Today, the education
imparted to our children is almost solely limited to what Sri
Ramakrishna characterized as ‘education for bread and butter’.
Students are led to believe that by developing the ability to
gather, store, and retrieve vast information, they stand
educated. But, Swami Vivekananda points out, “Education is not
the amount of information that is put into your brain and runs
riot there, undigested all your life. We must have
life-building, man-making and character-making assimilation of
ideas.”
Mere academic knowledge
without deep rooting in moral and spiritual values will only
fashion lop-sided personalities who may become rich in material
possessions, but will remain poor in self-understanding, peace,
and social concern. Emphasizing this fact, Swami Vivekananda
said, “Excess of knowledge and power, without holiness, makes
human beings devils.”
As a humble step towards
achieving the goal of exposing and sensitizing our children to
the educational vision of national heritage, Ramakrishna Mission
has undertaken a project ‘Be and Make – Education for
manifesting Perfection’.
The concept is to reach school children with a series of books
which will be books with a difference. The main aim of these
books will be to help our children to imbibe certain fundamental
values and internalize them in their daily life and
interpersonal interaction.
We intend to bring out
these books at two levels: one, value education story books and
two, diary-cum-personal journals. While the story books would
expose the children with the philosophy and sublimity of value
education ideas, the diary-cum-personal journals would form in
them healthy habits calculated to develop introspection,
capacity of self-evaluation, etc.
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Sanmarga
Darshi |
Class-7 |
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Rs. 70/- |
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Self evaluation of one’s Personality based
on certain Traits
Our Educational Needs
Acharya Upadesha and Vidyarthi Homa
Brain teasers, healthy humour, general
knowledge, riddles, quiz etc.
Bharat Darshan - Know our Country
Sant Darshan - Meet the Saints
Keep fit through Yogasanas
Space for daily Diary Entries |
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Vijnana Sarathi |
Class-8 |
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Rs. 75/- |
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Self evaluation of one’s Personality based on
certain Traits
Our Educational Need
Acharya Upadesha and Vidyarthi Homa
Brain teasers, healthy humour, general
knowledge, riddles, quiz etc.
Month-end Creative Activities
Space for daily Diary Entries |
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Atma
Vikas |
Class-9 |
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Rs. 75/- |
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Self evaluation of one’s Personality based on
certain Traits
Fortnightly Resolutions and self evaluation of
the resolution practiced.
Our Educational Needs
Acharya Upadesha and Vidyarthi Homa
Brain teasers, healthy humour, general
knowledge, riddles, quiz etc.
Interesting anecdotes
Space for daily Diary Entries |
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Parents and Teachers
in Value Education |
Value Education is not just student-centric;
it includes and begins with parents and teachers.
These elders are the inescapable role model for a
growing child.
This
book draws the attention of parents and teachers to
the significance of their role in shaping the values
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VALUE EDUCATION STORY BOOKS |
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ARUNODAY |
For age group 11-13 years
‘Arunoday’ is the story of a family’s one-day
excursion. The five children in the story imbibe
values in the course of the event-filled day.
‘Titbits’ –at the end of
each chapter has interesting information, riddles,
jokes and quotes. |
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THE
GUIDING LIGHT |
For age group 12-14 years
‘The Guiding Light’ is another value education
story book for students. The central characters are
students of a school who imbibe values through
interaction with their value education teacher.
After each chapter
in the story book, there are ‘Action Time’ pages for
the students to write stories and to do some
creative, useful, group activities on the idea they
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HOW
SHALL I BE? |
For age group 13-15 years
‘How Shall I Be?’ is a story book which has
been designed to stimulate the students to think
about how to shape themselves. The chapters have
been prepared on a holographic model. Thus, while
each chapter has a central value that it conveys
prominently, there are also strains of the remaining
four values in consonance with the keynote value.
Values relating to rationality, concentration of
mind, expansion of heart, developing civic sense and
national consciousness, and inter-religious harmony
are presented in the five chapters of this book. |
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SUBHO’S ADVENTURE |
For age group 14-16 years
‘Subho’s Adventure’ is the story of Subho, a
student of class nine. One day, a messenger came to
him from a mysterious world. His awareness of the
world expanded and his understanding deepened. His
life was changed. He was freed from the cage of the
time in which he was born. Like a rolling river he
could embrace the past, the present and the future
in a singular whole. He realized the meaning of Life
and of Time. This is also a story of Time. |
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HOW TO PLACE ORDER FOR THESE BOOKS
These books are available at the sales section of
Ramakrishna Mission, Belur Math. They are also available at the
branch centres of Ramakrishna Mission all over India.
These books can also be ordered
by post. A discount of 30% will be given to bulk orders
exceeding 50 copies (packing and forwarding charges will be
extra).
For placing orders please write to :
The Monk in-charge,
P cum P unit,
Ramakrishna Mission Saradapitha,
P.O. Belur Math,
Dist. Howrah, West Bengal : 711 202
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Orders can also be placed by e-mail at
rmsppp@gmail.com
or
rkmhqvep@gmail.com
MODUS OPERANDI OF DESPATCH
An advance amount equivalent to the price of the books required
is to be sent to us by Demand Draft / Cheque. While placing
order, please mention clearly the name and the number of the
books required by you and also your complete postal address with
phone number. The books will be sent by the mode preferred by
you. If you want to get the book through any Transport Agency,
please mention the name of the Transport Agency and their
telephone number at Kolkata. Also mention when your new session
is starting, if you are taking for your school.
Demand Draft/Cheque
should be drawn in favour of (payable at Kolkata):
R K Mission Saradapitha (VE)
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and should be addressed to
The Monk in-charge at the address mentioned above.
For
further queries or sending your feedback please write us at
Co-ordinator,
Value Education Cell
Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University
P.
O. Belur Math,
Dist
Howrah, West Bengal : 711 202
e-mail :rkmhqvep@gmail.com
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Donations for this project from well-wishers are
welcome and will be thankfully acknowledged. Please
draw your Cheque/DD in favour of
“Ramakrishna Mission, Belur Math”
and send it to:
The General
Secretary,
Ramakrishna Mission,
PO Belur Math,
Dist Howrah, W.B. 711
202.
In
your covering letter, please mention clearly that
the donation is meant for
Value Education Project. |
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Page updated : 22 May 2008
