MY PASSION

                                            Every state has heroes whose work motivates us in contributing our best for the society and the Nation as a whole. Let me cite an example of patriotism that one finds in   the state of   Maharashtra regarding Shivaji Maharaj. Nationalistic approach in Maharashtra is much higher in many cases, but how that happened? It is due to the fact that a patriotic factor called shivaji worked there. Shivaji has entered everyone’s brain and it has been able to influence people from different works of life. Process of knowing Shivaji starts from KG level classes, where only the picture of Shivaji is given and below that his name is written, then in the next class students come to know about his birth date and year. Students after that come to know about his parents and childhood. Gradually one after another class, students come to kn...

  Story telling is the best way to infuse good morale and rational thinking among the kids. Grandmother's story which used to find a wonderful place in our life, now is gradually going out of our life. Even the inspirational stories from comics like Amar Chitra Khata have been replaced by cartoons. Our kids remained glued to the  Television to see those cartoons which have the messages and culture of other countries and in reality they find themselves in different world. Stories of our Heroes in different spheres, who helped a lot in shaping this nation need to be studied, may be in the form of story books, comics, cartoons but the best always remained among non formal education is the grandmother storytelling, which can also be practised by other members of the family. Emotional development forms one of the important tools in grooming our children. Stories forms gateway in opening our senses and restoring our own values and help the children to develop concern for others. ...