Magicmaths Programme - Origin & Developement
- Magicmaths Programme is INDIAN
- Magicmaths Programme is ORIGINAL
Sri Mathurakaali Amman
Sri Mathurakaali Amman, [Thaayaar] told me, M A Thiruthuvadoss, (Prof. Doss), sometime in November 2001, to
write a Maths Book.She also assured me that the necessary material will 'come (or appear) to you'
[in Thamizh,
].Sri Thaayaar also cautioned me and suggested that I should always keep some paper and pen handy and note as and when I get the material, for, if I do not, I may not be able to recollect half an hour later!
M A Thiruthuvadoss [Prof. Doss]
And I am the only 'team-mate' of Shri Mathurakaali as far as this project is concerned.
I was born on Dec 13, 1939, the second of two sons to my parents - S. Antony and Y. Arockiammal of Mullippadi, Dhindukkal(Dindigul) in Thamizh Naadu (TN), India.
I graduated in Mathematics from St. Joseph's College, Thiruchi (Trichy) in 1958. I started teaching Maths in August the same year in a High School in Pugalur, near Karur, Thamizhaadu. After getting my Master's in maths from Annamalai University in 1962, I worked in Presidency College, Govt. Arts College (both in Chennai, then Madras) and Government College of Technology (Coimbatore) before I moved on to Africa (Ethiopia and Zambia). In the ninetees, I taught Maths in Sydney, Australia.
After returning to India, in 1994, I went to teach in two reputed schools in Chennai in 1998. After a 30 years gap, I saw how children were 'struggling with maths' like a blind cat jumping on to the rafter in utter darkness.
In November, 2001, Sri Mathurakali told me to write a maths book. As I did not take it seriously, about three weeks later, She ordered me to start the book immediately. I responded by choosing to write the Quick Maths as a compilation of arithmetic short-cuts, to help the children. Thus the Magicmaths Programme was born.
I have been writing ever since. I am still writing, teaching and lecturing ... to create public awareness to this excellent and unparalleled programme.