I had written this around a year back, and revisited it today. Recalled it because of a visit to a nearby pre-nursery that apparently teaches toddlers three languages – English, Arabic and French. Nice, but doesn’t fit my requirement. Unfortunately, most kids here in Dubai end up with an accent, and I am trying as …
The whole world swings to Naatu Naatu today. We won an Oscar, finally! Well, so what? India has the biggest film industry in the world, one that has many industries within itself. It has arguably the most footfalls, the highest number of tickets sold and the biggest variety among all the movie industries globally. Our …
அமைந்தொருபால்கோடாமை சான்றோர்க் கணி. मध्ये स्थिता तुला द्रव्यं न्यायतस्तुलयेद्यथा ।तथा निष्पक्षपातित्वं माध्यस्थं लक्षणं सताम् ॥ (११८) To be unbiased like a balanced weighing scale, is a quality of great men. Impartiality – being just and fair. Tiruvalluvar says that தகுதி எனவொன்று நன்றே பகுதியால்பா ற்பட்டு ஒழுகப் பெறின் – Thakudhi Enavondru Nandre Pakudhiyaal Paarpattu Ozhukap Perin – to be …
Research begins again, this time after some site visits to nearby nurseries. I remember a time when there was KG1 (Kindergarten 1), KG2 and then 1st standard (or grade). Now, there are more flavors in the market – pre-nursery, pre-school, daycare, early learning etc. etc. Some claim to have syllabi, others are more activity-based daycares. …
ईशावास्यमिदं सर्वं यत्किञ्च जगत्यां जगत् । तेन त्यक्तेन भुञ्जीथा मा गृधः कस्यस्विद्धनम् ॥ īśāvāsyamidaṃ sarvaṃ yatkiñca jagatyāṃ jagat | tena tyaktena bhuñjīthā mā gṛdhaḥ kasyasviddhanam || Isha Upanishad The essence of this opening verse from the Isha Upanishad is – Whatever exists in this world, originates from one source. And so, do not covet, for whose is wealth? …
संन्यासस्तु महाबाहो दु:खमाप्तुमयोगत: |योगयुक्तो मुनिर्ब्रह्म नचिरेणाधिगच्छति || 6|| sannyāsas tu mahā-bāho duḥkham āptum ayogataḥyoga-yukto munir brahma na chireṇādhigachchhati Perfect renunciation (karm sanyās) is difficult to attain without performing work in devotion (karm yog), O mighty-armed Arjun, but the muni who is adept in karm yog quickly attains the Supreme. Bhagavad Gita 5.6 Living in a cave in the Himalayas, a …
धारणात् खनकस्यापि धरण्या इव नि:समा ।स्वापराधिषु या क्षान्ति: स धर्म: परमो नृणाम् ॥ To bear with those who revile us, just as the earth bears up those who dig it, is the greatest of virtues. विरोधिष्वपकर्तृणां तिष्ठेदेकदिनं सुखम् ।परद्रोहसहिष्णूनं यावज्जीवं भवद्यश: ॥ The joy of the vengeful lasts only for a day, but the glory …
Festivals are beautiful. They are fun, filled with joy, food and enjoyment. We celebrate, because life should be a celebration, with a bit of work to sustain ourselves. Unfortunately, we take things to be the other way around. Usually working ourselves to death, while thinking that the good stuff is just round the corner – …
पितृदेवातिथीपिता विद्याप्रदानेन पण्डिताग्रेसरं सुतम् ।यदि कुर्यात्सुतस्यैतत् महत् साह्यमुदीर्यते ॥ The best thing parents can do for their children is to prepare them stand foremost in the assembly of the learned. किंवा तप: कृतं पित्रा प्राप्तुमेतादृरां सुतम् ।इति लोकै: स्तुत्: पुत्र: पितु: स्यादुपकारक: The son’s duty to his father is to make world ask, ‘By what …
Today I read a piece by Richard Branson where he spoke of applied maths, the mathematics that you need in real life. I have also been thinking on these lines from quite a while. This has been accelerated by the thought of Rohāmrta starting school in a few years from now. I studied math upto …
