Vedic maths is making inroads into some schools in the city. But the hurdles are many, say its promoters. Not many are aware of the subject and its scope. Moreover, there's a dearth of genuine teachers in the field.To revive the lost glory of Vedic Maths, various institutes are conducting awareness classes in the city. "We are introducing the subject to students from classes VI to X and the response is very good," said Sudheesh Minni, of Theertha Info Solutions who imparts training to teachers and also teaches students.Sudheesh has conducted a month-long awareness campaign at Global Public School, Bhavan's Vidya Mandir, Eroor and Elamakkara, Sree Narayana Vidyapeetam, Tripunithura, Ananda Chandrodayam School and Government Higher Secondary School, Punnakkal, and is all set to begin an 18-month long course in these schools. Awareness is being created in other schools as well. "We hope to conduct classes from June. It will be taken once a week during CCE period. The package has been divided into three parts, each of which will be covered within six months - Multiplication and addition, subtraction and division and squares and cubes," he said. "Vedic maths is a tool in our maths lab and it facilitates and sharpens students' numerical ability and sharpens mental acumen." said Lakshmy Ramachandran, Dean, Global Public School. "Only about 10 per cent of the parents are aware of the quick mental methods of solving problems and cross-checking answers. Unfortunately, some people are propagating the false notion that it works only with certain numbers based on some books which is misleading. About 51 sites also impart information on Vedic Maths but many are misleading," said Sudheesh.Vedic maths can be used with all numbers. Besides it can help cast away the fear about mathematics. "About 90 percent of the students dread maths for it is not imparted in interesting ways. We have made a software in which the subject is imparted through amazing and interesting ways," he said. Training will be imparted to qualified teachers who have a passion for the subject in the respective schools and outsiders too, he said. "Introducing Vedic maths in schools is good but no study has been done on this fast method of arithmetic. A lot depends on intuition and its logical form has to be codified for computer application. MSc in Vedic maths is offered in UP but it is yet to be accepted by higher centres of mathematics," said K V Jayakumar, Director, Kerala School of Mathematics.
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