Thousands of Argentines turn up to hear Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

Tens of thousands of people in this Argentinian city came out to listen to Thousands of Argentinians turn up to hear Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, an Indian preacher. It was amazing to see them come out in thousands despite the fact that weather was extremely cold

Cordoba (Argentina), (IANS) Over 16,000 people braved a chilly and rainy Wednesday in this South American nation to listen to Indian spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar on the benefits of his teachings and breathing exercises to lead a stress-free life.

“We live in times of uncertainty with economic slowdown, political instability and stress taking a toll of us. We need to find a way out to free from this (stress) and cope with the pressure of competition to lead a peaceful life,” the Art of Living (AoL) founder said at Siglo 21 University in this provincial city, about 700 km north-west of Buenos Aires.

Hours before Ravi Shankar flew into the picturesque city, located in the foothills of the Sierras Chicas on the Suquia river, people from all walks of life, especially students, flocked to the campus in raincoats and pullovers to know about his value-based education with techniques that would help them to overcome stress.
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Argentinian university ties up with Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s Art of Living

Siglo 21 University, about 700 km from Buenos Aires, has tied up with Sri Sri University (SSU) of the Art of Living Foundation in India to foster educational and cultural relations. An agreement, signed by Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and Siglo rector Juan Carlos Rabbat Wednesday, also envisages regular academic exchanges between students and faculty of both universities. ”It is a historic moment for us to be associated with a new Indian university that aims to bring the best of the youth. We are honoured by the presence of its pioneer and Art of Living founder (Ravi Shankar) here on this occasion,” Rabbat told reporters later.
SSU, set up in 2009, is coming up on a 187-acre campus at Bidyadharpur near Cuttack and 24 km from Bhubaneswar in Odisha. As the largest private university in Argentina, the 17-year-old Siglo has about 30,000 students across this Latin country and has pioneered a virtual education system through the Internet. ”Many Siglo students are already benefitting from our value-based education system that inculcates the spirit of learning in a stress-free environment to make them better citizens of tomorrow,” Sri Sri Ravi Shankar told IANS on the margins of the event. Read More

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar receives Honorary Doctorates from Argentina

Argentina, Sept 7. 2012: Humanitarian leader and Founder, The Art of Living, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar was awarded the honorary doctorate, Honoris Causa Doctor at the Siglo XXI University Campus in the city of Cordoba, Argentina.

Dr. Jose Manuel de la Sota, Governor of Cordoba, also named Sri Sri as the honorary citizen of Cordoba for his foundation's humanitarian work. Dr Sergio Lais, General Consul of India named Sri Sri as the Custodian of the World Peace. 

The Dean of the University invited Sri Sri University, India to sign a cooperation agreement for the exchange of professors, students and knowledge.

At this university conference, Sri Sri said, “I hope to take to the East, the good from the West, (and) take the good from the East to the West and make a better world together. Today, knowledge from West and East are not separate. We are in a globalized world and our youth deserve more than a partial vision.”

Addressing the students, Sri Sri said, “You should have two goals: your personal growth and your contribution to society, because when your mind is happy, you want to share it with all.” 

Sri Sri was also awarded with a Diploma of Honour from the Buenos Aires University where thousands had gathered.

Highlighting the need for reviving human values in society, Sri Sri spoke at a conference in the University: “We need to include wisdom and human values in the programs; it is the way to fight against violence and depression”. Speaking on corruption, Sri Sri stated, “When there is lack of spirituality and sense of belonging corruption arises and this begins to revert when common people take responsibility”.

Speaking to University authorities, educators and students, Sri Sri also underlined the importance of meditation as a way to enhance the quality the life and elevate our consciousness.

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar will guide a global meditation at the El Planeta Medita event on September 9, 2012, (21.00 hours GMT) where 100,000 people will meditate simultaneously.  Read More

Sri Sri University gets High Power Committee Clearance

February 12, 2012 | By Odisha360 News Bureau

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Bhubaneswar:The High Power Committee appointed recently by the State government has given clearance to Sri Sri University. After month long perusal of documents the HPC submitted its report dated February 6, 2012 which reached the Government through Director of Higher Education on February 8, 2012 for formal notification. With this HPC report degree programs of any kind can be initiated by Sri Sri University like any other State or Central University.


After enactment of Sri Sri University Act 2009, Government of Odisha recently appointed a High Power Committee (HPC) consisting of Vice Chancellor of OUAT, Director of Higher Education, Registrar as representative of Vice Chancellor of BPUT, Collector of Cuttack as representative of RDC and Director of IIIT. HPC Visited the University site at Bidyadherpur, Naraj on 29.12.2011 and verified all required credentials including infrastructure, academic, financial and regulatory matters.


More over after three years Sri Sri University can even have affiliated colleges. Apart from its non-degree corporate social responsibility programs in collaboration with L&T, from July Sri Sri University is launching three management programs for General Management, Agri-business management and Entrepreneurship management. Simultaneously it is starting Yoga and Naturopathy program from the campus. The Ved Vigyan Mahavidyalaya, now functioning at a rented building in Puri in a small way will also be shifted to the campus.


Sri Sri University has committed for innovative schools like School of Osteopathy, School for Panchayatiraj Governance, School for emerging media studies apart from its known efforts for teaching hospital, school for ayurvedic studies, school for engineering, school for applied science, school for creative arts and school for R&D and innovations.


The University is planning for an incubation centre for first generation entrepreneurs says its Vice Chancellor Kailash Chandra Mishra, who relocated from Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute, New Delhi to take this institution building responsibility. Sri Sri Ravishankar Vidya Mandir Trust (SSRVM) founded by acclaimed spiritual leader of the Art of Living fame is the promoter of the university. SSRVM Trust is successfully running numerous educational institutions all over the world as ART of Living has a presence in 166 countries. The SSRVM educational entities ranges from pre-schools to institutes of higher education like ayurvedic colleges, management schools and agriculture and media studies.