I agree with you. However it is time; today hostel life serves the opposite hostel inmates; go roaming around forgetting home; etc etc . gurukulam spread a kind of hostel message away from parents; and today it spreads another kind of message; only a very few stay safe and come out. KR IRS 20125
On Mon, 20 Jan 2025 at 11:00, N Sekar <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks. > > Hostel life differs from Gurukulam (apart from so many other factors) in > that the student in the hostel does not serve his teachers in the way they > did at Gurukulam - serving their Masters' needs, tending to the garden and > the cattle, looking after their abode etc. That way the Gurukulam students > leant the entire way of life, apart from what we now call " Dignity of > Labour". Of course as the yugas changed, these values also took a beating. > > I read that in Japan the primary class students are taught manners and > civic sense first, including cleaning their class rooms, before the > subjects are taught. No wonder, Japanese show courtesy and manners and are > polite, generally. That they were ruthless and almost barbaric (in times of > war) to their enemies including their prisiners is another story. Case of > the South Korean comfort women comes to mind readily. > > As is said we live in Kali Yuga and have to adjust and adapt and also > adopt, if and when necessary. > > N Sekar > > Yahoo Mail: Search, organise, conquer > <https://mail.onelink.me/107872968?pid=nativeplacement&c=US_Acquisition_YMktg_315_SearchOrgConquer_EmailSignature&af_sub1=Acquisition&af_sub2=US_YMktg&af_sub3=&af_sub4=100002039&af_sub5=C01_Email_Static_&af_ios_store_cpp=0c38e4b0-a27e-40f9-a211-f4e2de32ab91&af_android_url=https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.yahoo.mobile.client.android.mail&listing=search_organize_conquer> > > On Mon, 20 Jan 2025 at 10:13, Rajaram Krishnamurthy > <[email protected]> wrote: > Gurukulam was only a hostel life: In no period of the History of India, > was so much stress laid on character building as in the Vedic period. > Wisdom consists in the practice of moral values. Control of senses and > practice of virtues made one a man of character. Moral excellence could > come only through practising moral values. The teacher and the taught were > ideals of morality, for both practiced it all through their lives. The > Guru in the ancient times realized that the development of personality is > the sole aim of education. The qualities of self-esteem, self confidence, > self restraint and self respect were the personality traits that the > educator tried to inoculate in his pupils through example. > Development of Civic Responsibilities and Social Values The > inculcation of civic virtues and social values was an equally important > objective of education in India. The Brahmachari after his education in the > Gurukulas went back to the society to serve the rich and the poor, to > relieve the diseased and the distressed. He was required to be hospitable > to the guests and charitable to the needy. After a certain period of > studies he was required to become a householder and to perpetuate his race > and transmit his culture to his own offsprings. > Knowledge: Education is knowledge. It is man's third eye. > This aphorism means that knowledge opens man's inner eye, flooding him > with spiritual and divine light, which forms the provision for man‘s > journey through life. > Aims of Education: The ultimate aim of education in ancient India was > not knowledge as preparation for life in this world or for life beyond, but > for complete realization of self for liberation of the soul from the chains > of life both present and future. > KR IRS 20125 > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: *Chittanandam V R* <[email protected]> > Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2025 at 07:09 > Subject: Fwd: Snippets from Sitendra Kumar > To: > > > > > > > > > > *Received from Shri Sitendra Kumar* > > * Hostel is a home away from home* > > *Archit Watts* > > > *ASK people to describe a hostel and many of them will say that it is a > low-priced inn of sorts that offers basic, shared accommodation. However, > for a university student, a hostel is a home away from home. It is very > hard for alumni to visit the city where they studied and not go to their > hostel.* > > *Recently, I was in Chandigarh for an office meeting. I stayed in a hotel > overnight, but the next morning, I went straight to my hostel to refresh > all the memories. I even got a chance to have breakfast there.* > *Except for a few changes, everything was the same: the parking lot, > notice boards, corridors, rooms, washrooms, the dining area and even the > monkeys, which were roaming everywhere. It reminded me of the good old days > of 2005-09 when I was a hosteller.* > > *Walking in the corridors, sounds echoed in my ears, as if someone was > calling me. However, I immediately realised that I was a guest, not a > hosteller, and there was hardly a chance of anyone knowing me here.* > > *As I entered the dining area, I just could not say ‘no’ to the > mouth-watering aloo parathas. They seemed as delicious as they did two > decades ago. For some students, hostel food is unpalatable compared to > home-cooked food, but the two can’t be compared — both have their own value > and charm. For example, while rajmah was some students’ favourite dish, it > reminded others of medicine capsules.* > > *Even as I relived the old scenes, I recalled that I was in tears on my > last day as a hosteller. This time, too, I couldn’t stop my eyes from > welling up.* > > *Those who haven’t stayed in a hostel won’t easily understand what hostel > life is all about. A hostel gives you a sense of accountability, > independence and self-care. Numerous good and bad lessons of life are > learnt in that place. With the new academic session about to begin, I would > ask every youngster to make the most of his or her time in the hostel; > bidding it adieu is not an easy task. Try new things and form strong bonds. > They can turn ordinary days into extraordinary adventures, filling your > lives with joy and meaning. Treat your warden like a guardian and other > hostellers like your siblings. This will not only make your stay > comfortable but also help you forge lifelong relationships.* > > *‘Zindagi na milegi dobara’ (I will never get life again.) is a common > refrain. I say, ‘Hostel na milega dobara.’ One can reach the pinnacle in > one’s field, but one hardly gets a chance to live a student’s life all over > again.* > > *Someone has rightly said that you never truly leave the place you love; > you take a part of it with you wherever you go.* > > *Archit Watts* > > *************************************** > > *Chittanandam* > > > > -- > On Facebook, please join https://www.facebook.com/groups/keralaiyerstrust > > We are now on Telegram Mobile App also, please join > > Pattars/Kerala Iyers Discussions: https://t.me/PattarsGroup > > Kerala Iyers Trust Decisions only posts : https://t.me/KeralaIyersTrust > > Kerala Iyers Trust Group for Discussions: > https://t.me/KeralaIyersTrustGroup > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "KeralaIyers" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/keralaiyers/CAL5XZor0Phk3MHNfQ%3DC1uuVaVwFhwzp3GcM0S%3D8VbHXhc0WWAA%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/keralaiyers/CAL5XZor0Phk3MHNfQ%3DC1uuVaVwFhwzp3GcM0S%3D8VbHXhc0WWAA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. 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