accessible and affordable to all through super speciality and satellite hospital
Women Empowerment

Women's empowerment as an equitable approach towards achieving gender equality
Environment

Nurturing and reviving nature through simple, practical and holistic community based initiatives
Disaster Relief

Lending a helping hand to the affected by provisions for immediate and long-term support for disaster survivors
Food, Water & Shelter

Providing basic needs through free meals, clean drinking water initiatives and homes for the homeless

$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

Solutions For
a Better World...

Action oriented research by with a global impact is the founding principle of the plethora of research 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 multi-disciplinary approach which translates to direct societal benefit

Landslide Early Warning System

Amrita RITE - Tablet Education for Rural India

Women Empowerment through Vocational Education

Lighting up Rural India

Upper Arm Double Hand Transplant

Wearable Medical Device

Lighting up Lives
through Holistic Initiatives

With a unique blend of multidisciplinary solutions with active community-based participatory approach in various thematic areas, Amma is paving way towards making sustainability a ubiquitous reality for the future generations to come.The beauty of this lies in its simple and holistic nature that makes it worthy of emulation.

Awards &
Recognitions

2019

  • Honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters, University of Mysore (Amritapuri, 2019)

2018

  • Swachh Bharat Award for the largest contribution to Clean India Campaign
    (New Delhi, 2018)

2017

  • Soldiers of Peace International Association's Commemorative Gold Medal for Peace"
    (Toulon, 2017)
  • Commemorative Gold Medal for Peace"
    (Toulon, 2017)
  • Medal of the Provence-Alpes-Côtes d'Azur Region (Toulon, 2017)
  • Hindu Ratna Award (Kochi, 2017)

2015

  • Fashion4Development “Medal of Honor” (New York, 2015)
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International
Addresses

Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi is lovingly known as Amma, which means mother in her native language of Malayalam. Born in 1953 in a poor fishing village in the southern state of Kerala, she is now the Chancellor of a university rated by the Government of India in 2022 as the country’s fifth best overall.

Amma is the embodiment of India’s grand mission. Amma is the embodiment of the fulfillment of the hopes and aspirations of tens of millions of poor people.

— Narendra Modi

I want to share with you what I have learned from Amritapuri Amma’s ashram Giving. That is the message I get from Amritapuri. Go on giving. You can give. It’s not only money. You can share knowledge. You can remove the pain. And you can even go to the person who is suffering. Every one of us—the rich and poor—can give. There is no greater message than Amma’s giving to all the people of this region, and Kerala, and India, and to the world.

— Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

Amma has done more work than many governments have ever done for their people... her contribution is enormous.

— Prof. Muhammad Yunus
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