Kerala Governor helps children write first letters at Raj Bhavan

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Raj Bhavan organised a Vidyarambham ceremony introducing children to the world of learning on the occasion of Vijayadashmi on Tuesday.

Governor Arif Mohammed Khan helped the tiny tots with their first letters at the event organised by the Raj Bhavan held in Thiruvananthapuram.

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor also initiated children into writing their first letters at a Vidyarambham ceremony at Poojappura Saraswati Mandapam in Thiruvananthapuram today.

Speaking on occasion, Shashi Tharoor said, "It's a special occasion 'Vidyarambham'. All of India celebrates Dussehra Vijayadashami but in Kerela, Vijayadashami day is a day when the initiation of learning happens so it's the job of elders to teach children how to write."

"I teach the kids who come in three languages, we put grains of rice on a platter and with their fingers we trace, so I do 'Om Hari Sri' in Sanskrit, in Malayalam and in English," Tharoor said .

The Vidayarambham ceremony was also organised in Paravur Temple in Kerala's Kochi to help children write their first letters on Vijayadashmi.

 (ANI)