In primary school, my teachers never failed to bring revision paper weeks before the Term exam. We were made to learn the same thing again and again. I was always burdened with the task of learning the most hated '2 ka table' in my second standard. Again, I would memorize Vowels but come the new session and I would miss an I or U. My teacher would make the entire class learn it-- Revise it! I wanted to learn new things with new class. It was not before the sixth standard that new things actually became synonymous with new class. But the repetition of lessons never made sense to me. Years later, it does!
Phew! DU Entrance happened today. And I feel relaxed- It is a temporary chhutti from the pressure of the mental rigmarole "Oh my! I have to study!" and actually making sure that the 'Have to study; never transforms to 'Have Studied'.
The theme of this post is redundant. I have always complained about my irregularity and procrastination. And I believe I shall always be doing so. But today, in the process of the redundancy, I have something good to elaborate.
Did you know that Acharya Valmiki's Ramayana is also known as Chaturvimshati-Saahasri-Samhita? 'चतुर्विंशतिसाहस्रीसंहिता'? Well, Yes! The term means 'composed of twenty four thousand verses!' Ramayana composed by Maharishi Valmiki has twenty four thousand verses- as many verses as there are aksharas in the Gayatri. Sadly, I should have remembered it few hours back.
The entrance question paper contained this question. I got horribly confused between Ramayana and Mahabharata for the simplest reason that Mahabharata is known as 'ShataSahasriSamhita'- 'शतसाहस्रीसंहिता' i.e., 'the one with a hundred thousand or a lakh verses!'- Sounds similar, no?
It was an easy catch. I could have ticked the correct answer. But I did not.
When the answer struck me, it was two hours past the moment I left the examination hall.
All in all, I am still filled with the guilt of having ticked a wrong answer when I actually knew it was wrong!
Anyway, it is done now. I can hardly do anything about it. But the one thing I could manage to learn today was why revision is indeed a human need.
I had learnt all the facts of the 'History of Laukik Samskrit Literature'.
And till last year, I had remembered them well. But today, it was a mistake not having revised them!
We all know a lot may things. If a subject has been carved on our hearts, we well may not require re-learn it but lets face it not every subject is the one we could die for. And in each such case, Revision becomes a necessity. Consistency in revision is a must. There is some reason why after five long years of revised learning in the primary school, I remember the Alphabets so well now. Yes! Revision can do miracles. Not Rattafication but the real revision. It eventually untangles certain doubts too!
So, while I ponder over my stupidity, I take a quick break to realize that I must go and revise :)
PS: This post deals with the usual problem found with usual 'students'... usually. Others, please keep away!
Phew! DU Entrance happened today. And I feel relaxed- It is a temporary chhutti from the pressure of the mental rigmarole "Oh my! I have to study!" and actually making sure that the 'Have to study; never transforms to 'Have Studied'.
The theme of this post is redundant. I have always complained about my irregularity and procrastination. And I believe I shall always be doing so. But today, in the process of the redundancy, I have something good to elaborate.
Did you know that Acharya Valmiki's Ramayana is also known as Chaturvimshati-Saahasri-Samhita? 'चतुर्विंशतिसाहस्रीसंहिता'? Well, Yes! The term means 'composed of twenty four thousand verses!' Ramayana composed by Maharishi Valmiki has twenty four thousand verses- as many verses as there are aksharas in the Gayatri. Sadly, I should have remembered it few hours back.
The entrance question paper contained this question. I got horribly confused between Ramayana and Mahabharata for the simplest reason that Mahabharata is known as 'ShataSahasriSamhita'- 'शतसाहस्रीसंहिता' i.e., 'the one with a hundred thousand or a lakh verses!'- Sounds similar, no?
It was an easy catch. I could have ticked the correct answer. But I did not.
When the answer struck me, it was two hours past the moment I left the examination hall.
All in all, I am still filled with the guilt of having ticked a wrong answer when I actually knew it was wrong!
Anyway, it is done now. I can hardly do anything about it. But the one thing I could manage to learn today was why revision is indeed a human need.
I had learnt all the facts of the 'History of Laukik Samskrit Literature'.
And till last year, I had remembered them well. But today, it was a mistake not having revised them!
We all know a lot may things. If a subject has been carved on our hearts, we well may not require re-learn it but lets face it not every subject is the one we could die for. And in each such case, Revision becomes a necessity. Consistency in revision is a must. There is some reason why after five long years of revised learning in the primary school, I remember the Alphabets so well now. Yes! Revision can do miracles. Not Rattafication but the real revision. It eventually untangles certain doubts too!
So, while I ponder over my stupidity, I take a quick break to realize that I must go and revise :)
PS: This post deals with the usual problem found with usual 'students'... usually. Others, please keep away!
