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SUMMARY:Test
DESCRIPTION:Ammachi Labs\, situated in the tranquil surroundings of Amritapuri\, organized a vibrant two-day Financial Literacy workshop on March 14th and 15th. This workshop was specifically designed for the Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) students of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham\, aiming to empower them with essential knowledge and skills related to financial matters. \nThe workshop likely covered various aspects of financial literacy\, including budgeting\, saving\, investing\, managing debt\, understanding financial products\, and planning for the future. These topics are crucial for individuals to make informed financial decisions and achieve financial stability and security. \nBy hosting such a workshop\, Ammachi Labs demonstrated its commitment to enhancing the overall well-being and preparedness of its BSW students beyond their academic curriculum. Financial literacy is a valuable life skill that can positively impact individuals’ lives\, enabling them to navigate the complexities of personal finance confidently. \nOverall\, this initiative underscores Ammachi Labs’ dedication to holistic education and empowerment\, providing students with practical knowledge and resources to thrive in various aspects of their lives.
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SUMMARY:The Hindu Temple Architecture and its Symbolism of Human Body
DESCRIPTION:SpeakerDr Manoj Gundanna \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBio Dr. Manoj Gundanna is one of the foremost researchers on Hindu temple architecture and archeology. He is a resource person with the Archeological Survey of India.  \n\n\n\nDr. Manoj’s research focuses on the study of ancient Dravidian temple architecture based on traditional agamas and vastugranthas (ancient Sanskrit texts on science and philosophy) as well the study of sculptures and iconography based on ancient texts. He has presented more than 50 research papers at various seminars and symposia. He has delivered lectures on Archeology\, Music and Mythology in various institutions\, religious organizations. \n\n\n\nDr Manoj’s interests include Kannada and Sanskrit literature\, Inscription and Manuscripts.   A multi-linguist\, he has written several compositions in Sanskrit\, Kannada\, Telugu and Tamil to his credit.
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SUMMARY:Literature as Bridging Cultures: An Indian Perspective
DESCRIPTION:SpeakerDr. Sudha Gopalakrishnan \n\n\n\nBioDr. Sudha Gopalakrishnan is the Executive Director of Sahapedia\, an online encyclopedic resource on Indian culture and the arts. Previously\, she was Founder Director of India’s National Mission for Manuscripts (2003–07)\, which led a nationwide effort to survey\, document\, conserve\, and place in the public domain information on one million Indian manuscripts\, now a global knowledge resource on www.namami.gov.in. \n\n\n\nSudha Gopalakrishnan did her doctoral research on the traditions of comedy in the plays of Bhasa and Shakespeare and has translated Shakespeare’s comedies into Malayalam. She was Assistant Editor\, Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature\, Sahitya Akademi\, New Delhi\, and Coordinator\, Encyclopaedia of the Arts\, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts\, New Delhi (IGNCA).  \n\n\n\nSudha Gopalakrishnan has published eight books\, several papers and translations in the field of Indian literature\, performing arts and aesthetic theory. \n\n\n\nShe was Visiting Fellow at Cornell University\, and Professorial Fellow at the National University of Educational Planning and Administration (NUEPA)\, New Delhi. She prepared the nomination dossiers and management plans which led to Kutiyattam\, the oral tradition of the Vedas and Vedic heritage\, and the Ramlila receiving recognition from UNESCO as Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity. She has been associated as member or expert consultant with UNESCO committees on Intangible Cultural Heritage and was most recently part of the Lead Consultant Team advising the Government of Punjab towards framing a cultural heritage policy and action plan for the state. She has served on the boards of the Crafts Museum\, New Delhi\, and the IGNCA\, and is Member of the Committee on Traditional Knowledge Systems (IGNOU)\, of the Steering Group on Digital Library Projects\, Ministry of Information. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nParticipants: Indian Culture Course for E4Life PhD scholars (40) and other PhD candidates \n\n\n\nObjective:  To understand how literature works as a cross-cultural medium\, how cultures go from one place to another\, how it evolves and becomes localized. She focused on the Indian literature context. \n\n\n\nAbout Resource Personnel: Prof. Sudha Gopalakrishnan is the Executive Director of Sahapedia\, an online encyclopedic resource on Indian culture and the arts. Previously\, she was Founder Director of India’s National Mission for Manuscripts (2003–07)\, which led a nation-wide effort to survey\, document\, conserve\, and place in the public domain information on one million Indian manuscripts\, now a global knowledge resource on www.namami.gov.in. \n\n\n\nSudha Gopalakrishnan has published eight books\, several papers and translations in the field of Indian literature\, performing arts and aesthetic theory\, \n\n\n\nShe was Visiting Fellow at Cornell University\, and Professorial Fellow at the National University of Educational Planning and Administration (NUEPA)\, New Delhi. She prepared the nomination dossiers and management plans which led to Kutiyattam\, the oral tradition of the Vedas and Vedic heritage\, and the Ramlila receiving recognition from UNESCO as Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity. She has been associated as member or expert consultant with UNESCO committees on Intangible Cultural Heritage and was most recently part of the Lead Consultant Team advising the Government of Punjab towards framing a cultural heritage policy and action plan for the state. She has served on the boards of the Crafts Museum\, New Delhi\, and the IGNCA\, and is Member of the Committee on Traditional Knowledge Systems (IGNOU)\, of the Steering Group on Digital Library Projects\, Ministry of Information \n\n\n\nEvent/Session Details/Discussions/Highlights: \n\n\n\nDr Sudha G discussed Indian literature through the ages\, as an uninterrupted flow of knowledge. She explained the evolution of the intricate methods involved in this transmission. In the beginning\, through oral tradition\, a multitude of knowledge was transferred by learning scriptures\, myths\, epics\, etc. There were professional storytellers who were attached to temples who were an integral part of this oral tradition. They traveled from villages to villages\, told and retold stories from Ramayana and Mahabharata in public spaces. Their sophisticated interpretive skills ensured the effective communication of even complex ideas to common people. However\, Vedic knowledge is transmitted in a more complex\, highly sophisticated\, elaborate way. These foolproof methods involved in learning and memorizing these compositions ensured the uninterrupted flow of knowledge in its purest form through the ages. \n\n\n\nThen gradually written text came out. Written scripts were found on rocks\, palm leaves\, and paper. One can find such manuscripts in different parts of Asia even today. For instance\, Gilgit manuscripts were the oldest surviving manuscripts in India. India is a diverse country with a huge number of languages. One should wonder how the Vedic literature transcends even with this plurality of languages. It is through these complex methods of learning it gets transferred. On the contrary\, epics like Ramayana and Mahabharata got different versions in different languages and different parts of the country. \n\n\n\nDr. Sudha went on to narrate the story of Nala and Damayanti in a profound way as an example of how a small story of a large epic gets evolved in literature and transmitted over the ages. She presented it with a series of artworks that depicted the story in a vivid way. See images below \n\n\n\nOutcome: Participants were provided a literal wealth of knowledge about Indian literature through the ages. \n\n\n\nDr. Sudha G with Participant List #1\n\n\n\nDr. Sudha G with Participant List #2.\n\n\n\nDr. Sudha G with Participant List #3\n\n\n\nRavi Varma’s Nala-Damayanti\n\n\n\nThe Arati of Nala\n\n\n\nSanskrit and English Text from the Flap of a Painting
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SUMMARY:Architecture: The Principles of Vaastu Shastra
DESCRIPTION:SpeakerSmt. Sashikala Ananth \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBio Sashikala Ananth is one of the foremost experts in the field of Vaastu Shastra. Her  lifelong passion has been the study of the Vaastu Shastra and adapting the profound insights of the ancient texts to contemporary living. She has researched the classical Indian science of Architecture – Vaastu\, for over three decades. She was a student of Sri Ganapati Sthapati\, a leading authority on the Vaastu Shaastras. \n\n\n\nShe is the recipient of the Ashoka Foundation Scholarship for innovative contribution to the field of architecture. She was also part of a team which made the 1991 National award winning film ‘The Living Tradition\, A Shilpi Speaks’. The books she has written on Vaastu are considered definitive works in the field. \n\n\n\nShe was able to conceive and apply the design concept as well as philosophy in the field effectively by consolidating all the streams of learning which includes yoga\, behavioral work\, fine arts\, mythology\, craft\, Vaastu Shastra\, architectural training and human psychology. \n\n\n\nHer work as a behavioural scientist has been largely focused on helping NGO’s and Educational Institutions. She is the founder of  vadivam  a design and self-development centre and Ritambhara Ashram\, a yoga and meditation centre that offers an alternative way of engaging with life\, rooted in Indian tradition and encompassing contemporary practices to help you live a life full of Rasa.
URL:https://ammachilabs.org/event/architecture-the-principles-of-vaastu-shastra/
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SUMMARY:Modern India and its Role in Today’s World
DESCRIPTION:Speaker\nMr. A. Gopinathan\, United Nations\n\n\n\nBio\nMr. Gopinathan has been working since January 2013 as one of the eleven Inspectors with the Joint Inspection Unit of the United Nations system [UN-JIU]\, which is located in Geneva. Prior to this\, he used to be the Ambassador/Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva from January 2009 to December 2011\, when he retired from the Indian Foreign Service on superannuation.\n\n\n\nParticipants: Amrita University E4Life Sustainable Development PhD scholars and AMMACHI Labs staff (40 participants) \nObjective: To give PhD scholars a general understanding of how the UN works especially in relation to India. \nUN Inspector Mr. A. Gopinathan gave a lecture to the Amrita University PhD students on ‘Modern India in Today’s World: a practitioner’s perspective \nIn life we rarely meet such people who are intellectually brilliant\, inspiring\, and with a will and commitment to bring about change in the world. Mr. Gopinathan has been working since January 2013 as one of the eleven Inspectors with the Joint Inspection Unit of the United Nations system [UN-JIU]\, which is located in Geneva. Prior to this\, he used to be the Ambassador/Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva from January 2009 to December 2011\, when he retired from the Indian Foreign Service on superannuation. \nAgenda : \nMr. Gopinathan gave us a candid insider’s perspective on the following topics: \nConception of “modern India”\nConception of the United Nations system as a ‘proxy’ for ‘today’s world’\nEvolution of ‘India’s role’ in the United Nations system over the decades\nSustainable Development: concept\, evolution\, India’s contribution\nHe also answered many questions from the participants\, here are a few from the chat: \nQuestion: One of the UN’s criticism is that except UN Security Council\, none of its decisions are enforceable. Doesn’t that take its efficacy low? \nAnswer: Yes and no: no\, because the United Nations has no means at its disposal for enforcing implementation of its resolutions\, except those under Chapter VII of the Security Council. However\, as resolutions do reflect the collective will of the membership of the United Nations\, resolutions of the General Assembly\, Economic and Social Council and their subsidiary organs have often been regarded as having the force of customary International Law. \nQuestion: You mentioned that one of the key issues for the sustainability in India is poverty. \nAnswer: The then prime Minister of India had told the 1972 Stockholm conference that “poverty is the greatest polluter”. Yet in the West the main issue could be considered to be desire and consumerism. \nQuestion: Do you believe India will learn from the mistakes and lessons learnt in the west relating to sustainability and the environment? \nAnswer: The documents adopted during the initial years (1986 – 1995) show us that “unsustainable patterns of production and consumption” had been the main causes of environmental degradation in the industrialized countries; very little has been done to reverse this situation in countries such as the United States. \nOutcome: PhD scholars asked many questions and now have a broad understanding of how India and the United Nations work together to problem solve. Mr. Gopinathan has made himself available as a resource in the future.
URL:https://ammachilabs.org/event/modern-india-and-its-role-in-todays-world/
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SUMMARY:Modern India and its Role in Today’s World
DESCRIPTION:SpeakerMr. A. Gopinathan\, United Nations \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBioMr. Gopinathan has been working since January 2013 as one of the eleven Inspectors with the Joint Inspection Unit of the United Nations system [UN-JIU]\, which is located in Geneva. Prior to this\, he used to be the Ambassador/Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva from January 2009 to December 2011\, when he retired from the Indian Foreign Service on superannuation. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nParticipants: Amrita University E4Life Sustainable Development PhD scholars and AMMACHI Labs staff (40 participants) \n\n\n\nObjective: To give PhD scholars a general understanding of how the UN works especially in relation to India. \n\n\n\nUN Inspector Mr. A. Gopinathan gave a lecture to the Amrita University PhD students on ‘Modern India in Today’s World: a practitioner’s perspective \n\n\n\nIn life we rarely meet such people who are intellectually brilliant\, inspiring\, and with a will and commitment to bring about change in the world. Mr. Gopinathan has been working since January 2013 as one of the eleven Inspectors with the Joint Inspection Unit of the United Nations system [UN-JIU]\, which is located in Geneva. Prior to this\, he used to be the Ambassador/Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva from January 2009 to December 2011\, when he retired from the Indian Foreign Service on superannuation. \n\n\n\nAgenda : \n\n\n\nMr. Gopinathan gave us a candid insider’s perspective on the following topics: \n\n\n\nConception of “modern India”Conception of the United Nations system as a ‘proxy’ for ‘today’s world’Evolution of ‘India’s role’ in the United Nations system over the decadesSustainable Development: concept\, evolution\, India’s contributionHe also answered many questions from the participants\, here are a few from the chat: \n\n\n\nQuestion: One of the UN’s criticism is that except UN Security Council\, none of its decisions are enforceable. Doesn’t that take its efficacy low? \n\n\n\nAnswer: Yes and no: no\, because the United Nations has no means at its disposal for enforcing implementation of its resolutions\, except those under Chapter VII of the Security Council. However\, as resolutions do reflect the collective will of the membership of the United Nations\, resolutions of the General Assembly\, Economic and Social Council and their subsidiary organs have often been regarded as having the force of customary International Law. \n\n\n\nQuestion: You mentioned that one of the key issues for the sustainability in India is poverty. \n\n\n\nAnswer: The then prime Minister of India had told the 1972 Stockholm conference that “poverty is the greatest polluter”. Yet in the West the main issue could be considered to be desire and consumerism. \n\n\n\nQuestion: Do you believe India will learn from the mistakes and lessons learnt in the west relating to sustainability and the environment? \n\n\n\nAnswer: The documents adopted during the initial years (1986 – 1995) show us that “unsustainable patterns of production and consumption” had been the main causes of environmental degradation in the industrialized countries; very little has been done to reverse this situation in countries such as the United States. \n\n\n\nOutcome: PhD scholars asked many questions and now have a broad understanding of how India and the United Nations work together to problem solve. Mr. Gopinathan has made himself available as a resource in the future.
URL:https://ammachilabs.org/event/modern-india-and-its-role-in-todays-world-2/
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SUMMARY:Advaita and the Sustainable Development Goals
DESCRIPTION:Speaker Dr. Anantanand Rambachan\, Saint Olaf College \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nParticipantsDoctoral Students from E4Life and CWEGE/Ammachi Labs at Amrita University \n\n\n\nObjectiveTo demonstrate the commonalities of the Advaita Philosophy with the United Nations Development Goals\, and give suggestions of how there can be mutual support. \n\n\n\nSpeaker bioAnantanand Rambachan Professor of Religion\, Philosophy and Asian Studies at Saint Olaf College\, Minnesota\, USA\, where he has been teaching since 1985.He received his Ph.D and M.A. (Distinction) degrees from the Department of Theology and Religious Studies\, University of Leeds\, in the United Kingdom.  He completed his undergraduate studies at the University of the West Indies\, St. Augustine\,Trinidad.Prof. Rambachan is the author of several books\, book-chapters and articles in scholarly journals. Among his books are\, Accomplishing the Accomplished\, The Limits of Scripture\, The Advaita Worldview: God\, World and Humanity\, The Hindu Vision\, Gitamrtam: The Essential Teachings of the Bhagavad-Gita and A Hindu Theology of Liberation.   His writings include a series of commentaries on the Ramayana. The British Broadcasting Corporation transmitted a series of 25 lectures by Prof. Rambachan around the world.Prof. Rambachan has been involved in the field of interreligious relations and dialogue for over twenty-five years\, as a Hindu participant and analyst.  He   has contributed to numerous consultations and discussions convened by national and international organizations concerned with interreligious issues. He is very active in the dialogue programs of the World Council of Churches\, and was a Hindu guest and participant in the last four General Assemblies of the World Council of Churches in Vancouver\, Canada\, Canberra\, Australia\, Harare\, Zimbabwe and Puerto Alegre\, Brazil He is also a regular participant in the consultations of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue at the Vatican and an educator on interfaith issues in Minnesota.
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SUMMARY:Applying Socio-Moral Principles to Behavior Change in India
DESCRIPTION:SpeakerDr. Hansika Kapoor \n\n\n\nSpeaker bioDr. Hansika Kapoor is a  Research Author at the Department of Psychology\, Monk Prayogshala\, Mumbai since July 2011. Monk Prayogshala is an independent not-for-profit academic research institute\, striving to improve the academic research environment in India\, starting with the social sciences. She is also an Affiliate at the Neag School of Education at the University of Connecticut. \n\n\n\nShe holds a Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology and a PhD from IIT\, Bombay in the area of creativity. She completed a  Fulbright Postdoctoral Fellowship (2019-2020) working with Prof. James C. Kaufman at the University of Connecticut. \n\n\n\nHer work has been published in several international peer-reviewed academic journals\, such as Creativity Research Journal\, Thinking Skills and Creativity\, and Personality and Individual Differences. She also regularly contributes to popular media publications\, including Aeon Magazine\, Psychology Today\, Mint\, and Firstpost. \n\n\n\nDr Hansika is also available for consultation on projects relating to academia-industry collaborations as well psychometric test development and assessment. She is also happy to share inputs on journalistic work in her areas of expertise. \n\n\n\nVenue: Amrita UNESCO Chair Zoom Meeting \n\n\n\nParticipants: Doctoral Students from E4Life and CWEGE/Ammachi Labs at Amrita University \n\n\n\nObjective: To share her knowledge and wisdom regarding contextualizing social science research results according to cultural norms of different countries.  \n\n\n\nClick here to read the full report of the event and the session/discussion highlights \n\n\n\nAttendance /No.of participants: 44  \n\n\n\nMale- 23   Female -21 \n\n\n\nList of the participants: \n\n\n\n1. Anthony Chafa \n\n\n\n2. Mojtaba Enayati \n\n\n\n3. Hari Chandana \n\n\n\n4. Douglas Marowa \n\n\n\n5. Habanyati Estone \n\n\n\n6. Niloofar Abed \n\n\n\n7. Krishna Sreesuthan \n\n\n\n8. Muganyizi Jonas \n\n\n\n9. Matov Baker \n\n\n\n10. Aswathi Suresh Babu \n\n\n\n11. Pardon Dandadzi \n\n\n\n12. Meenu Prakash \n\n\n\n13. Sreevidhya C \n\n\n\n14. Devika Shaji \n\n\n\n15. Amabile Manianga \n\n\n\n16. Deva Temple \n\n\n\n17. Fernanda Imada \n\n\n\n18. Balogun Babatunde \n\n\n\n19. Krishneil Maharaj \n\n\n\n20. Juliet Angom \n\n\n\n21. Mukil MV \n\n\n\n22. Amritesh AR \n\n\n\n23. Martin Kanyagui \n\n\n\n24. Selina Shah \n\n\n\n25. Rondine Anushree \n\n\n\n26. Kripa Gressel \n\n\n\n27. Debashish Brahma \n\n\n\n28. Krishna Nandan \n\n\n\n29. Jyoti Sharma \n\n\n\n30. Anushri Tiwari \n\n\n\n31. Bernard Otu \n\n\n\n32. Aroun \n\n\n\n33. Amrita Sadanand \n\n\n\n34. Isaac Lukambagire \n\n\n\n35. Reshma AS \n\n\n\n36. Ogbanna Amarachi \n\n\n\n37. Vineeth \n\n\n\n38. Nihal \n\n\n\n39. Akshay Krishna \n\n\n\n40. Cristina Mayumi \n\n\n\n41. Mosoud \n\n\n\n42. Balmukund \n\n\n\n43. Balu \n\n\n\n44. Tzur Sayag \n\n\n\nSource of Funding : E4Life PhD Scholarship fund\, Ammachi Labs\, CWEGE
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SUMMARY:Biodiversity Conservation and Management in Indian Culture and Tradition
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Dr. U.M. Chandrasekara \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAttendees: 44 \n\n\n\nParticipants:E4Life PhD students and CWEGE/Ammachi Labs PhD students \n\n\n\nBio: Dr. Chandrasekhara is with the Forest Ecology department and has two decades of research experience in Forest Ecology and Agroforestry. He has published extensively in the area of tropical forest ecology and biodiversity besides diversity and conservation of sacred groves in Kerala. He was elected as a Fellow of National Institute of Ecology\, India and served as assistant editor for Journal of Food\, Agriculture and Environment of the International Society of Food\, Agriculture and Environment. His primary areas of focus are Forest Ecology and Agroforestry\, with expertise in the following fields: \n\n\n\nRegeneration ecology.Restoration ecology.Eco-cultural analysis for forest conservation.Interaction between aboveground and belowground biodiversity.Environmental education with respect to biodiversity conservation and management.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nObjective: To learn about the Indian cultural traditions of protecting plant biodiversity. \n\n\n\nEvent/Session Details/Discussions/HighlightsDr. Chandrasekhara gave an enlightening presentation on plant biodiversity in India and how Indian culture protects these ecosystems and groves. Due to diverse physical features and climatic conditions\, there exists a variety of ecosystems within the country. These include wetlands and mangroves; shola\, evergreen\, and deciduous forests; grasslands\, and deserts.  These ecosystems harbour and sustain high biodiversity and contribute to human well-being. People of India depend on fruits\, grains\, medicinal plants\, fuel-wood\, fodder\, and green leaf manure for sustainment. \n\n\n\nHere is a specific example of how several plant species can be utilized in India: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn India\, there are a number of traditional ways that plant conservation is practiced. For example\, sacred groves – these patches of forests that are protected by assigning them as the abode of gods or goddesses. Here is some data collected on plant species diversity in sacred groves: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHome gardens represent another way of traditional plant conservation practice: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis is only a sample from Dr. Chandrasekhara’s lecture. He further discussed the traditional practices of intercropping with shade tolerant and short duration crops\, as well as the importance of maintaining this culture of India of plant conservation and management. \n\n\n\nOutcomeThe scholars were very impressed with Dr. Chandrasekhara’s research. They became hopeful that the cultural traditions around ecosystems and gardening will help preserve plant biodiversity in India.
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