Vedic Maths : It's Math-a-magic.

In my school days, during most of my maths exams, I never used to finish my paper on time and even if I did, I didn't really fare very well. I guess it was because of three important reasons :-

Firstly, I hated maths.  

Secondly, The calculators weren't allowed during my time. Calculating took ages and most of the time it was wrong.

Thirdly, Cubes ; Squares were so very beyond me.

Lastly, I thought maths as a subject was very dull and boring unlike physics, chemistry and biology .(Most probably my math teachers made it look utterly confusing and difficult) 

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But now that I have a son, I don't want him to hate maths. Surprisingly, I want him to excel in it. As a grown up individual I have realized the importance of maths in our day to day life. I am horrible with my finances and Banking matters.. all thanks to avoiding maths all through out my life. Math is prominent in all aspects of life.

Math is the most common subject in life besides English . Math is an everyday tool . It is helped for life because if not the "Real World" would be a big confusion . example ~ when you go to the store and the cashier gives you the wrong amount of change AND if you don't know math you would be stupid enough to go out of the store with the amount the cashier gave you .


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Luckily, I found a solution to my concern. I met my sister and her son, who is an 8 yr old boy. To my amazement my nephew could calculate 12345 x 12345 in seconds and the answer was 152399025.

I was left stunned. Then she told me the secret to her son's newly achieved genius was VEDIC MATHS. 

The only question that popped in my head was What was Vedic Maths? 

Well Vedic maths was supposedly the super fast way of doing calculations, in which you could do  the most complex calculations in less than 5 seconds.

It is an ancient system of mathematics which was rediscovered from the Vedas between 1911 & 1918 by Shri Bharti Kishna Tirthaji (1884-1960). According to his research, all of Mathematics is based on 16 Sutras or Word Formulae. Guess what, Late. Shakuntala Devi, the lady who performed maths calculations faster than a Computer, was a pro at vedic maths.

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After hearing what Mr. Gaurav Tekriwal had to say. Now I have come to a conclusion that there are too many benefits of Vedic Maths to ignore it. It's a sad thing that lots of schools and colleges in US have adopted Vedic Maths but In India, where vedic maths was born, most of us are not even aware of it.

I did a little research on vedic maths after that...I tumbled upon a site totally dedicated to Vedic Maths. They pointed out few benefits of it.  

Benefits of Vedic Maths Eliminates math-phobia. Increases speed and accuracy. More systematic, simplified, unified & faster than the conventional system. Gives the student flexibility, fun and immense satisfaction A powerful checking tool. Saves precious time in examinations. Gives the student a competitive edge. Develops Left & Right Sides of the brains by increasing visualization and concentration abilities. In India, we often confuse Vedic Maths with Abacus. I had visited a school, who advertised  themselves as the pioneers of this art. But in reality they taught Abacus not vedic maths. There  is a difference between the two :- Vedic Maths Abacus Basis Based on VEDAS Based on Chinese  or Japanese or Malaysian Abacus Limitations NO LIMITATIONS Can do Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication,  Division, Squares,  Cubes, Square Roots,  Cube Roots, Simultaneous Equation,  Quadratic Equations, Factorization,  Percentage Calculations,  Trigonometry, Calculus, etc.  Only Addition and Subtraction,  Multiplication through conventional method,  Division through Conventional system.  Addition &  Subtraction through Abacus Removes Finger Counting &  Silly Mistakes Increases Finger counting Improves marks in Maths &  Science Questionable delivery You need to invest in  your child for a year only. You need to invest in your  child for two and half years. Courses available up to  competitive examination levels No course available  above 7th standard Covers all the topics of Maths  including Trigonometry,  Geometry, Calculus, etc. Only elementary Maths So guys, it's high time we stopped running after the stiff and conventional western methods  of doing maths. Instead adopt the super cool desi way to make maths fun and enjoyable  for kids. Afterall we come from the land where the concept of "0(Zero)" was born and  so was PI (no not d pratoganist of Life of Pi) but Pi system.  Cheers
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