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The key to facing one's fears is
Gaurav Tekriwal-
to take one small step at a
time. Given the tremendous The Man Who Is Taking
contributions of many Indian The Heritage Of Vedic
legends to the world of
mathematics, Indians should Maths Global
be most comfortable with it.
The younger generation should Mr. Gaurav Tekriwal is a Vedic
dive deep into the universe of Math expert, working towards
Indian traditional knowledge and popularising this ancient
introduce itself to all-things-fun heritage for over two decades
about maths. The Hon’ble Prime now. Through his organisation,
Minister has shared his resolution, the Vedic Maths Forum India,
now it is the turn of all the he has been promoting Vedic
students to make mathematics Mathematics globally since 2000.
fun by learning the principles of He is disseminating this ancient
Vedic Mathematics, and taking Indian knowledge to students
the heritage of India forward. around the world through a
24-hour online facility.
It was much early on in life when
Prime Minister's he understood that because
Clarion Call the fear of mathematics haunts
everyone, students must be
“You can also solve big
introduced to Vedic Mathematics
scientific problems with Vedic
for a 1500% increase in the ability
mathematics. I would like all
to do calculations than simpler
parents to teach Vedic maths
maths.
to their children. With this,
their confidence will not only Since its inception, his forum has
increase; the analytical power been conducting workshops,
of their brain will also increase talks, and presentations to spread
and yes, whatever little fear the idea of Vedic Mathematics
some children have about based on the works of Swami Shri
Mathematics, that phobia will Bharati Krishna Tirtha Ji Maharaj
also end completely.” and to raise the standards of
numeracy worldwide. The Vedic
Maths Forum is on a mission to
realise the hidden potential of
a students and develop their
mental abilities, thus eliminating
the fear of Mathematics through
High Speed Vedic Math. He
has also introduced Yoga with
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