Mata amritanandamayi biography
Mata amritanandamayi biography
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Mata Amritanandamayi
Indian Hindu spiritual leader
For other uses, see Amma.
Sri Mātā Amritānandamayī Devi (born Sudhamani Idamannel; 27 September 1953), often known as Amma ("Mother"), is an Indian Hindu spiritual leader, guru and humanitarian,[1][2] who is revered as 'the hugging saint' by her followers.[3] She is the chancellor of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, a multi-campus research university.[4]
In 2018, she was felicitated by Indian Prime MinisterNarendra Modi for making the largest contribution to the Government of India's Clean India Campaign Swachh Bharat Mission.
She was the first recipient of Vishwaratna Puraskar (Gem of the World Award) by Indian Parliament.[5]
Life
Mātā Amritānandamayī Devi is an Indian guru from Parayakadavu (now partially known as Amritapuri), Alappad Panchayat in Karunagappally, Kollam District, in the state of Kerala.[6] Born to a family of backward-casteMalayali fishermen on