The Mami who is bringing about change!
Kollam Mami as she is known is an inspiring lady, who is bringing about a lot of change at grass-root levels in the villages of Kerala. In particular, is her work at Madikunnu temple.
Every Wednesday, Kollam Mami decided to have the chanting of Lalitha Sahasranamam, followed by a simple pooja by the participants. Initially people came in small numbers. These days, every Wednesday people in many hundreds and thousands gather to chant Lalitha Sahasranamam. It is not uncommon to see 10,000 and soemtimes 25,000 people attending this function. We have to keep in mind that this is happening in a small village like Madikunnu and not in a city! Miracles have been known to occur - a lame boy started walking after attending the Pooja. And other changes are slowly happening - participants are seeing an increase in their general well-being, giving up smoking, drinking and meat eating, children are studying well and a general increase in wealth and prosperity.
The people who run the show, doing the needful at the temple have two special qualities:
1. No corruption
2. No ego
Indeed these two qualities have become the cornerstone of this exercise.
Kollam Mami is indeed very special - she proves beyond doubt that change is possible and a single person (even in this corrupt, cynical times) can bring about change at grass root levels with the involvement of the local community. And what makes this even more special is the fact that she is not seeking appreciation or personal development or political office!
When Kollam Mami visited the Kamakshi temple, she suggested a pooja for the kids of Trikkur. This led to the creation of the Vidya Sidhi Pooja. Krishnan Chitappa and Babulu Athai have been spear-heading this effort and it completed with great success recently.
Mami has been doing similar exercises at other villages across Kerala. It is amazing the profound changes that occur when a group of people meet together with a common purpose and chant Vedic hymns, definitely a case of the whole much much greater than the sum. This is indeed a Yagam in its very true essence!
Every Wednesday, Kollam Mami decided to have the chanting of Lalitha Sahasranamam, followed by a simple pooja by the participants. Initially people came in small numbers. These days, every Wednesday people in many hundreds and thousands gather to chant Lalitha Sahasranamam. It is not uncommon to see 10,000 and soemtimes 25,000 people attending this function. We have to keep in mind that this is happening in a small village like Madikunnu and not in a city! Miracles have been known to occur - a lame boy started walking after attending the Pooja. And other changes are slowly happening - participants are seeing an increase in their general well-being, giving up smoking, drinking and meat eating, children are studying well and a general increase in wealth and prosperity.
The people who run the show, doing the needful at the temple have two special qualities:
1. No corruption
2. No ego
Indeed these two qualities have become the cornerstone of this exercise.
Kollam Mami is indeed very special - she proves beyond doubt that change is possible and a single person (even in this corrupt, cynical times) can bring about change at grass root levels with the involvement of the local community. And what makes this even more special is the fact that she is not seeking appreciation or personal development or political office!
When Kollam Mami visited the Kamakshi temple, she suggested a pooja for the kids of Trikkur. This led to the creation of the Vidya Sidhi Pooja. Krishnan Chitappa and Babulu Athai have been spear-heading this effort and it completed with great success recently.
Mami has been doing similar exercises at other villages across Kerala. It is amazing the profound changes that occur when a group of people meet together with a common purpose and chant Vedic hymns, definitely a case of the whole much much greater than the sum. This is indeed a Yagam in its very true essence!