31 August 2020

Vaamanaa Fest

Yesterday was a very auspicious day for Hindus all over the world. It was on this day, billions of years back, that Shree Mahaa Vishnu incarnated as Vaamanaa, a Brahmin boy, and granted boon to King Mahaa Bali. This day is celebrated as Vaamana Jayanthi. 

People in Kerala and Malayaalee people all over the world celebrate today as Thiru Onam, the last day of 10 day festivities and believe that their ancient king Mahaa Bali visits his subjects in Kerala on this day every year. King Mahaa Bali was the grandson of Prahalaadhaa, the greatest devotee of Lord Lakshmi Narasimhaa, an incarnation  of Lord Shree Mahaa Vishnu who killed the demon king Hiranya Kashapu, father of Prahalaadhaa.

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I am a retired K-12 Education Management Professional. I have worked at different levels in K-12 school systems, textbook publishing, elearning and Education NGOs. I have held memberships in The Association for Science Education (UK), American Association of Physics Teachers and The Malaysian Institute of Physics. I hold a 1st class B Sc Degree in Physics followed by B Ed [English and Physical Science] and M A [Childcare and Education] degrees. My published works include 59 articles in teacher development magazines in India and the US and a book entitled `Creative Classrooms and Child Friendly Schools' (listed in Amazon). This book is almost an anecdotal account of my professional experience in six countries (including Cambodia where I worked as Technical Adviser to the Ministry of Education, Youth And Sports). I served as mentor in the Certificate of Teaching Mastery Program offered by Teachers Without Borders.