The Modern Gurukul

The Modern Gurukul
Author: Sonali Bendre Behl
Publisher: Random House India
Total Pages: 123
Release: 2015-10-26
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 8184007590

Are you confused about how to raise your kids? How many hours should they spend with the TV, iPad or Xbox? Do you worry about what they should eat, drink and read? As the urban, nuclear family is becoming the norm, replacing the traditional joint family, what happens to the children who grow up with a single support system? In The Modern Gurukul, Sonali Bendre Behl shares her three principles of parenting that will help you find a balance between tradition and modernity, and show you how to raise your child in the digital age. Personal, anecdotal and honest, it highlights the need for a return to our roots to raise a healthy, curious and, most importantly, compassionate child.

The Modern Review

The Modern Review
Author: Ramananda Chatterjee
Publisher:
Total Pages: 874
Release: 1928
Genre: India
ISBN:

Includes section "Reviews and notices of books".

My Karma My Fault

My Karma My Fault
Author: Daniel Lutz
Publisher: Daniel Lutz
Total Pages: 145
Release: 2013-12-31
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 9163748460

Daniel Lutz, at 31, has proven himself stronger than he imagined. He tells the story of his transformation from victim to survivor in his book, My Karma, My Fault. Born in Germany in 1979, Daniel moved to Finland as a toddler, where his parents joined the Hare Krishna movement. When he was 5, his family moved to the Hare Krishna community in Almviks Gård, Sweden, where they settled into a converted storage container with no insulation, running water, or toilet, and an entirely foreign lifestyle that got them up every day at 4 a.m. for temple services and gave them new Sanskrit names. Soon after, Daniel, now Devavrata, and his then 7-year-old sister were enrolled in the community's boarding school. That's when Daniel's nightmare began. Without realizing it, his parents had placed him in the care of a sadistic pedophile teacher, and Daniel spent the next 3 years of his life being sexually and physically assaulted. Threatened and silenced, young Daniel's behavior deteriorated, and his family was asked to leave the community. Daniel and his family moved back to the Hare Krishna temple in Finland, where, after brief attendance at a local public school, Daniel was sent alone to the Hare Krishna boarding school in Mayapur, India. There, Daniel was again subjected to sexual and physical abuse, this time at the hands of older students. My Karma, My Fault takes us through the rest of Daniel's anguished childhood and teenage years, probes his innocent faith and the loss of it, and brings us into his adulthood, where he finally finds normalcy and at least a measure of peace. It took Daniel years to get to the point where he could write this book and two years to compose it. It is not the story of a victim but of one who has survived.

The Modern Gurukul

The Modern Gurukul
Author: Sonali Bendre Behl
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017-04
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 9788184005226

As the urban, nuclear family is becoming the norm replacing the traditional joint-family, what happens to the children who grow up with one singular support system? In The Modern Gurukul, Sonali Bendre Behl shares her three principles of parenting that will help you find a balance between tradition and modernity, and show you how to raise your child in the digital age. Personal, anecdotal and honest, it highlights the need for a return to our roots to raise a healthy, curious, and, most importantly, a compassionate child.

Education in Ancient India

Education in Ancient India
Author: Hartmut Scharfe
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 372
Release: 2018-11-12
Genre: History
ISBN: 9047401476

This is the first comprehensive survey of all aspects of education in India, both in the oral and written traditions. Chronologically it covers everything from the Vedic period upto the Hindu kingdoms before the establishment of Muslim rule. If relevant, the reader will regularly find sidesteps to modern continuities. The role of the oral tradition and the techniques of memorization are discussed, the education in small private tutorials and the development of large monasteries and temple schools approaching university character. Professional training, the role of the teacher and of foreign languages are dealt with, and the impact of the peculiar features of Indian education on Indian society. The full documentation facilitates quick access to the original sources scholarly literature on Indian education. A true reference work.

5th Edition of International Students Conference— Research in Architecture

5th Edition of International Students Conference— Research in Architecture
Author: Dr. Nilesh Pore
Publisher: Allied Publishers
Total Pages: 704
Release: 2024-03-29
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9389934680

This edition has offered a unique platform for a constructive dialogue with the students and experts in the field of Architecture. Also, providing an opportunity to participate in an offline as well as online mode. The conference has prioritized on broadening the students’ knowledge and contribution towards the profession. Research fosters critical thinking and analytical skills and helps in defining academic, career and personal interests. Through the 4th National Students Conference on Research in Architecture our purpose to promote innovative, diverse, and scholarly exchange of ideas has been met. The conference has aimed to deliver the most recent relevant research, best practices, and critical information to support higher education professionals and experts. It has provided a professional platform to refresh and enrich the knowledge base and explore the latest innovations. It also provides a platform to the students of architecture to present their research to academicians and professionals as well as receive valuable feedback from them.

IAS Foundation for Class 11, 12 & Undergraduate Students (General Studies, Comprehension, Essays & Articles)

IAS Foundation for Class 11, 12 & Undergraduate Students (General Studies, Comprehension, Essays & Articles)
Author: Disha Experts
Publisher: Disha Publications
Total Pages: 1113
Release: 2017-07-04
Genre:
ISBN: 9386320320

IAS is one of the most sought after career these days. For an aspirant to be successful in this exam, he must have a thorough knowledge of India - social, political, economical, geographical, international climate. Students need to start well in advance such that they not only attain the fundamental knowledge but also gain the ability to generate their opinion and ideas about a topic. The IAS Foundation Book is an attempt in the same direction. Undergraduate Students and class 11/ 12 students who aspire for this career can start with this book. The book provides 175+ articles from diverse areas like History, Geography of the World , Polity Governance, Constitution, Social Justice, International relations, Technology, Economic Development, Bio diversity, Environment, Security, Disaster Management, Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude. These articles not just provide you the complete update on the topic but will also guide you to analyse and explore the various issues associated with it. The articles are followed by exercises constituting vocabulary questions, comprehension questions, related general awareness questions and opinion creation/ analytical questions. The book provides answers to the 1st three type of questions. The opinion creation/ analytical questions are open-ended and requires a lot of thinking and analysis before answering. It is one of the most powerful book that will expose you to the most sensitive issues, ideas, events, people or places.

New Mansions for Music

New Mansions for Music
Author: Lakshmi Subramanian
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Total Pages: 190
Release: 2008
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9788187358343

The essays inNew Mansions for Music: Performance, Pedagogy and Criticismlook at one of the most ancient and rigorous classical musical traditions of India, the Karnatik music system, and the kind of changes it underwent once it was relocated from traditional spaces of temples and salons to the public domain. Nineteenth-century Madras led the way in the transformation that Karnatik music underwent as it encountered the forces of modernization and standardization. This study also contributes to our understanding of the experience of modernity in India through the prism of music. The role of Madras city as patron and custodian of the performing arts, especially classical music offers an invaluable perspective on the larger processes of modernization in India. As the title suggests, the areas of classical music, which were most influenced by these developments were pedagogy or modes of musical transmission, performance conventions and criticism or music appreciation. Once the urban elite demanded the widening of the teaching of classical music, traditional modes of music instruction underwent a major change involving a breakdown of thegurushishya paramparaor the tradition wherein the teacher imparted knowledge to a chosen few. Caste and kinship were important determining factors for the selection of theseshishyasor students, but in modern institutions like the universities these boundaries had to be demolished. Simultaneously, the public staging of music brought the performer into a new relationship with his audience, especially as the art form became subject to validation and criticism by the newly emerging music critic. In an immensely readable book peppered with anecdotes and conversations with leading musicians and critics of the day, as well as humorous visual representations, part caricature, part satirical, the author describes a rapidly changing society and its new look in early twentieth century Madras.

No One Is A Stranger

No One Is A Stranger
Author:
Publisher: Sri Ramakrishna Math
Total Pages: 205
Release: 2022-08-12
Genre: Religion
ISBN:

The title of the book is taken from the last message of Sri Sarada Devi to the world —“Learn to make the whole world your own. No one is a stranger, my child. The whole world is your own.” In keeping with the message, this compilation of articles contains several insightful ideas on how to nurture inter-personal relationships with spiritual values, the stress being on the word ‘spiritual’. Reminiscences and anecdotes highlight the practical ways the thoughts in the book can be translated into action. An English rendering of a Bengali poem by Swami Vivekananda and an article by The Dalai Lama find place. The opinions of a cross-section of people, mainly youth, on the subject of the book have also been published. Individuals and organisations all over the world aiming to enhance the quality of their inter-personal relationships will benefit from reading this book.

Breathing in Bodhi - the General Awareness/ Comprehension book - Life Skills/ Level 2 for the avid readers

Breathing in Bodhi - the General Awareness/ Comprehension book - Life Skills/ Level 2 for the avid readers
Author: Disha Experts
Publisher: Disha Publications
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2017-09-01
Genre:
ISBN: 9384583480

The paradigm shift in the field of education focuses on the development of life skills, attitudes and values. This was the prime focus which made us divide this series into two themes: LIFE SKILLS and ATTITUDES & VALUES. Each theme strongly voices out in three levels - beginners, the avid readers and the experts making it a six book series. The book "Breathing in Bodhi - the General Awareness/ Comprehension book - Life Skills/ Level 2 for the avid readers" is the second of the three books based on the Life Skills theme. • The book contains 30 fascinating stories about People, Places, Events, Ideas and Issues. The stories are further based on Life Skills - 10 each on Thinking, Social and Emotional Skills. • The book aims at enhancing the comprehension skills along with augmenting the general awareness of children leading to the development of the precious Life Skills. • The book is an honest attempt to trigger the young minds to think, explore and relate to the world around them. It makes them THINK, COMPREHEND AND ANALYZE. The articles given for the comprehension purpose are actually in sync to the real world. • Each story has been elaborately discussed and is analysed by the following tools: • Wordsmith - aims at developing the vocabulary and contextual usage of words. • Finding the Fact - aims at developing the comprehension skills • Extra Inning - gives an opportunity to the reader to explore the extra information related to the story. • Reality Check - a platform to create opinions about the various issues related to the story. • Only when the reader is in a position to generate thoughts/ opinions about a given situation/ issue then only he is in a position to provide a real solution model. • This series is a must have for people who not only want to build in their reading habit and develop their vocabulary but also want to enroot an eye for comprehending, analyzing and transforming their approach from problem finders towards becoming PROBLEM SOLVERS by reinforcing the power of Life Skills.