Tuesday, September 27, 2011: India’s unity and integrity were essentially rooted in its spirituality and culture that had uninterruptedly flourished through centuries, eminent writer and veteran politician M P Veerendra Kumar said today.
“India exists not on its military strength. It has survived through the centuries by drawing strength and inspiration from its spiritually-oriented culture,”Kumar said after receiving the Amrita Keerthi literary award instituted by the Mata Amritanandamayi Math.
The award was presented to Kumar by Maharashtra Governor K Sankaranarayanan in the presence of Mata Amritanandamayi Devi at the Amritapuri Ashram near here. Union Ministers Vilas Rao Deshmukh and K C Venugopal were also present.
Hundreds of devotees from different parts of the world turned up at the function, organised on the occasion of the 58th birthday of Amritanandamayi Devi, known worldwide as”Amma”or Mother.
