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  • Swimming with Love

    The children were given training in swimming, and in 7 days all were swimming.

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    They taught me how to swim easily and swiftly and I did overcome my fear of deep water. – Hrishikesh. G. Menon

    It was a very exciting experience because I have never swam in such cold water. – Amrtya Rajkumar

    Who doesn’t love to splash around and swim. In this activity, which we had every day we swam great lengths with the help of the coach. It was a great learning experience for both those who did not know swimming and for those who already knew swimming. – Madhav Govind

    I was able to learn new methods of diving. – Jayasudha

    It was very interesting for us, we played there and we learn how to swim in the big pool. We enjoyed a lot. At the same time learned more about swimming. – M. Subash

    It is very nice and the swimming coach taught perfectly. – S. Sree Sakthi

    In swimming I learned how to dive first. When i saw the swimming pool I was so afraid, after jumping into it there was no fear. – Kharthick Rham M

    I didn’t know swimming very much. After coming here only I learned swimming very well. So I like swimming class very much. – J.Selva Tamil Udayan

    I learned many methods of swimming. – M.Chithambaresh

    I had almost completely forgotten how to swim. Now I’m able to swim a whole lap which is a great big deal for my stamina. The coaching was awesome too. – Chitkala S

    Awesome swimming pool in a beautiful Ettimadai. Now i came to know about swimming. – Divyadayanand

    I enjoyed swimming from my bottom of the heart. So I liked the session very much. – Varija V

    This was very nice experience, and was able to know the importance of swimming in our life. – Divya.R

    I had learnt swimming before but because of the time gap I forgot. Through this camp I regained it back. – Sanjan C S

    I got a practice after a long time. I like very much. I learned how to dive and the butterfly stroke. – P.Palani Pushpam

    I learned swimming and now I am confident that I can swim in any pool. – Greeshma P

    This session was very important to us and it will help us in later life also!! The teaching was awesome and they made us swim very well. We thank the swimming masters!! – P.Surat Kumar

    We learned how to swim. The water was so cold that we enjoyed a lot. All days were pleasant for me because of swimming. Thank you. – R.Saranya

    I just really didn’t know anything about swimming. I used to shiver while they ask me to swim in the theme parks. But in this camp I felt that swimming was nothing to worry about and i did it!!! Now i know to swim at last. – M. Kousalya

    I was actually having hydrophobia (fear of water). After coming here, that phobia has now changed into interest. Simply cool!! – K.Jayapreethi

    Even though I didn’t master swimming I did learn the basics with fun. – Mrinalini Ashok

    This session gave us a great physical exercise and enjoyment and drove away my hydrophobia. – G. Sathiyapriya

    Swimming was really good especially the morning session. I thank our coaches for teaching us. – K.S.Megha

    We had a fun time but it was for a small time actually. I would like to extend the swimming time. The main thing was we learned to fight cold weather in the morning. – Bharath Biju

    Everyone knows that swimming is a life skill. I was afraid to get into deep pools, here I learned to swim by overcoming fear. – Srinivasa Raghavan S

    The swimming campaign was good. It would be more interesting if we were allowed to swim for a longer time. We enjoyed swimming. I had already come to this same pool and learned swimming a year before. So in this time I had developed fear of diving into the water. But after this camp I can swim anywhere, any distance. Thanks to the coaches. – Srinath. S

    They really they made me swim. As I was a beginner I just now learnt the swimming through this camp. So I thank the Gitamritam camp members! – Ajay Sarma

  • My Life My Passion: Love for the Society -Praveen Patkar

    Pravin Patkar, Founder-Director of Prerana gave a session on “Tribal Bondage”. He awakened the children’s minds to the issues of Tribal Bondage, specifically how the Karakari Tribals are purchased to do seasonal work in charcoal making and in agriculture, and how he walked over 400 km and ventured to rescue the bonded tribal children.

    He also enlightened about the commercial sexual harassment in the Red Light area, and how many children are exploited for sexual purposes and organized begging. He also spoke about how he and his wife worked to rescue and guarantee such children a better life. They started the World’s First ‘Night creche’. He told the children to be thankful to God for keeping them safe, and urged them to take a decision that you make ‘everybody safe’. The children were given information about the facility – Child Helpline-1098, and asked them to be alert always to protect themselves.

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    I have to say he is my number one inspiration in this world, who saved the life of so many different children from problems like prostitution and drug abuse. – Madhav Govind

    I was really sad to know how my brothers and sisters were suffering. I will try my best to help them. – Jayasudha

    I surely will put my level best in saving such abused people in society. – S Atchaya

    He is also an inspiration to me. – Jeeva.s

    His speech made me very aware of the problem faced by children. – P. Neela Sowndaravalli

    He is a hero to us. He saved more than a thousand young girls from trafficking -S.T.Aadithya Narayanan

    I think he is the real hero. – M. Subash

    Shri Praveen Patkar saved 9000 people. He is a real hero! – M. IENIYAN

    Even if he is facing a lot of problems, he is saving the girls. He is a great man. We can see that the girls are affecting only in our country. We have to stop this and have to save the girls. – K.S.Akshaya

    He is taking so much effort to save the children, I appreciate him. – Kharthick Rham M

    I learnt about what is happening in the world. – M.Chithambaresh

    He devoted his whole life to save children and women. He has done a great job. – R. Kowsanth kalidas

    I love the way he perceives life! He surely has imbibed a lot of Gita in his life. I could see how he is a living example for the Gita. – Chitkala S

    His fight against trafficking is a great job .it is an inspiration to me. – Divyadayanand

    My most awaited session of Gitamritam camp, an inspiring session. – Varija V

    A model couple for society. They are doing such a good work, risking their lives. Their work is selfless. Thanks to the whole family who saved many lives. – Amrita.J.M

    All the social service he did is just so great. No one else could save 9000 children. – Amrutha Ramakrishna

    I was able to know the problems the children of my age faced. – Divya.R

    Human trafficking is unfair. – Sanjan C S

    I am proud that he is an Indian. – A.Sivaramakrishnan

    He informed a lot about the other side of India and gave me the awareness of what happens in the world. – S.Prem Santhosh

    He is an amazing person. He and his wife took care of so many children and helped them to lead a happy life. They got threats but they continued and still continue to help these children as they can’t tolerate the injustice done to these children. – Rishika Rajkumar

    It made me flow into tears. – P. Anandh Krishna

    I felt he is very simple and humble. The work which he was doing is really great. – Anoosha M. Bhadauria

    I was and still, am really inspired by the way he has decided to spend his life. His dedication to helping the people affected by child trafficking is remarkable. – Vaishnavi G

    Great. Inspiring. And he is a model of love. I saw 9000 children’s sorrow in an hour. – Shivankari. P. R

    He is the role model for me. He inspired me a lot through his speech. – P.Palani Pushpam

    He taught me that service to humankind brings us happiness. – Greeshma P

    He created an awareness among us. And we got to know more about social issues. -Athmika Prajesh

    I would also help like them. – Shantanu Sriranjan.B

    He taught us how to face life’s difficulties. – Akash P Rajan

    Taught us to help others. – P. Mukundh Krishna

    It helped me to understand the present situation. It helped me to be aware of the problems which matter the youth. It made me take a resolution that I would spend at least a few hours for my nation. – Rahul. C. M

    He told us a very shocking experience and he reminded us to be alert. – Ramakrishnan p s

    He is one of the most important helpers and he saved many children’s lives. He inspired us and through his help, we will also help the children!! – P.Surat Kumar

    These days the amount of injustice and abuse did to the girls spreads like wildfire. It was really brave of Mr. Praveen Patkar to take initiative to protect the girls after passing all the hurdles that came through, and by forming organizations. – Mrinalini Ashok

    I learned how to help the people. – B. Bhuvanesh

    His compassion towards these children was wonderful. – M.Rithikaa

    Mr. Praveen Patkar was the person who inspired a lot. His life full of struggles to stop trafficking and prostitution and also his guts inspired me the most. – G. Sathiyapriya

    I have seen so many children treated badly and would wonder if there was no one to help them. I thought I would help them but I did not get a chance to help. I was very happy when I saw that atleast one person had the thought to help them. – B. Pavitra

    He inspired me because he came against the child labour. He had drudanichaya. – S.Sabarinath

    We people usually feel delicate to talk about sex, trafficking etc, but Patkarji explained to us about this, and I will also start serving girls from now on. – K.S.Megha

    He was a great man. He is helping the children to grow well and abolish red light trafficking. He has done a great job for his country. Some of the points in his talk made me think that our country is going in the wrong way – Are women themselves ready to do this and do police officers support this act? I felt proud that a single family in this whole of India is helping to develop the condition of our country even after getting critically weak physically.  – S.Aishwarya

    Hats off to Mr. Praveen Patkar who help the girls and boys from danger. – Yamini Vijayakumar

    In spite of threats to his life, he continued his social work which is to be saluted. – Chaaran. A

    He has given us a lesson saying that while you live for others you attain a satisfaction. I would like to follow in his footsteps. – Bharath Biju

    He enlightened us about the real society and the real-life situations which we miss. He made us aware of the real situation of our country. Thanks – Srinath. S

    He is a courageous person. It was thrilling to hear about his life. – N.M.Tharani Taran

    I was inspired by Mr. Praveen Patkar’s speech. – Hari Chandhana Varma

  • Photography workshop: Shoot what you Love – by Dhyanamrita

    A photography workshop was given to children by Br. Dhyanamrita. The children were taught how to take an interesting picture.

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    Hereafter my photos will be loved by everyone – Srinivasa Raghavan S

    Dhyanji taught us about photography in an interesting way. I don’t know the A B C of photography but now I am taking photos a little bit better. I also came to know how to be artistic. – K.S.Megha

    Wow we know how to take a professional photo. – Shree Rengan.S

    After attending the photography class, a new change came into us. We began to look into a new world. Just simple bugs were now more precious than the best gems in the world. I have now entered into the world of photography and I see the world as a photographer. Thanks to Swamiji for the class. It was very useful. – Srinath. S

    I was able to really see and know when and what to shoot. Then ask your mind, “why do you want to take that photo?”. – G Preethi

    I have got creative idea and I have got vision to take photo. – Jeeva.s

    It is very tough to take good photos, and I learnt it from this camp. – M. Ieniyan

    In this session I learnt how to become a good photographer. It will be very useful to me in future. – R. Kowsanth Kalidas

    It was a very interesting session. Photography has always been a great passion for me and my dad. Now I’m sure I can click some really great pics after some practice and teach my dad too! – Chitkala S

    Taught how to have right eye, choose right moment etc; being creative it supports both realism and imagination. – Divyadayanand

    We got to know how much effort we should take to be a good photographer. – Sanjan C S

    I have always found photography a really interesting subject. So, learning more about the way a photo can be shot nicely, with the features in the camera was cool. – Rishika Rajkumar

    In this section Dhyanji taught us how to shoot a photo by observing the right moment and time. Then we shot many interesting photos by ourselves. – Amrita S

    Dhyanji taught us different methods of taking photos and this was a special session. – Ramakrishnan PS

    It helped us to take very nice pictures and I can say it was very very useful to me. – P.Surat Kumar

    After attending the photography sessions, I came to know that any person who fiddles with a camera is not a good photographer, learned some camera tricks :). After all it is no point of having a good camera alone, it is a unique way to see the world around us. – Mrinalini Ashok

    I learnt how to take photography in different angles and different types of photo types like portrait and that we need to have so much of patience to get a good photo. I also learned that we should wait for the correct time and the correct position to take a good picture. – K.S.Amrita

    Feedback:I really don’t take photos well. But after attending the workshop I’m looking forward to take it up as my passion. It was really good! – P. Anandh Krishna

    It was very interesting and I learned a lot which has enabled me to take better pictures. – Vaishnavi G

    I understood that apart of capturing faces and storing it in the camera, there is another WORLD created by cameras. I saw much beauty in the world through the workshop and through the eyes of cameras. – Shivankari. P. R

    During the photography workshop I learnt to take perfect photos. We also learnt to notice each and everything. We started to notice the movements of clouds , dripping water etc. – Athmika Prajesh

    The photography workshop taught us new techniques through which we have learnt to improve our ways of photography. – Akash P Rajan

    We were taught a new creative form of art. – P. Mukundh Krishna

    It helped us to know the techniques when used, would give us an attractive photo. – Rahul. C. M

    From this we understood that we have to wait for the right opportunity to take that beautiful photo. – M.Rithikaa

    Photography session taught that one’s imagination and camera always makes a wonderful photo. – G. Sathiyapriya

    After coming here I learned how to take natural photos very carefully and with patience. – Sangeetha.M.T

    It was an interesting session where I understood the tricks of the camera clearly. – A. Madavan

    I thought it was very simple to take a photo. But after this workshop I came to know that there was much to do for taking an interesting photo. – B. Pavitra

    Dhyanji showed us how to take a good photo and taught us some of the tricks for the same. – Hrishikesh . G. Menon

    I was taught how an ordinary object could be made interesting by our imagination. – Amrtya Rajkumar

    It was a really fun workshop where we all went outside and took a lot of interesting pictures. It was really fun. – Madhav Govind

    I was really eager to know how to shoot pictures. When I knew there is a session based on photography and when I understood there is a connection between photography and Gita. I was really happy. – Jayasudha

    I had a blind idea that if I have a camera I can be a good photographer but now I understood that it is not the job based on craziness but the job based on creativity. – K Gayathri

  • My Life, My Passion: Love for Dance – Methil Devika

    Methil Devika gave a lecture Demonstration on traditional dance form of Kerala – Mohiniyattam. Through her speech and beautiful expressions and demonstrations of the dance form, she taught the children to see divinity all around them. She spoke about her journey that started with a fall, about her passion and she told that children that to achieve success one must be a fighter and have one-minded concentration.

    She also touched upon the requirements of an artist, saying that any performance must relate to the audience. Elaborating further she explained that when an audience enters a state of bliss or are intoxicated- that is the success of the performer. Through her beautiful dance demos, she gave a practical demonstration of an ideal performer.

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    It was the first time in my life that I actually understood a dance. Ha ha ha! – Amrtya Rajkumar

    I was surprised to see her expression and the way she answered the questions. – Jayasudha

    After seeing her dance only I came to know how interesting classical dance is! – Ayush R

    Methil Devika is a good dancer. I don’t like classical dance. But I started liking it after seeing your dance. – Jeeva.s

    She is one of the best dancers that I have ever seen dancing Mohiniattam. – M. Subash

    Is the most enchanting dancer I have ever seen throughout. Her grace is inexplicable. Her humility and the way she relates the art to the real life was undoubtedly inspiring. Perhaps if everyone is able to relate their learning to their life they would be the most successful ones. – Chitkala S

    Her Mohiniyattam bought tears in my eyes. Awesome mam. – Divyadayanand

    She was amazing. I was impressed by her passion for dance and love as well. Her dance really made us feel like Lord Krishna was born on the stage – Vaishnavi G.

    What a dance! Saw KRISHNA IN HER- it’s really fantastic. – Shivankari. P. R

    Her dance, her expression, her beauty, her lifestyle, and her speech made me so much interest in dance. I thank her for coming for this programme. – P.Palani Pushpam

    I became a fan of hers after seeing only one dance! – Greeshma P

    It was amazing to see her dance with the expression on the birth of Sree Krishna! – Shantanu Sriranjan.B

    What a beauty Indian dance has! – P. Mukundh Krishna

    It inspired me a lot as I got to know that dance is an offering to God. It also made me aware of the greatness of our culture. – Rahul. C. M

    To be very honest, I’ve not seen such a dance in my life. Methil Devika explained to us what the meaning of each step is. – Ramakrishnan p s

    After seeing her dance we were surprised and planned to join dance classes!! We thank her for coming and inspiring us!! – P.Surat Kumar

    She was fabulous! She spoke through actions. Stories can be told like this too, without words!! I enjoyed it. – K.Jayapreethi

    I got inspired to learn Mohiniyattam. – B. Bhuvanesh

    I was lost in the dance and her expression. – Sangeetha.M.T

    I liked her dance. She is a role model for the children who are learning dance. – K.R. Dhanush

    She inspired me because of her dance and her faith in God. – S.Sabarinath

    a very good dancer! My passion towards dance started increasing. – K.S.Megha

    She is a dancer whose dancing started with a fall. But now she has reached heights and had added many feathers to her cap. – Chaaran A

    We were bewildered by her performance. Thanks. – Srinath. S

    According to me, she is the best dancer I have ever seen….!!! – Ajay Sarma

  • Magic of Love

    Samala Venu did some magic to entertain the children.

    Blindfolded he is drawing on the board

     

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    The magic show was one of the most funniest workshop ever because we figured out all his tricks. – Madhav Govind

    Though I was not much attracted to that magic show, it was good because I believe in reality and I know the magic is not true. – K Gayathri

    Earlier I thought the magic show is really a magic. Yesterday only I came to know that magic is a trick, and that they are cheating the people. But the people like it. I wonder why! – K.S.Akshaya

    Really I am amazed by seeing the magic and I also participated in the magic show and I learn so magic trick also so I am very happy to show the trick to may parents – J.Selva Tamil Udayan

    The tricks were quite good but perhaps I was too old for them. They somehow didn’t fascinate me except for the blindfolded writing trick. -Chitkala S

    Quite honestly I wasn’t that impressed by the tricks except for when he drew with his eyes closed. Maybe it is because I am older now so I could figure out how he did many of the tricks. – Vaishnavi G

    It was fantastic! I can now amaze my friends and family with easy tricks. – Greeshma P

    I love magic. I used to go to many magic shows. The first magic that he did with water was so nice. When he said he would share its secret, everyone were so much interested to hear that but he disappointed us. But I know the secret of it. – S.Abitha Shree

    I liked the blind magic very much. – Sangeetha.M.T

    I enjoyed seeing the unbelievable tricks displayed by the magician. He also taught us some tricks. – A.Madavan

    I liked his blinded folded magic. – S.Sabarinath

    First I thought that these magicians were not the people of earth and that they used many mantras. Now Venu sir taught that these were tricks which usually people believe blindly. – K.S.Megha

    For some tricks we were able to figure out the way they were done. We came to know about ‘The Great Indian Rope trick’. Only God knows, maybe in the future I might become the first person to find out the secret of the trick! Only time will tell. – Srinath. S

    Magic show was superb. He did different magic tricks. He made a rope stand with like a straight line without any support. He made a cloth into a garland. Thank You. – Mukesh V. Kumar

    It was awesome. I tried hanki banki kili kili chu but it is a lie! – N. Surendheran

  • Story telling by Subba Rao

    Subba Rao told stories to children in the evenings. He told stories of Mahabharata and other folk tales.

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    I heard many untold stories of the Mahabharata. – Amrtya Rajkumar
    The people here in Gitamritam really did an amazing job by getting the great Mr. Subba Rao to come and tell us a lot of enchanting tales which transported us into a different world. It was just fantastic, this was definitely one of my favorite workshops. – Madhav Govind

    Storytelling was not like ordinary stories. It conveys a value from Gita. – Jeeva. S

    He spoke very well. I like him very much because of his simplicity. – M. Subash

    I learned many new stories. I hope that these stories will help in my future. – Inesh Abisha S

    Story is the one which all of us children like to hear the most, that too with lots of expressions and sound effect given by him was like the story was going in front of us. – Amrutha Ramakrishna

    Each of us likes stories very much. The growth of technology made us forget this but he made it fantastic by sharing inspiring stories. – Divya. R

    We came across many historical stories. In this session it brought a homely feeling to us. – Sanjan C S

    It was amazing to have the editor of Amar Chitra Katha tell us stories. I am sure that all of us enjoyed this session. – Rishika Rajkumar

    This was a great session, I have heard stories when I was small but now when hearing I enjoyed a lot. – Athmika Prajesh

    It was so great that we were able to know even some of the hidden facts in MAHABHARATA and many other stories. He explained it in such a way that we became more curious to know about all our Indian mythology. – Rahul. C. M
    Subba Rao sir’s stories were interesting. He has a vast knowledge. I liked his scientific explanations for some strange things in the Puranas. I loved it. – K.Jayapreethi
    Historical stories always gave me a lot of information. Amar Chitra Katha and Tinkle are always awesome and he was the narrator. He did amaze us with all his stories. I loved his humbleness and simplicity. – Mrinalini Ashok
    I like stories very much. I usually sleep after hearing my grandmother’s story. I really enjoyed this session. Thank you Ji! – Dheeraj Nandakumar .R
    I like to hear stories when I am free. This is the first time I enjoyed the Purana stories. – M.S.Yazhini

    We heard a lots of moral stories from Mahabharatha and Buddha’s life. These stories have changed my character. – A.Madavan
    I liked the stories told by Shri. Subba Rao. We liked his expressions while telling the story. – S.Sabarinath
    It was a superb session done by Subba Rao sir. He taught us many values through his amazing stories. – K.S.Megha

    Subba Raoji was the storyteller He told wonderful stories which took us into two kinds of worlds 1) story world 2) thinking world.
    He also told Mahabaratha stories. I learnt from him that age is not a restriction if you have talent. – S.Aishwarya

    We loved the stories told by him. It was great to hear ancient stories of our India. From this, we came to know about the glory of India. – Chaaran . A

    An interesting way to sleep in the class. We learned many new stories and each story had a value to offer us. I am going to miss story time. – Bharath Biju

    The storytelling class by Subba Raoji was interesting. He knew the way to attract children and we really enjoyed it. And I came to know many things about the Mahabharata which I haven’t even read about. Thanks to Subba Raoji for sparing his time. I can now proudly tell my friends that Amar Chitra Katha’s editor has told stories to me! – Srinath. S

  • My Life My Passion: Love for Butterflies – Balakrishna Vallapil

    Balakrishna Vallapil addressed the children about his passion for butterflies. He conveyed that there are 17000 species of butterflies around the world of which, 1250 species are in India; 335 species of butterflies in the Western Ghats. He along with his teammates found the 335th species, which was added to the index two months back. He also explained the difference between a butterfly and moth and the threat to butterflies. The video clipping of the different variety of butterflies was awesome.

     

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    A very interesting man and he had captured many beautiful butterflies on camera. – Amrtya Rajkumar

    Mr Balakrishnan is the butterfly expert and it was amazing how he memorized the names of most of the butterflies! – Madhav Govind

    I understood our hobby should not be just to pass our precious time, even in our hobby we should do everything with full Shradha and happiness. – K Gayathri

    I am going to choose my hobbies like him and achieve in my life. – S Atchaya

    His speech made us to appreciate butterflies. – P. Neela Sowndaravalli

    From him I understood that in India there are more than a thousand species of butterflies. – S.T.Aadithya Narayanan

    After listening to his words i won’t hurt a BUTTERFLY! – M.Chithambaresh

    Explanation was little boring, but the various butterflies he showed was amazing. – Varija V

    Anybody going behind butterflies is soooo crazy, but he taught us how to like our hobbies! – Amrutha Ramakrishna

    Butterflies are very nice creatures. From now I will also explore more about butterflies – Sanjan C S

    He showed us that we can concentrate on our goal and our hobby at the same time. He is a civil engineer and at the same time, he has a hobby of photographing butterflies. Finding time for activities you like is very important. – Rishika Rajkumar

    It was so funny of him to run behind butterflies leaving his family. – P. Anandh Krishna

    The videos that he showed were very beautiful and awesome.
    – Anoosha M. Bhadauria

    Butterflies can make a person different…really! – Shivankari. P. R

    I like butterflies now. I learnt how many species are in India in the Western Ghats. – P.Palani Pushpam

    I can identify different varieties of butterflies now. – Greeshma P

    He loved butterflies a lot just like he loved his family. Now I will also love animals just like he did. – Shantanu Sriranjan.B

    It made me understand more about the nature. It served as a way for me to understand about the nature’s beauty. – Rahul. C. M

    I have never seen a person mad at butterflies like this man. He inspired us by teaching about butterflies. – P.Surat Kumar

    His great love towards butterflies and his research about them was amazing.- G. Sathiyapriya

    After meeting Sir I came to know that there were 1700 species of butterflies in the world and 1250 species in India and 335 species in the Western Ghats. – B. Pavitra

    He was an amazing man who had a craze for butterflies. – Chaaran . A

    Even though we see them (butterflies) everyday, we didn’t realize there was so much in them. It was really useful. Thanks – Srinath. S

    I never thought that there will be a man with such a craze towards the butterfly 🙂 And now i know about a few butterflies because of him.. – Ajay Sarma

  • Vedic Maths workshop

    Br. Rupesh, a Mechanical engineer, Professor, Amrita University, gave an interesting class on Vedic Maths. He taught the formulas by which you can even do complicated calculations in a simple way. The children loved maths!

     

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    I learned a lot of helpful tricks, which I am sure will help in my examinations and also just in my day to day life. – Vaishnavi G

    We learned to do complicated multiplications in a minute.:):O – M. Kousalya

    The ancient methods were taught to us. Time was not sufficient and we learned only a few methods, but we wanted more. From this, we could say that our ancestors were extraordinarily brilliant. – K.Jayapreethi

    I did have fun solving Math in a simpler way. I never thought that Math could be made so simple, that was really helpful. I will apply this in my Math and also help out my friends. – Mrinalini Ashok

    Vedic Maths taught us that this toughest subject could be made very easy. – G. Sathiyapriya

    I learned the shortcuts to do difficult sums in Mathematics in an easier way. His teachings inspired me a lot. – A.Madavan

    I really say that I don’t like Maths. When I came to know about it I didn’t want to attend the class. Then I went, and saw it was nice and I enjoyed a lot. They taught new shortcut methods to solve the problems. – Yamini Vijayakumar

    Was the best!! Enhanced my speed in Math calculations! Loved it a lot. I’m sure I will be able to save a lot of time for my Math calculations. The mind can be trained very well if we practice all the Sutras regularly!! – Chitkala S

    Vedic Maths was a very interesting and an interactive session. I was very happy that I was going to learn some new and interesting tricks to solve Maths as Maths is a very tough subject to most of us. It is a mental exercise. I want to thanks Rupeshji for making us like Mathematics, which our teachers could not do for 12yrs. We all will like to have these types of sessions every time. – Amrutha Ramakrishna

    I usually don’t like Maths. It helped me a lot and I now no longer feel Maths is boring. It was made fantastic by giving simple methods. – Divya.R

    I think from now onwards Maths will be an interesting subject for others. We learned many extraordinary Sutras by which we could do Maths easily. – Sanjan C S

    Maths was tough for me previously but it has become somewhat easy for me after this session. – A.Sivaramakrishnan

    I would always doze off in Math classes but this was superb and truly great! – P. Anandh Krishna

    A very different but amazing way of doing fast calculations!! – Amrtya Rajkumar

    In this very useful workshop we learned how to calculate numbers really fast and it helped us a lot and saved us a lot of marks. – Madhav Govind

    I am really proud that we Indians were very advanced even in those centuries in Maths. – K Gayathri

    We came to know the shortcuts used in Maths for easy calculations, which was introduced by Shri.Bharathi Krishna Tirtharaj. – G Preethi

    Before coming here I was weak in Maths. I can do Math calculations easily after this session. – Jeeva.s

    I am always weak in Mathematics but Vedic Maths was easy for me. Now I am having trust in myself that I can do some sums more easily. – M. Ieniyan

    The Vedic Maths session was really interesting. I had seen videos about Vedic Maths, but Swamiji enlightened us to new things and made us realize the importance about our own country and the way mathematics was developed in ancient times. Thanks to Swamiji for the session. – Srinath. S

    I enjoyed as well as learned a lot of things. All might have thought Maths is tough. After attending this session I felt it was very easy to solve problems and I learned some tricks to solve them. – M.J.Subashini.

    I am so afraid in Maths examination because there is not enough time for me. Now I have no fear in Maths exams because I learned Vedic Maths and Mental Maths. Thank you. – M.Jegan

  • My Life, My Passion: Love for the Gender – Lakshmi Tripathi

    Lakshmi Narayan Tripathi  gave an inspirational session to children about “Transgenders” and removed the misconceptions about them. She taught them to never make fun of people especially those who are a little different, and that they also have a right to education, all that society offers and to be given their due. The children were also urged to accept their friends as they are and not try to change them. They were advised to have trust and faith in themselves, encourage a positive attitude and not let negativity enter their minds. Lakshmi also danced upon the request of the campers.

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    She showed us that Hijras were not less than us. – Hrishikesh . G. Menon

    This aunty was one of the most inspiring people who came here, who fought against all prejudice and rude comments. Such a wonderful figure. – Madhav Govind

    I have never seen a transgender person in real. I was happy to see her. – Jayasudha

    She was confident and she knows how to be in balance. – Ayush R

    I don’t have words to says about her confidence and self control and I would surely practice the self control. – K Gayathri

    I will not let others to tease at transgender people. – S Atchaya

    We should not hate any body. First we have to keep faith that ‘I can and I will’. – G Preethi

    She is a very inspirational transgender. – S.T.Aadithya Narayanan

    Even though she was a transgender, she did not feel badly about it. She decided to do good work for her society. She is a good dancer and she studied well too. I was very inspired by her. – M . Subash

    I learned here that we should not hate others. (Adwstha Sarva bhutanam..) – Vishnu Sankar C

    She inspired me a lot. When the other women like her were afraid to stand in the society, she was not afraid to stand in the society. – Inesh Abisha S

    This was the most inspiring “star sessions” of all!! I never had even dreamt that such a person would inspire me to such an extent. After her session, I’m sure I will be more focused about achieving my goals. My confidence in myself also got improved. – Chitkala S

    Role model to all, taching how to face difficulties without hesitation. -Divyadayanand

    I came to know the importance of education in every ones life. – Divya.R

    Through this session I learnt not to tease any one. – Sanjan C S

    Talking to Ms. Lakshmi was the first time that I talked to a transgender. She made me realise the difficulties that they face in the community. She has achieved success by concentrating on what she is doing. Now, I have a different view point about transgenders. – Rishika Rajkumar

    If someone is missing something, in some other way they would have something special in them,I swear. – P. Anandh Krishna

    The way she doesn’t allow what people say to affect her, really inspired me. – Vaishnavi G

    I loved her. ‘Do good by being yourself’, I learned this. – Shivankari. P. R

    She is a nice personality. I learnt to respect parents and to have courage in life. – P.Palani Pushpam

    She proved that hard work and self confidence can take people to great heights. – Greeshma P

    Nothing is impossible when we believe in ourselves. – Athmika Prajesh

    I now understand the agony of transgenders and she also does not fear. – Shantanu Sriranjan.B

    She taught us how to be firm in life. – Akash P Rajan

    Taught us how tough it is to be a transgender. – P. Mukundh Krishna

    It was very useful as I understood the problems facing the Hijra community. It created more awareness in me. – Rahul. C. M

    I like Lakshmi Tripathi very much. From her I understood that we should we should have faith in ourselves. – Amrita S

    Her speech and her life teaches a lesson to us that “We should not be depressed about how we look. We should make people to look us!!” and I’m really inspired by her speech. – P.Surat Kumar

    Inspirational transgender woman. We learnt how to face problems at different situations and to solve them. – M. Kousalya

    Though she was a DIFFERENT KIND OF person, she had her focus right, studied well, never cared about others’ comments on her and that was good. – K.Jayapreethi

    I simply love her self confidence. – Mrinalini Ashok

    She taught us how to face problems in our life and to be courageous. – B. Bhuvanesh

    Her respect to parents, respect towards dance and her respect towards studies made me salute at her. – M.Rithikaa

    From her i got a message that ‘Whatever happen to us we should not stop studying’. – K.R. Dhanush

    She is a transgender who showed that education saves our lifes. – Chaaran . A

    Being a Hijra is not easy. Yet she fought against all odds and taught us the importance of education.
    – Bharath Biju

    She made us realize that we must treat everyone the same. – Shree Rengan.S

    We came to know about the feelings of a transgender. And while many transgenders were afraid to come out of the society, we were straddled when we saw a transgender as an actress. We enjoyed the session with her. Thanks. – Srinath. S

  • Inauguration of 2013 Bala

    On 24th May more than 100 students from different states from India came and joined the 7 days residential Gita camp at Amrita University, Coimbatore.
    With Vedic prayers, Swami lit the lamp and the Camp started. The participants were explained about the daily schedule and how important each section is.

     

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