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Shashi Tharoor Makes Children Write Their First Words - A Kerala Tradition
NDTV News Desk | Updated: October 05, 2022 10:33 IST
Received nine kids for Vidyarambham at home today, tweeted Shashi Tharoor.
Shashi Tharoor, who is running for Congress president, initiated nine children into the world of literacy in a Vijayadashami ritual today. Sharing photos with some of the children, the Thiruvananthapuram MP said he taught them "Om Shri" in three different scripts - English, Devanagari, and Malayalam.
Received nine kids for #Vidyarambham at home today. Taught them “Om Shri“ in three scripts, Devanagari, Malayalam & English, in the hope these will be useful to them throughout their lives. #VijayaDashami#Dussehrapic.twitter.com/jDWnQMVktJ
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) October 5, 2022
"Received nine kids for #Vidyarambham at home today. Taught them "Om Shri" in three scripts, Devanagari, Malayalam & English, in the hope these will be useful to them throughout their lives. #VijayaDashami #Dussehra," tweeted the Congress leader.
Vidyarambham is a long-standing tradition in Kerala in which children are initiated into the world of books and literacy on the last day of Navratri - Vijayadashami.
The ritual includes making a child, mostly 2-3 years age, write the first letters on a plate of rice.
Published: October 05, 2022 10:33 IST
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