Gitamritam गीतामृतं
Adv. Renu Singh had a very humorous and filmy childhood story. She shared with the children the mischievous pranks she played in the earlier days of her life and her journey of Samadhan has started. The turning point of her life happened at the age of fifteen when she stopped at a petrol pump in […]
Injured badly in the war to the tune of being declared dead, Maj Singh survived to shine as India’s only amputee marathon runner, famous as Indian Blade runner, he has successfully completed 14 half marathons till date. His half-marathon timings have improved from 3hrs 40 min in 2009 to 2hrs 10 min in 2013. Record […]
More than 30 years teaching Mechanical Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. In his view, the thrust of the science and technology establishment should be towards helping the ‘poorest of the poor’. He has attempted a number of experiments in teaching. Awards: He was a part of the team to receive the best invention award […]
His passion for dance goes beyond the classical idiom. Having an international lineage of Indian, Chinese and Nepali origin, Charles was initiated into Bharatanatyam by Smt.Vidya Shimladka. Studied and trained under different teachers, the upcoming soloist and his performances attract more young audience. He has been invited to speak at the TED X series, the […]
Film director Anjali Menon’s films have been official selections at Indian Panorama & over 30 International Film festivals. Academics: Masters in Art & Technique of Filmmaking, London International Film School, London, UK 2002Master in Communication Studies, University of Pune, India 1998Bachelor of Commerce, University of Calicut, India 1995Rotterdam Producers’ Lab participant, Netherlands 2006Julian Friedmann (UK) […]
She survived a catastrophic accident that left her a quadriplegic, confined to a wheelchair for life. Before, Preethi was the youngest member of the Tamil Nadu State Women’s Cricket Team, who started representing the state at just eight years of age. She started to swim at the age of 3. At the age of 8, […]
He is the Founder Director and Dean of Amrita School of Business. He was a Fellow of the Indian Institute of Management.He is also a visiting faculty member at IIM Lucknow and IIM Delhi.He has worked in SAIL and in MDI. Gitamritam speaker in the year 2014.
Sankaran Kumaran, Prof. & Head of the Department of Cultural Education, Amrita University, Bangalore, conducted several games and activities, through which the participants’ innocence and awareness were awakened. Feedback: S.Subramanian: Brought out the childishness and awareness. Enjoyed roleplaying a lot. Fun fun fun 🙂 Valli Kannu: I very much enjoyed the workshop. It brought back […]
In the evenings, attendees had swimming lessons coached by an Olympian Ahkilesh Matti Rajakyla, who also has crowned in many international swimming events. Great to learn swimming from Akilesh. It started with floating right up to freestyle hand movements. – S. Subramanian I felt like anybody can swim. Basically, I am afraid of water, but […]
Dr Sanjay Banerji started the interaction by remembering his mother who was instrumental in helping him achieve his dreams. He shared the story of how he met his wife and then decided to get married. He constantly mentioned the support he receives from his wife – especially noting her support when he decided to leave […]
A four-day Gitamritam Camp was held on 20-24 Nov 2015 at Amrita University Campus, Coimbatore. Br. Dhyanamrita gave the class on Bhagavad Gita 12th Chapter to the couples. the 4 day camp for couples which focused on the family and drew upon the teachings of the Bhagavad Gita. With the outdoor sessions, connecting with the […]
The participants began their day at 5:15 a.m. by twisting their body with hatha yoga and exercising their cheek muscles with laughter yoga,They were also taught the proper way to relax and sleep through Yoga Nidra. Swami Samarpananda and Sri Pad took the classes. Refreshing. The Laughter Yoga made me even more refreshed. The chilli […]
Traditional Indian family roles were reversed during this workshop.Male participants were entrusted with the task of cooking a wholesome meal for the whole group, while the female participants were asked to do the electrical and automobile works.Interestingly few of the male participants have never ever entered the kitchen other than for eating. Feedback: S.Subramanian:enjoyed to the […]
Traditional Indian family roles were reversed during this workshop.Male participants were entrusted with the task of cooking a wholesome meal for the whole group, while the female participants were asked to change the tyres of a car, change tube lights, repair a fan, and assemble computers.All the participants use all these equipment and vehicles but never bothered […]
The psychology workshop was taken by Dr Leela Ramamurthy, Retired Principal, Chinmaya Mission, Chennai, and who has more than two decades of practical experiences in dealing with children, parents, and teachers. She discussed the difficulties faced in the various cases she came across during her practice and the means to overcome them. The psychology workshop […]
Dr Sanjeev Vasudev began the session by saying that he was deeply influenced by Swami Vivekananda. He and his wife’s decision to get married was mutual as they were both in the same medical field. They have been married for 17 years. They made a conscious decision to not join the race to make money […]
This was a typical traditional Indian couple in that Shri Shivramkrishnan was the sole breadwinner while Smt Lakshmi was a homemaker and looked after the day to day affairs of the house and children. During their talk, Shivramkrishnan enthralled the audience by talking about experiences in their lives which included anecdotes referencing his vast knowledge […]
The Director and CSO of Arya Vaidhya Pharmacy Research Foundation, Coimbatore Current Positions: Managing Editor, Ancient Science of Life, Quarterly Research Journal on Ayurveda, The Ayurvedic Trust, Coimbatore.Editor in Chief, ASL – Musculoskeletal Diseases, The Ayurvedic Trust, Coimbatore Trustee, The Ayurvedic Trust, Coimbatore.Chairman, Sub Committee for Clinical Documentation, Sam Pitroda’s “Ayurveda Action Plan for Kerala” […]
Love everything and be happy.– Aswathi T.S.I have learnt that nothing in this universe is a waste, everything has value and there is no end for anything. Everything undergoes a change. I learnt that happiness can be found within and that no external thing can give us complete happiness. Love is the best medicine in […]
Reflections: a session where all expressed their thoughts, shared their talents sang and laughed loudly. FeedbackThis section was actually interesting as we could get answers for the questions we might have not thought of.– Aswathi TS It was helpful for us in recollecting and memorizing what we learnt that day.– Pranav S The most interesting […]
My Life My Passion: Love for Traditional Medicine by Dr P Ram ManoharDr P Ram Manohar spoke on June 8, 2013, during the My Life, My Passion session. He told the audience that passion for truth will lead one to success. Touching upon health and well-being he said that health is not the absence of […]
Br. Dhyanamrita Chaitanya gave the class on Bhagavad Gita 12th Chapter – Bhakti Yoga. What is love? What is devotion? Who is a devotee? What he/she will be like? – all were discussed in details. ‘Who is a devotee in the eyes of the Lord’ was really an eye-opener for many. His simple and lucid […]
Br. Dhyanamrita Chaitanya gave the class on Bhagavad Gita. The 12th Chapter – Bhakti Yoga was explained to the students. We discussed the idea of setting up the right goal in life, the values needed to achieve that and the qualification required. ‘Who is a devotee in the eyes of the Lord’ was really an […]
Gitamba gave classes every day combining pranayama and mantra to yoga. Boys and girls enjoyed these sessions thoroughly. Feedback These classes helped me to increase my willpower. The interest to go to yoga helped me get up every morning with a smile, even though the comforting cold climate made me think of sleeping.- Aswathi TS […]
Dr Ram Avatar Sharma gave an inspiring talk during the My Life, My Passion session on 7th June 2013. Sharmaji demonstrated from the experiences that he shared that there is no work which is impossible, and also that if we have passion, we can achieve any heights. He taught the audience that, to attain perfection, […]