Ayudh - Awaken Youth; Unite for Dharma

AYUDH Pune kicked off C20 Global Seed Ball Project at Pune on World Environment Day with a target of 5 Lakhs Seed Balls in 1.5 Months in a bid to promote environmental sustainability and raise awareness about the importance of biodiversity. The project in Pune will be executed in association with Maharashtra Forest department. This will be a contribution towards Millions Global Seed Ball Campaign of C20 Sustainable and Resilient Communities (SRC) working group initiated under the guidance of Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi, Chair, Civil 20, 2023. The Global Seed Ball Campaign was launched by Amma in April 2023 during Vishu Festival.

On the day of inauguration, the seed ball making workshop was conducted by AYUDH for the youth and devotees of Amma.

Dr Santhosh Bikulal Chavan, Proprietor, Farmlabs & Director at Jai Kisan Shetkari Gat, Mr TP Vijayan, President, Global Malayalee Council (GMC) , RFO Mr. Erfan Mulani, Range Forest Officer from Maharashtra Forest Department, Swamini Pavanamrita Prana, Principal Amrita Vidyalayam, Brahmacharini Amritatmika Chaitanya and Brahmacharini Niseema from AYUDH National Coordination Team together did the inauguration.

AYUDH will organize the seed ball workshops in local communities, 250 schools, universities, NGOs and societies to encourage widespread participation and to create a network enthusiasts who can contribute towards this noble initiative to foster a sustainable and resilient environment.

Dr Santhosh Bikulal Chavan, scientist at Farmlabs said “Afforestation can help reduce soil pollution which has been an alarming issue in these days due to globalization and other environmentally deteriorating activities. This has been the cause of increasing cancer patients in the society and the only way to tackle these issues is by conserving the Nature and planting trees. He appreciated the great efforts of AYUDH India

Mr T P Vijayan shared his great learning that he had from Amma during the recent meeting with Amma at Amritapuri on the Vishutaineetam Festival and how GMC has implemented #vishutaineetam globally.

Bri Amritatmika Chaitanya and Bri Niseema from AYUDH National Coordination team shared Amma’s message about the importance of cultivating love for Nature in young generation.

They spoke about Amma’s ashram initiatives under UN Trillion Tree Campaign and said, this project is a great opportunity to implement and practice Amma’s words in one’s life.

Amma says, “Alignment with nature is the lasting and closest bond for the human body and life. Without the elemental forces of earth, fire, water, air and space, humankind and other creatures will cease to exist. Our essential consciousness is the totality of all these forces. As long as we do not acknowledge this eternal unity between humankind and these natural forces, peace, happiness, and harmony will remain a dream.”

With AYUDH’s inspiring efforts, as the Global Seed Campaign gains momentum, the hope for a future with increased biodiversity and ecological balance becomes stronger.