LEARNING IS LIFE

In the past, many countries already had existing celebrations honoring motherhood on different dates, but most countries have switched over to second Sunday of May as Mother's Day now. In 2026, Mother’s Day falls on May 10. It was in 1912, Anna Jarvis proposed Second Sunday in May as "Mother's Day", and created the Mother's Day International Association to revere motherhood and celebrate their contribution to society and families.  However, materialism and market forces have commercialized the observance meant to revere mothers. Here are some pertinent quotes for you which you could use on Mother’s Day.  Woman in the home has not yet lost her dignity, in spite of Mother's Day, with its offensive implication that our love needs an annual nudging, like our enthusiasm for the battle of Bunker Hill.  ~John Erskine  When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts.  A mother always has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child....

  Experiencing Holiness Through Pure Awareness Holiness is considered the practiced and perfected - refined - purity of both the senses and the mind. In simpler terms, it represents the pursuit of aligning human nature with the nature of God. Achieving holiness is a spiritual journey, an inner experience of pure awareness that transforms one's character, values, heart, and actions to embody divine love and righteousness, by grounding oneself in a state of pure awareness that transcends the body, senses, and mind. Holiness Acrostic Heart pure, senses clear, mind serene, Over time, each flaw made keen. Love divine, a guiding light, Inward journey, ever bright. Nature's calm, God's peace within, Every action, where good begins. Soul awake, a sacred art, Spark of heaven, in every heart. To be spiritual, you must be holy, A deep awareness, felt truly.

  The most well-known poem from Rabindranath Tagore’s Nobel Prize-winning collection, "Where the Mind is Without Fear," has been included in many school language programs. This poem serves as a prayer for a nation to rise into a 'heaven of freedom' marked by fearlessness, logical thinking, unity, and truth. The poem calls on the nation and its people to advocate for freedom of thought to promote rational and progressive actions. Initially written in Bengali in 1910 as Chitto Jetha Bhayshunyo, the poem reflects Tagore’s dream for a post-colonial, enlightened India that is free from internal biases. Its English version continues to be recited during special events at morning assemblies, as it acts as a direct prayer to a divine "Father" for both the spiritual and political freedom of individuals. The English version of the prayer poem found in textbooks goes as follows Where The Mind Is Without Fear ~Rabindranath Tagore Where the mind is without fear and the h...

 Haiku based on philosophy of life and education of Gurudev Tagore Human life's divine It's struggle for soulfulness - Rise beyond matter! ~*~ Truth of existence - That's beyond mind and matter Shun materialism! ~^~ Existential truth! It's not matter of logic - Its divine vision! ~*~ Peace! Joy! Harmony! - These dwell in our soulfulness Grow spiritually! ~*~ For right student growth Link learning to culture In lap of nature ~*~ Humanise learning Guide students to discover, Think and imbibe ~*~ Consider child divine Educate senses and mind To unfold learning

  The birth anniversary of Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore (7 May 1861 – 7 August 1941) is being observed mainly on social media due to the aftermath of the recently concluded assembly elections this May in W, Bengal.  He was a versatile personality as 'a polymath, poet, musician, artist and ayurveda-researcher' all rolled into one. It was in 1913 that he became the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature for his poetic work Gitanjali is viewed as spiritual, magical and mercurial poetry. Tagore's extraordinary work comprises of a large array of paintings, sketches, doodles, texts and songs. He subscribed for naturalistic philosophy of education and founded Visva-Bharati University to carry on his legacy. He also started an experimental school at Shantiniketan for imparting education to children on Upanishadic ideals in natural surroundings. Tagore visited many countries and proved to be true ambassador of globalization with his creed for ‘Vasudhaiva kutumbakam’ ...

  .The educational philosophy of Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore is relevant in the present times, wrote Kishore (2021) at his blog [1], which has holistic education bearings for the learner since it 'consists of four elements naturalism, humanism, idealism and progressiveness with core principles of natural surroundings and freedom of expression.'  Unfortunately, there are not many takers of Tagore's philosophy education despite it includes the most components Gardener's theory of multiple intelligence  including the much talked about 'spiritual intelligence' that is being advocated by well-meaning educators today to counter the ill-effects of materialism, objectification of education, competition, control, talentism and politicization of education. Tagore believed that education was meant to enable the mind to 'find out that ultimate truth which emancipates us from the bondage of dust and gives us wealth not of things but of inner light, not of power but of lo...