Amrita Virtual Academy Blog
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by Lesley | Jul 11, 2024 | Amrita Virtual Academy, Music
In December 2022, I began taking music instrument classes from Amrita Virtual Academy, starting with the ganjira. In February 2024, I also started learning kaimani. Both classes have had a strong impact on my life, my path and my sadhana. They have given...
Amrita Gita
by Nikita | Jun 12, 2024 | Swami Talks
I’m excited to share more with you about Amrita Gita, one of Amrita Virtual Academy’s most recent and valuable gemstones, amongst its online courses. This spiritual course dives deeply into Amma’s teachings, which are shared and made available through the poetic...
Indian Cooking Class, A Learning and Dining Feast!
by Nikita | May 13, 2024 | Amrita Prasadam, Cooking
In the early morning hours of Sunday, February 25th (2024), a group of enthusiastic, volunteer cooks met up at the MA Center Switzerland. They gathered to continue preparations for an Indian feast to be served to approximately 40 enthusiastic cooking class students....
AVA Instructor at Large: The C20 Global Seedball Campaign, at Puducherry, India
by Amritaculture Team | Nov 13, 2023 | Amritaculture, Civil20 2023, Ecology
In what world does a grassroots environmental initiative like “seedball tossing" involve the in-person participation of the President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu, thousands of participants, and many other important government leaders, with only a couple days' notice?...
How to Make Seed Balls! 🌳 Easy Tree Planting for Eco-Harmony!
by Seetala | Oct 18, 2023 | Amrita Virtual Academy, Amritaculture, Civil20 2023, Ecology
Every year, humans destroy around 10 million hectares of forests, causing huge ecological imbalance that affects earth’s climate and biodiversity. Deforestation has a profound impact on mankind, wildlife, and other life forms in nature. As deforestation continues,...
Learning Malayalam
by Vishala - Guest Blogger | Aug 6, 2023 | Amma, Malayalam
I still have the little yellow paper with the handwritten Malayalam word അമ്മ (mother) on it. I looked up the word in an online dictionary a couple of days after first meeting Amma, and those letters became sacred to me. I practiced the As and Ms over and over again,...