Thousands of people celebrated the World Happiness Day in a live interaction with Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar at The Art of Living Happiness Festival in Japan.

Eminent academicians from across the state congregated at The Art of Living International Centre, Bengaluru to attend ‘Manavathe 2015’ – a Karnataka Education Conference on 21st February, 2015. Organized by The Art of Living, the conference drew attention to the importance of incorporating human values, life skills training, Yoga and meditation in the current education system of the country.

“Shivaratri is the day of Lord Shiva. Shiva is the Lord of meditation and therefore the Lord of awakening. Shivaratri is thus an occasion to awaken one’s self from all sorts of slumber. It signifies being aware of everything you have and being grateful about it. Be grateful for the happiness which leads to growth, and also for sadness which gives a depth to life.”

Skilling India and fortifying its roots were the two issues highlighted at ‘India Way Forward’, a National Conference held on January 16th, 2015 at the Art of Living International Center, Bengaluru.

The Art of Living hosted a historic peace concert – Venunaad – in Nashik, Maharashtra, India. This grand symphony brought together 5378 flutists on one platform, to write a new chapter in the history of music.