For Aaron's Appa and Amma

 

 For Aaron's Appa & Amma

To put it in a nutshell, children have to initiate their learning from lower classes. 

They have to arouse their curiosity from childhood

They have to be aware of general knowledge.

They have to read the newspapers 

It helps them pick up knowledge and helps them improve their literary abilities.

They have to read books

Reading makes them wholesome

Among equals, you do well 

Only if you work hard.

They have to reach

Places

Please encourage Aaron to read this.

CURIOSITY AND HARDWORK TOOK THEM TO THE TOP

They are Class XII students. They cracked the JEE Main 2026. One scored the perfect score of 100. The other scored 99.98. Unbelievable indeed.

Look, how they achieved the impossible.

Shreyas Mishra 100%

Curiosity defined his childhood. As a Class V student, the world around seemed buzzing with questions. Bridges, trains, monuments, and machines weren’t just every day sights. They were puzzles to be understood. Why a bridge is shaped the way it is? Why are trains designed differently? Why is it,  the Ashoka pillar is not rusted?

Aged 17, Shreyas has turned that curiosity into an extraordinary achievement. He is among the 12 candidates, nationwide, to score 100 percent from among the 13 lakh candidates who had appeared for JEE Main 2026.

Shreyas attributes his success to years of disciplined preparation that he had begun from 2019 when he was in Class.VI. It had been a 12-14 hours grind every day. Apart from the studies he had pursued cricket and music. He defines consistency as the key to sustaining such an intense routine over the years where he had been balancing rigorous study with personal interests.

His father states that recognizing his aptitude early on he had enrolled him in speed mathematics and Abacus competitions during his childhood. The exposure had sharpened his numerical skills and confidence. The interest in mathematics had raised him to a superior level that many consider unattainable..

Vaishnav ENK 99.98%

Vaishnav credits his incredible feet to his prolonged ambition and the relentless perseverance. He had a clear goal.  He unravels his success mantra, “I believe everyone has more or less the same intelligence. But you need to be ambitious to attain a high goal and work hard consistently to reach there.”

He gives equal credit for his success to the entrance coaching at Brilliant Institute, Thrissur where he stayed in the hostel. The coaching included the solving of previous years’ question papers. He joined the Institute from Class XI onwards and it had enabled him to prepare well for JEE. He says, he found peer groups with his own mentality there. It certainly had a positive impact on him.

However, according to his perception, the CBSC Board exams are tougher than the JEE (main) and he has to  still work harder for that.

FINISH HOMEWORK

 

India's independence ushered in a flurry of reforms.

It made education an undeniable right. Focus on women's empowerment brought more and more women into the work force.

The corollary was, family income was supplemented. New found prosperity ensured the comprehensive growth of the family. 

But growth had posed questions. Both the parents had to leave their homes much earlier to report for duty, much earlier than their children awoke, leaving their children in deep slumber. Of course there would be someone at home to take care of the children or to send them off to their schools in the form of maids or grandparents.

However, mothers could never leave their children in the lurch. They take care of their children well even in their absence.

Look at how a proactive mother does it so well.

GREGORY ALOSIUS OF LANDSDOWN

 

Gregory Alosius was an immensely rich farmer in Landsdown. His landholdings had been bequeathed to him by his ancestors. Agriculture had kept the family affluent. When Gregory had children of his own he did not bind them to agriculture. Knowing fully well the setbacks he faced in  life because of the marginal education he had had,  he educated  his children to the utmost.

The children, six sons and four daughters,  are now grown ups. They have done well in life. They are in many countries across the world except for two sons who chose to stay back and manage the huge assets and the extensive business empire Gregory had assiduously built up and nurtured.

Since Gregory held properties in prime locations and because he knew diversification was the key, he had constructed six multi storeyed buildings in those properties. They had been promptly leased as there were many takers.

When Gregory passed away in ripe old age, all his holdings were passed on to his successors. 

Look how they had maintained one of the  buildings  for almost 15 years. It was sheer callousness and mule headedness. They detested those who reminded them the building should not be left to crumble. The stock reply over those years of belligerence had been, they won't spend even a penny for its renovation. They reiterated their view time and again that they wouldn't mind if the building imploded or collapsed by itself. It was as if their illustrious ancestor had hoisted upon them an unwanted element much to their dislike or discomfiture. To be fair, they had no animosity towards the  five buildings that had been maintained very well. However, it had been a mystery to all and sundry why one building alone was left to rot.

Fortunately, better senses prevailed after a long time and the dilapidation had passed off into history. Yet what had once been an eyesore could never be erased from the chequered life of the building that at present sports a glamorous look.

Here are the devastating pictures of the dark era.