04 November 2021

Festival of lights

Today is a very auspicious day to Hindus all over the world. This was the day on which Lord Shree Krishnaa (an incarnation of Shree Mahaa Vishnu, our Supreme God) killed Narakaasura, a demon, during Dwaapara Yuga, more than 5000 years back. 

This day is also considered to be the day on which Lord Shree Raam (an incarnation of Shree Mahaa Vishnu) killed the demon king Raavanaa, who abducted Seetha Devi (an incarnation of Shree Mahaa Lakshmi, wife of Shree Mahaa Vishnu and Divine Mother of all of us) during Trethaa Yuga, billions of years ago.

This day is celeberated as Deepaavali (meaning line of lights) every year. I have described about this Festival of lights in my earlier posts.

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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.