Durga's e-space

Keeping kids engaged during summer holidays is a herculean task even though the school bombards them with projects, revision worksheets ( prequel to Summative Assessment scheduled to take place within 3 weeks after reopening) to be done during vacation. The situation is worse for those who confine within home instead of leaving for home country or other leisure tours. Children growing abroad in a multi-cultural environment with less or no exposure to our culture and tradition has always disturbed me. There may be weekly Satsang for children.However the ambience is quite different and cannot replace or substitute the one-on-one discourse received from parents or a Guru. Post Upanayanam, Krishna began waking up at 5. 00 am (half an hour earlier than his usual time)  to perform both Sandhyavandan and Samita-danam (fire ritual) and left for school. In the evenings he is always back from outdoor games by 6.30 to have quick wash and perform Sandhhyavandan and Samita-danam. Initi...

I am supposed to resume blogging. But what am I doing at this wee hour? Listening to Dattatreya songs rendered by Rajkumar Bharati. Someone narrated Dattatreya's experience on FB, I went on a flash back mode, switched on to listen to Dattatreya songs which I used to hear my teenage days.. This is how I am. I'd embark to do something..But end up doing something else. There are few things which I began relatively early.. Music, driving, Spiritual practice and blogging. Out of the four, ONLY Spirituality continued to be in  my realm of thoughts.  I began learning music at the age of 10. Amma made sure that I woke up early for practice. Initially, underwent training under Vanaja Mami, Chitra Akka, Dhanam mami. Took break on and off. Nevertheless,  I was fortunate to continue music  under the tutelage of a renowned guru. It was her long cherished dream  to put me under the guidance of  Palakkad Narayanaswamy bhagavathar and it was a  structured learn...