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VEDIC MATHEMATICS NEWSLETTER ISSUE No. 35 A warm welcome to new subscribers. Vedic Mathematics is becoming increasingly popular as more and more people are introduced to the beautifully unified and easy Vedic methods. The purpose of this Newsletter is to provide information about developments in education and research and books, articles, courses, talks etc., and also to bring together those working with Vedic Mathematics. If you are working with Vedic Mathematics - teaching it or doing research - please contact us and let us include you and some description of your work in the Newsletter. Perhaps you would like to submit an article for inclusion in a later issue or tell us about a course or talk you will be giving or have given. If you are learning Vedic Maths, let us know how you are getting on and what you think of this system. ***************************** This issue’s article is a reply to the letter sent on June 30, 2003 by Dr L M Singhvi, President of the World Academy of Vedic Mathematics, which was featured in the last newsletter. This is a very positive and encouraging response and is written by Professor R.D. Shukla, Head of Department of Education and Mathematics within NCERT (the National Council for Education, Research and Training, in India). LETTER FROM NCERT I received the letter of Dr L. M. Singhvi addressed to our Director, Prof. J. S. Raiput sometimes back in connection with Vedic Mathematics. I am really grateful to Dr Singhvi for his academic support and encouragement to NCERT and its faculty. The comprehensive letter addressed to Director gave a lot of information to us regarding Vedic Mathematics and its various dimensions. Dr Singhvi also gave the references of the work going on at international level in the field of Vedic Mathematics. In his letter, he mentioned that we should contact you in this connection, and, therefore, I am writing this letter to you only. As you might be aware, NCERT undertook renewal of school curriculum from classes I to XII and completed the textbooks in three phases. Renewal of mathematics textbooks of different stages is also complete by now. Vedic Mathematics as such, is not an integral part of school curriculum/textbooks and schools as such are not using Vedic Mathematics as part of their curriculum. However, we are interested that Vedic Mathematics should be used as a computational tool in view of its powerful methods of calculation. This was the reason why we were interested that mathematics should be included in the National Curriculum for School Education. At the same time, we want that Vedic Mathematics should be optional and gradually introduced in school system not as a matter of prescription but as a necessity. NCERT being an advisory body for MHRD and State Government in matter of school education cannot force the states or any school/institution in the country to adopt any course related to mathematics. No doubt, an effort is going on to popularise Vedic Mathematics by developing supplementary reading materials under our series, “Reading to Learn” at school level. The Veda Bharati, Hyderabad is developing a supplementary book on Vedic Mathematics which is expected to be a popular Vedic Mathematics book and can be used by schools. We shall be constantly in touch with you and extend all academic support in this your academic endeavour particularly relevant to Vedic Mathematics. **************************** FORTHCOMING EVENTS **************************** WORKSHOP IN KOLKATA The
World Academy of Vedic Mathematics has arranged an Introductory workshop on
Vedic Mathematics on 14th Dec at the Chinmaya mission hall in Kolkata. The workshop
will be conducted by Debmalya Banerjee. It will start at 10:30 a.m. and end
at 01:00 p.m. This event has been highlighted in the Times News Network under
the caption “Numbers, the Swift Way”. WORKSHOPS IN PUNE A Vedic mathematic workshop will be held in Aundh Branch of Tej Gyan Foundation on Sunday 28 Dec 20043 from 10.00 am to 5.00 p.m. There will also be an introductory seminar on Saturday 27 Dec from 6.00 pm to 8.00 pm at the same premises. These workshops will be conducted by Mrs
Rajeshwari Sharma and are being jointly organised by World Academy of Vedic
Mathematics & Tej Gyan Foundation in PIMPRI at Pune (A Spiritual organisation
in Pune). The persons to be contacted are the following for registration : The organisers intend to proceed further
to Panchgani (near Pune) to give Introductory sessions at PRESENTATION AT FREUDENTHAL INSTITUTE, HOLLAND There will be a talk on Vedic Mathematics at the Freudenthal Institute in Holland as part of the Dutch National Mathematics Days 6th, 7th February 2004. More details later. **************************** RECENT EVENTS **************************** TEACHERS VM CLASS IN AUSTRALIA Vera Stevens in Australia has just
completed a one week teaching trip to Armidale and WORKSHOPS IN PUNE SCHOOLS N. I. E (Newspaper in Education) of Times Of India has fixed VM workshops in Pune for 4 days in lot of schools in November 17th to 20th. The timings for these events are around 8.30 or 9 a.m in the morning until at the most 4 p.m in the evening. WORKSHOPS IN INDIA BY RAJI SHARMA **************************** OTHER NEWS **************************** DIVISION BY 11 Here is a good way of doing division by 11, from Dr Abhijit
Das… FOUR ARTICLES An article, "Rekenen met sutra’s", by Marco Swaen, has appeared in the Dutch journal for mathematics teachers: ‘Pythagoras’, Nov 2003. An article by Rajendra Jain has appeared in DPS (Delhi Public School) News, May-July 2003. It is entitled “Maths with a Smile, The Vedic Style”. Two articles by Kenneth Williams are published in the new book “Glimpses of Vedic Mathematics” by Dr S. K. Kapoor. They are entitled ”The Sutras of Vedic Mathematics” and ”The System of Vedic Mathematics”. They will be made available on the website www.vedicmaths.org soon. REVIEW OF FUN WITH FIGURES EBOOK An excellent review of “Fun with Figures” has been written by Laura Ramirez. The review is at www.vedicmaths.com and the book can be obtained at http://funwithfigures.com. Laura Ramirez is the author of Family Matters Online Parenting Magazine. Her articles feature insights into the core issues that today's parents face and offer a unique mix of Native American thought and child development. Subscribe by going to: http://www.parenting-child-development.com. COMMENT ON VEDIC MATHS BOOK
FROM DR RAAJ IN SINGAPORE My website at www.tridentplus.com
is up and running after many unexpected delays and problems. The Vedic Maths
part of it is 90% up. The rest of the site involving other areas is still under
construction. Please take note of the Project Eyeball newspaper article and
2 video clips. **************************** World Academy for Vedic Mathematics – contact details Registered Address: Vishwa Punarnirman Sangh, Raval Bhawan, Near Telankhedi Garden, Nagpur-440 001, India Tel # 255-0906 / 253-1363 / 254-5637 Contacts in other Cities in India : a) Delhi: RP Jain mail@mlbd.com & mlbd@vsnl.com ; # 2393-2747 / 2397-4826 / 2391-8335 / 1985 b) Mumbai: # 24923526 c) Pune: mlbdpune@hotmail.com, # 24486190 d) Bangalore: School of Ancient Wisdom, Tel # 768-2181 / 82 or 558-6837 e) Kolkata: Debmalya Banerjee dheuyertaale@yahoo.com f) Chennai: # 24982315 **************************** Your comments about this Newsletter are invited. If you would like to send us details about your work or submit an article or details about a course/talk etc. for inclusion, please let us know on news@vedicmaths.com Previous issues of this Newsletter can be copied from the Web Site: www.vedicmaths.org Some articles from previous newsletters are: Issue 1: An Introduction To subscribe or unsubscribe to this Newsletter simply send an email to that effect to news@vedicmaths.com Please pass a copy of this Newsletter on (unedited) to anyone you think may be interested. Editor: Kenneth Williams Visit the Vedic Mathematics web site at 7th December 2003 |
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