Page 9 - Oct-Dec 2019

VOL. 16 No. 4

EarlY lEarNiNGS

At the ages of 4 and 5, children get introduced to formal education. With respect
to toys, the games they play become more complex. Children are encouraged to
think and use their skills to win.

FIRST LEARNING My STORy
Aksharaabhyassam or Vidya I had my Vidyaarambh ceremony when I was
Arambha is a traditional ritual 3 years old. Early in the morning, my mother
where the child is initiated into dressed me in new clothes. The temple of
education at the age of 5. It is a the house was decorated. This puja is done
Illustration by: Ridhima, IX, Swami Vivekanand ceremony held in by the child, with the help of an elder. My
Public School, Sec-17, Jagadhri
temples or houses grandfather helped me with
FIRST NOTEBOOK and is conducted mine. He whispered a mantra

In ancient India, students by a master (priest, into my ear, which I wrote on
used wooden boards father, or guru). sand to denote practice, then
called phalakas which The child is made on a tray of rice, to denote
had characters written to write ‘om’ in a acquisition of knowledge.
in ink or chalk (pandu- plate of rice. Finally my grandfather wrote
lekha). sravya Panaka, bhavan’s the mantra on my tongue
sri aurobindo Jr. with gold.
In the medieval period the College, sainikpuri, aishwarya r. Nair, Xi a, Jankidevi
phalaka came to be known as secunderabad; J. Varsha, Photo by: Aishwarya R. Nair, XI A, Jankidevi Public school, sanganer, Jaipur
iX b, bhavan’s Vidya
takhti. Slates became popular in Mandir, elamakkara, Public School, Jaipur
the modern period. Kochi

PlaYTimE aT homE

BAMBARAM PALLANGHULI MOKSHA PATAM
Pallanghuli is a game that is said
Bambaram in Tamil Nadu and Moksha Patam is a
Karnataka or Lattu in Urdu, are to have had its origins in the traditional ancient
wooden tops which are brightly Ramayana. It is said that it was Indian board game
coloured. Every Indian child strives created by Lord Rama for Sita (the modern version
to master the flick of the wrist that in order to be able to pass time is snakes and ladders)
gets the top spinning smoothly. during her time in captivity. used to teach the
Tarshpreet Kaur, Jaspreet Kaur, sri guru Try and learn this difference between
harkrishan Public school, golden avenue, game and play it good and evil.
amritsar; a. Mubina banu, iX a, s.r.M. hr. sec. with your parents
school, ambattur, Chennai
or grandparents.

annam arush reddy, DID YOU KNOW?
Viii b, Deeksha P., Lagori is a traditional
X, bhartiya Vidya
bhavan’s Public game in India. Children
school, Jubilee throw a rubber ball at
hills, hyderabad a pile of seven stacked
stones. It is played
by two teams with a
maximum of

Illustration by: Khwahish Marge, IX, Nims Illustration by: Deeksha P., X, Bharatiya three players in
International School, Jaipur Vidya Bhavan’s Public School, each team.
Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad

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