Vidyāraṃbhaṃ

Vidyarambham (Malayalam: വിദ്യാരംഭം) is a Hindu tradition observed on Vijayadashami day mainly in Tamilnadu, Kerala and Karnataka, where children are formally introduced to learning of music, dance, languages and other folk arts. It involves a ceremony of initiation into the characters of the syllabary. In Odisha it is known as Khadi Chuan (Odia: ଖଡ଼ିଛୁଆଁ) and is mainly celebrated on Ganesh Chaturthi and Vasant Panchami. Initiation into the world of syllabary usually begins with the writing of the mantra which means

Vidyāraṃbhaṃ

Vidyarambham (Malayalam: വിദ്യാരംഭം) is a Hindu tradition observed on Vijayadashami day mainly in Tamilnadu, Kerala and Karnataka, where children are formally introduced to learning of music, dance, languages and other folk arts. It involves a ceremony of initiation into the characters of the syllabary. In Odisha it is known as Khadi Chuan (Odia: ଖଡ଼ିଛୁଆଁ) and is mainly celebrated on Ganesh Chaturthi and Vasant Panchami. Initiation into the world of syllabary usually begins with the writing of the mantra which means