VP Radhakrishnan Says Development Must Have A Human Face, Honours 'Amma' At 73
India's Vice President C P Radhakrishnan launched humanitarian programmes at the Mata Amritanandamayi Math and said India's development must carry a human face Image Source: @VPIndia on X Vice-president handed over ₹2 crore in assistance for Nepal flood relief on Sunday at an ashram in southern India, during celebrations marking the 73rd birthday of the Hindu spiritual leader Mata Amritanandamayi Devi. C P Radhakrishnan gave the assistance to Nepal's ambassador to India, Surender Thapa, at the Mata Amritanandamayi Math in Amritapuri, in Kerala's Kollam district. The occasion was Vishwa Seva Dinam, a day of service the organisation observes on the spiritual leader's birthday. Known to her followers as Amma, Mother, Mata Amritanandamayi Devi was born in a fishing village in Kollam in 1953 and is widely referred to as the hugging saint for the embraces she gives to those who come to her. The Math she founded runs hospitals, schools and relief operations in India and ...