23 October 2023

Vijaya Dashami

Today is the last day of the Navaraathri Festival. This day is celebrated as Vijaya Dashami. According to our Uttaraadi Mutt Almanac, today is Budhdha Jayanthi, birth anniversary of Budhdhaa, an incarnation of our Supreme Lord Shree Mahaa Vishnu, who is the Founder President and CEO of the entire Universe and the 14 worlds, space and all things in them. Shree Mahaa Lakshmi serves Him as the Vice President and COO of the Enterprise. 

I fondly remember the dolls exhibition in our house, like in many Brahmin houses in those golden years. I have described about this in a few previous posts.

I also fondly remember 'Gangamma Jaathraa' held by local people as a form of worshipping Gangamma (meaning 'Mother Gangaa') in Greamspet, Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, where my maternal grandparents were settled. 

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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.