For Children

*Main Objective:
To gain and to improve mental strength in children to face (future-)life challenges.

* Please do NOT allow children to watch TV/ to play video games etc. for more than 1-2 hrs/day.

* The following books(in their own mother-tongue) are recommended for reading
(*Note:books are recommended; NOT videos)

* Motivate children to spend their time wisely
(only class room education in schools won't help!)

Panchatantra stories
*http://www.cpbrownacademy.org/neethichandrika2_contents.asp

Vikram-Betal stories
*http://ammupappa.blogspot.in/2009/10/book-vikram-betal-stories-in-telugu.html


Akbar-Birbal stories
*http://children.co.in/stories/akbar-birbal-stories.htm

Maryada Ramanna(a super judge) stories
*http://www.supatha.in/index.php/categories/children-and-comics.html?price=2%2C100


Tenali Ramanna(a man of ultimate humour and wisdom) stories
*http://www.spoonfeeding.in/2012/01/about-tenali-ramalinga-kavi-and-stories.html


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*Indian Mythology/Tru{th}ology

The Ramayana
(Most Imp: 'Shri HanumaaN' Sundarakanda)
*http://krishnasmercy.blogspot.in/2010_02_14_archive.html

*recommended days:Saturday,Sunday,Tuesday(Sundarakanda)

The Mahabharatha
*http://fourvedamantra.blogspot.in/p/indian-epics.html
*recommended days:Saturday,Sunday

The MahaBHagavatha
*http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/forum/topics/shirdi-sai-babas-existence?xg_browser=iphone

*recommended days:Wednesday,Friday,Saturday,Sunday

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*Recitation(devotional):

Srimad Bhagavad Gita
*http://www.bhagavad-gita.org/

*recommended days:Everyday mornings/evenings

Sri MahA Vishnu Sahasranamam
*http://www.chinnajeeyar.org/tradition.aspx

*recommended days:Wednesday,Saturday,Sunday
(OR if possible, everyday)

Shri Lalitha mata Sahasranamam(esp. for girls)
*http://omshivashakti.wordpress.com/om-shiva-shakti/shri-durga-saptashati/lalita-sahasra-namam/

*recommended day(s):Friday,Tuesday

Shirdi Saibaba charitra
*http://www.saibharadwaja.org/pages/saibaba.aspx

*recommended day(s):Thursday

Shri Guru Dattatreya Charitra
*http://www.saibharadwaja.org/books/srigurucharitra/readbook.aspx?book=43&chapter=0
*http://stotrapushpalu.blogspot.in/2009/11/shree-dattatreya-jayanthi.html
*http://www.srisaimandir.org/SadguruSai/DattaParampara.aspx


*recommended day(s):Thursday


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*Music:
(everyday morning/evening)

*MS amma devotional songs
(MS-a divine voice!)
http://telugudevotionalswaranjali.blogspot.in/2009/02/mssubbalakshmi-bhajans-and-songs.html

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*Vedic mathematics:


*Download(if interested!)
*Note:If 'dl1' doesn't work, try other mirrors(dl2 etc.).
*http://gen.lib.rus.ec/search?req=vedic+mathematics&nametype=orig&column[]=title&column[]=author&column[]=series&column[]=publisher&column[]=year
*http://www.vedicmathsindia.org/users/show_book/Books