National Academy For Moral Development

“Show me a culture where honesty is considered ridiculous, where nobody's ever accountable for anything, where anger gets admired as a sign of strength, and I'll show you a place where misery is permanent” ―  Anthony Steyning      I am writing this article in the turmoil when there are disturbances among two neighboring states; Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. This struggle and violence is about sharing of very vital water resource. One strong reason for me to write this article is; there is deteriorating scope for political consciousness with the decline of ‘Arts Education’ stream in our country, which is a back bone for key educational streams such as, History, civics and sociology. These are the streams which have shaped the world. Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of 32nd President of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt says, “Our children should learn the general framework of their government and then they should know where they come in contact with the government, where it t

UBUNTU - A very nice story from Africa ... The motivation behind the Ubuntu culture in Africa ... An Anthropologist proposed a game to the African tribal children ... He placed a basket of sweets near a tree, And made the children stand 100 metres away. Then announced that whoever reaches first would get all the sweets in the basket. When he said 'ready steady go!' ... Do you know what these children did? They all held each other's hands, ran together towards the tree, divided the sweets equally among themselves, ate the sweets and enjoyed it. When the Anthropologist asked them why they did so,   They answered 'Ubuntu'. Which meant - 'How can one be happy when the others are sad?' Ubuntu in their language means - 'I am because we are!' A strong message for all generations. Let all of us always have this attitude and spread happiness wherever we go. Let's have a Ubuntu Life ... I AM BECAUSE WE ARE! Source: Whatsaap message