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February 13, 2022 February 11 is the International day for Women and Girls in Science. ( This blog was there in my draft for the past 2 months. Today I came to check my draft accidentally and found this. On reading, decided to publish this one. It's really relevant! ) February 11 got this designation in 2015 by UN and the purpose of this day is to achieve full and equal access to and participation in science for women and girls, and further achieve gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls.  Though women make up an equal proportion in the graduate and postgraduate levels they are disproportionate in the research field.   If you are a woman, there is a distinct possibility that Alexa (the Google assistant) and SIRI (the Apple assistant) are less likely to process your voice accurately. In fact, Google’s voice recognition software is 70% less likely to recognize women’s voices accurately. Translation software also has an inherent gender bias. There is anot...

മാർ തെയോഫിലോസ് ട്രെയിനിംഗ് കോളേജിന്റെ 66-ആം കോളേജ് യൂണിയൻ അദ്വിതീയയുടെ നേതൃത്വത്തിൽ 'വിദ്യാഭ്യാസ മേഖലയും സ്ത്രീ സ്വാതന്ത്ര്യവും' എന്ന വിഷയത്തിൽ ഒരു ഓൺലൈൻ ചർച്ച സംഘടിപ്പിക്കുകയുണ്ടായി.  കേരള സർവകലാശാല മലയാളം വകുപ്പ് മേധാവി ഡോ. സീമ ജെറോം ആണ് ചർച്ച നയിച്ചത്. വിദ്യാഭ്യാസ മേഖലയിൽ സ്ത്രീകൾ നേരിടുന്ന പ്രശ്നങ്ങളും അതിന്റെ പരിഹാരങ്ങളും ചർച്ച ചെയ്തു. വളരെ വിലപ്പെട്ട ആശയങ്ങൾ ആണ് സീമ മാം പങ്കുവച്ചത്. കുട്ടികളുടെയും ആത്മാർഥമായ സഹകരണം ചർച്ചയെ വിജയമാക്കുന്നതിൽ വലിയൊരു പങ്കു വഹിച്ചു എന്നതിൽ തർക്കമില്ല. 

February 25, 2022   A special day filled with freshness! Yes on this day we had our Art and Aesthetic visit and the journey was to explore the beauty of Guru Gopinath National Dance Museum and Natanagramam.  The Guru Gopinath Natanagramam is a cultural institution functioning under the Department of Culture, Government of Kerala. It was Started in 1994. The centre, named after the late Dr. Guru Gopinath, a pioneer reformer of Kathakali dance, was established in Vattiyoorkavu, a suburb of capital city Thiruvananthapuram. The Guru Gopinath Natanagramam has been established as a centre for learning, training and research in various Indian Dance forms, particularly Kerala Natanam, the dance form composed by the maestro Guru Gopinath. The institution carries on the attempts initiated by the Guru to popularise the dance forms of Kerala and to find fresh talents. We started our journey from MTTC with prayer followed by valuable words of our dear principal Dr. ...

February 21, 2022 സർവോദയ സെൻട്രൽ വിദ്യാലയയിലെ അവസാന ദിനം.  എന്നത്തേയും പോലെ സന്തോഷത്തിന്റെ ദിനം തന്നെയായിരുന്നു ഇതും. ഇന്നത്തെ ദിവസം തുടങ്ങിയത് തന്നെ ഒരു കുഞ്ഞിക്കിളിയുടെ മനോഹരമായ പ്രാർത്ഥനയോടെ ആണ്.  ഇവരോടൊപ്പം സമയം ചിലവിട്ടത്തിനു ശേഷം ഏഴാം ക്ലാസ്സിലെ കുട്ടികളുടെ അടുത്തേക്കായിരുന്നു യാത്ര. ഓണ്ലൈൻ ക്ലാസിന്റെ മടുപ്പ് മാറ്റാൻ ഞായർ പോലും സ്കൂളിലേക്ക് വരാൻ തയ്യാറായി ഇരിക്കുന്ന 8 മിടുക്കന്മാർ. ക്ലാസ്സിലെ ബാക്കി കുട്ടികളെല്ലാം ഓണ്ലൈൻ ക്ലാസ് തുടരാൻ തീരുമാനിച്ചപ്പോൾ ഞങ്ങൾക്ക് സ്കൂളിൽ വന്നു പഠിക്കണമെന്ന് ശഠിച്ച കുട്ടികൾ. ആസിഡും ആൽക്കലിയുമൊക്കെയായി സമയം പോയതറിഞ്ഞില്ല. പിന്നെ ഒന്നാം ക്ലാസ്സിലെ കളറിംഗ് പീരിയഡ്. 'ടീച്ചറേ ഇതെങ്ങനെയ?'  ടീച്ചറെ ഇതിനേതു നിറം കൊടുക്കണം?' എന്നിങ്ങനെ നൂറായിരം ചോദ്യങ്ങളും ചിരിയുമായി ആ ക്ലാസ്സും അവസാനിച്ചു. അന്നേ ദിവസത്തെ ക്ലാസ് എല്ലാം കഴിഞ്ഞ് പ്രിൻസിപ്പൽ അച്ചനുമായി അൽപ നേരം  ചിലവിടാൻ അവസരം ലഭിച്ചു ഞങ്ങൾക്ക്. വളരെയധികം ഉപയോഗപ്രദമായ ഒരു മണിക്കൂർ. അനേകം തിരക്കുകൾ ഉണ്ടായിട്ടും ഞങ്ങൾക് വേണ്ടി അത്രയും സമയം ചെലവിട്ട അച്ചനോട് വല്ലാത്ത ബഹുമ...

February 20, 2022 Hey, the day was exciting. It was the School reopening day. Along with the teachers we were also in the front line to receive the students @ SCV.  It was our duty to assist teachers to take care of KG and LP students. Happy moments with those little ones.❤️ Very much excited and happy to hear that 'teacher' call from little angels!😍 First experience of dealing these kids and classroom. It was not just an easy task and now I remember my childhood teachers, how difficult was for them to maintain us😂 The reopening day brought me to my school days, that happy day with new bag, books, water bottle and all. How sweet were those days! How fastly time flew! 

  February 19, 2022 It was our third day at SCV and we used the day to explore the school. The School premises were clean and perfect. We got the chance to visit KG,LP and UP sections of the school which were closed due to the pandemic. Even-though there were no offline classes, the classrooms were maintained with hygiene. And the classes were really student friendly. The authorities were conscious in filling the classrooms with paintings and drawings. The school had a front yard garden arranged with ornamental flowers. Also there was  children's park. The playground, auditorium were enough and more spacious and maintained a good atmosphere. Drinking water facilities and wash area are remarkable things. The needs of students were clearly understood and facilities were implemented. The bio-incinerator and vegetable garden were the attraction of backyard. Another commendable thing was the labs. The school had Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathe...

February 18, 2022 The second day at Sarvodaya Central Vidyalaya! We used the day to explore the annual class magazines of this year. Four of us were assigned to evaluate their class magazines and to decide the winners. It was such a great opportunity for us. The quality of the magazines were outstanding. The students under an age of 18 had created magic with their talents.👏 The topics they have selected and the way they used to present it were excellent. Really happy to see their talents, their social commitment, their opinions and concerns about the social issues!😊  The had soft copies as well as hard copies for their magazines. With help of flipbook software, they have done a very good work. Also we got opportunities to observe classes. The teacher introduced the topic magnetic effects of current. The teacher introduced the topic with the help of smart board and she used videos and PowerPoint presentation for the class. It made the class more interesting.  Sinc...

"Drama is exposure; it is confrontation; it is contradiction and it leads to analysis, construction, recognition, and eventually to an awakening of understanding."     - Peter Brook. March 27 is observed as 'World Theatre Day' across the globe to dedicate a day to theatres. The significance of this day is to raise awareness regarding the importance of theatre and to know the importance of theatre around the world.The day also provides opportunities for theatrical communities to put forward their work on a large scale. The theme for this day has been the same over the years, i.e., ' Theatre and a Culture of Peace.' As part of World theatre day Malayalam Association 'Pragathi' in collaboration with 'Advithiya' College union conducted a competition to screen famous characters of famous plays. "Theater is a sacred space for actors. You are responsible; you are in the driving seat."- Greta Scacchi. From Physical Science, me and Reshma deci...

Finally, came the day! On 22nd March, the 66th College Union of Mttc became officially inaugurated.  Shri. Abhilash Mohanan, Deputy Editor of Mathrubhumi News inaugurated the union and revealed the name 'ADVITHIYA'. Arts club inauguration was done by Aswath Lal, famous cine artist.  The students filled the auditorium and stage with creativity. The work done by the decoration team was great. A flash mob arranged inorder to reveal the union name and afternoon session turned colourful with cultural events 💕 Everybody worked hard to make the programme a successful one. The day was awesome💖

16th February, 2022 SCHOOL INDUCTION @ SARVODAYA CENTRAL  VIDYALAYA   ‘മധുരമീ ജീവിതം, ചെറുതാണെന്നാകിലും‘ ആരെല്ലെന്‍ ഗുരുനാഥ- രാല്ലെന്‍ ഗുരുനാഥര്‍? ‍പാരിതിലെല്ലാമെന്നെ പഠിപ്പിക്കുന്നുണ്ടെന്തോ! തിങ്കളും താരങ്ങളും, തൂവെള്ളി കതിര്‍ ചിന്നും തുംഗമാം വാനിന്‍ ചോട്ടി- ലാണെന്റെ വിദ്യാലയം!! '  പ്രിയ കവി ഒളപ്പമണ്ണയുടെ വരികളെ അനുസ്മരിപ്പിച്ച മനോഹര ദിനം. ആദ്യമായി ടീച്ചർ വേഷത്തിൽ സ്കൂളിലേക്ക് പോകുന്നതിന്റെ ഏല്ലാ ഉത്കണ്ഠകളും പേറി ഉറക്കമുണർന്ന ഒരു ദിവസം തന്നെയായിരുന്നു ഇന്ന്.  'സർവോദയ സെൻട്രൽ വിദ്യാലയ'  പുഞ്ചിരിയോടെ അത്തരം ആശങ്കകളെല്ലാം അകറ്റി എന്നു പറയുന്നതാവും ശരി. ഞങ്ങളെ ഇന്ന് വരവേറ്റതും പുസ്തക ലോകം തന്നെയായിരുന്നു. ഒരു ദിവസം തുടങ്ങാൻ ഏറ്റവും നല്ലയിടം വായനമുറി ആണെന്നതിൽ ഒരു തർക്കവുമില്ല. മികച്ച ഒരു ലൈബ്രറി അത് എപ്പോഴും ഒരു വിദ്യാഭ്യാസ സ്ഥാപനത്തിന്റെ മുതൽകൂട്ടു തന്നെയാണ്!  സ്നേഹമുള്ള, പരസ്പര ബഹുമാനത്തിന്റെ മൂല്യം അറിയുന്ന അധ്യാപകർ, അവർ നയിക്കുന്ന വിദ്യാർഥികളും. ലാളിത്യം നിറഞ്ഞ അധ്യാപന രീതികൾ, കലയിലും കായികത്തിലും ഉള്ള കഴിവുകളുടെ തിളക്കം കൂട്ടാൻ പരിശ്രമ...

9th February The most awaited day! Yes today was the first assembly by Physical Science Association, COSMOS . With the name 'COSMOS' which literally mean Universe, we depict the Universe of thoughts that we all have and we believe this thoughts will lead to imagination which leads to invention and which in turn lead to inspiration.  Imagine, Invent & Inspire - let's remember this always and change the world with our ideas.   With prayer song our assembly begin. College anthem followed by thought of the day, international, national, university, campus and sports news was there. Importance of the day and importance of the week reminded the significance of each day. In connection with International Day of Women and Girls in Science, the contribution of women scientists in India and a puzzle on the same were presented.  It's no secret that science and gender equality aren't on the best of terms; even in the modern day, women are still heavil...

1st February 2022 Another fresh morning😊 Every morning you have a new opportunity to become a happier version of yourself. The day started with the class of Maya Ma'am and with a beautiful song.  Where words leave off, music begins...🎼 Another school of Philosophy - 'Naturalism' became today's discussion topic. Nature is the ultimate reality and the cure for our problems. Keep close to Nature's heart and enjoy the calmness. It will definitely help us to gain a much needed peace and sometimes little moments of peace and solitude give you so much of joy! The class remembered me the lines of Coleridge. " So will I build my altar in the fields, And the blue sky my fretted dome shall be, And the sweet fragrance that the wild flower yields Shall be the incense I will yield to Thee, Thee only God! and thou shalt not despise Even me, the priest of this poor sacrifice."  Next hour was handled by Gibi ma'am. The class had discussions on different schoo...

"What science is learning about the laws that govern the Universe, gives us the power to transform the world into the closest thing to paradise that any of us will ever see. This knowledge did not come from sacred texts, or the revelations of prophets. Science is the only way of knowing—everything else is just superstition.”  Scientific attitude is the most important outcome of scientific teaching and it is something which enable us to think rationally and logically. For developing the nation in all spheres (political, economic and social) and for promoting tolerance among people for different thoughts scientific attitude become significant.    For the betterment of the field of science in India, it is very important to develop scientific temper among the students or the future generations.   Here I wish to share my assignment on the topic 'developing scientific temper among students'.  Please click the link below to avail the same👇 ASSIGN...

20/01/2022 A calm day full of positivity and hopes.  The day started with the class of Maya ma'am. The session gave an introduction to the four schools of philosophy and a detailed description of Idealism. Idealism mainly focus on - Truth, Tranquility and Innocence, and Beauty. The class gave an opportunity to look into ourselves for a while. Spirituality is a journey from the outer world of names and forms to the subtle world of energies, to the innermost core of our being, to ourselves! As always, I adore the way Maya Ma'am introduce a thought. The next session was dealt by Gibi Ma'am. The class discussed about the Scope of educational psychology in learning process and learning method. The session just gave an idea on intellectual development too.  As Gibi ma'am explained what Bruner had quoted is exactly right,  "Anything can be taught at any level, if we are providing proper learning experience in an intellectually honest way" ...

A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME- FROM BIG BANG TO BLACK HOLES "THERE SHOULD BE NO BOUNDARY TO HUMAN ENDEAVOR" - ᴀ ʙʀɪᴇꜰ ʜɪꜱᴛᴏʀʏ ᴏꜰ ᴛɪᴍᴇ From the beginning of the universe,  A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME  takes you on a journey that is very special, it describes in a very easy way how we got to understand the world and all the rules that govern the universe.  I tried to pen down what I have understood from this book and presented as my reading and reflection. To avail the pdf version of the same click on this link    A brief history of time -reading and reflection Hawking makes you fall in love with his work, his theory and physics.😍 A must read to all the curious minds. I recommend this book to all those who love science and universe .