http://www.punemirr or.in/index. aspx?page= article§id=2&contentid=200912282 0091228005311624 207d353e§xslt<http://www.punemirr%20or.in/index.%20aspx?page=%20article§id=2&contentid=200912282%200091228005311624%20207d353e§xslt>= Language learning is easy if you start to learn it at a young age, they say. But unfortunately people hardly follow India's classical language, Sanskrit, as it is hardly taught at primary level. At higher level too, the language is taught via the tedious grammar translation method. With an aiom of popularising Sanskrit among youngsters, a Sanskrit teacher has penned Sanskrit rhymes, on the lines of nursery rhymes, for children. Varsha Sarda, a Sanskrit enthusiast, has come up with the novel idea of Sanskrit rhymes in a book form along with its audio CD. Her book called Moda Sanskritam will be launched on Wednesday. Moda Sanskritam contains 11 jingles or rhymes along with illustrations. She deliberately has not provided translation, so that one can learn it the natural way. "I want kids to learn the language without the usual translation method. They can get the meaning from illustrations." The book will be sold along with audio CD in which all these rhymes are transformed into jingles. "Prasad Ranade has given music to the rhymes", she said. Varsha says it is for easier learning that the musical method has been developed. "Kids can easily sing the songs. Then they won't find Sanskrit as a difficult language, which is regarded so because of the traditional method of learning with translation," Varsha explains. Varsha, who is currently pursuing Ph D, is also a Bharatnatyam dancer and teacher. She is a visiting faculty at the University of Pune and Bharati Vidyapeeth's Performing Arts Centre, where she teaches Natyashastra. "I was associated with Sanskrit Bharati, an NGO which work for popularisation of Sanskrit as a spoken language. Every time when I meet students pursuing Sanskrit at higher level, I found that they don't think the language is facile because of its teaching methodology. So I ended up finding a solution to promote easy Sanskrit use. So I made these Sanskrit rhymes." The subject of these poems written by Varsha include day-to-day experiences such as children's play, rains and even earthworm. "I deliberately kept the subject easy, so that everybody can understand it. When I took this book to schools, they liked it. Almost 30 primary and nursery schools from Pune have agreed to take this book to teach. Sanskrit pronunciation is a good speech therapy too," Varsha adds. The release of Moda Sanskritam is scheduled for December 30 at 6.30 pm in Udyan Prasad Hall <http://groups.yahoo.com/;_ylc=X3oDMTJlZnNvcDUzBF9TAzk3NDc2NTkwBGdycElkAzE0NjUzOTIyBGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA0MzMyNQRzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNnZnAEc3RpbWUDMTI2MjI1NjM2NA--> . __,_._,___ DISCLAIMER: Notice : This e-mail and any attachments may contain information which is confidential to the addressee and may also be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, you may not copy, forward, disclose or otherwise use it in any way whatsoever. If you have received this e-mail by mistake, please e-mail the sender by replying to this message, and deleting the original and any printout thereof. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BETTER PERSONALITY GROUP" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/better_personality?hl=en.
