Mata Amritanandamayi

Mātā Amṛtānandamayī Devi(माता अमृतानन्‍दमयी), also known as 'Amma', 'Ammachi' or 'Mother' (born September 27, 1953), was born Sudhamani in the small village of Parayakadavu, near Kollam, Kerala. She is widely respected as a loving humanitarian and revered by some as a saint.

Humanitarian Activities

Mata Amritanandamayi Math executes various charitable and humanitarian projects. Examples include a program to build 25,000 homes for the poor; women's shelters; pension disbursements for widows; orphanages; hospices; hospitals; community aid centers; homes for the aged; eye clinics; and speech therapy centers. Many of Amma's centers in the US run 'Mother's Kitchen', or 'vegetarian soup-kitchens', where volunteers prepare and serve meals to the poor and needy.

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Recently, Mata Amritanandamayi Math announced a billion rupees in aid to the victims of the 2004 Tsunami. The Math's relief work is happening in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry, Andaman & Nicobar islands and in Sri Lanka.

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Recently, Mata Amritanandamayi pledged to donate one million dollars to the victims of Hurricane Katrina that ravaged the United States. She also sent a top aide to the devastated areas soon after the storm struck in the United States to assess the kind of help needed by victims.

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