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Rappelling & Rope Ladder
A workshop to overcome fear “] Feedback This was the most wonderful session that I had ever seen. I got more courage and bravery from this session. Those people helped us a lot. Thank you. -Varija V First, we might feel scared but afterwards we feel happy. Thank you for giving us these opportunities. – […]
A workshop to overcome fear. “] Feedback Firefighting adventure games are the most thrilling games in Gitamritam. They taught us to how to climb on the wall, how to swing on a rope, and how to walk on fire. Thank You. – Mukesh V. Kumar Wow!!!!!!!!! I never thought that I would jump from 3rd […]
Yoga sessions were held in the morning and evening led by Gitamba. It was conducted outdoor or indoor, according to the weather conditions. “] Feedback A very good experience because it helped me to calm myself down and become fresh early morning. – Amrtya Rajkumar In Yoga we increased our concentration level and we like […]
All these 7 days there was meditation sessions. Through these guided meditation sessions children were given an opportunity to explore themselves. “] Feedback This was a very spiritual activity which helped reduce stress, make us happy and make us more peaceful. – Madhav Govind I learned how to attain peace of mind. – Jayasudha I […]
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Camp Life
Some candid moments from a joyful week spend together. “]
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Reflections of Love
Every night we had a session to reflect on what they have learned on that day… learned to share our knowledge. “] Feedback It was very helpful to analyze myself and to know how I am really different. And it was also helpful to know about others. – K Gayathri In this time we can […]
Evening bhajans were ecstatic “]
Br. Dhyanamrita Chaitanya gave classes on Bhagavad Gita 12th Chapter during these 7 days. He gave 3 sessions on Gita every day. The children were made to chant the slokas, taught the meaning and its application in daily life through different examples and activities. He inspired the children to live the values Gita is advising. […]
Padmashree Prof Dr.Palpu Pushpangadan gave a session to the campers about scientific research. Quoting from his long experience, he demonstrated that learning never stops and is a never-ending process. He told the children that consistent efforts will help to achieve the goal. He explained that if one has passion one must be ready to go […]
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Rappelling over the fear
Zbac team conducted 2 days adventure games workshop “] Feedback Very challenging and learned about what you should do when there is a fire close by. – Amrtya Rajkumar It was an unexpected session. Now i have no fear to accept the risks in my life. – Jayasudha Firefighting and adventure games will help me to […]
Sundari Nanda I.P.S, gave a motivational talk to the campers. She advised the campers to have full faith in God, and be brave and face challenges. Through anecdotes from her life, she taught them not to turn a deaf ear and be blind when public issues need to be tackled. She explained that one can […]
Dr. Harish Kumar, Head of Endocrinology department gave a workshop on Diabetics: its cause, effect and cure. “] It was one of the important events in my life.. The doctor taught us the effects of diabetes and he gave some important tips for controlling diabetes. – P.Surat Kumar The awareness session about diabetics really made […]
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Swimming with Love
The children were given training in swimming, and in 7 days all were swimming. “] Feedback They taught me how to swim easily and swiftly and I did overcome my fear of deep water. – Hrishikesh. G. Menon It was a very exciting experience because I have never swam in such cold water. – Amrtya […]
Pravin Patkar, Founder-Director of Prerana gave a session on “Tribal Bondage”. He awakened the children’s minds to the issues of Tribal Bondage, specifically how the Karakari Tribals are purchased to do seasonal work in charcoal making and in agriculture, and how he walked over 400 km and ventured to rescue the bonded tribal children. He […]
A photography workshop was given to children by Br. Dhyanamrita. The children were taught how to take an interesting picture. “] Feedback: Hereafter my photos will be loved by everyone – Srinivasa Raghavan S Dhyanji taught us about photography in an interesting way. I don’t know the A B C of photography but now I […]
Methil Devika gave a lecture Demonstration on traditional dance form of Kerala – Mohiniyattam. Through her speech and beautiful expressions and demonstrations of the dance form, she taught the children to see divinity all around them. She spoke about her journey that started with a fall, about her passion and she told that children that […]
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Magic of Love
Samala Venu did some magic to entertain the children. Blindfolded he drew on the board. Feedback The magic show was one of the funniest workshop ever because we figured out all his tricks. – Madhav Govind Though I was not much attracted to that magic show, it was good because I believe in reality and […]
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Story telling by Subba Rao
Subba Rao told stories to children in the evenings. He told stories of Mahabharata and other folk tales. Feedback I heard many untold stories of the Mahabharata. – Amrtya RajkumarThe people here in Gitamritam really did an amazing job by getting the great Mr Subba Rao to come and tell us a lot of enchanting […]
Balakrishna Vallapil addressed the children about his passion for butterflies. He conveyed that there are 17000 species of butterflies around the world of which, 1250 species are in India; 335 species of butterflies in the Western Ghats. He along with his teammates found the 335th species, which was added to the index two months back. […]
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Vedic Maths workshop
Br. Rupesh, a Mechanical engineer, Professor, Amrita University, gave an interesting class on Vedic Maths. He taught the formulas by which you can even do complicated calculations in a simple way. The children loved maths! Feedback I learned a lot of helpful tricks, which I am sure will help in my examinations and also just […]
Lakshmi Narayan Tripathi gave an inspirational session to children about “Transgenders” and removed the misconceptions about them. She taught them to never make fun of people especially those who are a little different, and that they also have a right to education, all that society offers and to be given their due. The children were […]
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Inauguration of 2013 Bala
On 24th May more than 100 students from different states from India came and joined the 7 days residential Gita camp at Amrita University, Coimbatore.With Vedic prayers, Swami lit the lamp and the Camp started. The participants were explained about the daily schedule and how important each section is.
Breathing controls the mind. FeedbackGave me confidence and courage. – S.Prem Santhosh The Shradha workshop was really cool because we learnt more about our body and the way our minds work. The things we learnt from this workshop is simple but yet, extremely important. I really enjoyed the games and the way it was connected […]
Dr. Sanjeev Vasudevan, working at Pain & Palliative Department at Amrita Institute of Medical Science, gave a session on his work on “Upliftment of the tribal people of Wyanad”. During his session he emphasized the need for simple living, limiting one’s needs and to have high thinking. He asked the children to develop values like […]