Thanks Rakesh!!! ha ha ... I wonder what would Satyendra ji have to say about your invitation to me!!! q is would he ??? if he does invite, I would certainly come. Usha di
On Jan 1, 8:07 pm, Rakesh Biswas <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Usha di, You must visit Bandhavgarh and stay with Satyendra ji and > his family. He has the most interesting variety of trees in his large > garden visited by a host of butterflies and birds. He also took us out on > his jeep for a ride through the jungle which was one of the best i have > ever enjoyed. > > :-) > > On Sat, Dec 31, 2011 at 10:01 PM, Ushadi micromini < > > > > > > > > [email protected]> wrote: > > Rakesh: I only included you in this because you are an > > educationist... > > not to propagandize myself... > > am learning botany/taxonomy right now.. > > > anyway that plant used for itching is most likely cassia alata... may > > not be cassia tora... > > however I would not dare contradict mr Oudhia.. I prefer to keep my > > hide.. :):) .. > > > I am not surprised the highly specialized physician did not know > > anything about what to prescribe for skin itching... most villagers > > are farmers... farmers get many varieties of contact and photo- > > dermatitis...and small skin parasites.. cassia alata is only grown > > as an exotic in USA ... and not as a herbal plant of wonderful > > usage... and one has to go to local bot garden and dig in... but most > > physicians have no time... poor things... > > > anyway ... I envy you sitting in Bandhavgarh today ... may be I'll > > come next year... > > > Usha di > > ====== > > > From: Rakesh Biswas <[email protected]> > > Date: Sat, Dec 31, 2011 at 12:30 PM > > Subject: Re: guidance for future > > To: indiantreepix <[email protected]> > > > Thanks everyone for this very interesting thread on 'education.' > > > I am currently in Bandhavgarh with Satyendraji and Kay and we were just > > sitting in their tree and bird laden garden having this conversation on > > "the current problems in Indian Education" when i noticed this thread on > > 'how to build a career given the current resources in the "Indian System of > > Education." > > > Balkar ji's last line of advice to Ankush actually for me highlights an > > important 'problem' with Indian Education. > > > Getting a good percentage in BSc is unfortunately currently based on a > > student's rote memorization skills rather than his/her ability to engage > > emotionally with his/her subject of interest (correct me if i am wrong)? > > > I wonder what percentage of Indian students who could have done really > > good research with their critical thinking and discovery based learning > > abilities are unfortunately sidelined because of our current education > > system's fascination with a student's rote memorization skills which is > > essential to getting a good percentage? > > > :-) > > > regards, > > > rakesh > >http://www.linkedin.com/pub/rakesh-biswas/5/893/988 > > > PS: Also copied in bcc to a few other Indian Educationists to build on > > this thread if possible. Thanks Usha di for the inspiring lines from > > Campbell. I am sure some of our medical students from Kolkata ( who i have > > copied in this email) would love to meet you in Kolkata and learn both > > medicine and botany from you. Satyendra ji was just relating a very > > interesting story about a US based Indian physician-surgeon who came to > > Bandhavgarh and set up a medical camp and to his utter dismay found that > > 80% of the villagers were just complaining of ' body itching' ( which was > > not within his area of expertise) and Satyendraji communicated this to > > Pankaj Oudhia ji (a group member here) who promptly suggested that the > > villagers should rub this herb ('cassia tora' if i remember correctly) > > which is anyway abundantly available in the region. The physician > > communicated 80% of the villagers to rub this herb for itching and when he > > came back from US a year later, Satyendra ji took him again to the > > villagers who thanked the doctor profusely for having suggested the herb as > > their most important problem (that of itching) had been taken care of. This > > could be an interesting illustration of how modern day education systems > > evolving through 'modern day communication' can cut across entrenched > > disciplines and traditions and possibly some day have the power to > > transform our field of education with a resultant improvement on human > > quality of life? :-) > > > From: Ushadi micromini <[email protected]> > > Date: Sat, Dec 31, 2011 at 5:47 AM > > Subject: Re: guidance for future > > To: efloraindia <[email protected]> > > Cc: Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>, Balkar Arya < > > [email protected]>, "J. M. Garg" <[email protected]>, Pankaj Kumar < > > [email protected]>, Madhuri Pejaver <[email protected]>, Rakesh > > Biswas <[email protected]>, Satish Phadke <[email protected]>, > > Neil Soares <[email protected]> > > > Ankush : > > > If you are undecided by now.... > > you are not being pushed in one direction by family or friends > > or personal ambition based on other's lives and status . > > Thats a very good sign... a very good sign.. > > > Joseph Campbell (who was responsible for the ultimate story line and > > characters of the starwars trilogy of Lucas) was a professor in USA of > > Mythology and our collective human wisdom and heritage... used to > > say : follow your bliss... money and success will follow that... > > google lucas, star wars and Joseph campbell...or go to wikipedia and > > get the stories... > > > to find what is your bliss... (Bliss: = your soul's propensity, > > desires, needs, karmic fulfillment etc) > > I have found that one can take many roads... one or all at the same > > time.. > > > 1: meditate and pay attention to what god is trying to tell you... > > do not pray ..to ask... keep quiet so you can hear what the universe > > or your own higher self is trying to convey to you... takes patience > > and practice...may take months..but it always works > > > 2: pay attention to what comes out of your own mouth or pen > > ie what you talk about the most , or write the most > > > 3: read books .. go to library repeatedly and notice which stacks you > > always end up at > > > 4: take tests.. there are many personality and eneagram like tests > > that universities give to prospective students... I know Jadavpur > > University in Kolkata gives one... but I dont have access to their > > tests...top secret it seems, but I have seen their real life effects.. > > very good effects... ask around there must be Councillors in your > > part of India who can help... One test on the net is meyer > > briggs ...but it costs to get results back... but you can research > > it ... there are books on this test ... will classify you into a > > line in life and then subclassify expertise that your personality is > > suitable for... I find they are pretty good ... > > > but as to your own soul's need and desire, only you know... and that > > you only you can know or find out... > > > 5: take some job... in a field you think you like... see if that gets > > your imagination and enthusiasm going up..good.... otherwise quit and > > move to some fresh field... do it while you are young... two or > > three... jobs in different fields... young age you can be research > > assistant etc... you are bound to find it > > > Hope you find your path or two > > > Usha di > > ========
