15 January 2023

Makara Sankraanthi Fest

Today is an auspicious day in the Hindu Calendar. This day is celebrated by worshipping Shree Mahaa Vishnu who is seated in the Sun's core and Shree Mahaa Lakshmi, His Devine Consort. It is known as Makara Sankraanthi in Telengana, AP and Karnataka, and by different names in different parts of the country as mentioned here.

It is also known as farmer's fest, as the day reminds the farmer of Shree Hari's Grace, in providing every thing that is necessary for cultivating rice, a staple food item of most Indians living in the country and abroad.







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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.