Mission green earth inaugurated by planting Redsandal and Mahagani at Kollengode.

Mission Green Earth inaugurated in Palakkad district at Aashrayam Rural Development society office by Adv.Santhadevi, State Apex body member of Art of living.
Household planting operations started at 10 am by planting a redsandal and a Mahagani tree sapling in a muslim house at kollengode. immeditely placing the plant in the pit, nature's blessing by drissling rain was a surprise to all. The rain stopped in a minutes time!



As part of eradicating poverty in the whole world, United nations set millennium goals in which environmental protection activities were highlighted as prior concern. To achieve the goals, Art of living foundation is conducting world wide program in 170 countries. In India, planting 10 crore plants is set as target. Forest department and other governmental and nongovernmental agencies join in this campaign.

In this second year in the month of south west monsoon season, 53000 plants will be planted in households in the state of Kerala through various voluntary agencies. This will be documented in such a manner that each plant will be given a serial number, name, owner’s name and address and phone number, location of the plant, will be documented and will be verified its growth seasonally. In addition to this another 47000 plants will be planted in public places with the same type of documentation. In this way a total of one lack plants will be planted in the state. Kerala forest department is collaborating with this program. Local bodies, NGOs and voluntariy workers join this program.


Today 590 plants were planted and documented in Kollengode region as part of inaugural function.200 plants given to students in
chittur thekkegramam area. 60 aashrayam volunteers rendered their service today.

Mission green earth central region co-ordinator mr. Praveen chandran, Teacher Coordiantor mr. Sasikumar, Unnikirshan nair, smt. Krishnakumari teacher, Widlife Protection society of india project officer mr. S.Guruvayurappan, Aashrayam secretary Mr.Ashok nemmara, delivered speeches, Mr.Prabhuladas,Mr. Satheesh, mr.K.C Praveen of Aashrayam led the campaign.

Mission Green Earth 2009 Inauguration on 5th June

Inauguration of Mission Green Earth 2009 is planned to conduct on 5th June.

venue: Aashrayam Rural Development Society office, Kollengode
Time: 8 AM

Organised by Art of Living Palakkad district, and AAshrayam in association with Kerala Forest department.

Activity: Planting of 10000 plants in the district.
Chief Guest: Adv.Santha Devi.

Registration of plants will be made for futrue monitoring and evaluation. the plants will be entrusted to households and public places for those take responsibility for nursing and caring the plant. Postal address, phone number, the variety of the planted sapling, date of planting and the location of the plant in house/place will be recorded by the organisers.

All are requested to participate and become part of Mission Green earth of United Nations.

Happiest occassion for Art of Living family of Tattamangalam.

As per the schedule, the Mahasivarathri Vilambara Jatha prayanam reached at Mettupalayam at 11.30 AM on 26th December 2008. It was coming from Palakkad via Koduvayoor Subcentre.

The Jatha team with Guruji's Statue, under the leadership of Mathruswamy was recieved with Thalappoli and Chendamelam.

Thalapoli was arranged by Srimathi Ramani teacher. The speech and the reception was made arranged at the Mettupalayam Junction under the rain tree.

Prof: Nasthikukar, The district co-ordinator made a introductory speech of the objectives of the jatha. Sri .Chandrettan - Co-ordinator of Tattamangalam sub centre made the the welcome speech and honoured the Mathruswamy with Haram. Mathruswami preached the inspiring knowledge of Poojya Sri Sri Ravishankar for about half an hour. The participants sat on the road and were happy in the occassion they got.

Immediately after the speech of Mathruswami, a sapling of Kanikonna was planted by him as part of United Nation's Mission Green Earth & AOL campaign in the garden where the speech was convened. Already one Goosbery and syzegium plants were planted on August 15th, 2008.

The role of Vote of Thanks was performed by Sri. S.Guruvayurappan. Advocate Santhadevi, Sri Sivadasan,Sri. Ramachandran and more teachers and organisers of AOL activities of Palakkad District attended the function. about 150 people of Tattamangalam and from Chittur participated in the reception. A lunch was arranged at Guruswamiar Matom at 12.30 to 2 Pm.

The YLTPs K.C.Praveen, Velliagiri, Rajesh.D, and the regular organisers such as Sri. Sundaran, Radhakrishnan, Rajendran, Pankajakshi etc took the effort to make the function to this stage. In additon to these people, Mr. Prajod Prabhakar, Mr. Dhanesh, Mr. Pranav, Mrs.Radhamani, Mis.Rajeswary etc. worked hard for this program.Mr. Manoj Palazhi was the photographer.
Mrs. K.S.Valliammal Shanmugham, Mrs.Krishnaveni Guruvayurappan, and Kum.Gaiathri took the leadership of cooking activities.

After taking a short rest, the Vilambarajatha Vehicle with the volunteers of tattamangalam, moved through, Neelikkad, Srikurumbakkavu, Mannathukavu, Chalamokku, Pallimokku. from there, The jatha team along with many volunteers of Tattamangalm passed through Pudunagaram to Vadavanoor. There was a short reception by the Kollengode subcentre people. Then the team received the reception at Kollengod in front of Gayathri Kalyanamandapam.

From there team moved to Nemmara at 4 Pm. As the function at Nemmara is at 5.15 pm, The whole team with Mathruswami and volunteers got down from the vehicle in between Karinkulam and vithnasseri, spent about 1.15 hours making a good discussion about guruji's knowledge, about palakkad and agriculture, mathruswami's expeciences etc. in themean time Parippuvada, snaks were made available by the volunteers - made the team encouraged with informal but productive time passing. Team reached nemmara at around 5.45 pm, a reception at Nemmara bus stand, mathruswami's speech held. Then at Nellikulangara temple maidan, satsang started at 7pm and ended at 8 Pm. The days scheudle was over by this time.

Jai Gurudev.

Mission Green Earth Launched

The project of Standup and Take action for attaining the Mission Green Earth of United Nations and Art of living Foundation launched in Government College Chittur- Palakkad by the AOL Tattamanglam sub-centre today 18.10.2008. (The Mission aims at planting of 10,00,00,000 in india before 19th October 2008). The activity is implemented by the NCC Unit of the college.

About 350 participants from NCC cadets and other students of College actively involed in the the activities. A Briefing about the mission green earth, its necessasity, the problem of Global warming and poverty was made by S.Guruvayurappan of AOL.

Major.Ramachandran - The officer in charge of NCC- 27-Kerala Lakshadweep Betalian precided over the function and inaugurated the planting activity. The pledge taking and distribution of plant saplings done at Physics Gallery of the College.
About 1000 plants of Bamboo and some number of other medicianally important plants planted Today at the college campus.

The planting will continue to some more days with the participation of many more students of this college in the coming days.

Aashrayam Rural Development Society members managed to collect and supplied the saplings at free of cost and also actively participated in the planting operations.