World Through My Eye

  When I first started working on Lego, I never felt "lacking help", although I was not "fully equipped" per say. I figured out my answers on my own as I continued working. I worked on various experiments on my own first. Then I started teaching young children. But never did I feel lack of help or doing work alone. The help on the internet was very good, the forum helped and to some extent it was my thinking. I think I started working on it from 2012. I continued working on it till 2023...11 years ...What a creation "Lego Mindstorm" is ! Ideally, we can use it from a young age of 10+ years till your Masters or so. I started working from 36 years of age ! But none the less, it was fun. Some experiments like "Maze Solver", "Wall Follower" or "Printer" are really challenging. The Building Instructions are ready. What I did was mainly programming. Ideally I could have appreciated even more, if some "building specifications...

 Despite playing all sensitive characters, Shakespeare was lonely at heart after each act. P.L. says that more than Kalidas's literature, Shakespeare's literature has made my life more fulfilling. P.L. further says, being an Indian, fellow Indians will have objections to compare Kalidas with Shakespeare's contribution to my life. However, he says, that's a reality. It is Shakespeare's famous quote "I am not what I am". It represents the constant search of human being of his/her own self. P.L. says that even Nobel literaturate Rabindranath Tagore had a question "Who am I?". Shakespeare lived his last days in his home town, leaving all his plays aside.

Julie's favorite aunty (Julie's mother's sister) has come down to visit Julie and her family. She has her daughter (Nisha) and husband accompanying her. This is the first time Julie meets Nisha after Julie grew up. That means Julie does not have many memories of Nisha yet. Julie has talked over video call with Aunty. Julie : Aunty, what does Nisha like to play? Aunty : Julie, feel free to ask her. She has also grown up like you. So it's her choice. Julie : Nisha, would you like to play outside or at home? Nisha : Julie, I am an "outdoor" person. Fortunately, where we live, it does not snow. So we get all 12 months at our disposal, except a few days when it rains ! Julie : Ok Nisha. Let's go out to the garden at our campus. It's summer and flowers have blossomed. We will get Uncle-R to accompany us. In case of hazards ... Nisha : Ok, Let's go then Mummy : Julie and Nisha, Try to return back in one hour. I will have food served.  Julie : Ok mummy Nis...

 Music in India can be classified into three different categories. The first one is "Indian Classical" which is also called "Hindusthani Classical". The second one is "Carnatic Classical". And the third one is "Western". The different categories of music are based on the way musical creativity is organized. I will mainly focus on the "Indian Classical" music in this article. The central theme of Indian Classical music is the "raga". Each "raga" defines the basic principles necessary to sing. The classical music session is based on "one raga" which can be further elaborated "live" with a set of "principles of raga" and "general rules of Indian classical singing". Indian classical music further belongs to different "gharana". Each "gharana" has its own singing style. For Example: Raag Bhoop will be sung by "Punjab Gharana", "Jaipur Gharana"...

 Julie's friend's (Roza) mother accompanies Roza to Julie's home. Her mother wants to go out for 2 hours. Till then Roza is with Julie. On her way back home, Roza's mother is going to pick Roza up. This is Roza's third time to visit Julie's home. Mummy : Roza and Julie, would you like to have some snacks ?  Julie : Yes mummy. Roza : Yes Aunty Mummy : I have made "shira" today. So, we all will have some. Meanwhile, Julie, you show your new toys to Roza Julie : Yes mummy. Julie and Roza go to the toys room. Both are still in school dress.  Julie : Roza, daddy got one kit which helps kids learn electronics. It has few switches, few sensors, few bulbs, a couple of fans ... We can create small circuits to learn how electricity helps in actual life Roza : what is "circuit" ? Julie : Circuit is made by joining wires and other things like switches and bulbs together. When circuit is complete, bulb glows. If circuit is not complete, bulb does not glow...

Julie : Mummy, I had a quiz today in the school Mummy : How was it Julie ? Julie : It was good. I could solve the problems. Mummy : How many questions were there this time? Julie : 15 questions. But since we solved a practice quiz prior, I could find the quiz easy. Thank you mummy for the practice quiz. Mummy : No problems Julie. I used to do that when I was young. Uncle-R, will you set up the quiz for Julie next time? Uncle-R : Yes. I will do it.  Mummy : So, we have a long weekend ahead. What should we plan? Your quiz went well. So, its celebration time ! Julie : Yes mummy, thank you. I wished to call two of my friends at home. Would you mind? Mummy : No. I would be happy to receive them. Should we plan for overnight stay? Julie : Yes mummy. We will get two days together with friends. It would be fun. Mummy : Do you know what food your friends like ? Julie : No mummy. But nothing wrong in asking.  Mummy : Ok ask them then. Let me know tomorrow. Ok, what is your plan now? Are...

 Julie and mummy both are sitting around the study table and analysing the quiz. Mummy : Julie, why do you think the quiz did not go well ? Julie : Mummy there were 15 questions. I could not answer last 3 questions Mummy : Why, the time was not sufficient ? Julie : Yes, I took a lot of time to answer the initial questions Mummy : Did you not prepare or practice sufficiently ? Julie : I practiced well. But I found questions bit difficult. Mummy : What was the quiz about ? Julie : English 5 marks, Maths 5 marks and General Knowledge 5 marks Mummy : Can you show me the quiz ? I want to see what are the last 3 questions about ? Julie shows the quiz paper Mummy : Among the last 3 questions, 1 is of english, 2 are of GK. Julie : Yes mummy. Mummy : Did you talk to the other students ? Could they complete the paper ? Julie : I talked to 3 of my friends. Two of them completed the paper. One of them did not. Mummy : Ok. Let's check the marks in coming days. When is the result getting declare...

Julie Brushes her teeth Julie does the morning routines Julie comes near dining table Almost 1 hour passes in silence

 An hour after dinner ... Mummy : Julie, have you brushed your teeth ? Julie : Yes mummy. Mummy : Is your bedroom clean  ? Julie : Yes, mummy. Mummy : Let's go to sleep now. Julie : Ok, mummy. Mummy : Uncle-R, could you please join us to Julie's bedroom?  Uncle-R : Yes Julie and Mummy both go to Julie's bedroom. Mummy notices that the room is still unorganized. Some toys are still left in the corner. Mummy : Julie, these toys should go into the basket before sleeping everyday. Julie : Ok mummy. Mummy : Will you help me put them into the basket today ? Uncle-R, could you too please help?  Julie : Yes mummy. Uncle-R : Yes Mummy, Julie and Uncle-R organize the room. Julie goes to bed Mummy : Julie, what would you like to listen? A song or a story ? Julie : A song mummy. Mummy sings lullabies to Julie.   Mummy : Uncle-R, do you have any of your latest compositions? Uncle-R : Yes Mummy : Then sing one for Julie now. Uncle-R sings his melody. Julie sleeps.

Some of Julie's walking videos ... - People are saying "Hi" in multiple languages - Drenching under fountain - Julie playing "see-saw" with her mother and grandmother - Julie going to beach with her parents - Julie climbing uphill with her father ============  Uncle-R, Julie and daddy are going for a walk.  There is nothing like going for a walk with parents. Its the best part of childhood. Julie : Where are we going for a walk daddy ? Daddy : Today we are going to the beach Julie.  Julie : Are we going to walk on the beach? Daddy : Yes, we are going to walk on the beach.  Julie : Will we get to see seagulls? Daddy : Let us check with Uncle-R about the "seagulls season" Daddy : Uncle-R, Will we find "seagulls" on the sea-shore this season ? Uncle-R : Yes, seagulls can be seen in Winter in the USA. This is the winter season going on. Julie : Ok, then we will get to see few seagulls, right daddy? Daddy : Yes Julie. Actual walking starts ... dad...

  Julie : Mummy, what have you made for dinner today? Mummy : Something which you love to eat - masala rice Julie : Mummy, You know I DON'T like that at all Mummy : Yes, I know that. I was being sarcastic. Actually, daddy likes it. Julie : That's not fair mummy. Mummy : Every time, I am not going to make food of your choice. Sometimes, I need to make food of daddy's choice. Robot : I think your mother is right. One day for one person. Julie : Yes Uncle. I got it. Where is daddy though? Robot : He will join in 2 min. At 8.  Julie : Uncle, how do you know he will join at 8 ? Robot : There is something called as "time", which we know by taking a look at "watch" or "clock".  As you grow up, you will come to know. Julie : Ok Uncle. Looks like daddy is coming. Mummy : Let's start dinner then. Everyone starts dinner.  Daddy : I overheard your discussion about "time", "watch" and "clock". Mummy, I think we should purch...

Julie opens her chatbot Uncle-R in the back seat, with daddy and mummy in the front seats of the car Robot - Hi Julie. It looks like we are travelling. Where are we going? Julie - We are going to Disney World  Robot - Where is Disney World? Which place?  Julie - I do not know uncle. But let me ask daddy. Robot - ok, sure Julie - Daddy, where is Disney World? Which place? Daddy - We are in the US. The Disney World is in Orlando city, in Florida state Julie - Uncle, did you hear that? Disney World is in Orlando City and in Florida State Robot - My guess is Florida is bigger than Orlando ! What do you think Julie ? Julie - Daddy said Orlando city is in Florida state. Bigger contains smaller. That means Florida is bigger than Orlando. Robot - Let me think ... I think that's correct ! Meanwhile the Robot calculates the time required to reach the destination (Orlando City). It is going to take 1 hour more. Few Minutes passed silently. Robot starts talking to Julie Robot - Julie, we ...

 Julie opens the chatbot, Uncle-R says Robot : Hi Julie, it looks like you are not happy with your school today. What happened ? Julie : No ! I am happy with the school. My language teacher said good things about me in front of the whole class.  Robot : The good things were for what ?  Julie : We were learning spellings and I got all spellings right ! Robot : Ok, what exactly did the teacher say? Julie : Teacher said "Great job, keep it up!". She said that ONLY to me. There were many students ! Robot : Hmm ... Sounds great ! So what next ? Some singing? Drawing? What should we do? Julie : Can you play "Dil hai Chotasa?" Robot : Yes, sure, I will play. Meanwhile, I would like to know, what do you like about the song? Julie : I like the trees, the ducks, the sky, the river, the boat ... its a round boat you know? Robot : Yes, true. Ok, I am playing the song now !

 - Open the chatbot and the chatbot will realize who has opened it Robot - Hi Julie, good morning! Julie - Good Morning, Uncle-R Robot - So, Julie, no school today? (Its a trick question for the kids, In real life, the robot can figure out today's day from the calendar. Some of the questions will be trick questions) Julie - No Uncle-R, its Sunday! Robot - So, what next, playtime? Julie - Yes Robot - Snake and Ladder, Carrom or BrainVita? Julie - BrainVita - The chatbot opens the game BrainVita Robot - Julie, I opened BrainVita for you Julie - Thanks Uncle Robot - Julie, Do you want me to say the instructions out loud? Julie - No, Uncle, I know them now - Julie starts playing, the robot occasionally says "Good Job", based on an intelligent move. Claps when the game is over with as few marbles on the board as possible. If Julie wins the game by 1 marble on the board, Robot says "Celebration Time!" Julie - Uncle, I would like to play once more Robot - Sure, Go ...