17 July 2026

Hindu Fests

Today is a very auspicious in the Hindu Calender for the following reasons:

Today is Friday, the Presiding Deity of which is Shree Lakshmi Devi, our Devine Mother and wife of Lord Shree Mahaa Vishnu. 

Today marks the beginning of Dakshinaayana.

Today sacred river  Bhaageerathee from the Himaalayaas manifests in the sacred river Thungabhadhraa in Southern India. 

Today is the anniversary of the day on which Shree Shushilendra Theerthaa and  Shree Keshava Wodeyaru attained the lotus feet of Lord Shree Krishna. 


L to R: Arjuna and Lord Shree Krishna 

Hari Sarvoththamaa Vaayu Jeevoththamaa🙏


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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.