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Mata Amritanandamayi
Born in India in 1953, Amma is a spiritual figure of international stature. Since 1975, she has hugged more than 34 million people, one by one, tirelessly, across 40 countries on all 5 continents. Through her international network of charitable initiatives, Embracing the World, she helps those most in need. She has received the Gandhi-King Award for peace and non-violence in 2002 at the United Nations Organisation in Geneva.