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The Diwali Issue

From Darkness Into the Light

At this auspicious time, with Hindus around the world celebrating Diwali, I am reminded of reading the Ramayana to my daughter during the two years we lived in New Delhi, from 2015 to 2017. She was captivated by the story and it was her favourite bedtime book for months, and the more I reflect on it now, the more I see its relevance to the current state of international education.

I came across a piece by Kaushik Choudhury on LinkedIn, which adeptly summarises the teachings of the Ramayana:

"The Ramayana teaches that life can change its course in a split second — one moment Rama was about to be crowned as the next king of Ayodhya, and the very next moment he was asked to live in the forest for 14 years..

 

Louise Nicol

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