Sri Sri Vidya Mandir inaugurated in Tsunami hit Nagapattinam

IAHV-Art of Living as part of the long-term rehabilitation of the tsunami victims officially opened a free primary school for the rural villagers in Anakovil Village, Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. It is a one and a half storeyed magnanimous building with nine classrooms, one principal room, one office room, one staff room, one dinning hall one lobby, one portico and four sets of toilets separately for both boys and girls. The District Collector of Nagapattinam, Mr. Tensaki S. Jahawar inaugurated the school on July 20th, 2007.  Read More

Relief Efforts for cyclone GONU, Muscat Sunday Morning Post, April 29, 2007

The day the cyclone Gonu receded and left a trail of destruction in its wake in Muscat and surrounding areas, Art of Living, Muscat took stock of the situation and decided that the most efficient way to be of support and reach aid to the affected areas would be to join hands with the government agency, Oman Charitable Organisation. Read More

The Art of Living Foundation of spiritual guru of Sri Sri Ravi Shankar is engaged in relief work in the quake hit villages of Kashmir but more importantly it is also focussing on providing psycological support to the traumatised people of the region. Read More

Art of Living efforts in J and K,
The New Indian Express, October 18, 2005

The Art of Living Foundation in association with International Association of Human Values (IAHV) has started work in quake affected areas in Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan.  Read More

Sri Sri Ravishankar of the Art of Living (AOL) has strongly condemned the serial bomb blasts in suburban trains in Mumbai on Tuesday evening and appealed for peace, prayer and action.  Read More

On August 2005 Vakola was coping with the destruction caused by the Mumbai floods. The Art of Living began flood relief initiatives which included medical camps and trauma-relief workshops. In August, two such programs were held which saw the participation of 65 people which greatly relieved the flood-related psychosis that had developed. A week-long cleanliness drive ensured that the dirt accumulated by the floods was cleaned.

Later the Kalina slums were visited by Poojya Sri Sri Ravi Shankarji. The locals had wonderful healing experiences when Guruji visited their homes in narrow chawls.

In Meghwadi, when Jogeshwari was destructed by heavy rains and floods, the Art of Living volunteers collected food grain packets, oil, masalas (spices), towels and mats from door to door and distributed them to 250 people. A medical camp was held on 25th September and 150 patients were given free medicines. Moreover, water purifier sachets were distributed freely to all the houses.

A Navchetna Shibir was organized in Meghwadi with 53 participants who reported healing experiences. Several women empowerment initiatives were started with women preparing packets of mukhwas (mouth fresher) and selling them. The earnings have given them a sense of economic independence, a first for the women.

• Supply of food items and clothes immediately after the Mumbai flood. [July 2005]
• Survey for rationing office, GOM for identifying affected people in surrounding and rural areas of Dombivli
• Distribution of ration coupons for getting rice, wheat and kerosene at Ration Shops.
• Arranged medical camps at different flood affected areas.

The Art of Living course has come as whiff of fresh air for the residents of war-ravaged Baghdad.  Read More

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