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HPI, September 14, 2003

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> One Million Expected for Mata Amritanandamayi's 50th Birthday

> Celebrations

> Ruder Finn New York

>

> KOCHIN, INDIA, SEPTEMBER, 2003: The celebration of Mata

> Amritanandamayi's birthday, called Amritavarsham 50, will include an

> interfaith summit, a women's meeting for peace and an international

> youth rally in which 100,000 youth are expected to participate. There

> will be cultural programs featuring Pandit Hari Prasad Chaurasia, L.

> Subramanian, Jagjit Singh and troupes from Australia, Africa, Japan,

> Ireland, Malaysia and other countries. In all, one million people from

> 191 nations are expected to gather in Kochin on September 24-27, 2003

> for these events.

>

> As part of the celebrations, the President of India, Dr. A.P.J Abdul

> Kalam, will host an International CEO Leadership Summit in Kochin on

> September 26, 2003. Members of the Indian Diaspora who are now running

> successful companies around the world will use their expertise and

> resources to harness the financial, technological and business

> resources of India and ensure the country plays a key role in the world

> economy. Another goal is to use the India Diaspora to expand access to

> technology across India and launch India-based businesses, technology,

> jobs and training. The CEO summit will include the founders of Hotmail

> and eBay, senior executives from Microsoft, Intel, Cisco and Hewlett

> Packard and several Indian industrialists. Following the Summit

> meeting, the President will form a Leadership Advisory Committee to

> head up and execute a strategy called the Roadmap to Business and

> Economic Development -- a unique collaboration with the private sector.

> The objective of the Summit is to find workable solutions addressing

> key issues regarding India's business and economic development.

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Aum Amriteshvaryai Namah!