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  • Shraddha workshop: invoking the innocence, controlling the mind

    breathing controls the mind

    Feedback
    Gave me confidence and courage. – S.Prem Santhosh

    The Shradha workshop was really cool because we learnt more about our body and the way our minds work. The things we learnt from this workshop is simple but yet, extremely important. I really enjoyed the games and the way it was connected to our mind. – Rishika Rajkumar

    Due to this Gita camp I was able to know about shradha. Shradha is one of the most important concepts. If we add the concept of shradha in our life, our life would be better – J.S Nandhitha Sree

    The workshops were really interesting as it was based on testing our internal expressions and feelings like innocence, blindness etc and breathing techniques were tested which provoked a lot of interest. – K.Adhithy

    Now what ever I am doing I have the knowledge ‘for what I am doing and why’ and the only answer is TO BE HAPPY AND SMILING!! – K.S.Amrita

    Shradha was very very awesome with Manojji, Shankarji, and was really beyond our expectation and imagination with wonderful games. – G. Sathiyapriya

    Shradha is the most important thing that everybody should have. – Sangeetha.M.T

    I like shraddha games. We knew how blind people feel. – S.Sabarinath

    I learned to concentrate from these activities. This helped me as I used to lose concentration. – K.S.Megha

    I learned that we should be together always, to have faith, confidence and a lot more. – S.Aishwarya

    It is very helpful and keeps us away from lazyness. – Srinivasa Raghavan S

    The event was interesting. We learned about several things in our daily life. We learned how to be happy even with the simplest of the things. We learned to control our minds, about prana, and how to control it. We learned about the hardships faced by the blind people. So the workshops were really useful. And we really enjoyed it. – Srinath. S

    This session is really going to change my life. – Ajay Sarma

     

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    5 gateways of Knowledge

    In shradha I learned three things:
    1)I learned how the blind people will feel and what are their feelings.
    2)We got to know what is the importance of innocence.
    3)We were thought how to control our breathing.
    All these sessions had a very great impact on me. – Amrutha Ramakrishna

    Shraddha is faith. It is also enquiry, innocence, love, and awareness. We need to have intense faith on God without any doubt as God always alerts us by giving an obstacle for a particular work if the path of reaching it was wrong. If we have faith in ourselves, we surely can succeed – “nambikkai dhaan vaazhkai” (as we say in Tamil). – K.Jayapreethi

    Very interesting and lots of learning lessons and games related to the human body and mind.
    – Amrtya Rajkumar

    Shradha was a very fun and exciting class in which we learned more about focus and concentration. We learned about three koshas, Annamaya kosha, Pranamaya kosha and Manomaya kosha through a series of different interesting activities. We learned about how people feel during these different levels of happiness. – Madhav Govind

    Before attending this camp I could not focus my mind on a particular thing but with the help of Gita I understood shradha fulfills my work. – K Gayathri

    Concentration, focus, and awareness lead to shradha. – S. Sree Sakthi

    It is the practicals of the camp. – Deepak Kumar

    All the three dimensions of Shradha were extremely interesting. Usually, people give long speeches and dry activities for such concepts, but this was unique. I realized about our innocence, our breathing pattern and how powerful our mind can be if we are able to train them properly. – Chitkala S

    Taught us Concentration and focus, being creative, innocent, and honest. – Divyadayanand

    We learned many inexplicable things from the shradha workshop. It was really an exciting workshop. – Varija V

     

    recovering innocence

    The workshop on Shradha was so cool and interesting too. It had many things to work with. – P. Anandh Krishna

    We came to know about concentration, innocence and we came to know about the feelings of a visually challenged person. So they tied our eyes and we were asked to reach one goal. That time I came to know about their feelings. So that was a great experience for me.
    – Anoosha M. Bhadauria

    The Shraddha workshop really made me aware about how important all of our senses are. I learnt about breath control and also about teamwork. The highlight of course was tearing the newspaper and having more fun than I can remember in a long time. – Vaishnavi G

    In the section of shradha workshop we were enjoying ourselves. We realized that love and innocence are the essence of our life. – Athmika Prajesh

    We played games and we enjoyed it and learnt about the happiness due to innocence, controlling the breath to control the anger and the struggle in the lives of the blind.
    – Shantanu Sriranjan.B

    We learnt to increase our attention, concentration and faith. – Akash P Rajan

    Shradha is all about how to increase our concentration. Here we also got to know more about the difficulties faced by the blind people. The sessions also helped us to control our brain by making us walk according to the our breath that is, controlling our breath as well as walk. – Rahul. C. M

    I expected it to be a boring session but it was one of the most memorable sessions in my life. – Ramakrishnan PS

    It helped us to take anything easy and taught us that if we have shradha we can get victory in our life. – P.Surat Kumar

    We understood the difficulty of blind people, flow of breathe in our body and our mind activities. Thank you. – R.Saranya

  • Profile: Dr. Gitanjali Natarajan

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    Assistant Professor, Clinical Psychology, AIMS, Kochi
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    With a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, Dr. Gitanjali currently aims to increase public awareness about the role of clinical psychology and make mental health services more accessible to the mainstream.

    Education & Acievements

    M.Phil. in Clinical Psychology, M.A in Psychology

    She started the Dept. of Clinical Psychology at Lakeshore Hospital & Research Centre while working as a full time Clinical Psychologist there.

    Fulbright Doctoral & Professional fellowship with the Dept. of Psychology, Columbia University, New York.

    Dr.M.V. Gobindaswamy Memorial Prize for securing the highest marks in Post-graduate Degree of M.Phil. Clinical Psychology.

    Alexander Memorial Award for Meritorious performance in B.A Psychology.

    President’s Award in Guiding in the year 1989.

    She was a Judge & Expert panelist in “Veruthe alla Bhariya” Reality Show, Mazhavil Manorama TV.

    She has 6 publications to her credit.

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  • Profile: Smitha VS

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    Lecturer, (M.A, MPhil in Psychology), Clinical Psychology, AIMS, Kochi
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    Smitha, Lecturer, (M.A, MPhil in Psychology) Department of Clinical Psychology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi. She was also part of the Disaster Management team that provided group counseling and individual counseling as part of the tsunami camps organized by Amrita for tsunami victims.

    Professional Experience

    She currently provides counseling and conducts Neuropsychology Assessment, Rehabilitation and Relaxation & Pain Management at AIMS, Kochi.

    Teaches Masters in Hospital Administration, Respiratory Therapy to the nursing students at AIMS, Kochi.

    Was a Research Assistant in the Antibiotic Prescribing Pattern Project and in the Cognitive & Behavioural Neurology Clinic where she conducted Neuro Psychological tests for elderly in urban and rural areas.

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  • My Life, My Passion: Love for tribal community – Dr Sanjeev Vasudevan & Dr Ajitha Kumari

    Dr. Sanjeev Vasudevan, working at Pain & Palliative Department at Amrita Institute of Medical Science, gave a session on his work on “Upliftment of the tribal people of Wyanad”. During his session he emphasized the need for simple living, limiting one’s needs and to have high thinking.

    He asked the children to develop values like patience, togetherness, humbleness, sharing and caring etc. Along with his wife, he motivated the children to serve the less fortunate and demonstrated that if we live to serve others, and have that trust and submission to God, our needs will be taken care of. He also taught the children to be content with what they have, and not run after material things. His talk about his experiences working with the tribal people moved and inspired the children and made a huge impact.

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    Feedback

    He inspired me a lot and was a perfect example of a person who is always happy. – Hrishikesh . G. Menon

    This doctor couple is one of the most inspiring people living such simple lives but with such unmatchable happiness. They help the poor and needy from the tribals living in Wayanad which is just breathtaking. – Madhav Govind

    Their words were very inspiring. They lead a simple life and they were happy. – Ayush R

    I was just pleased with their humbleness. – K Gayathri

    I will surely become a doctor like them and do service to the people. – S Atchaya

    The most inspiring couple who were happy always . He told that he can’t enjoy his life when others were not happy. – G Preethi

    They are a good inspiration for me.I want to do service like them. – Jeeva S

    Dr.Sanjeev and Dr.Ajitha have sacrificed their life for the welfare of the tribes. I was very much impressed,inspired and astonished by them. We should be proud of the couple. – P. Neela Sowndaravalli

    They are very simple but they have a quality of humanity and they live below poverty line and they are still very happy people – S.T.Aadithya Narayanan

    I learned that we should help others. – S. Sree Sakthi

    The thing which inspired me is that they both studied medicine and to help the tribals they sacrificed their own life. And they live below poverty line. – Inesh Abisha S

    Inspired by their simplicity and dedication. Their work for the tribal community is great!! – Chitkala S

    I was inspired by them…I will take small steps that I can, to help them. – Varija V

    They were very inspiring Doctors. Nowadays every one thinks of money, pleasure etc. And in such times people working for the tribes and sacrificing all their needs is soo kind of them. IIn spiteof all these they are HAPPY. They just want to serve people.They are the inspiration for the future Doctors, and I want to thank them for contributing their life for a good purpose. – Amrutha Ramakrishna

    Best couple I have seen in the world so far, and will be known for their simplicity! -A.Sivaramakrishnan

    The doctor couple inspired me. How wonderful they are for giving up their whole life for service and to work for the development of tribes! – S.Prem Santhosh

    They really inspired me a lot. They showed us that running around for money is not necessary for a happy life. Both of them are always happy. – Rishika Rajkumar

    I really admired the way that both of them have dedicated their whole lives to serving the tribal people. Their simplicity and outlook of the world was really inspiring. – Vaishnavi G

    Real forms of angels of God on earth – I learned what service is! – Shivankari. P. R

    They inspired me a lot with their qualities. – Greeshma P

    If we are simple in our life we can achieve anything. If we are not greedy we can have everything in our life! – Athmika Prajesh

    They taught us how to be happy by sacrificing one’s pleasures for others. – Akash P Rajan

    We understood that we should not be selfish. We should select a job that will be useful for us as well as for the society. It inspired me to become a doctor. – Rahul. C. M

    In this section I learned that we should have compassion for everyone. – Amrita S

    It is unbelievable to think of two doctors living such simple life and they told us everything about tribal life. – Ramakrishnan PS

    I am really inspired by his speech and the way he led his life. I respect Dr.Sanjeev and Dr.Ajitha for helping tribal villagers. His speech made me want to help everyone and to love everyone. – P Surat Kumar

    Both the doctor couple were amazing. I have never seen such humble doctors in my life. I appreciate there selfless service to the “forgotten” sections of the society – the tribal people in Wayanad.They did really inspire me. – Mrinalini Ashok

    What inspired me the most was his patience and his calmness, and that he was sooo good! I came to know that there were tribals in kerala also, and he treated them with so much care and love. – K.S.Amrita

    Dr.Sanjeev has impressed me that how to lead a simple life. Dheeraj Nandakumar .R

    These couple are the best example of “Manava Seva Eva Madhava Seva”! – G. Sathiyapriya

    I liked this couple very much and i am amazed to see that both of them had the same thought of serving tribes with less money and free of cost. They inspired me very much. – Sangeetha.M.T

    They served the tribes -I liked that quality of them. If I became an adult I will serve people like them. – K.R. Dhanush

    I was inspired by both of them for showing a way by which one could help others. – B. Pavitra

    After hearing sir’s speech i started lessening my desires. – K.S.Megha

    I felt that I will surely help the people like these tribals in Wayanad in some way or the other in future. – S.Aishwarya

    They made us understand that we can lead a happy life without money. I would pray that they would follow their passion without any obstacle. – Bharath Biju

    The person who gave me knowledge to serve. – Srinivasa Raghavan S

    The class provided by these great souls was great. We came to know more about life and how to live it. Even though they were both doctors, they were below the poverty line. That is they did not get any fees from the tribal people. It made me take an interest in social service. Thanks – Srinath. S

    Through this event , we learned that we should be happy with what we have and we should not be greedy. – Hari Chandhana Varma

    In future I will also be a good doctor – P.Ramya

    I learn humbleness from them. – S.N.Sukithashri

    Like them I will do my best. – Sai Sudharshini K

    These doctors, they gave us a great lecture about their life. They were living below poverty level but thyy were enjoying life. They were a great inspiration for us. – Sidhanth Preman

  • Profile: Sundari Nanda IPS

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    IPS, Director of Anti Corruption Bureau
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    Currently the Director Anti Corruption Bureau, Mizoram. She has put in service for over 25 years providing not only leadership of a high order, but also showing initiative in treading into new professional areas.The officer is known for her ability to withstand pressure and take a principled professional stand on public interest issues.

    Work:

    She has served with the Delhi, Goa and the Arunachal Pradesh Police.

    On deputation with the Central Bureau of Investigation for seven years.

    Served as Commandant, 2nd Battalion of Arunachal Armed Police, deployed along the terrorist infested border of Assam.

    Initiatives:

    Established the Cyber Crime Investigation Cell of CBI in the year 2000, which was the first in India

    As DCP (Crime against Women) Cell of the Delhi Police for a short stint in 1995, she registered the first case in India on incest, which brought this hitherto cupboard issue into the open.

    Introduced a Psychological Test for Delhi Police Commandos in collaboration with clinical psychologists

    As the Secretary of the Delhi Police Recruitment Board during 1997 she was the first to completely computerize the recruitment.

    Accolades:

    Special Commendation Certificate by the CBI (March 2013) for the exemplary investigation under her leadership,

    Senior Chevening Fellow, one of the 12 candidates selected on merit from India for the prestigious “Globalisation & Leadership” programme conducted by the London School of Economics.

    Publications & Research:

    She has a penchant for application oriented research.

    Her thesis on the “Impact of Globalisation on Crime in the UK’” is published in the Indian Police Journal.

    Written “Nigerian Criminals in India”, a paper based on her experiences in the CBI.

    “Social Marketing for National Prestige Projects- A Social Change Campaign Model for the Commonwealth Games 2010” was chosen as one of the six best theses of the entire course and awarded the National Defense Council’s Book Prize in 2007.

    Concern for the youth:

    Runs a website called “Navchetna.com”, which is a unique police public partnership to nurture young adults. This site provides free on line mentoring and information to young adults by roping in experts in various fields.

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  • Profile: Laxmi Narayan Tripathi

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    Social activist, Dancer, Actress, Celebrity
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    A hijra social activist, dancer, actress, celebrity. Founder Trustee & Chairperson, Astitva – Organization for Support & Development of Sexual Minorities.

    Work

    Laxmi’s aim is to bring about the recognition of human rights of sexual minorities, especially transgender persons, and people living with HIV/AIDS.

    She was the first transgender person to represent Asia-Pacific in the UN President’s Office Civil Society Task Force on HIV/AIDS.

    Through media appearances, national, regional and international consultancy, cooperating with various NGOs across the country and presiding over the CBO Astitva Trust, Laxmi is at the forefront of social work and advocacy in India.

    Her work and personality were an inspiration for numerous literary, cinematographic and photographic enterprises.

    Bio

    In 1979, Laxmi was born in Thane as the eldest child of an orthodox Brahmin duo from Uttar Pradesh.

    Lakshmi graduated from Mithibai College, and then pursued a post-graduate degree in Bharatnatyam, after which she choreographed several stage shows, created music albums, and has also done a few projects for TV and films.

    Never scared to speak her mind, she also is perhaps one of the few Hijras to stay with her biological family and be accepted by them.

    She has a brother, a sister and has adopted two children.

    She says..
    “If you become a hijra, the world doesn’t end there, but a new world starts”

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  • Profile: Balakrishnan Valappil

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    Civil Engineer
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    BTech in Civil Engg from REC Kozhikode, aged 48 is building cost effective houses for the last 25 years. Chasing Indian butterflies for the last five years.

    Life

    A Nature lover, native of Malappuram, Kerala, travelled to Assam, Tripura, Arunachal, West Bengal, Meghalaya, Himachal pradesh, Andamans and parts of South India to photograph butterflies.

    Was member of the team which discovered a new species of butterfly in the western ghats

    Contributed pictures to half a dozen books on butterflies

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  • Profile: V Shankar Kumaran

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    currently pursuing his PhD in Ancient Indian Gurukulam Pedagogy from S-VYASA University, Bangalore
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    Asst. Professor, Cultural Education Department, Amrita School of Engineering, Bangalore, Karnataka. Teaching Indian psychology, Indian Culture, Yoga, Meditation, Bhagavad Gita & Mind management.

    Education

    Studied at Veda Vijnana Gurukulam, Bangalore, Karnataka in the medium of Sanskrit.

    First 3 years: Veda, Samskrita, Vyakaranam, Kavyas, Tarka Sangrah, Yoga.
    Second 3 years: Ten Major Upanishads, Bagavad-Gita, Brahma-Sutra, Yoga- Sutra. (2003-2009)

    Completed his BSc & MSc in Yoga. Currently pursuing PhD in Ancient Indian Gurukulam Pedagogy SVYASA University, Bangalore, Karnataka.

    Project Undertaken

    A literary research titled, “Revelation of education through Adyathma Yoga” in 2006.
    The concept of motivation, with reference to Mahabharath” in 2007.
    an experimental research on the topic, “the influence of ‘brahma- muhurtha’ on the ability to remember and focus attention in healthy male volunteers” as a part of the fulfillment of master program, 2010.

    Paper Presented

    “How to teach Indian Psychology” at Indian Psychology Institute, Bangalore

    “Interpersonal Conflict Management using Upanshadic insights” at IBA, Bangalore

    “Mahabharata and Management for Global Effectiveness” at IBA, Bangalore
    Yoga Psychology at World Association for Vedic Studies, University of Massachusetts, USA

    Key Attributes & Skills

    Yoga, meditation, krida-yoga (yogic games), yoga psychology, singing, pencil sketching, story telling

    Activities

    Conducted many counseling programs for a variety of schools and colleges,various Summer Yoga Camps, and lots of Spoken-Samskrit Workshops.

    Myself

    I love to share. The Gurukulam education gave me the key to applying the vast knowledge of Upanishads into the day to day life, which influenced my way of looking into things. Research is my next passion. I love to work in the field of Mind, Brain, Emotions, Applied philosophy, Education System etc. For me the light of my life comes from my CFL, i.e. Creativity, Flexibility and Innocence.
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  • Profile: Sudha Chandran

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    Bharatanatyam dancer, Indian film and television Actress
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    Sudha Chandran is an accomplished Bharatanatyam dancer and an Indian film and television actress, having performed in over 30 movies and even more serials. Her life story of overcoming seemingly impossible challenges to follow her passion is an inspiration for many.

    Her Life

    Early in her career, she was renowned as an exceptional dancer, and is considered one of the most highly acclaimed dancers in India. She has received invitations from all over the world for performances, and honored with many awards. It was not until she ventured into the world of films and television, however, that she catapulted into fame and recognition.

    What makes Sudha exceptional, apart from her artistic talent, is her unstoppable drive to overcome obstacles. When she was 17, she met with an accident causing severe damage resulting in amputation of her right leg. With the help of a prosthetic ‘Jaipur foot’, she has become one of the most highly acclaimed dancers of the Indian subcontinent despite all the odds.

    Her inspirational story is a lesson for many youngsters, motivating them to reach their goals. The movie Mayuri (1984) is based on her life story.

    Awards

    National Film Awards, 1986: Special Jury Award : Mayuri

    The Indian Television Academy Awards, 2005: Best Actress in a negative role – for Tumhari Disha

    Gitamritam speaker in the year 2013.
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  • Profile: Dr Harish Kumar

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    Professor & Head of the department Endocrinology, AIMS, Kochi
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    Dr. Harish’s main areas of Research are Diabetic foot and Thyroid disease. He has two patents to his credit. Instrumental in setting up the Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Podiatric Surgery at the Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi.

    Academics

    Dr. Harish Kumar graduated from Trivandrum Medical College
    DNB in General Medicine from Railway hospital, Chennai,
    MRCP from England
    Endocrinology training from Birmingham University, U.K.

    Also

    He is the President of RSSDI (Kerala chapter)
    Secretary of the Indian Thyroid Society.
    Member of the British Endocrine Society

    Publications

    He has 56 publications in National and International journals
    Founding editor of Amrita Journal of Medicine.

    Has a keen interest in patient education and has set up an organization called Amrita Diabetic Welfare Association which publishes Tri-monthly patient education magazine called “Diabeat” in English and Malayalam.

    Gitamritam speaker in the year 2013.
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