Vedic Math Workshop at University of Oulu, Finland

Vedic Math reaches Finland

From Ajey Gotkhindikar, Finland

Namaste,

It's a pleasure to share with you that, today my father Mr.Gotkhindikar was invited to give a lecture on Vedic Mathematics at University of Oulu, Finland.

The University of Oulu is an international scientific community known for high-quality research and education that provides experts for demanding tasks on both national and international level.

The University promotes well-being and education in Northern Finland and is a significant player in the Finnish and European re-search based system of innovation and education.

The lecture was very well received here. This was attended by the teachers of mathematics, faculties from Mathematics department and students of education department.

The basic agenda of the lecture was,

1. To know what is Vedic Mathematics
2. Understand an alternate and faster way of computation present in this classical Indian Mathematics.
3. Appreciate the expanse of Vedic Mathematics to various pure and applied mathematical streams
4. Advantages of Vedic Mathematics

The speaker tried to take the audience through various methods in Vedic Mathematics and explain them the fast way of thinking present in this Classical (ancient) Indian Mathematics.

There are following advantages of Vedic Mathematics, which were much evident while solving the methods at this talk.

1. Vedic Mathematics is more integrated, efficient and fun than the conventional mathematics.
2. It leads to the greater flexibility of mind and increases mental ability to develop creative thinking.
3. It is a best memory retention technique and aids developing concentration
4. In this age of competition, Vedic Mathematics provides very elegant, fast computational methods that involve large numbers in calculation.
5. It aids the intelligent guestimation.
6. It reduces the burden of remembering the table beyond the table of 5
7. Vedic Mathematics system also provides us with a set of checking procedures for independent crosschecking of whatever we do.
8. The element of choice and flexibility present at each stage keeps the mind lively and alert and develops clarity of mind and intuition.
9. Most important it improves confidence in learning mathematics by making it more fun and interesting.

It was nice to see that the Vedic Mathematics is well appreciated at the University of Oulu, Finland.

Regards,

Ajey

Its truly wonderful to see Vedic Math truly go Global and the acclaim that it is getting across the world that it truly deserves. Such workshops and the credibility of Vedic Math says enough and one need not mention more or give extra effort to bring it to the attention of Math Teachers and the Government in India to implement it in the school curriculum. Vedic Math is a Jewel in our Crown and it's lustre and sheen will eventually prevail even if it takes some 200 years to be implemented in its own country of origin. Cheers to India, Victory to India. - Gaurav Tekriwal. The Vedic Maths Forum India

What's the square root of 117? Oh, you've got five seconds

What's the square root of 117? Oh, you've got five seconds

DNA, Mumbai
Brinda Majithia

Even though Vedic Maths is not a part of the school curriculum, parents are encouraging private tuitions as they say it gives their children an edge.

It's not part of the school curriculum, but exam-oriented parents and students have no problem sending their children for coaching and tuitions. We're talking about Vedic maths, which boasts of teaching students the secret behind those off-putting numbers. A student of Vedic maths who has mastered the world of numbers will be able to calculate 998 x 997 in less than five seconds, and analyse the square root of 117 in a minute. And despairing parents are seeing this as an opportunity to give their children an edge in the classroom.

And it’s gaining popularity not only in the city, but also abroad. "The Internet is one of the reasons why it has become so mainstream," says Gaurav Tekriwal, president of The Vedic Maths Forum India. "Students from all over the country are using it to help them in entrance examinations like the CAT, GMAT, SAT."

To meet the growing demand, workshops, seminars and classes are being organised in schools, universities and clubs. "We see loads of books, DVDs, online classes, and even You Tube videos on this subject," says Gaurav.

Ten-year-old Riddhi Patiria has been taking Vedic maths classes over and above her regular school curriculum. Her mum, Sonal, admits that she has no idea about the 1-2-3 of Vedic maths, but wants her daughter to learn this skill of fast calculation. "The Vedic maths course is completely different from the IGGSC board that they Riddhi has in Utpal Sanghvi School," she says.

Students are the main beneficiaries of this method as they can directly apply the formulae in their examinations and school work, and the results, they say, are good. Mamta Kanakia conducts private classes at her house in Vile Parle. "Students are eager to learn Vedic maths today as it is a simple way to solve mathematical problems," she says.

Which explains why parents don't mind their children studying something which falls outside the school curriculum.

It also helps tackle a natural apathy, sometimes even hatred, towards the subject. Students, who would simply go blank when faced with a Math problem are finding it easy to apply the rules of Vedic maths. And they like it, because it gives them "super-natural abilities".

But the problem, say proponents of the subject, is acceptance. Indians tend to dismiss their own culture, unless the West takes to it. A case in point is yoga. "We need more entrepreneurs to popularise Vedic maths," says Gaurav. "I am glad that people are slowly taking interest, because given the state of education reforms in our country, it would take at least 200 years before this system is implemented in the classroom. We are still teaching children ‘stuff' which was relevant to the Industrial Age, when people were needed to work in factories," he says.

Vedic maths has become part of the curriculum of many international schools and there is a growing demand for able teachers abroad. It's not just students who have taken up the subject. Gaurav conducts classes for adults and senior citizens in the US, who he says are interested in the subject because it helps increase their concentration and sharpens their mind.

Source: http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1164001

Vedic boosters for speedy programming

Undergraduate students from the COEP have used Vedic mathematics to decrease the time taken to execute programming commands on a computer

By Reporter Laxmi Birajdar

Publication: Times Of India Pune;

Date: Apr 21, 2008;

Section: Times City;

Page: 4

Applying the simple calculation tricks of Vedic mathematics to computer coding is a novel attempt at smart number crunching. That’s what Ashish Joglekar, Ajinkya Kale and Shaunak Vaidya — undergraduate students from College of Engineering, Pune (COEP) — did to come up with an algorithm for implementation of effective coding commands on the computer.

Using the Paravartya Sutra from Vedic mathematics, the trio put across these calculations in their research paper, ‘A Novel Binary Division Algorithm Based on Vedic Mathematics and Applications to Polynomial Division’.

“We’ve used Vedic mathematics to decrease the time taken to execute programming commands on a computer,” explains Ashish.

This particular paper has been taken from their very first research effort at calculations through Vedic maths — “An Efficient Binary Multiplication Algorithm Based on Vedic Mathematics,” — a research paper they presented this March at NCTCT ’08 — a conference on the latest trends in computing technology in Chennai. Apparently, Ajinkya, Shaunak and Ashish were the only undergraduate engineering students to have participated in this event, which comprised M Techs.

Vedic maths facilitates quick and easy mental calculations. But what mattered to these students was adapting the mathematical derivations to the computer language of binary system —comprising only two numbers, 0 and 1. “We’ve used Vedic maths to devise a dividend and a divisor, using constants and variables, to arrive upon quotients and remainders that further elucidate the algorithm for quicker computing,” says Ajinkya.

It is not surprising that the mathematical geniuses will show their research during a presentation at ‘The 2008 International Conference on Applied Computing’, which is a part of Worldcomp’ 08 — the World Congress on Computer Science, Computer Engineering and Applied Computing — that will be held in Las Vegas, USA, from July 14 to 17 this year.

Judged on a scale of one to 10 at Worldcomp’s screening, the paper has scored exceptionally well on originality, technical quality, readability and presentation. It has even been recommended as a publishable paper in journals.

Their 20-min presentation has also been included in the prestigious Regular Research Paper (RPR) category, usually meant for papers by PhDs. They were guided by their faculty, Professor A.A. Sawant, head of department of computer science at COEP and Vinakay Joshi in finetuning this research paper.

The students’ exceptional command over mathematics should not come as a surprise. Having educated themselves in Vedic mathematics since childhood, these students value its benefits, especially for calculations in modern gadgetry. “Vedic mathematics calculations for certain programming commands are less complex and don’t require tables of numbers used,” says Ajinkya.

In future,they see themselves making a career in engineering research. “We want to come up with algorithms based on Vedic mathematics for dedicated chips,” Ashish says.

(From Left) COEP undergraduate students Ashish, Shaunak and Ajinkya discuss their research paper
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The Vedic Maths Forum India proudly supports their initiative. We are looking for financial supporters to their cause and we are looking to supporting them in any form possible. We are organising resources to support them so that they can take their paper to the World Congress in Computer Science and Computer engineering (WORLDCOMP '08). If we can together make their paper being a a part of the conference it will be a great breakthrough for the Vedic Math Community.

The COEP Students join Himanshu Thapliyal, Prof.P.K.Srivathsa in taking the concepts of Vedic Math and apply it to information technology and present it at IT Conferences abroad. I personally wish them the very best and extend support to them.

Vedic Math Sessions in the United States

Vedic Math is increasingly getting popular and its catching on like a rage in the United States. Mr.Vishwanath Unkalkar, Vedic Math Expert Author and an Active Associate of the Vedic Maths Forum of India was on a tour to the United States where he was invited to conduct some lectures on the subject at various places.

There were 2 introductory lectures to at University of Pittsburgh & other at a Church hall for Home school teachers & students. The Home School Community in the West is a Community who have chosen to take their kids out of the conventional education system and introduce them to better alternative methods of Education. Both of these Workshops had an amazing overwhelming response.

There was also a one day workshop at Harrisburgh for Indians in Hari temple premises and Sunday Classes happened for 4-5 Sundays, consecutively in the Pittsburgh Hindu-Jain Temple.

Feedback of Participants at the Harrisburgh temple workshop and also some comments from Introductory lecture at the Church

"It was great. We really enjoyed your session." - Jim Phillips


"Wonderful explanations!!!" - R. Federline


"Excellent - Loved it. Much more informative to kids also" M. Heath


"Fantastic! Interesting presentation!!! Really helpful tips to make calculatons easier." - Sharon


"Being a student of Math, I tremendously enjoyed your session. Your depth of the subject knowledge was indeed admirable. And from what I had heard from others, everyone absolutely appreciated your patience in dissipating the information at a level that even a 10 year old would understand. After almost four hours of your time, no one seemed to get 'bored' or 'tired'.

On behalf of the community, I personally would like to thank you for your time and invite you now for another session the next time you visit your children.

Finally, if you could do me a favor, I would like to get an autographed copy of your book. It was an oversight on my part when you were here but you are not far away and I would like to get one if possible.

Wish you the best on your journey back to Mother India and please keep in touch."

Namaskar,
Hiten Amin

'Many struggle' with arithmetic

'Many struggle' with arithmetic

One in four adults has difficulty with mental arithmetic, a survey suggests.

Women are less confident than men, with one in three struggling to add up sums in their head, compared to 18% of men, the poll of 2,000 adults found.

Some 47% of those polled wished they had learnt more maths at school, the survey for numeracy campaign charity Every Child Counts suggested.

And more than half of women asked maths questions by their children or family said they struggled to answer them.

Adult innumeracy was one of the greatest scourges facing the country John Griffiths-Jones Every Child a Chance

The findings tie in with earlier research that suggests a large chunk of the adult population has problems doing basic maths.

This is problematic as it is estimated that these skills are needed up to 14 times a day.

The survey suggested one in five adults aged 25 to 34 said they felt a greater ability in maths would further them in their career.

Severe difficulties with maths were spread across the social classes.

Some 3% of those working in professional, administrative and managerial jobs and 4% of those in skilled and unskilled manual trades said they struggled with mental maths in shops most of the time.

A third of those in lower social groups polled said they felt uncomfortable in shops some of the time, compared to 25% in the top social groups.

'Scourge'

Those aged over 55 were the most confident at 77%, compared to 64% of the 25-34-year-olds who were the least confident.

Adults taking part in the poll were also asked a mathematical question: what is the square root of 64?

One in five did not give the correct answer of eight.

The chairman of charity Every Child a Chance, which is running the campaign, John Griffiths-Jones, said adult innumeracy was one of the greatest scourges facing the country.

"The survey shows how essential it is that the business community gets involved in tackling the problem."

The charity is working with the government to develop a programme helping primary-age children struggling with numeracy.

"Through the programme we aim to find a long-tem solution, spearheading resources of specially trained teachers to help the seven-year-olds who have the greatest difficulties with maths."

The Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills is working on an adult numeracy strategy which is due to be launched later in the year.

Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/education/7271396.stm

Mental Calculation World Cup 2008

Dear Mathletes,

It is a pleasure for me to invite you to the 3rd Mental Calculation World Cup which will be held on 29 June-1 July at the University of Leipzig, Germany.The event is part of the "Summer of Science" festival, the central eventin the Year of Mathematics, as announced by the Federal Ministry for Research.

The World Cup contest will take place at 1 July. Each mental calculator
will have to solve tasks in different categories (addition of ten 10-digit numbers, multiplication, extracting the square root from a 6-digit number, calculating the day of the week and surprise tasks).

There are several prizes for the best participants.
The overall winner will be awarded the title "World Cup winner for
mental calculation". There are titles for the best calculators for the
categories addition, multiplication, roots and calendar as well.

All the competitions are about straight mental calculation without any
aid. Registrations from calculation experts using the Abacus / Soroban
are welcome either.

You can find more information as well as the registration form at
http://www.recordholders.org/en/events/worldcup/2008/index.html.

There is a limit of 30 participants; the registration deadline is 1 May
2008. If you are interested in taking part, please register early. This
will help us with the organisation.

If there are any questions, please contact me at info@recordholders.org.

Looking forward to see you in Leipzig,

Ralf Laue

By the way: We are looking for a nice person who could help us to
translate the invitation text into Japanese and Chinese language in
order to attract abacus/soroban experts.

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Hi Guys,

I think this is a great Way to Show off our Talents in Calculations and to prove that High Speed Vedic Math is indeed the World's Fastest Mental Math Technique. Go through some of the past two year's papers and start practicing. We at the Vedic Math Forum India will be happy to sponsor an Ideal Candidate for the event scheduled in July 2008. All Applicants can please send me a mail at gtekriwal@gmail.com expressing their interest and then we can get down to training for the event.

I plan to Sit for this event in 2010. Right now in July 2008 I have lots of workshops and seminars lined up. I just came to know about this when I heard from Ralf and am very excited about this event.

You can hear more live Updates on this Blog about this World Event.

Warm Wishes
Gaurav Tekriwal.

World Math Day Upcoming 5th March 2008

World Math Day Brings Students together from Across the Globe to answer Online Math Questions.

World Maths Day (known as World Math Day in American English) is one of the World’s largest global educational events. Students from across the globe unite in a celebration of numbers over the internet. The event aims to lift numeracy standards in a fun and meaningful way.

In the inaugural World Maths Day event more than 287,000 students from 98 countries combined to correctly answer 38,904,275 mathematics questions.

World Maths Day takes place on the first Wednesday in March. This Year in 2008 the event will occur on 5 March. Registration is free of charge for both schools and students. Registrations for 2008 open on the World Maths Day website http://www.worldmathsday.com

So I invite all Students of Vedic Maths especially Kids and Teachers to participate and test their skills on this website by registering. Teachers must encourage Students to be a part of this Global Mental Math Event.

Participating Countries
Albania, Angola, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bermuda, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Brunei Darussalam, Cote d'Ivoire, Canada, Canary Islands, China, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Isle of Man, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Morocco, Mozambique, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Northern Mariana Islands, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uzbekistan, Venezuela and Zimbabwe.

Teacher comments from 2007
"Wow! Kids loved it, teachers loved it. We want more." Mark Jackson, Langley Prep School – England.

“This event was a great success. Our students loved it and were quite addicted.” Troy Wells, Harrow International School – China.

"It was a super experience for all the children involved. The anticipation and tension in the school when two pupils were competing against each other was electrifying.” Stuart Poole, Rum Primary School – Scotland.

“The World Maths Day celebration in the school was a grand success. The children enjoyed the quiz at their fullest; it was an exciting event.” Suvarna Kale, Choithram International – India.

“I have never seen my children so keen to do mental maths sums - what a brilliant event!” Julie Delaney, Tudor Court Primary School – England.

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Beatles' Spiritual Guru, Vedic Mathematician Dies

Feb. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the Indian founder of Transcendental Meditation whose teachings captured world attention after he became spiritual guru to the Beatles, has died in the Netherlands. He is thought to have been 91.

The Maharishi died at home in his sleep at about 7 p.m. yesterday local time. John Hagelin, a U.S.-based spokesman, said the cause of death was ``natural causes.'' The guru lived in a hermitage in Vlodrop, the Netherlands, since the 1990s and made it his international headquarters.

The Maharishi was one of the first to bring Eastern religious teachings to Western popular culture. The ``giggling guru'' -- so named for his tendency to laugh in television interviews -- appeared on the cover of Time magazine in October 1975, when almost 1 million people around the world practiced TM twice daily, including an estimated 600,000 in the U.S.

``He brought meditation to the West, out of mysticism, into where it is mainstream and widely researched,'' Hagelin said. ``He created a momentum dedicated toward peace that was so irreversible that he retired three weeks ago because he felt his work was done.''

Though the Maharishi's popularity waned in the 1980s, his brand of meditation continued to attract devoted celebrity practitioners, including actor Clint Eastwood, filmmaker David Lynch, radio host Howard Stern, Beach Boys singer Mike Love, songwriter Donovan, magician Doug Henning, singer Sheryl Crow and British musician Sting.

Maharishi and Vedic Maths

When in 1988, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi brought to light the marvels of Vedic maths, Maharishi Schools around the world incorporated it in their syllabi. At the school in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, UK, a full course called "The Cosmic Computer" was written and tested on 11 to 14 year old pupils, and later published in 1998. According to Mahesh Yogi, "The sutras of Vedic Mathematics are the software for the cosmic computer that runs this universe."

MAHARISHI’S VEDIC MATHEMATICS Earlier Published in Vedic Maths Newsletter Volume 24

Mathematics provides the language and the tools to study precision and orderliness through the careful definition and analysis of abstract mathematical concepts and to apply the results of this analysis to understand and quantify the orderliness of the physical world. Mathematicians usually explain that the goal of mathematics is to increase our understanding of this orderliness in its theoretical and its applied values. This article introduces Maharishi’s Vedic Mathematics and the Absolute Number and shows that they do not just provide another step towards this goal through an increment in our understanding of orderliness. Rather, together they complete all areas of mathematics through providing full knowledge of the entire range of orderliness and hence of the entire range of all the laws of nature governing the universe. Even more importantly, Maharishi’s Vedic Mathematics and the Absolute Number provide a technology for everyone to live in full accord with these laws and gain their support for every aspect of life, individual and collective, to become mistake-free and lived in complete coherence and harmony.

In order to see the profundity of Maharishi’s Vedic Mathematics and the Absolute Number, it will be necessary to consider two defining and central historical themes of mathematics; we call these sensory-based mathematics and intellect-based mathematics. Roughly speaking, sensory-based mathematics is mathematics that uses the senses to count and measure physical objects to generate and validate its statements. In contrast, intellect-based mathematics or modern mathematics uses the logical abilities of the intellect to form chains of deductions leading to universally accepted mathematical results, the theorems of mathematics.

Inherent weaknesses in these two types of mathematics limit their power to benefit mankind, but these weaknesses can be overcome through Maharishi’s Vedic Mathematics and the Absolute Number. The major weakness of sensory-based mathematics is that it cannot deal with the abstract concepts essential for today’s mathematics and its applications. For instance, this type of mathematics cannot deal with the concepts of infinity and infinite processes, concepts which run throughout modern mathematics. The weaknesses of intellect-based mathematics are more subtle. One problem is that it must proceed using discrete steps, whereas the laws of nature that govern the universe are instantaneous and all-encompassing. Another problem is that intellect-based mathematics can only passively observe and describe the laws of nature and therefore can never fulfill the goal of providing a technique for everyone to gain the spontaneous support of all the laws of nature by living in full accord with them.

When examined from the perspective of Maharishi Vedic Science, sensory-based and

intellect-based mathematics can be seen as steps leading to the fulfillment of mathematics in Maharishi’s Vedic Mathematics and its central component, Maharishi’s Absolute Number. Maharishi Vedic Science presents the essential insight that the entire universe is the expression of a fundamental, unified field of pure intelligence, of pure consciousness. The laws governing the eternal self-referral or self-interacting dynamics of this field Maharishi refers to as the Constitution of the Universe. (See Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, 1996, pp. 77–149) for a full discussion of the discovery of the Constitution of the Universe within the structure of this unified field.) It is this dynamics that gives rise to all the laws of nature that structure creation and guide its evolution. In his Vedic Science, Maharishi explains how evolution for human life incorporates the development of higher states of consciousness in which the experience of self-referral, pure consciousness is increasingly integrated into daily life so that life becomes in harmony with the Laws of Nature and mistake-free. “Life according to natural law,” Maharishi (1986) explains, “will always be orderly, evolutionary, and nourishing to everyone” (p. 98). In the highest state of consciousness, unity consciousness, the field of pure consciousness is experienced to be the underlying reality not only of one’s subjective nature, but of every specific area of activity (Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, 1995a, p. 506). Maharishi’s Vedic Mathematics is the mathematics of this field of pure consciousness. “Vedic Mathematics,” Maharishi (1996) points out, “is the mathematics of the absolute, self-referral field of pure consciousness, where everything is simultaneous, where everything is simultaneously administered on the level of perfect order” (p. 372).

Maharishi’s Vedic Mathematics is not a branch of mathematics such as geometry or analysis, but a totally new level of mathematics. It provides the means to describe the totality of all the Laws of Nature and is, at the same time, the structure of pure consciousness actually responsible for their harmony and orderliness. “Vedic Mathematics is the structuring dynamics of Natural Law; it spontaneously designs the source, course, and goal of Natural Law—the orderly theme of evolution” (Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, 1996, p. 338).

Japan wants Indians to teach them mathematics

Japan may soon open its gates to Indian primary schoolteachers specialising in mathematics. For, the Japanese believe that Indians are the best in the world when it comes to teaching this subject.

The deputy leader of the visiting Indo-Japan Business Co-operation delegation, Ryuji Inamura, says the Japanese are extremely interested in the way this crucial academic subject is taught in India.

"Even though the idea is still in an incipient stage, we in Japan have already started poring over the Indian elementary mathematic syllabi and plan to take concrete steps ahead in the matter," Inamura told IANS in Mumbai.

Inamura said: "India has brought out IITians who are respected technocrats and sought after all over the world. Their foundation of mathematics is laid in the way they were taught during elementary schooling."

When asked how the Japanese planned to tackle the language barrier, Yoshihiro Nishida, chairman of Yokohama Foreign Trade Association and co-chairman Yokohama India Center Council, explained: "Mathematics is primarily a subject having its own unique numerical language. Just the basic knowledge of Japanese is enough for teaching purposes at the primary level."

Nishida revealed that they were seriously planning to introduce the Japanese language in India in a big way. "It will not only help iron out the psychological barrier, but also the language barrier if trade between the two countries has to flourish."

Concurring with Nishida, Inamura pointed out that the interest in the subject could be gauged from the fact that two copyright cases of Indian school mathematics textbooks were currently pending in Japanese courts.

"I do not have more details on the issue, but then it shows the kind of influence the Indian educational system has in our country."

When asked the reason behind the spurt of interest in this subject, Makino Masatomo, a special writer for one of Japan's top ranking newspapers Kanagawa Shimbun, explained at length.

"Since the 1980s and 90s, there has been a sharp dip in mathematics education in Japanese schools. After making a deep assessment of educational systems all over the world, particularly the developed countries, a majority of our educators have concluded that the teaching system in the Indian subcontinent can do wonders for Japan.

"After all, India has right now the best IT professionals. And take a look at academic institutions the world over, you find Indians occupying high-level teaching chairs. "

Apart from the keen interest in Indian primary education system, the delegation has come to India with a focus on reviving economic ties.

Nalin C. Advani, director and chairman, Working Group, Yokohama India Center Council, told IANS: "In recent years, the Japanese have made India synonymous with a one-liner - 'Oh, your country had discovered the concept of zero isn't it?' That is very true and a good sign of the high level academic excellence of our own teachers, despite severe handicaps."

Referring to the business tie-ups, Advani said that Japanese businessmen are very keen that Indian businessmen explore sunrise Japanese industrial sectors like bio-pharma and IT.

"However, many others are keen to explore joint ventures in areas like city planning, real estate, rail network, port development and infrastructure development, specially in the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor. Primary discussions have been conducted, but the fact remains that the Japanese certainly are among the best town planners in the world."

Another aspect of immense interest is boosting tourism between the two countries. Apart from specialised tours, Nishida said efforts are now on to promote Indian culture and put the country among the Most Favoured Tourist Destinations for the Japanese traveller.

http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=e51d6604-c4af-4973-9908-4bc29346cffb&&Headline=Indian+math+teachers+on+demand+in+Japan

http://www.gulfnews.com/world/India/10187240.html

http://www.indiaenews.com/business/20080204/95443.htm

The Vedic Maths Forum India Is in touch with Mr.Nalin C Advani and we are discussing to promote Vedic Math System in Yokohama,Japan.Should You have a Message for him please do pass it across to us and we shall send it across to him.

Over 1000 Subscribers! Gift for everybody!

Wow It has been little over a Year that this Blog has been launched and we just crossed Over 1000 Subscribers. Which means that this blog is being read by readers far and wide across United States, India, Australia and to the other side even Mozambique and South Africa.Thank you for your overwhelming support over the last year and for your encouragement which drives us to bring out the best in the Vedic Math field to you.

Thankyou for making this blog one of the most read blogs on the field of High Speed Vedic Mathematics.

As a gesture of appreciation I would like to offer each and everyone of you a 2-Hour Free Session on High Speed Multiplication on Feb 9th, 2008 at www.wiziq.com from 5pm-7pm. The session will detail in the finer concepts of High Speed Multiplication and will help you learn these concepts not much known to you. So do be there and take advantage of this situation. This session will happen Online at www.wiziq.com , You shall have to register and make a user name for yourself and preferably have a broadband connection. Drop me a line/comment back with your email if you need any help.

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Virtual Online Session Power High Speed Vedic Maths Workshop Launched.

Virtual Online Session Power High Speed Vedic Maths Workshop Launched. Beyond Barriers. Vedic Math Classes made More Accessible through Online Classrooms.

WiZiQ.com in partnership with The Vedic Maths Forum India launches the Power Online High Speed Vedic Maths Workshop - an online course on their virtual online classroom platform which connects teachers and students beyond barriers of country and distances.

To promote this revolutionary concept for the first time WiZiQ.com in collaboration with 'The Vedic Maths Forum India' is conducting a live Online session on High Speed Multiplication through Vedic Mathematics. The session makes an attempt to explain the unconventional aspects of the methods to help you understand and implement the concepts for an improved mathematical thinking. The session would be hosted by Gaurav Tekriwal who is the President of the Vedic Maths forum of India. The forum has been conducting workshops for teachers and students of prominent educational establishments all over India.

The forum has been helping students achieve their target scores in examinations such as SAT and GMAT and has a regular student base in India, Unites States and the United Kingdom. The forum aims to realize the hidden potential of a students and develop their mental faculties whereby eliminating the fear of Mathematics completely.This session while in the test phase has got an amazing response and is now ready for full launch now in January 2008.

We have organised a Free Online Session on High Speed Multiplication using Vedic Math Methods to show this to the world. Saturday, 19 January, 2008 5:00 PM To 7:00 PM (GMT+05:30) Chennai, Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi

http://www.vedicmathsindia.org/Vedic-mathematics-workshop.htm

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New York Times Article from 1958 on USA Tour of Jagadguru Shankaracharya

The New York Times recently opened up its archives since 1851 and put it up on the internet and this allowed The Vedic Maths Forum India to bring you another moment from History with one of the first mentions about Vedic Mathematics in 1958.The New York Times published an article on April 3 1958 featuring Our Master Jagadguru Shankaracharya's 1958 USA Tour.

The article mentions his lecture on Vedic Mathematics at the California Institute of Technology and other institutes in the United States. It also mentions among other things that he seeks world peace and does not support the H.bomb.

You can access the Complete Article from New York Times on Jagadguru Shankaracharya's USA Tour here

Also another article featuring this 1958 USA tour from the Los Angeles Times has been brought to light for the first time earlier by the Vedic Maths Forum India. This article can be accessed here Los Angeles Times Article on Vedic Math

Our tributes to our Master Jagadguru Shankaracharya for taking Vedic Math to a global stage. Read More about the 1958 USA tour here

And now there is the Vedic Math Dance!!

I came across this Video today and I was touched by it and hence am sharing it with all of you. It shows a 'Vedic Math Dance' and shows in dancing how to understand the Vedic Math Sub - Sutra: Antayor Dasakapi.



Ekadhikena Purvena’ (translates to ‘by one more than the previous one’) is one of the sutras, a corollary or sub-sutra of which is ‘Antyayor dasakapi’. In this video, the calculation strategy contained in ‘Antyayor dasakapi’’is beautifully demonstrated by the students of Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan, Chennai through the medium of ‘Bharatanatyam’ – A classical South Indian dance form.

Enjoy!

Arithmetic Vedic Math Game

I came across this very interesting fun piece of Arithmetic game which got me hooked on. The Arithmetic Game is a speed drill where you are given two minutes to solve as many arithmetic calculation problems as you can.

You can use this to get a score and try to better it every time. It is simply amazing and you can apply your Vedic Math skills to great test here.

Use it and let me know of your experiences.

The Arithmetic Game

First Ever Vedic Math Poll

Vedic Math- and its High Speed Calculations are fast gaining acceptance from the masses. It has become fashionable and has caught on the fancies of students who continue to use it for its brilliant efficacy,simplicity and coherence.

Thousands of Websites have come on the Internet on Vedic Math and several communities on social networks have come where people and students help each other to learn this beautiful system.
One Such Group on Vedic Mathematics is on a Popular Social Network called Orkut. It has over 26,000 members and members exchange notes and gain help to learn Vedic Math. They clarify their doubts, enhance learning and ask questions.

This Community is so far the strongest membership on Vedic Math fans at one place found anywhere on the web and has been around for over three years.

We asked the members some questions on Vedic Math to which they responded. We got an average of 400 votes per question asked. And Over two thousand votes were cast. Most voters were Students in School and in College.

Question 1: Which Mental Math Method do you prefer to give you results?

Over 75% of the people feel that they prefer Vedic Math when compared to other methods. It is a point to note that 10% of the students prefer Rote Learning to give them results even when there are other methods available like the Chinese Abacus. A reason for this could be that they have been memorizing Math since their childhood and are comfortable with it. Even teachers in schools ask students to memorize their times tables.

Even though the Trachtenberg System of Speed Math bears a close resemblance to Vedic Math , by the amount of votes cast in its favor it does not seem to be popular with the masses, though they are aware of it.

Question 2: How did you or plan to learn Vedic Maths?

Students are clearly interested in learning Vedic Math. Most want to gain knowledge of this by Buying a Book and they have several options available to choose from. Several have turned to the Internet to give them this learning. Over 14% have read up content and courses given on lots of websites and 27% feel that they would benefit by joining communities on Orkut by receiving help from friends.

Some 14% even want to attend workshops which they look out for provided its given to them in their city and area.

So I personally feel with the results of this question that there is still lot of scope available for new books on Vedic Math and publishers are also keen to highlight authors with the knowledge of this subject. A must mention a sort of an announcement here that Shakuntala Devi is occupied writing her work on Vedic Mathematics which is soon going to be published in a few months. We eagerly look forward to this new book on Vedic Math.

Question 3: The Best book is Vedic Mathematics from Jagatguru Shankaracharya. Yes or No?

Over 78% of the Students feel that Jagadguru Tirthaji's monumental work is the best in the field- which is true. Its an evergreen Best-Seller and close to 50,000 copies of it get sold every year. Also to mention this is the book which I've found even in the remotest of book shops in the country. Booksellers recommend this to their customers when they ask for a book on Vedic Math-also because this book has been selling for over 4 decades.


21% feel that its not a best work. A reason for this could be that they have brought the book and found it not reader friendly and impenetrable. You do require some patience to understand the language in the book. Some Students say that they have been able to study only upto Multiplication and that the topics beyond that is impassable.

Question 4: Which is your favorite Vedic Maths Method?

I expected this answer only. Vedic Multiplication is the Universal Favorite Vedic Maths Method. People love it and remember it the most. I have asked numerous students and they have a special love for Multiplication as this was the method which gave them an interest in numbers. They found out their own capabilities with the help of this method and they felt good and excited while doing multiplication with this system.

Students also like Vedic Addition but perhaps I feel they aren't aware of Vedic subtraction to a greater degree. Vedic Subtraction by the All from 9 & Last from 10 method needs to be highlighted and laid more stress on than multiplication. Subtraction is the key to speeding up Division.

Question 5 : Which is your favorite Vedic Math Multiplication Method?

There was a huge debate and this question brought about an uproar. Each Student fighting for and giving reason for their own best method.

Tathagata says " Vertically Cross wise is the best, because it is quicker than any other method. When the numbers are near 10 or 100 etc then Base is Good. But Vertically and Cross wise has its hand on everything....."

Ankit likes the Base Method and he mentions ' i feel itz d easiest method n helps doin d problem in very little time..!!"

To which Sanjeet says "

You are right but vertically and crosswise method gives the same complexity for all multiplications of every level and is more logical and simple. heads off to ancient India. "

' The Next Hero' says "Using Vertically and Crosswise we can do wonders in multiplying...............itz easy.........but other methods r too easy n wont help in most of d situations......."

It is clear that the students want a method which works in every situation like the Vertically & Crosswise Multiplication.

Question 6: Is Vedic Maths Really helping you Solve Problems?

Most ( over 80%) feel that Vedic Math is helping them solve their Math Probems. But to mention Around 13% feel that Vedic Math becomes confusing and 5% feel that Vedic Math isnt helping them solve their problems. Lack of Good Teachers and Workshops could be a reason for this. Another reason could be the book by Shankaracharya which become difficult for most beginners and they give up the subject stating its tough for them.

Also since childhood most students are used to doing calculations with paper and writing each step. Mental Visualisation could be difficult for them. I still have 25 year old students who find adding 17 + 8 difficult and they do it with their fingers.

Books which are simple, lucid and for beginners should be marked and also book sellers in shops should be educated about them - i.e which one suits which age group best. They should be recommending easier books to beginners and for more advanced students-higher level books could be recommended.

What did you feel while going through this poll. How was your learning experience of Vedic Math? What do you feel about Vedic Math? Do post in your comments here and let your sentiments known.

We welcome you,if you are new to Vedic Math and would like to join the Vedic Mathematics Community by us. You simply need to have an Orkut/Google account to start.