Kali yuga, according to Hindu philosophy, is an age when evil prevails over righteousness. Etymologically, 'Kali yuga' comes from Sanskrit language, where 'Kali' means vice/evil and 'yuga' means age. Hence, Kali yuga is the 'age of vice'. In Kali yuga, people are vicious by nature and they do more wrong than right. They are selfish,... Continue Reading →
Whole Child Education
The text 'Whole Child Education' features in B.Ed. 1st Year’s General English book (Tribhuvan University). This text is about not just imparting academic knowledge to the children and making them pass the exam as traditional school education has been doing, but providing them with whole education through holistic approach as practiced by Waldorf and Montessori... Continue Reading →
The Mirror of Matsuyama
(From Myths and Legends of Japan by F Hadland Davis) - a Japanese lore; a folk tale that gives moral lesson Summary In a remote part of Japan lived a man named Matsuyama, his wife, and their little daughter. Once Matsuyama went to a distant place on business and returned with gifts for his wife... Continue Reading →
The Library
Characters: Donald Amaratunga A librarian Janice Conway Summary of the Story This story by Romesh Gunesekera, a Sri Lankan-born British writer, is about the search for one's traditional roots and the preservation of personal heritage. Donald Amaratunga had come to Britain from Ceylon, present Sri Lanka, with his parents. After his parents died, he became... Continue Reading →
The Necklace
Characters: Matilda Loisel Mr Loisel, Matilda's husband Jeanne Forestier, Matilda's friend Summary of the Story This story is about a lower middle-class married woman, named Matilda Loisel, who suffers miserably for pretending to be a rich and high class woman. Matilda is young and pretty but was born into a family of clerks and is... Continue Reading →
The Three Dancing Goats
Characters: (Baba Trinco, the storyteller) Sindhu, a poor and hard-working young peasant Sindhu's mother An old woman with three goats Sindhu's landowner The landowner's beautiful daughter A handsome young suitor Summary of the Story This story is an Indian folk tale. Baba Trinco tells the story. A poor and hard-working young peasant, Sindhu, who lives... Continue Reading →
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