Swaminarayan Gurukul

Shree Swaminarayan Gurukul is an organisation headquartered in Rajkot. It was established in 1947 in Rajkot by Sadguru Shastri Shri Dharmajivandasji Swami. This organization comes under the LaxmiNarayan Dev Gadi of the Swaminarayan Sampraday.

The goal of the organisation is spreading Sadvidya or ‘Good and True education’ propagated by Swaminarayan. The organisation aims to imbibe the essence of Indian cultural heritage through ten branches across India, namely Rajkot, Junagadh, Surat, Navsari, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Taravada, Bangalore, Narmada, Lonavala, Vidyanagar, Gulbarga, Morbi, Gyanbag, Raipur, Bidar, Jadcherla, Nagpur, Solapur & Vijayawada. Its international branches include Dallas (Texas, United States), Phoenix (United States), New Jersey (United States) and Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic).

Teaching

At Shree Swaminarayan Gurukul, the students start their day with daily prayers. All classes are held within campus as suitable infrastructure has been provided for the students on the campus so that they do not need feel the need of going out. Prayers are held three times a day and the students are taught meditation,Spiritual Education and yoga as part of Vedic education. Apart from Vedic education, the gurukul imparts training on par with normal schools and follows the same curriculum.

International school

An international school is a school that promotes international education, in an international environment, either by adopting a curriculum such as that of the International Baccalaureate, Edexcel or Cambridge International Examinations, or by following a national curriculum different from that of the school's country of residence.

Overview

These schools cater mainly to students who are not nationals of the host country, such as the children of the staff of international businesses, international organizations, foreign embassies, missions, or missionary programs. Many local students attend these schools to learn the language of the international school and to obtain qualifications for employment or higher education in a foreign country.

History

The first international schools were founded in the latter half of the 19th century in countries such as Japan, Switzerland and Turkey. Early international schools were set up for families who traveled, like children of personnel of international companies, international organizations, non-governmental organizations (NGO), and embassy staff. The schools were established with the people and organizations having large interests in the hosting nation: for instance, American diplomats and missionaries often set up schools to educate their children; children of American military and army families often attended Department of Defense Dependents Schools (DoDDS); French diplomats and business families founded similar schools based on the French curriculum.

Gurukula

Gurukula (Sanskrit: गुरुकुल) is a type of residential school in India with pupils (shishya) living near the guru, often in the same house. Before British rule, they served as South Asia's primary educational institution. The guru-shishya tradition (parampara) is a hallowed one in Hinduism and appears in other religious groups in India, such as Jainism, Buddhism and Sikhism. The word gurukula is a contraction of the Sanskrit guru (teacher or master) and kula (extended family).

In a gurukula, shishya live together as equals, irrespective of their social standing, learn from the guru and help the guru in his day-to-day life, including the carrying out of mundane chores such as washing clothes, cooking, etc. Typically, a guru does not receive any fees from the shishya studying with him. At the end of his studies, a shishya offers the guru dakshina before leaving the gurukula or ashram. The gurudakshina is a traditional gesture of acknowledgment, respect and thanks to the guru, which may be monetary, but may also be a special task the teacher wants the student to accomplish. While living in a gurukula the students had to be away from home and family completely. The guru didn't take any fees and so they had to serve the guru.

Fame Gurukul

Fame Gurukul was an Indian prime-time show on Sony Entertainment Television (India) which premiered on 27 June 2005. The program was produced by the same production house of Indian Idol. The concept of the show was to select a pair of India's best singers/performers.

It is based on the Spanish / French Operación Triunfo / Star Academy format of Endemol, better known in English under the UK title Fame Academy; in Indian terms, it was essentially a mixture of Indian Idol and Big Brother TV series. The show started out with 16 contestants living in a musical performance academy (Gurukul). Every week (normally) one contestant was voted out of the show, and so on until two will remained in the end, who received various prizes (recording contracts, cars, etc.).

Prizes

The Fame Gurukul Fame Jodi received a Rs.1 crore music contract from Sony in addition to a Maruti Alto car each.

Season one

Contestants