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Writing since 2006, honest reviews of schools, admission process, application dates and interview questions for Nursery to class 12. Read all posts to understand which is the right board/school/preschool/ coaching/product for your child. CBSE, ICSE, IB, CAIE, IGCSE, NIOS, PMShri, BSB or State Boards.
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Every Donkey Has a Smart Brain

Written By Madhurie Singh Last Modified Date: May 21, 2023

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Once upon a time, a farmer’s donkey fell into a well. The animal cried loudly for hours, while the farmer searched for a way to rescue him. Eventually, the farmer concluded that the donkey was old, and the well was already dry and in need of being covered. He believed it wasn’t worth the effort to pull the donkey out of the well. The farmer gathered his neighbors and invited them to help. Equipped with shovels, they began to throw matti into the well. The donkey soon realized what was happening and cried out in distress. Surprisingly, after a few shovelfuls of matti, the donkey quieted down. Curiosity piqued, the farmer peered into the well and was amazed by what he saw. With each heap of matti that fell upon him, the donkey did something incredible: he shook off the matti and used it to step up. Gradually, everyone watched in astonishment as the donkey reached the mouth of the well, went over the edge, and trotted out to freedom.

This story teaches us an important lesson. Life will throw matti at us, all sorts of challenges. However, the key to climbing out of the hole lies in shaking off that matti and using it as a steps of a ladder. Every problem we face can be an opportunity for growth. If we refuse to give up, we can overcome even the deepest holes.

Remember the five rules for happiness:

  1. Free your heart from hate.
  2. Free your mind from distractions.
  3. Simplify your life.
  4. Give more and expect less.
  5. Love more and shake the matti, because in this life, you must be a solution, not the problem!

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: Donkey, Failure, Frustration, Positivity, StoryLeave a Comment

What does AM PM after time mean?

Written By Madhurie Singh Last Modified Date: May 21, 2023

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I have always wondered about the origin and truth about the AM and PM when we mention time.6am, 3pm, 9pm. Somehow their meanings ante meridian and post meridian were not convincing enough. Until I came across the origin of the words in Samskritam.

Yup, its true that the origin is Samskritam, hence Bharat for the acronym AM and PM. Its not what we have been made to believe since our childhood that AM is ante meridian and pm is post meridian where meridian means longitudes. The west whenever they copied or got inspired by another language would randomly replace the meaning with any word that started with the syllable or sound and closest to meaning. Not necessarily exact meaning. Because to replace with excat meaning they would have to accept that they copied, right!

In Samskritam, आरोहनम् मार्तण्डस्य and पतनम् मार्तण्डस्य are very simple day to day words.

Where मार्तण्ड: = The Sun.

मार्तण्डस्य = of the Sun as the preposition is added to the words to reduce number of syllables so that it could be easily memorized. That is the reason a two liner shloka श्लोकः is like a zipped file containing 100MB content. 😄 My Salute to the Rishis of Bharat.

Lets continue with the deciphering of the meaning.

आरोहनम् = climbing or ascending पतनम् = falling or descending. Does it not make it intuitive to understand the meanings that you do not need to mug up? But we were fed fake narratives. Only when we learn Samskrita Bhasha we will empower ourselves.

Else, we will remain slaves. Yesterday we were slaves of information provided by the west.

Today we are slaves of information providing tools.

Tomorrow we will be slaves of information providers. When I hear from the parents but by learning Samskritam how will it help my child’s career? Bruh! Knowledge of a language whether its Samskritam or English or German is to empower your child to use that language to read the truth not to see the earning potential.

If you have any comment about this post, do share your views.

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: AM, PM, Samskrit, SanskritLeave a Comment

Read if you Failed in Board Exam

Written By Madhurie Singh Last Modified Date: May 9, 2023

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Humans have a long life span. 80 to 100 years give and take. In this huge life span there is not a single human being who has never failed. You may start from the time scientists have geological proofs to today. Be it a leader, rishi, muni, king, queen, scientist, teacher, businessman or a student. Everyone has failed each year. But they did not end their lives. They decided to get up, stand up, start again whatever they were doing. They had learnt one more lesson how not to do that thing in which they failed.

Indians who failed several times before they became successful

APJ Abdul Kalam ji my favorite scientific example who had really tough childhood filled with poverty and lack of basic material stuff. He fought daily with life to complete his school education and engineering. Yet he failed to get into Indian Airforce, which was his dream after his finished his BTech in Aeronautical Engineering from MIT Madras Institute of Technology. He did not give up Hope and end his life. He worked hard and got a job in DRDO where even after making a Hovercraft he was unsatisfied with his work. He joined ISRO and later led the Indian team to build India’s first Satellite Launch Vehicle SLV III which successfully launched Rohini in 1980. Shri Kalam became popularly known as the Missile Man as he led India into several indigenous Missiles. Later he served as the President of India. During his entire career life he faced innumerable challenges and failures. Yet he did not let those failures stop him. Then why would an insignificant marksheet and result of a board exam which anyways fails to measure individual talent, decide your future.

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Amitabh Bachchan is another Indian who has failed early on in his life. Can you believe All India Radio rejected him and was told that his voice was unfit for radio. The man now charges royalty from people who mimic his voice! He was rejected by several movie producers who found his tall lanky body unfit for Indian lead actor. Thankfully his mother’s closeness to the then PM Mr Nehru’s family helped open doors. But the man did not give up or take his life. He was hopeful of one break that would make him the king of Bollywood.

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Sachin Tendulkar is today known as the God of Cricket by his fans in India and abroad. Yet he was dropped from the team several times and was criticised for his performance. In 2005, he was dropped from the first two matches of the series during India’s tour to Pakistan. In third match he was taken back but he scored just 1 run and was out. There was entire country against him and wanted him to be thrown out of the team. Yet with his resilience and practice, he came back so wonderfully that he will be one of the most successful cricketer of the world.

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Kishore Biyani is one businessman who is the right example of success built on foundation of failures. He started working in his family’s Bansi Textile mills. But it went into losses and he had to shut the mill to pay off debts. Later he started Pantaloon that also failed even though the brand is still popularly known to us. Next he started convenience store chains called Big Apple and Aadhaar. But both failed as he could bring Indians to shop in a mall like place. He finally succeeded by using the learnings of all the failed businesses and started Big Bazaar. He did not say after his first failure that I am never going to start any business or that I am a failure. He kept on trying again and finally reaping the benefits.

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Rajesh Dembla is my favorite. He lived in a railway station as a teenager, without eating for days. He started working at railway station by helping a man who would finance small vegetable sellers. He worked in a shop as a cleaner. From there he joined Yellow Pages and learnt the tricks of the trade. Later he joined Justdial as their business partner. Today he is an investor and soon launching Zoozle. He has lived the life in rags and now in riches.

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Resilience is important part of human life

I have failed so many times that I don’t give a shit to anything or anyone now. So let me share my mantras with you in dealing with failure.

  • Become immune to negative people and negative environment. If possible kick them out of your life. With me It’s a switch in my brain which I turn off and that person becomes invisible to me. 😄. I wish I could teach everyone about this awesome trick.
  • Watch favorite movies with favorite food and favorite people. No talking and discussing failure now. Let the dopamine replace all the negative secretions. Sleep long hours and wake up so early that world is not even aware of you. Go to the nearest park filled with trees. Walk, jog, run or just sit there. This works like magic always. A favorite music will always help.
  • This is do and teach others. I have a fond memory of the time when Captain Rakesh Sharma in space ship was talking to then PM Indira Gandhi. My mom was applying JabaKusum oil on my hair and I was sitting on the floor with my brothers and sisters. We were all watching the live feeling so proud, positive and hopeful. That smell of JabaKusum and Hope of positivity has been inscribed in my memory. Today, if I ever feel low, I open the bottle of JabaKusum oil and take a deep sniff. 😄.
  • Find out what is that one pleasant memory that always brings a smile onto your face. Cultivate it for days when you are feeling low.
  • I bet you know the usual points which every one tries to rant off like, learn from the mistake, set realistic goals, seek support. But remember each one of us has a unique trick already burnt in the memory that you may use to instantly become positive. Mine is that red color JabaKusum oil. What’s yours?

Last advice. We all have a purpose. Seeking that purpose is more important than trying to fit into the tiny boxes of purposes defined by people around you. Anytime you want to talk to someone, comment below. I always read and reply.

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: 10th board result, 12th board result, board exam result, failed in exam, how to cope up with failure 2023Leave a Comment

Courier guy did this to me when I gave him

Written By Madhurie Singh Last Modified Date: May 9, 2023

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I had ordered stainless steel straws from Amazon.in. After weeks it was delivered today. But this post is not about the straws which I will write after this post. It’s just a random thought that flashed in my brain because my heart cried.

Honestly I was very busy making another very serious article on Bournvita saga. So this post is an unplanned one. Why I decided to write about it was because the buzz of AI Artificial Intelligence has been driving is all nuts. Amongst that emotions of Human being is losing perspective. People are imagining that AI will take over the humans.

Yes humans are far far resilient than any machine will ever be. And I want to prove it by humane actions that humans only are capable of doing.

So this courier guy rang the doorbell. The moment I saw him, his frail old body underneath a white tattered tshirt with a pair of blue jeans that seemed borrowed from a 10 yr old. 😔

He asked me to give the otp to receive the package. I said wait. Quickly I went to my son’s wardrobe and picked out 2 TShirts, folded them and came to the foyer area. Then I started to check for the otp which was not there in the message box of my mobile phone. I told him that and he said, “dont worry madam. I will come back later.”

That’s when I handed him two Tshirts and asked if he would take them.

He took the Tshirts and started weeping. I too had tears. So to prevent further emotional scene, I said, I will again check for the OTP.

The old man said after wiping his tears, that, this is his first day as a courier guy with Amazon, and that he did not have a Tshirt to wear. So his friend gave him his old TShirt so that he could start working. This friend also borrowed his own son’s jeans and lent it to the old man.

Then what he said made me feel very emotional. He said, “You are the hands of that Bhagawaan God through which he is helping me. How else would any madam will hand over tshirts to a courier guy!”

I was so overwhelmed that I could be the one who God chose to help his devotees.❤️

I then asked him to come back after his work is over on weekend so that I can handover more clothes. If this old man will be back again, I will update about his life story.

Do share such incidents from your life too and spread humanity. As parents the biggest legacy we leave behind for our children are kindness and empathy which no AI can even beat. 😂

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: Courier guy, KindnessLeave a Comment

Everything Parents Must Know About Right Schools Before Admission 2023

Written By Madhurie Singh Last Modified Date: May 4, 2023

Are You a Parent Just Started Searching for Schools ?

These are links of all the posts that YOU MUST read before finalizing a school. Remember a school is at least 5 to 12 years of commitment. Do not choose a school like you choose a restaurant. Yeah by reading online reviews or asking your neighbours. Restaurants are one time experience. If you do not like the food you need not visit it again. But a school is daily experience for your child for 365 days multiplied by the number of years spent in the school. So take your time. Six months is minimum I would advise before finalising any school. Before shortlisting schools, choose the right board. Remember, right board and right school need not be best school or best board as per popular online reviews on social media groups. You should bookmark this link and keep reading every alternate day for new posts related to school selection.

Before you finalise shortlisting schools you must  first find out the right Education Board which these school are affiliated to.

Everything You Want To Know About Indian Boards

Different Boards In India



Questions Asked in a Parent Interview Round by Pune Schools

Nursery, PreSchool, JrKg Questions for Admission in Pune Schools Nov 2009 – March 2010

How To Select / Chose A Good Pune School

Everything You Want To Know About Indian Boards

Other Links of my posts on * Google Search about Schools and Boards

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Everything You Want To Know About Indian Boards

Written By Madhurie Singh Last Modified Date: May 4, 2023

Are you a new parent who has just begun the school search project? Well before you shortlist any school, how do you know which boards these schools are affiliated to? What are the various boards in India? What are the differences between these boards? Are they suitable to your needs or just popular? Do you know if these boards are suitable to your child’s requirements? Many schools have not been granted affiliations and they may mention some words that may be meaning or misleading to their affiliation status. I will be writing posts on boards and schools. Bookmark this page and keep on reading updated posts related to all Boards in India updated in 2023.

After you read all the posts mentioned below then you must click this link where all about school selection posts will be updated.

Everything Parents Must Know About Schools Before Admission

Different Boards In India



Top School Boards in India 2023

Which Education Board to choose for my child ?

Check out the Ready Reckoner I had Made to Select Right Board

How to Select Best School by Madhurie Singh

Other Links of my posts on Google Search about Schools and Boards

Filed Under: Schools Reviews Tagged With: bsb, cambridge, cbse, IB, ICSE, IGCSE, ISC Board, NIOS, pmshriLeave a Comment

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