Let me share an easily understandable article on Shree Mahaa Vishnu's Avataars written by a well qualified Pundit here.
Educationwriter
Welcome to my blog. I share my views on issues related to K-12 Education (and sometimes, on general non-political issues) in this blog. I hope that you find it interesting.
02 May 2024
01 May 2024
President as Vishnu devotee
Education NGO
It was pleasure viewing a development documentary in NHK WORLD JAPAN TV Channel's Front Runners this afternoon.
Professionals with multinational experience in Education NGOs know the level of commitment and hard work in Education volunteers in transforming the lives of street children and make these children and their parents happy.
I have experienced this myself when working in PREPARE, a Chennai based NGO in late 1990s and later in the Ministry of Education in Cambodia in 2008 and 2009.
I visualise an Education NGO with the following Mission Statement: Smile in children, parents and teachers, as God's Gift.
28 April 2024
Government mismanagement
Recently Gukesh, a teenage chess player, won the first rank in an international chess tournament held in Canada. Like all patriotic citizens I feel proud at this.
But what I cannot stand is the way in which our politicians and Government Agencies treat the winner by giving huge cash prizes such as Rs 75 Lakhs given to Gukesh. If it is Mr Stalin's personal money, it is up to him. But this money is tax payer's money.
The boy comes from a very affluent parentage with his ENR surgeon father and Microbiologist mother. Besides, the very fact that he is a student of Velammal School is enough evidence of the boy's wealthy financial background provided the obvious fact that Velammal School has always been charging very exorbitant fees (far higher than that stipulated by the Government) and any even minded Education Management Professional would know how such high fee charging schools function.
I don't think that it is ethical of politicians to use public funds for self centered interests. Such practices should be banned.
The amount given to the boy could have been used very effectively to buy chess boards and other such materials, to improve sports facilities etc. in our Government Schools. In this way, children from poor families can also be benefitted.
26 April 2024
Berlin in United Germany
23 April 2024
Hanumad Jayanthi
Today is a very auspicious day in the Hindu Calender. It is the birth anniversary of Hanumaanji, a great devotee of Lord Shree Raam. He is considered to be a manifestation of Lord Shiva, who is considered to be a great devotee of Shree Mahaa Vishnu.
Hanumaanji manifested as Bheemaa in Dwaapara Yugaa and as Shree Madhwaachaarya in this Kali Yugaa. Madhwaachaarya is the leading sage of Maadhwaa community, to which I belong.
Today is celeberated as Hanumad Jayanthi.
22 April 2024
Migrants and community service
21 April 2024
Chennai power cuts
20 April 2024
Old traditions and customs
Divine discourse
It was great joy listening to Shreemad Bhagavath Kathaa this evening on Sanskaar TV by Acharya Mridul Krishna Maharaj.
About Me
- Guruprasad Panamalai
- Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
- 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.