20 November 2022

Ekaadashi

Today is a very auspicious day in the Hindu calender. Devotees of Shree Mahaa Vishnu offer special worship of gratitude to Him on this day occuring twice every month. There are many religious TV Channels which continually telecast divine programs. One such is '1000 Naamangal 1000 Kathaikal', a Tamil term meaning '1000 Names and 1000 stories'. The program is presented by a young eminent speaker who explains the Names, their Devine Historic backgrounds and His qualities associated with each divine Name. These Names are very popular among Vaishnavite devotees and are listed in the revered 'Shree Vishnu Sahasra Naama Stotram'. 'Sahasra' is a Sanskrit term for 1000 but in this context, it means 'countless divine Names. Saints chose a thousand Names.

Shree Vishnu Sahasra Naamam is explained by this another young eminent speaker, in English, here.


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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.