Principal's Desk @ DSR Borivali

Recently I came across a short story about a little girl. The girl and her father were crossing a bridge. The father asked his daughter, “Please hold my hand so that you don’t fall into the river.” The little girl said, “No, Dad. You hold my hand.” “What’s the difference?” asked the puzzled father. “There’s a big difference,” replied the little girl. “If I hold your hand and something happens to me, chances are that I may let your hand go. But if you hold my hand, I know for sure that no matter what happens, you will never let my hand go.” This small story gives a very big message. Most of us will agree that children today are practical, focused and mature than the previous generation. They trust us and follow us on many occasions. They realize many small things that we do or don’t do for them. Parents have a great impact on their children and children do tend to grow up like their parents. Research has shown that parents are powerful role models for their childr...

Today’s children are smart, practical and they can do multi tasking very well! Thanks to technology which is ready to make our work faster and e asier !  कराग्रे   वसते   लक्ष्मिः   करमध्ये   सरस्वति   । करमूले   तु   गोविन्दः   प्रभाते   करदर्शनम्   ॥ This shloka is obsolete now. Our morning starts with “whatsapp darshanam”! Starting from good morning wishes, philosophical images , jokes, invitation for any occasion, birthday wishes, and what not till good night.... everything happens on whatsapp! All updates are available on facebook and or similar media. Many smileys and thumbs up for a wonderful picture or dressing style or a location. In reality when a person in front of us, hardly any appreciation happens! Take any free time activity in any family.. most of the places what do we see? Everybody glued to their smart phone! In short, today we all are digitally connected but socially and culturally disconnected!...