Art of Living brings the warring tribes of NC Hills together

Haflong, Assam, India: A Youth Training Leadership Programme (YLTP) was organized by the Art of Living Foundation for the members of the warring Dimasa and Zeme Naga Tribes. At the end of the programme, the participants belonging to the two tribes took an oath to stop violence with immediate effect and bring peace to the region.
YLTP coordinator Nanda Sarma said: “The purpose of the programme is to bring peace between the two communities.” Along with meditation techniques, the youths of both the communities were taught leadership and communication skills in the training programme.
The programme was organized keeping the changes, that were seen in the mental situation of the violence-hit people, in mind.

Sri Sri University Bill passed in Orissa assembly

BHUBANESWAR: Ravi Shankar’s Sri Sri University Bill 2009 was passed in the Orissa Assembly today. The varsity would be set up on 185 acre of land at Naraj in Cuttack district.
The Sri Sri University bill along with Vedanta University Bill and ICFAI Bill was introduced in the house by the Higher Education Minister, Devi Prasad Mishar on Saturday. Around Rs 350 crore would be spent in the establishment of the Sri Sri varsity that will be completed in five to seven years. The institution would accomodate around 15,000 students and 1,500 faculty members. The educational institution would be built by Ravi Shankar Vidyamandir Trust.
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Lankan Tamils displaced by war find peace in Sri Sri’s programmes

Hundreds of thousands of war displaced Sri Lankan Tamils, helped by the Art of Living Foundation, observed Aadi Amavasya on July 21 with prayers, meditations, breathing techniques, satsang and pujas to pay tribute to the departed souls of their kith and kin.
The programme was aired live by the Sri Lankan Tamil channels.

Aadi Amavasya is the day that Tamil Hindus the world over observe remembrance of all the departed souls through special pujas and rituals. For the war displaced Sri Lankan Tamils, the day is particularly poignant, as they struggle to cope with the tragic loss of their near and ones in the three-decade long bitter war between the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and the Government of Sri Lanka.

This year, they had a unique opportunity to let-go off their deep- seated grief, anxiety and stress on Aadi Amavaysa. A team of dedicated Art of Living teachers helped the internally displaced Tamils in the camps of Vavuniya, Batticoloa and Trincomalee express their heartfelt emotions for their loved ones. Women wailed for their family members who have either gone missing or killed in action during the war. Survivors huddled and consoled each other finding solace, peace and a definite direction in the Art of Living’s breathing techniques and healing satsangs organised at the camps. At the conclusion of the program me several participants came forward to express their gratitude to His Holiness Sri Sri Ravi Shankar for specially sending his team of teachers to help them relieve their sad and miserable past and look forward to a new life.

Currently over 2, 75,000 Tamils displaced after the war are housed in various camps in Vavuniya District of Northern Sri Lanka. Over 10,000 persons participated in the camps in Batticoloa and Trincomalee.

For over five years His Holiness Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Founder of The Art of Living has been organising a series of programmes and initiatives directed at bringing peace and reconciliation in Sri Lanka.

Currently in a post-conflict scenario in Sri Lanka, Sri Sri`s healing initiative titled `Uniting hearts and minds` is being delivered to the internally displaced Tamils in the camps.. Cooked food, rice grains, milk powder, medicines, clothes and other essential items have been distributed to the displaced.

(Photos and Message from Shri.K.K.Ganeshji - Senior Faculty - Art of Living.)

Saving the world, one breath at a time

MANILA, Philippines - When Vikram Hazra decided to leave his lucrative job in India to become a teacher for the Art of Living courses, his parents were apparently, and understandably, perplexed. It didn’t help any when he also told them that what he wanted to do was to go around the world and teach people how to, well, breathe. To breathe.

“What can be more important than breathing?” Hazra, who is also a Mumbai-based concert artist and musician, asked around 30 participants at an Art of Living Part 1 class held recently in Makati City.Read More

Oriya Boy got 5th Prize at International Painting Competition organised by UN

Bhubaneswar: Binayak Pujari, a class 10th student of Ryan International School, Kandivli, Mumbai has got the 5th prize at the 18th International Children's painting competetion on environment organised by United Nations Environment Programme, Asia Pacific Region. On 21st July,09 at Mumbai Binayak received the certificate signed by the UN Director for Asia Pacific along with a prize & few books on environment.


Bainayak has won several award on painting at Delhi & Mumbai for his school. He also represent his school in basketball and is a very good key board player. Apart from Art, Music & sports, he is good in his study. Binayak is a member of Sri Sri Ravishankar's the art of living youth wing and practice his sudarshan kriya regularly. Read More

Parents learn to know their kids at Art of Living session

KOLKATA: More than a hundred parents came with the intention to get some ideas about transforming their errant kids. But at the end of the Art of

Living workshop called Know your child', they returned with the conviction that they had never looked at the world as a child looks at it and have been wrong in handling their child.

"The most important thing is allowing a child to be comfortable with himself or herself in a child-friendly environment so that he or she can develop into a happy adulthood with a sense of belonging," said Muralidhar Koteshwar, one of the trustees of Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Vidyamandir (SSRSV) Trust.Read More