Words of Wisdom-118:

Education's purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one - Malcolm Forbes, Publisher of Forbes magazine

Write-up on Malcolm Forbes from Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcolm_Forbes

Grateful thanks to Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Words of Wisdom-117: Will Durant

Education is the transmission of civilization - Will Durant

Words of Wisdom-116: Gandhiji

Persistent questioning and healthy inquisitiveness are the first requisites for acquiring learning of any kind - Gandhiji

Words of Wisdom-115:

A student is he who continuously uses his faculty of observation, puts two and two together and carves out for himself a path in life – Gandhiji

Words of Wisdom-114:

Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire - William Butler Yeats

Write-up on William Butler Yeats from Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._B._Yeats

Works of Yeats from Project Gutenberg:

• Aedh Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven (English) (as Author)
• The Atlantic Book of Modern Plays (English) (as Contributor)
• A Book of Irish Verse
  Selected from modern writers with an introduction and notes
  by W. B. Yeats (English) (as Author)
• The Celtic Twilight (English) (as Author)
• The Countess Cathleen (English) (as Author)
• The Cutting of an Agate (English) (as Author)
• Discoveries
  A Volume of Essays (English) (as Author)
• Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry (English) (as Author)
• Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry (English) (as Editor)
• Four Years (English) (as Author)
• Gods and Fighting Men
  The story of the Tuatha de Danaan and of the Fianna of Ireland, arranged and put into English by Lady Gregory (English) (as Author of introduction, etc.)
• The Green Helmet and Other Poems (English) (as Author)
• The Hour Glass (English) (as Author)
• Ideas of Good and Evil (English) (as Author)
• In The Seven Woods
  Being Poems Chiefly of the Irish Heroic Age (English) (as Author)
• Irish Fairy Tales (English) (as Editor)
• The Land of Heart's Desire (English) (as Author)
• The Land of Heart's Desire (English) (as Author)
• Mosada
  A dramatic poem (English) (as Author)
• Per Amica Silentia Lunae (English) (as Author)
• Poems (English) (as Author)
• Responsibilities
  and other poems (English) (as Author)
• Reveries over Childhood and Youth (English) (as Author)
• Rosa Alchemica (English) (as Author)
• The Secret Rose (English) (as Author)
• Selections from the Writings of Lord Dunsany (English) (as Editor)
• Seven Poems and a Fragment (English) (as Author)
• Sixteen Poems (English) (as Compiler)
• Stories of Red Hanrahan (English) (as Author)
• Synge and the Ireland of His Time (English) (as Author)
• The Trembling of the Veil (English) (as Author)
• Two plays for dancers (English) (as Author)
• The Unicorn from the Stars and Other Plays (English) (as Author)
• Where There is Nothing
  Being Volume I of Plays for an Irish Theatre (English) (as Author)
• The Wild Swans at Coole (English) (as Author)
• The Wind Among the Reeds (English) (as Author)

Grateful thanks to Project Gutenberg and Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Words of Wisdom-113:

Education is all a matter of building bridges - Ralph Ellison, American novelist, literary critic, scholar and writer

Write-up on Ralph Ellison from Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Ellison

About Works by or about Ralph Ellison in libraries (WorldCat catalog):
http://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n50-10027

Grateful thanks to WorldCat.org and Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Words of Wisdom-112: Will Durant

Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance - Will Durant, American writer, historian and philosopher

Write-up on Will Durant from Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Durant

About Will Durant's list of One Hundred Best Books for an Education:
http://cloudcraft.com/knowledge/

Grateful thanks to Cloudcraft.com and Wikipedia, free encyclopedia.

Words of Wisdom-111: Edward Everett

Education is a better safeguard of liberty than a standing army - Edward Everett, U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator, the 15th Governor of Massachusetts, Minister to Great Britain, United States Secretary of State and  President of Harvard Univeristy.

Write-up on Edward Everett from Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Everett

Grateful thanks to Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Words of Wisdom-110: Anthony J. D'Angelo

Develop a passion for learning. If you do, you will never cease to grow - Anthony J. D'Angelo

Words of Wisdom-109: Clifford Stoll

Data is not information, information is not knowledge, knowledge is not understanding, understanding is not wisdom - Clifford Stoll, American Astronomer and Writer.

Write-up on Clifford Stoll from Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clifford_Stoll

Booknotes interview with Stoll on Cuckoo's Egg, December 3, 1989:

http://www.booknotes.org/Watch/10122-1/Clifford+Stoll.aspx

Grateful thanks to Clifford Stoll, Booknotes and Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Videos to Watch-13: A different twist on Education - Sadhguru

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http://www.ishafoundation.org/
http://www.innerengineering.com

Sadhguru shares his views on education in India and the possibilities for the future. (AO64)

Grateful thanks to Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev, Isha Foundation and Inner Engineering.com.

GK-2: WORLD HERITAGES SITES IN INDIA

Recently I bought another wonderful Manorama publication in the series, Tell Me Why.  It is, HERITAGE SITES IN INDIA.  A lot of interesting information with a lot of color photos makes it a must for any book-collector.  Its low price is another attraction; it costs only Rs.20/-.  Though this series is meant for children, adults also would love it.

It contains info like what makes a place, a Heritage Site; hot it is decided etc etc.

I am giving below a list of  UNESCO Heritage Sites in India:

1.   Agra Fort
2.   Ajantha Caves
3.   Ellora Caves
4.   Taj Mahal
5.   Monuments at Mahabalipuram
6.   Sun Temple, Konarak
7.   Kaziranga National Park
8.   Keoladeo National Park
9.   Manas Wildlife Sanctuary
10. Churches and Convents of Goa
11. Fatehpur Sikri
12. Monuments at Hampi
13. Monuments at Khajuraho
14. Elephanta Caves
15. Chola Temples
16. Monuments at Pattadakal
17. Sunderbans National Park
18. Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Park
19. Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi
20. Humayun's Tomb
21. Qutb Minar and its Monuments
22. Mountain Railways of India
23. Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya
24. Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka
25. Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park
26. Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus
27. Red Fort Complex
28. Jantar Mantar, Jaipur

I have seen a few of the above viz., Agra Fort, Taj Mahal, Mahabalipuram, Elephanta Caves, Tanjore Temple, Qutb Minar, Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus and Red Fort.  A few of the names I have not even heard of.

I have browsed the Net and have read about  many of the places in details and have seen some beautiful pictures. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, as usual gives info with color photos about Heritage Sites in India, the link to that is given below: Interestingly, it also provides links to individual sites which is even more beautiful.  They are:

LIST OF WORLD HERITAGE SITES IN INDIA
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_World_Heritage_Sites_in_India

Kaziranga National Park:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaziranga_National_Park

Manas National Park/Wildlife Sanctuary:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manas_Wildlife_Sanctuary

Mahabodhi Temple at Gaya:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahabodhi_Temple_Complex_at_Bodh_Gaya

Tomb of Humayun:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humayun%27s_Tomb

Qutb Minar Complex:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qutb_complex

Delhi Red Fort:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Fort

Churches and Convents of Goa:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Churches_and_Convents_of_Goa

Champaner-Pavagadh Archaelogical Park
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Champaner-Pavagadh_Archaeological_Park

Monuments at Hampi:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Group_of_Monuments_at_Hampi

Monuments at Pattadakal:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pattadakal

Sanchi Monuments:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhist_Monuments_at_Sanchi

Bhimbetka Rock Shelters:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_Shelters_of_Bhimbetka

Khajuraho:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_Shelters_of_Bhimbetka

Ajantha Caves:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajanta_Caves

Ellora Caves:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellora_Caves

Elephanta Caves:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elephanta_Caves

Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (Formerly Victoria Terminus):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chhatrapati_Shivaji_Terminus

Konarak Sun Temple:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_Temple,_Kon%C3%A2rak

Keoladeo National Park:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keoladeo_National_Park

Jantar Mantar, Jaipur:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jantar_Mantar,_Jaipur

Great Living Chola Temples in Tamil Nadu:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Living_Chola_Temples

Mahabalipuram (Mamallapuram):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Group_of_Monuments_at_Mahabalipuram

Agra Fort:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agra_Fort

Fatehpur Sikri, UP:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatehpur_Sikri

Taj Mahal:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taj_Mahal

Mountain Railways of India:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_Railways_of_India

Valley of Flowers National Park:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanda_Devi_and_Valley_of_Flowers_National_Parks

Sunderbans National Park:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sundarbans_National_Park

Western Ghats:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Ghats

Grateful Thanks to Malayala Manorama Publications and Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Words of Wisdom-108: Ernest Dimnet

Children have to be educated, but they have also to be left to educate themselves - Ernest Dimnet, Writer, Lecturer and Author of 'The Art of Thinking'.

A very brief Biographical sketch of Ernest Dimnet from Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Dimnet

Grateful thanks to Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Videos to Watch-12: What we're learning from online education by Daphne Koller

Published on Aug 1, 2012 by TEDtalksDirector
Daphne Koller is enticing top universities to put their most intriguing courses online for free -- not just as a service, but as a way to research how people learn. Each keystroke, comprehension quiz, peer-to-peer forum discussion and self-graded assignment builds an unprecedented pool of data on how knowledge is processed and, most importantly, absorbed.


TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes (or less). TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design, and TEDTalks cover these topics as well as science, business, global issues, the arts and more. Find closed captions and translated subtitles in a variety of languages at http://www.ted.com/translate.


Follow TED on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/tednews
Like TED on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TED


A great quote of Daphne Koller:
"We should spend less time at universities filling our students' minds with content by lecturing at them, and more time igniting their creativity … by actually talking with them.” 


A brief biographical sketch of Daphne Koller from Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daphne_Koller


Also kindly see:
Massive online education: Daphne Koller at TEDGlobal 2012
(a write-up with photos by James Duncan Davidson)
http://blog.ted.com/2012/06/26/massive-online-education-daphne-koller-at-tedglobal2012/


Grateful thanks to Daphne Koller, TEDtalksDirector, TED Blog, James Duncan Davidson and  and Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Words of Wisdom-107: A. Bartlett Giamatti

A liberal education is at the heart of a civil society, and at the heart of a liberal education is the act of teaching - A. Bartlett Giamatti

Biographical sketch Bartlett Giamatti from Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._Bartlett_Giamatti


"The Green Fields of the Mind", excerpt from A Great and Glorious Game:
http://mason.gmu.edu/~rmatz/giamatti.html


Grateful thanks to Mason academic research system and Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Words of Wisdom-106: Rabindranath Tagore

The highest education is that which does not merely give us information but makes our life in harmony with all existence - Rabindranath Tagore

Biographical sketch of Tagore from Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabindranath_Tagore


Full Text of Reminiscences of Tagore from Project Gutenberg:
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/22217/22217-h/22217-h.htm


Full Text of Gitanjali:
http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/7164/pg7164.html


Full Text of Short Stories from Tagore:
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/33525/33525-h/33525-h.htm


Grateful thanks to Project Gutenberg and Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Words of Wisdom-105: Horace Mann

A human being is not attaining his full heights until he is educated - Horace Mann


A biographical sketch of Horace Mann, American Education Reformer from Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horace_Mann


Grateful thanks to Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Words of Wisdom-104:

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world – Nelson Mandela, 
President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999.  He has received more than 250 awards including the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize.


A brief biographical sketch of Nelson Mandela from Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson_Mandela


Grateful thanks to Wikipedia.

Words of Wisdom-103:Henry Brooks Adams

A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops - Henry Brooks Adams, American journalist, historian, academic and novelist.

A brief biographical sketch of Henry Adams from Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Adams

Full Text of The Education of Henry Adams, considered one of the top 100 English-language nonfiction books of the twentieth century from Project Gutenberg:
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/2044/2044-h/2044-h.htm


About The Education of Henry Adams from Wikipeida:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Education_of_Henry_Adams


Grateful thanks to Project Gutenberg and Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.