Current classes
- Math, history, misc topics (विश्वसः)
- Science, programming (श्रुतिः)
- tamiL - shrIvaiShNava texts and mags (बालकृष्णः)
- Telugu rAmAyaNa (श्रीदेवी)
- Taekwondo (Iban-Jhop)
- कर्णाटक-कण्ठ-सङ्गीतम् (स्नेहश्री, राजलक्ष्मी)
- कर्णाटक-सङ्गीतम् - Violin (राजलक्ष्मी)
- भरत-नृत्तम् - कविता (पन्दनल्लूर्-शैली)
- Spanish - daily 5 min (duolingo)
- Portuguese - daily 5 min (duolingo)
- रहस्य-त्रय-सारादि - पऴवेरि-लक्ष्मीनरसिंहः (अर्धावधानेन)
- वेदाध्ययनम् - तैत्तिरीय-प्राजापत्य-काण्डम् (प्रदीप-सिंहः)
- परवस्तु-सामानि (विश्वसः)
- पञ्चतन्त्रम् (विश्वसः)
Past
- swimming (rAhul)
- नृत्यम् - राधिका
- kannaDa, english reading (श्रुतिः)
- Goodreads here
Routine
Class and ritual timings give structure.
Rituals - tarpaNa, brahmayajna, sandhyAvandana, ijyA, japa, sandhyAvandana, samidAdhAna
2025-04
- भरत-नृत्यम् - कविता (पन्द-नल्लूरु-शैली). 1k monthly, 800 admission.
- वेदाध्ययनम् - तैत्तिरीय-प्राजापत्य-काण्डम् (प्रदीप-सिंहः)
2024-12
- भरत-नृत्यम् - nRtyoma राधिका (पन्द-नल्लूरु-शैली). 1k monthly, 2k admission. Later asked 6k for compulsory “annual day”.
2024-11
- Started Portuguese on Duolingo
- गणिताभ्यासे साहाय्यम् - वासुकिः पितामहः
- वेदाध्ययनम् - तैत्तिरीय-प्राजापत्य-काण्डम् (रमेशः)
- ४/५ पञ्चतन्त्र-श्लोकान् एव पठित्वा जामिता भवति।
- युगावताराख्य आधुनिक-संस्कृत-ग्रन्थं सतोषम् पठति स्म।
2024-10
- महाभारत-वीक्षणम् - YT
- मोहित-गुरुकुल-राजस्थानादि-पर्यटनम्।
2024-06
- Started Spanish on Duolingo
- Switched to pullela’s rAmAyaNa in telugu class. Let text and chandamama.
- Finished some fairly thick English story books -
- 8 Roald Dahl books.
- मत्तूरु-ग्रामय् इष्टि-वीक्षणम्।
2024-08
- भरत-नृत्यम् - switched to kidz सरोजिनी (ताञ्जावूरु-शैली). 800 monthly
2023-12
- ब्रह्म-पुत्रादि-पर्यटनम्।
2023-10
Switched to new vocal karNATaka-sangIta teacher - neighbour स्नेशश्री → राजलक्ष्मी. 1k monthly.
Violin - राजलक्ष्मी. 1k monthly.
Science (“EVS”) nights (श्रुतिः)
From tiruppAvai, he had memorized 1, 29, 30 since they’re required for shAtr-murai. Set to start तिरुवाय्मुऴि।
विस्तारः (द्रष्टुं नोद्यम्)
Previous karNATaka-sangIta teacher was slow (to accommodate newcomers), repeatitive and a bit more playful.
2023-06
He followed standard board texts + chandamama/ ambulimama for tamil, telugu, math. Have engaged native-speaking neighbors for the former two.
Math - he works out problems by himself by following the textbook (DAV school, later CBSE and cambridge etc..).
Also, he read “namma Ura rasikaru” for kannaDa - alternating paragraphs (with श्रुतिः माता). Took a couple of months
“sanxepa-rAmAyaNam” (vempaTi kuTUmba shAstri) for sanskrit. (विश्वासः guidance only)
Once certain reading material is finished, I replace it with something else.
Teachers
- tamiL - neighbor बालकृष्णः . He started teaching him divyaprabandha-s as well.
- भरत-नृत्यम् - अनुपमा (भूदेवी-नृत्य-शाला वऴवूर्-शैली)
2022-12
Switched out of agastya gurukulam; started home-schooling with neighbor support.
Teachers
- Ta, Eng (Cambridge text), Math - neighbor उमा
- Telugu - श्रीदेवी वेङ्कटेशपत्नी।
विस्तारः (द्रष्टुं नोद्यम्)
Reasons for switching out
- AG was not responsive to emails (response rate degradation was noted). Complaints and suggestions went unheeded.
- Supratyaya needed more focus in tamiL, telugu and math since he already had good sanskrit background and support thanks to his family upbringing.
परिसरे पर्यटन-काले विश्वासः सुभाषितानि कण्ठस्थी-कारयति स्म, म्लेच्छ-भारत-मरूमादादि-इतिहासादि पञ्चतन्त्राद्य् अपि पाठयति स्म।
(बालः पठित्वा, ऽऽकाङ्क्षाक्रमेण श्लोकार्थान् विजानाति।)
2022-10
- मोहित-गुरुकुले सप्ताहः।
2022-07
AG Languages - sanskrit (गोपिः), Engish (लक्ष्मीः), kannaDa, hindI (cheerful निधिः), tamiL (मीनाक्षी), telugu (added, महेश्वर-मचर्ल-रावः).
अगस्त्य-गुरुकुले विषयान्तरम् - इतिहास-भूगोले, गणितम् (पर्णिका), धातुपाठामरकोश-कण्ठस्थीकरणम् (सिद्धार्थः).
(Language focus cause - Young age is the ripe time for learning lots of languages. Besides, he did not have sufficient math proficiency for scientific breath.)
Started swimming lessons in summer (राहुलः).
Taekwondo weekly (Iban-Jhop). 1.2k
bharatanATyam - दृष्टि-संस्था (main teacher Rhea) run by विक्रान्तपत्नी +अनुराधा (कलाक्षेत्र-शैली) .
2022-06
- सामवेदः - परवस्तु-परम्परा (विश्वासः)
2022-04
Started sangItamiL - neighbor तुषारपत्नी मीरा. Fee started around 450, but rose to 650 by 2023-10.
2021-07
Started Agastya gurukulam classes.
Languages - sanskrit, Engish, kannaDa (various), hindI (निधि), tamiL.
itihAsa/ bhUgola (मृणालिनी?), math (अपराजित इति उत्तमः शिक्षकः).
kaNThasthIkaraNam - aShTAdhyAyi (stopped after a short while in favor of alternatives), amarakosha (good portion of the first 3 varga-s, eventually), some dhAtupATha. (बालकृष्णः)
(AG management then - राजेश्वरी - very helpful)
2021-06
- उपनयनम्। वैदिक-सन्ध्यावन्दनानि प्रारब्धम्।
- Started wearing uttarIya-veShTI as a regular practice during the day.
2021-04
- नमस्काराद्य्-अवैदिकवचन-तर्पणादिभिस् सन्ध्यावन्दनाभ्यासः।
2020-06
He loved “khAn academy kids” app.
He strengthened English alphabet and number knowledge
Purchased byju 3 year plan - but that was useless.
Liked watching approved educational cartoons, like Dr. Binocs; Aumsome.
Taught him kannaDa and devanAgarI letters just by taking him on walks and reading house-name-boards.
2019-01
Learned English alphabets by going around and reading out letters in Mountain View.
Attended a play-home (safari kids) for a few hours each day for about 2 months.
By 7/26/2019, got some story time (eg. Lost bear (houghton muffin)).
2017-09
Started walking.
Started speaking (Grandparent visits lasted 5+ mo stretches)-
- sanskrit with father,
- kannaDa with mother and her side
- hebbAr tamIL with paternal grandparents.
Folks (including maternal grandfather) expressed fears about language acquisition delay due to multilingualism. (Turned out to be unfounded)
Acquired some English from cartoons and surroundings.
Daily visits to park and library (for story time!).
Watched cartoons (eg. Thomas Train, Blippi)
2015-09
Birth.