If it is a matter of learning or understanding astrology, the way we understand basic biology, chemistry etc, then the fundamental question is the question of utility? Very relevant as India is in the process of formulating a new education policy. And education is definitely a matter of utility, unless you live in Scandinavia. Why …
मराठीचे पुस्तक सहावे ह्यातील हा एक धडा आहे. विसाव्या शतकाच्या सुरवातीला आपले पूर्वज काय नेमके शिकत होते ते ह्या पुस्तकातून थोडे फार कळते. पारतंत्र्यात असलेल्या आपल्या देशात इंग्रजांनी शाळा पद्धती सुरु केली होती. त्या काळी कदाचित मराठी, हिंदी, भूगोल, गणित, शाश्त्र, इतिहास असे वेगळे विषय नसावेत. एकाच पुस्तकात सगळे समाविष्ट केले दिसून येते. त्या एकच …
The construction worker who worked on the gallery of our house was either tired, careless, (or he was like the proud worker who purposely (allegedly) left a dripping tile at the Taj Mahal) he misaligned the slope on a single corner tile of the gallery. The gallery tiles are sloped to such perfection that the …