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  For the last several years, the International Conference on Bhagavad Gita at Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra (Haryana) is held on the occasion of Gita Jayanti. In 2024,  the festival falls on Wednesday, 11 December. According to ISKON, Gita Jayanti is the auspicious day of the advent of Srimad Bhagavad-Gitaon which Lord Krishna imparted the essence of Vedic knowledge to Arjuna over 5000 years ago and enlightened him about the ultimate goal of life. According to the university, the conference is supported by the Government of Haryana and outcomes of discussions shall provide new ideas and way forward for developing Kurukshetra as a land of Bhagvad-Gita.   Earlier, for the conference, papers on the suggested themes or related themes can be submitted. Full papers shall be 3000-5000 words shall include name(s) of author(s), affiliation, postal and email address. Papers can be written in English/Hindi/ Sanskrit. Participants are encouraged to submit the original re...

  ABCs of the the revolutionary thoughts of  Shaheed-E-Azam Bhagat Singh  ~Lalit Kishore On Shaheed-E-Azam Bhagat Singh Jayanti this year, there a need to relive his revolutionary thoughts which are being   depicted as an ABC verse A: Attribute of transformation consists of a keen sustained struggle to overthrow the established oppressive order B: Breeding ground of social evils is that reactionary and oppressive autocratic leadership or regime trying to subjugates humanity and is   required to be over thrown C: Change movement which is sudden and forceful giving place to new equitable and inclusive social or political order with or without bloodshed is the real revolution D: Desirable upheaval towards radical and profound change in power and economic relationships along with absorption of technological conditions caused by new technologies is real development E: Established agencies are needed to shaken up since they become tools of anti-people p...

                                           ABCs of lesson study ~Lalit Kishore  According to the Teacher Development Trust [1}, a lesson study as a member of the action research family  is a 'Japanese model of teacher-led research in which a triad of teachers work together to target an identified area for development in their students’ learning. Using existing evidence, participants collaboratively research, plan, teach and observe a series of lessons, using ongoing discussion, reflection and expert input to track and refine their interventions.' ABC VERSE A: Attitude of openness to challenge one’s own teaching practice for improvement B: Benefitting through formative classroom research with on-going curricular transaction C: Collaboration between teachers as professional practitioners D: Developing research lesson with objectives related to what to teach, how ...

 The Notion of Spirituality: Different Points of View There is no one accepted definition of spirituality, however, as a notion it has been   conceptualized differently by different researchers and educators. One thing is common that it is non-physical and non-material aspect of human existence and related to philosophising life to be lived by higher human values leading to self-realisation The following table show a list of phrases that try to describe the notion of spirituality. Table: Phrases describing various notions on spirituality as self-actualization or self-on0self action Researcher/ advocate/  educator   Phrase used to describe the notion of spirituality Ellison (1983)   Humanity’s on-going search for meaning and purpose embodied in a super-rational being or a force greater   than the self   Beazley (1997) Spirituality consists of a faith relationship with a transc...

 Importance of teacher made poems to introduce subject area of AI to school students ~ Lalit Kishore It has been found that the  relevant and appropriate rhymes, verses, rhythmic poems and language arts are capable of helping the development of the related brain centres of the learners that perform the following cognitive functions related to language acquisition. Segmentation of words into syllables Identification of similarities between words that rhyme  Recognition of the words that start with the same sounds Acquisition and development of age-grade appropriate vocabulary Speech development and voice training for effective communication Thus, the right kind of poems and verses, relevantly and contextually created by the classroom instructors can be more effective for learning the language in form of vocabulary and terminology of any subject area or curriculum.  Here are three rhythmic poems on AI (i) AI is the ability Of a digital machine To mimic human brain To a...

 A LIMERICK ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ~Lalit Kishore RAP LIMERICK Wars and AI are a deadly combination That’ll lead humans to self-destruction ~*~ That’s what say the psycho-social scientists Not to follow the AI-dictated path, they insist ~*~ AI-fad is the red-signal of human extinction

    This year, as usual, the Oman Festival of Malyalees is being observes in Kerala and the community across the world.   Here is an inset visual in doodle art format and a sentence acrostic to underscore the spiritual message of the festival.   ONAM SENTENCE ACROSTIC: O: offering worship to Vamana – the fifth Avatara of Vishnu – and remembering King Mahabali N: Noted for austerity, penance, integrity, fairness, benevolence, love for nature   - the ruler and people’s leader who lived with A:   Abandonment of pride to revisit us on the festive occasion   and remind us that M: Moksha through selfless service to humanity is the ultimate aim of life