Thought For The Day

"It is a fine thing to have ability, but the ability to discover ability in others is the true test."

Have a Nice Day!
With Love, Amma-Nana

Best Wishes to you Vikram Naana - Back to School

Dear our sweet Vikram Naana,

You are going to your New, but Great School tomorrow. Your loving Grandma and I wish you earn a lot of good friends at your new School, and a lot of love from your new friends and teachers, in course of time, as you could in your earlier school. And we wish you joy and success in all that you do.

WITH LOVE, AMMAMMA - TATHAIAH

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Good Morning

Good morning it's time to rise,
Stand up and wipe your sleepy eyes.

Reach and stretch for the sky,
Hold your hands way up high.

Bend your body and touch the ground,
Stand up straight, now turn around.

Point to your eyes, point to your nose,
Jump up and down and touch your toes.

Clap your hands, stomp your feet,
Let's start the day, now find your seat.

Happy Teacher's Day

Teachers' Day (India)

In India 5th September is celebrated as Teachers' day. 5th September is the birthday of a great teacher Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan. When Dr. Radhakrishnan became the president of India in 1962, some of his students and friends approached him and requested him to allow them to celebrate 5th September, his "birthday". In reply, Dr, Radhakrishnan said, "instead of celebrating my birthday separately, it would be my proud privilege if September 5 is observed as Teachers' day". The request showed Dr.Radhakrishnan's love for the teaching profession. From then onwards, the day has been observed as Teachers' Day in India.

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-A good teacher is like a candle - it consumes itself to light the way for others.

-Teachers mold the lives that they influence.

-Lessons learned from teachers remain with their students throughout life.

-We should always respect our teachers.

-Teachers need encouragement and support from the community to feel that their devotion to students is appreciated.

-Socrates was an example of a good teacher. He considered himself a learner as well as a teacher. For Socrates, love and friendship were the proper contexts for the pursuit of wisdom and goodness. Socrates saw himself only as a catalyst. He felt it was not his teaching, but actually the power of the Divine which enabled the person he was talking with to improve himself.

I am here for a Purpose...

"I am here for a purpose and that purpose is to grow into a mountain, not to shrink to a grain of sand. Henceforth will I apply ALL my efforts to become the highest mountain of all and I will strain my potential until it cries for mercy"

With Love, Amma-Nana

Jeyaprakash Narayan

Dr. Jayaprakash Narayan is a physician by training, a public servant by choice, and a democrat by conviction. He joined the IAS in 1980. During his 16 years of public service in various capacities, he had many accomplishments to his credit. He is still remembered fondly by the people of the districts he once worked for.

In spite of an impressive personal achievement, Dr. JP’s experience in government convinced him that faulty governance process is the biggest hurdle in India’s path of progress.

In order to translate his vision into practical reality, he resigned from the IAS in 1996, and with like-minded citizens formed Lok Satta Movement in 1997. Lok Satta has now emerged as India’s leading civil society initiative for political and governance reforms with wide popular base in Andhra Pradesh.

Over the last decade, Lok Satta has significantly influenced India’s democratic evolution.