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In The Media
Amma has been quietly gaining a reputation for her outreach over the course of 30 years. Only in recent years has the world press begun to take notice of her efforts, with glowing stories in prestige media, including TV, print, and radio. This section represents a small cross section of radio and online news articles.
Amrita TV a television channel inspired by Amma
Amrita TV is a 24 - hour Malayalam Satellite channel, established in 2005, with the mission of delivering vibrant, youthful, value-oriented television entertainment, for the entire family. Amrita TV bagged 15 Kerala State Television Awards in its very first year of operation.http://www.amritatv.com
Sign up to Amrita TV for ashram broadcasts
The regular slots are: AMRITAVARSHAM on Saturdays and Sundays at 4pm & 11.30pm. These are live recordings of Amma’s satsangs for five minutes followed by a bhajan and a talk from Swami Amritaswarupananda Puri (altogether 30 mins).AMRITAMGAMAYA. Five-minute talks by various swamis on Monday to Friday lunchtimes at 1.30pm.
Global Media
Amrita TV
September 2006: Dignitaries Wish Amma A Happy Birthday
CNN News (USA):
Hugging The World
ABC News (USA):
The Power of a Hug
Times of India:
Plan to prevent Cotton grower suicides
Sunday Times (Sri Lanka):
With a hug and a smile, Amma transforms lives
The Detroit News:
November 2006: Embrace: A mother's gift:
Eastern Eye: (search 'motherly love')
USA Today:
Amma: The 'hugging saint'
The Christian Science Monitor:
'Hugging saint' is compassion in action
Whole Life Times:
An exclusive interview with India's "hugging saint"
Current News:
July 2006: AMMA on Current TV (watch clip)
Religion & Ethics News Weekly:
The Hugging Saint
PR NewsWire:
December 2005: M.A. Center Donates $1M to Bush-Clinton Katrina Fund
UK Links
BBC links:
BBC News:December 2007: A Hug From Amma
BBC News:
October 2007: Film Award honours "Hug Guru"
BBC News:
October 2006 : Amma hugs at Crystal Palace
BBC News:
January 2005: Guru pledges $23m tsunami relief
BBC - Radio 4 - Woman's Hour:
Amma
BBC News:
September 2003: Devotees flock to hug Indian guru
BBC News:
Embraced by India's hugging saint
BBC News:
November 2011: Thousands queue for hugs from Amma of India
The Daily Express
January 2008: How the Hugging Saint brings love to the world
August 2007: I'm the healing hugger
News Shopper
August 2007: Spiritualist to promote peace and harmony
Independent
October 2008: Amol Rajan: Now I'm one of the 30 million hugged by Amma
October 2008: India's hugging saint embraces a military target
October 2006 : The woman who has embraced 25 million around the world
Telegraph
October 2008: Hugging saint' treats stressed Indian soldiers
The Daily Telegraph
November 2011: The Daily Telegraph: The Mother of all Huggers
November 2011: Daily T'graph Video link: 'Hugging saint' shares her love with Telegraph reporter
The Sun
November 2006: We meet Big Hugger
November 2011:The hug guru has cuddled 30 million people
The Mirror
Mirror.co.uk: Meet the hugging saint who has cuddled 20 million people
The Asian Network
November 2010: Asian Network Interview (download and play in Window Media Player)
News Week
News week: Amma in photo highlights from 'In Gods Name' documentary
Metro
November 2011: 'Hugging Saint' Amma to embrace hundreds at Alexandra Palace
In Ireland
Independent.ie:Embracing the human condition
Ireland.com:
'Hugging saint' embraces up to 10,000 at RDS over two days
Recirca magazine:
Ammachi Satsang
If you would like to learn more about Amma in the media, please contact us at: press@ammachi.org
