Summer Workshops in Kolkata

Hey You Junta and all the Happy People!
How are all of you doing? We take great pleasure in bringing you some 6-Day Vedic Maths Workshops during your summer holidays in Kolkata. They are being organised from 16th May to 16th June , 2009. They will be conducted by Prof.Kenneth Williams from United Kingdom and Gaurav Tekriwal from The Vedic Maths Forum India and You can call us up for more details 98305-32264.
See you all there
Have a Great Day.
www.vedicmathsindia.org

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A Kollam-based Vedic Mathematician claims to have come up with a simple proof for the famous ‘Fermat’s Last Theorem,’ which is termed as one of the most intriguing and enigmatic mathematical problems ever devised.

S. Haridas, a retired Maths teacher and Vedic Mathematician, in a press conference here on Saturday, claimed that he has discovered a simple proof for the complex theorem. According to Haridas, he has developed the proof in such a way that even high school students can understand it. According to a statement made by Pierre de Fermat in 1637, ‘it is impossible to separate any power higher than the second into two like powers.’ No correct proof was found for 357 years. And, Andrew Wiles published a complicated proof of over 200 pages in 1995.Haridas, a disciple of renowned Sanskrit scholar Prof K.P. Narayana Pisharody, was able to evaluate 251st root of a 794-digit number within 1 min 40 sec. He is now planning to organise an open discussion for his proof.

The Vedic Maths Forum India congratulates him and celebrates this feat.

Vedic Maths Workshop,Tech fest at BIT, Mesra

Ranchi, Jan. 27: Birla Institute of Technology (BIT), Mesra, will host a five-day technical festival next month. International Unnayan will start from February 4.

Justice Gyan Sudha Misra, the chief justice of Jharkhand High Court, will inaugurate the function.

A paper presentation by students on latest innovations will be the main draw at the event.

Another event called Robowarz — robotics racing across in air, on ground, over fire and the like — will be another attraction.

Srikar Thakur, the chairperson of the organising committee, said several renowned persons would share their knowledge with the students.

They include Duh Been Lirn and Yayun Ha, both professors of National University of Singapore, and R.S. Sharma, the chairman and managing director of National Thermal Power Corporation.

Thakur said that workshops to enhance the technical knowledge of the students would be organised during the technical fest.

These include robocode workshop, arthrobotix and speed maths.

While robocode is an easy-to-use robotic battler stimulator, speed maths is the art of quick mental mathematics through vedic sutra. BIT, Mesra, has invited Gaurav Tekriwal of the Vedic Maths Forum of India to conduct a workshop on speed maths with the help of vedic sutra.

“He has conducted several such workshops and taught students in this field. The workshop will cover an array of topics from different fields in mathematics,” Thakur said.

At the arthrobotix workshop, students will be taught to design four-legged robots called quadraped by experts. The major attraction of the event will be a competition between different robots at the end of the workshop, the chairperson said.

Source: http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090128/jsp/jharkhand/story_10449147.jsp

Twitter, Transperency and some Chai

The Twitter Post seems to have hit a chord right away. I feel so good to announce that 51 people are following us on The Vedic Maths Forum India channel in 3 Days time. That seems good. Going by that I hope to have atleast a 1000 in a year's time. So One of my New year Resolutions is going to get more followers on our VedicMathsIndia Twitter Channel.

I got a Mail from the Editor of a Popular Blog Chai Kadai Samyuktha PC, asking me to Inaugurate her section of the Blog called 'One Question'. Here's what she says and my comments thereon.

"Chai Kadai has started a new project called One Question. We ask a list of random questions to a variety of people. These are almost like short interviews. They will be compiled and published on the blog. You are the one to inaugarate this project. :)

I read through this newsletter and found the ideas remarkable. When I put forth the question and answer I will definitely write a line or two about how Vedic Maths Forum is dealing with transperancy. When you get the spare time, please send me an answer to this question, with an attached copy of your photograph and company logo (jpg format)

What do you think is the level of transparency in present educational systems? Why is transparency in education important? How can this be monitored?"

Thanking you,
Samyuktha PC,
Editor, Chai Kadai.

Here's my take on Your Question :-

What do you think is the level of transparency in present educational systems? Why is transparency in education important? How can this be monitored?

The Level of Transperency present in the Educational System in our Country is Below Average. We still thrive on " Controlling the Information' rather than sharing the knowledge. Teacher's love to do that. But they forget thanks to the dawn of the Internet and Wikipedia a Student is much more better informed and prepared for what the teacher's talking about. Today a Student researchers not among some handful of encyclopedias on the Library but on a Wider Platform such as the Wikipedia. They know even more than the Teachers. Teachers today need to be better researched and more transparent about the activities that they do. They need to get the students more involved and engaged in themselves.

Transperency in Education is most important to have a fair and unbiased view of things. Being transparent say about the way a school function and runs is central to its authority and respect it commands even in society. Lets say for example Admission. If a School is transparent about the Admission Process it can give to rest the talks going about Lakhs spent by needy parents in Donations. Being Transparent about checking papers to give students what they rightfully deserve should be made mandatory I think toatleast start with.

How can this be monitored?

Atleast to start with A School Teacher can Twitter about his activities throughout the day. He can blog about the future courses he will be lecturing about and involve the students through quizzes, contests whereby sustaining interest in the subject. The Students will be glued on when he Twitters about exam results and declares that Ravi got a 90% in Math instantly and Sushmita got 100% In Chemistry. Students would love this kind of a thing u know. May be this can develop into a Measurement system and an award given to the most transparent teacher. Perhaps he would be the favorite one as well.

Rapid Progresses can be made with the use of Technology and Bridges can be built by being transparent. Teachers can be more Approachable and Friendly.

Thanks
Gaurav Tekriwal

The 1 service you should be using in 2009...

In this Year 2009, there's 1 thing that I see as becoming
critical to education.

... and that one thing is to "become more transparent" with
what we're doing in our activities to take Vedic Math to more
and more people across the globe.

As the internet grows and develops, one thing is becoming
evident. We cannot ignore the fact that social media is taking
over the internet.

It's no longer enough to have just a one way communication between
Vedic Math Teacher and Students. In my opinion it needs to be a 2
way conversation.

A 2 way conversation where you get to see what I'm doing,
working on, etc. each day, and vice versa.

In 2009 it's my goal to become closer friends with everyone
and each of my students to be able to help them with their Math.

I can't stand the "big unaccessible Teacher" mindset, and
hopefully you can tell that I like more of a "personal approach".

With that said, I've finally set up a Twitter account. If you
don't know what Twitter is, just "Google it", but I'm assuming
most people know what it is.

=> http://vedicmathsindia.net/click.html?x=a62a&lc=Xdsp&mc=3&s=i4vRS&y=W&


Ok, so if you want to:

1. See what I'm doing on an hourly basis

2. View random pictures I take throughout the my travels of
Workshops, Students, Classes, Campuses etc

3. Know what books I'm currently learning from

4. Puzzles on Vedic Math

5. Contests, Offers, Tips and Methods on Vedic Math

... and so on, then visit below and follow me on Twitter.

Follow these steps to follow me on Twitter:

Step 1: Go to: http://vedicmathsindia.net/click.html?x=a62a&lc=Xdsp&mc=3&s=i4vRS&y=W&
and click the "follow" button under my picture.
If you don't have an account already, then
proceed to step 2 below.

Step 2: If you don't have an account already, you'll need to do this:
=> Go to www.twitter.com and Join Today.

Step 3: That's it!

If you don't have a Twitter account, you really should get one,
because Twitter is honestly the next big thing. Don't miss out
on this one while it's still new.

Go there now and register your name, and start to follow!

Hope you had a nice Holiday, and I hope to hear from you on Twitter!

I am in BIT MESRA, NIT DURGAPUR for their TECH FESTIVALS in
the last week of Jan. Do catch up if you are there.


Talk soon,
Gaurav Tekriwal
President
The Vedic Maths Forum India

An Email from Croatia

Hello Everyone!
Just Got this Encouraging Email from Croatia. This shows that Vedic Math is slowly reaching all the corners of the globe.

An Interesting mail ...Read On.


"Thank you for doing what you do. I' m writing a presentation with the title "Vedic Mathematics",and apparently no one here in Croatia heard about it. Really embarrassing. The biggest problem that Ihave to face is the lack of books about Vedic maths, so it is very difficult to write something without giving any proof at all of it.

Anyway, I'm glad I had the luck to encounter Vedic maths methods, because I'm studying Constructions,and they recently prohibited the use of calculators. So thank for doing what you do, yo are helping many people that ,like me, come from countries were Vedic Mathematics isn't that popular.I'm also sending you another visualization of multiplication. I'm not sure if it exists already,couse as I sad, I hadn't read a single book about it.It seems really easy to understand. The idea came to me by performing multiplication with 11.

Thank, Goran Bulatović"

Jain 108 offering 12 Day Seminars near Florence, Italy: Vedic Maths, Magic Squares, Divine Proportion etc

12 Day Seminars in Italy,

Starting on Friday the 27th Feb 2009, and finishing Sunday, 22nd of March.

Many sacred geometry students around the word have asked for more teachings,
and I am calling all those interested, beginners or advanced, to come to Italy,
near the beautiful city of Florence, to share this timeless wisdom.

1: 27th-28th Feb & 1st March 2009: Rapid Mental Calculation, Levels 1, 2, & 3
2: 6th-7th-8th March, 2009 Magic Squares Levels 1, 2, & 3
3: 13th-14th-15th March, 2009 Divine Proportion Levels 1, 2, & 3
4: 20th-21st-22nd March, 2009 3-Dimensional Geometry Levels 1, 2, & 3

Each topic is taught in full detail over 3 days: each Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
4 topics, in this order are taught: 1: Rapid Mental Calculation, 2: Magic Squares,
3: Divine Proportion and 4: 3-Dimensional Geometry.
Each successive day introduces the next higher level:
Level 1 = Introduction; Level 2 = Beginners; Level 3 = Advanced.

Venue: These 12 days of seminars will be held at the Sports Centre, "Sportilia" in Italy.To view the building that accommodates 700 people, see www.sportilia.it

This is your chance to learn all the valuable mathematical and geometrical knowledge of the Ancient Civilizations.Pass on the essence of this to your children that are interested in expanding their Knowledge.

Students hold expo on ‘Vedic Maths’

Back to basics: Students of Bhashyam Blooms displaying their models at Vedic Mathematics Expo held in Guntur on Monday.

GUNTUR: The nimble fingers played with the figures and their minds worked with a furious speed to work out solutions. The students of Bhashyam Blooms here on Monday did their own bit to remember the contribution of Srinivasa Ramanujam to the field of Mathematics by presenting various models at an exhibition of Vedic Mathematics to mark the birth anniversary of the mathematics genius.

Over 500 students from various educational institutions belonging to the Bhashyam Educational Society took part in the exhibition divided into three categories - Vedic Mathematics, Pure and Applied Mathematics.

Three eminent mathematicians acted as judges and in the valedictory function, M.L.C Rayapati Srinivas gave away prizes.

Bhashyam School director Ramakrishna was present. “Vedic mathematics makes it simpler and a very useful tool to create inquisitiveness among the children in primary-level.

We use simple formulae inVedic Mathematics to resolve complex additions and subtractions,” said School Principal Uma.

For instance, students of Class 7 found a simple solution for solving complex problems in subtraction by a method called as Ekanyuneus Poorveda (By One Less than before). Using a point instead of the carrying number, they got the solution quickly.

The exhibition had 90 projects on Vedic Mathematics and 70 on Pure and Applied Mathematics.

Some of the students displayed their creative talent by using thermocole shapes as examples to various vedic formulae, which offered simple solutions to mind boggling number games and complex problems.

“What we have shown is simple applications in basic fundas of Maths, like addition, subtraction, multiplication and division,” added the principal.

Special Christmas Offer for our 8 DVD set on Vedic Maths

Dear Friends!

Greetings for the Festive Season.

Its that time of the year again when we all want to Gift
our near and dear ones and make them feel special.

What better way to do this than by the 8 DVD Set on High
Speed Vedic Mathematics which offers a revolutionary way to
speed up Math Calculations from Ancient India.

This 8 DVD set which has content of over 17 hours is
available to you now only for limited time at a Special Saving
of US $91. Which means this costs you now only US $ 99
instead of our earlier price of US $ 190.

You can avail of this Special Offer by going to this link
and paying by your Credit Card.

http://gtekriwal.googlepages.com/xmas

Our friends in India can mail me at gtekriwal@gmail.com
for their Special Offer and Payment Mode.

All orders are shipped in 1 day's time and would reach you
by International Courier UBX, UPS,FEDEX or DHL In 3-4 days
time.

We hope that we are able to add to your Christmas Cheer by
this offer.

Wishing you loads of prosperity, abundance, success and a
radiant health.

Merry Christmas.

Thanking you
Gaurav Tekriwal
President
The Vedic Maths Forum India
www.vedicmathsindia.org

Vedic Mathematics for Faster Mental Calculations and High Speed VLSI Arithmetic

Himanshu Thapliyal, “Vedic Mathematics for Faster Mental Calculations and High Speed VLSI Arithmetic”, Invited talk at IEEE Computer Society Student Chapter, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, Nov 14 2008.

Vedic Mathematics for Faster Mental

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Roots and Wings

This Article does not have anything to do with Vedic Mathematics directly but I strongly urge all my readers who are Parents to go through it.  This book, Roots and Wings by Raksha Bharadia is highly recommended as a handbook!

As parents, our dreams for our children are noble. We do our best, even stretch beyond the available resources—time, efforts, finances—to provide an environment that would facilitate their optimal development. Yet more often than not we find ourselves at loggerheads; frustrated, exhausted and uncertain of the rightness and efficacy of our parental efforts and skeptical of the potential of our children. We find them struggling with low self-esteem, loneliness, boredom, obesity; suffering from stress, burn-out, depression. Kids do not come with a manual and the jargon of work on parenting is often conflicting and polarised.

 

Roots and Wings—A Handbook for Parents addresses parenting conflicts and dilemmas; how to manage the thin line between freedom and structure, space and control, being a mentor and a friend, our expectations of the child versus his native endowments. This book is about giving our children roots, so that they can stand firm; and wings, so that they may soar and achieve their potential.

 

With in-depth research and interviews with personalities such as Kumar Mangalam Birla, Jaya Bachchan, Sachin Tendulkar, Jogen Chowdhary, Mrinal Sen, Hemant Trivedi, Kiran Bedi, Javed Akhtar and Sanjeev Kapoor, the book shows you ways in which you can help your children along the long and winding road of discovery—within and without, of the self and of the world at large.

An Excerpt: http://www.livemint.com/2008/11/07234451/Breaking-news.html

Raksha Bharadia is the author of Me: A handbook for life (Rupa & Co). Raksha has co-authored 'Chicken soup for the Indian soul' '(Westland). Her latest work is Roots and Wings- A handbook for Parents. She has contributed features for Times of India, Femina, Gurlz and Life Positive.  Always one to follow her dreams and passions, she has rekindled her romance with the world of rythm and is reinventing herself currently as a Kathak danseuse. Raksha also taught at the school for the visually challeneged, at Andh Kanya Gruh. Currently she is teaching english in a street school run by NGO Manv Sadhna at Ram-Raheem ka Tekra. She lives in Ahmedabad.  

Raksha Bharadia would be in Kolkata from 23rd to 29th November 2008, giving talks and workshops at The Don Bosco School, The Heritage and The Roundtable.

All Are invited for the Book Read at Crosswords on the 27th November 2008.

Vedic Maths Workshop

Corporate Vedic Maths Workshop Bangalore

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We had a Corporate Vedic Maths Workshop Organised in Bangalore at Syntel by Prof.V.G.Unkalkar. Some Slides on it with Feedback from the Participants!

Vedic Maths India Meet

Greetings on the Festive Occassion of Diwali.

Well We are back after a long time. Loads happened over the last almost six months. Among the major events and Highlights was our Vedic Maths India Meet in Kolkata and Puri this year. We had Prof. Kenneth Williams coming over from Scotland to India for the first time and we went on to see His Holiness Jagadguru Shri Shankaracharya in Govardhan Matha, Puri, Orissa.

In this meet we were joined by Prof.V.G.Unkalkar and Prof.P.K.Srivathsa from Bangalore both renowned scholars in the field of Vedic Mathematics.

Mr.Alex Bellos a UK Based Journalist also joined the Meet to write a chapter on Vedic Mathematics forming the contents of his to be launched Book.

We had several discussions on Vedic Mathematics most of which is summarised in our Newsletter Vedika.

You can access it in a PDF Below:-

http://www.vedicmathsindia.org/Vedika4.pdf

( Right Click and Save Target As)

Do Send in your Feedbacks.

Thanking you

Gaurav Tekriwal

The Vedic Maths Forum India

Vedic Math to be taught at UK's First fully state funded Hindu School

London: Britain is all set to get its first fully state-funded Hindu school by September 2009.

The Krishna Avanti Primary School in Harrow in north-west London, will have Scripture Reading, Vedic Math, Sanskrit and Yoga as part of its curriculum.

On Saturday, a traditional bhumi pujan ceremony was held before starting the construction of the £13.5-million project.

“This gives Hindu parents a choice. Parents from other religions have a choice so it’s fair that the Hindu parents, too, have an option,” says Nitish Gor of I-Foundation, a Hindu charity closely associated with the Hare Krishna Movement, which will run the school.

The school, spread over five acres of land, will have a total capacity of 240 students. The first batch of 30 students will start their term in September. They will study the national curriculum, but Hindu ethos and philosophy will be included into all aspects of school life.

Excited local Hindus feel this new school is a significant step in “spreading Indian culture.”

“For me it is important that students eat only vegetarian food in the school and learn more about our culture. In a Western country, the child will interact with the locals anyway, so it’s important that he learns about our culture in someway or the other,” says a delighted parent, Usha.

Britain has over 6,500 faith schools, a large majority of which are Church of England and Roman Catholic schools. There are 37 Jewish, two Sikh and around nine Muslim schools.

The Krishna Avanti School will become the first state-funded Hindu faith school. However, not everyone is convinced with the idea of faith schools. In fact, some teacher unions in Britain say that faith schools divide rather than unite communities. But for the six lakh Hindus, this school means they now have a choice. In fact, there are now plans for a similar school in Leicester.

Source: http://www.ibnlive.com/news/london-to-get-its-first-fullystate-funded-hindu-school/66812-2.html

Vedic Math Classes in Dubai

We are proud to announce a Vedic Math Introductory Workshop in Dubai,UAE for Students of 12 years and above.

A presentation and demonstration on this concept will be done by Mrs Sujaritha Raghavan, An Active Associate of The Vedic Maths Forum India.

A parent can accompany the kid for the demonstration.

Date: May 30, 2008
Time: 5.30 pm to 7.30 pm
Fees: Dhs.11/- per kid. (incl. 10% tax)

Registration limited to 50 kids so please rush to register names at India Club Reception.

INDIA CLUB, P O BOX - 679 - DUBAI, U A E, TEL: +971-4-3371112, FAX: +971-4-3378880 http://www.indiaclubdubai.com/