2012 Resolutions

My New Year Resolutions:-

1. To watch over "Dollar Trilogy" again fifth time on Home theatre (last time watched four years ago)

2. To finish a book in a month atleast. (Once finished whole "Charles Dickens" in a month )

3. Not to smoke for a full year ( Started smkoing in Jabuary 2011 after a gap of five years)

4. To update this blog one more time (atleast) in this year.

Vedic Mathematics : A New Way of Learning Mathematics

For school learner Vedic mathematics is in vogue now a day. Vedic Mathematics has become a kit of tools and tricks that make mathematics easy and enjoyable. It removes the anxiety from the mind of young learners and makes them confident about the subject. Mathematics is no more cumbersome. Vedic mathematics first emphasizes on accuracy and then by practicing the methods one can solve the problems instantly. The tricks and Methods are adaptive and easy. Moreover anybody can learn .It is just a matter of time and practice.
Vedic mathematics is a quite different approach to the numbers. Swami Sri Bharati Krishna Tirth Dev, 143rd Shankarcharya of Govardhanpeetham, Orissa is said to be the father of Vedic mathematics as we know today. He compiled this Knowledge in the form of 16 sutras and 13 sub-sutras and named it “Vedic Mathematics”. This knowledge encompasses the whole range of mathematics from Basic Algebra to Higher Mathematics. It also includes Trigonometry, Calculus and Differential Equations etc.
Ved Vignan Maha Vidya Peeth (VVMVP), associated with The Art of Living and founded by Sri Sri Ravi Shankarji, has taken an aggressive initiative to impart this knowledge to the country fellows. I am fortunate enough to be a part of this derive. At VVMVP this knowledge is organized into four level courses starting from basic algebraic operations at level -1 and higher mathematics at level-4. Level -1 of Vedic Mathematics, which includes all eight algebraic operations is taught to the students who are above 5th grade and this level is equally helpful to all the aspirants who are preparing for various competitive exams like management entrance exams (CAT, MAT etc.), Banking P.O. exams etc. Great efforts are being taken to make it a part of school activity as an extra- curricular activity.
Anyone interested in knowing more can contact Mr. Ramesh Kolluru, Head of the Vedic Mathematics Department, VVMVP, Bangalore.

PS: The above article is a personal view of the author. The author has undergone Teacher Training in Vedic Mathematics (TTC in Vedic Mathematics) organised by VVMVP.

Cricket, Terrorism and Tendulkar

The right knock at the right time with the indomitable spirit of game that is what you call him , Schin Tendulakar. Sachin dedicated his fabulous ton to the families of victims of the Mumbai terror attacks following India's six-wicket win over England in Chennai."This hundred will give a certain amount of happiness to people but what happened in Mumbai, it's very hard to recover from that," he said. "Cricket is a lesser thing compared to what has happened. Whatever we can contribute, we've been able to do that. We're right with the people who have lost their dear ones."
After all who won or who lose does not matter. Credit must be given to the English who came to India defeating the purpose of terrorists and showing the solidarity with the democracy waging the war against terrorism. We, the Indian stood united against the worst ever terrorist attack Indians have ever faced. My humble tribute to our martyrs... We shall fight and we shall overcome.
At the end, I must say- Wah Taj ! Wah Indian! Wah Cricket! Wah Sachin!

Atonement

What it is? Its very hard to understand and , then to assimilate it .
Why atonement ....?
for Compassion ?
for Megalomaniac ?
out of compulsion ?
or Frustration ?
I only know the story can be resumed and life never come back once it has been lost..

Simply, in Words

Days are lonely here. Not only because there is nobody to talk but also no word to express anything. All images are buried in the past and, suddenly, they seem to be inaccessible .Speechless we are after having lost all thoughts, all ideas and all relations in the quest of making identity that is still an illusion.

Aamchi Metrocities

If Delhi has its own governent body, why not Mumbai? I think all the five metro cities should be designated as semi states like Delhi. There is no question of assigning them status of UT. Only democratic elected government will represent the real participation of the local people. Probably we can make better of amchi Mumbai from Bombay (1993) or Mumbai (2005 & 2006).

Communalism

It happened, it has happened and it will happen unless we don’t stop it. 58 years ago a mahatma was shot dead, clash of civilization has started and humanity will suffer when an idea full of hatred ness and religious intolerance is born in the human mind. This widespread curse griped India very hard. India had suffered a lot not only in term of territory but also loss of human lives. The situation is still going on. As we make progress towards new and modern era, this devil of communalism has grown out of proportion and became a global threat to the humanity it self. Communalism is said to be a distorted form of professing and practicising religion. It has narrowed down the religion where there is no place for other's religious sentiments. Religion is a set of beliefs which explore truth of cosmos and help in moving the world like a giant wheel where every spook represents a religion. When a religion is full of spirituality it is said to be a liberating path. Without spiritualism it is communalism. Spirituality comes where there is quest for truth, solidarity and embodiment of love and joy. Absence of all leads to intolerance, non cooperation and treating others’ contemptuously.Am i right? I think so.

UNAIDS Report

According to the tenth UNAIDS report on the global AIDS epidemic released on 30 may 2006 India has the highset number of persons with HIV.Iindia has overtaken South Africa in total number of HIV cases. South Africa, with 5.5 million HIV cases, has a much higher prevalence rate among adults (18.8 percent) compared with India's infection rate of just 0.9 percent. But UNAIDS estimates that 5.7 million Indians are infected with HIV, an incredibly troubling statistic given that, with a billion people, even a small statistical increase results in a huge number of new infections.
Though government of india has rejected the report but if it is true,it would be horrible.
More stats:
1800 children contract HIV every day.
More than 4 million people were infected with HIV in 2005.
25 million people have died from HIV/AIDS in the last quarter century.
On average, only 9% of HIV-positive pregnant women receive retroviral treatment.
On average, only a third of young men -and just one fifth of young women - could correctly identify ways of preventing HIV transmission.
A bright spot: funding for HIV/AIDS is way up, nearly $8.3 billion last year

Fanaa for you

Darkness disappears when moon shines; night becomes pleasant .Loneliness converts to ecstasy of being in self. Black becomes beautiful. Innocence mingled with love leads to enlightenment and one moves closer to one's destiny.
It is heartening when child/boy-hood heroes strike back.
Winning or losing doesn't matter. Does it?
May be...

Protest over the Post

That post about the protests was neither derogatory nor cynical in nature. Neither it shows biasness nor it is inspired by any ideology. I deliberately chose some (a few) issues to expose some basic imperfections in our society which are well known and concerns for all, still we knowingly avoid it.These protests have their roots in jingoism, segregations, hatred and callousness not only towards humankind but also for environment; above all I should say for life on the planet. And i am baffled with the thought where does lie our responsibility.
I subsequently discuss these issues in my posts. Here, I will reflect upon one touching issue. Whenever we talk about reservation and subsidies we discuss (debate) with the same hatredness as usual that have been existing since time immemorial. Our rational thinking always plays with the idea of meritocracy. One question that intrigues is what lies beneath the meritocracy. Are we able to provide level playing field to every player in the game? For a large chunk of society basic amenities like education, health, drinking water and sanitation are distant dreams in this modern and hi-tech world where distance is limited to only two digits i.e. 0 and 1.We don’t think about sharing and caring. In country like India meritocracy is blended with aristocracy. We need to eliminate the ceiling of privileges to get everyone in the mainstream.

Nothing more...