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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Cryptogram time once more! So switch off the Idiot Box, put on your thinking caps, and here's the next Cryptogram.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #fff2cc;">After you solve it, please click on "Comments" at the end of this post and send your solution. I shall acknowledge it, but to keep the challenge alive I shall avoid publishing it. Here it is:</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: #073763;">I had indicated a link with Cryptogram # 7 (posted on 4 March 2012) to help those who have never attended a programme at THE GENIUS, and for those who are just not familiar with brain-stimulators like these. </span></div>
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Prasan Wilfredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15559008553592795108noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121433984795363267.post-91947231767041461612012-05-20T09:22:00.000+05:302012-05-21T16:16:01.563+05:30Annual Awards 2012 - Videos<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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</div>Prasan Wilfredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15559008553592795108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121433984795363267.post-2169812085446008342012-04-24T08:59:00.000+05:302012-05-09T22:55:19.365+05:30Isha Bhorkar wins The Genius of the Year Award 2012<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #0c343d; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 8px;">It was a hectic week of Awards functions patronised by parents. The students of all our three units carried away loads and loads of the most wonderful reading material.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #0c343d; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 8px;">Students enthusiastically entertained parents with performances that displayed their new-found prowesses. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #20124d;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; line-height: 22px;">A monolingual state like MP provides meagre opportunity to expand one's horizons. A timely article </span><i style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; line-height: 22px;">"<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/18/opinion/sunday/the-benefits-of-bilingualism.html?_r=1">Why Bilinguals Are Smarter</a>" </i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; line-height: 22px;">by Yudhijit Bhattacharjee in the "Gray Matter" column of NYTimes (Sunday Review) is a must-read for all the alumni of The Genius.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;">"Bilinguals, for instance, seem to be more adept than monolinguals at solving certain kinds of mental puzzles.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;"> </span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;">"... </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;">the bilingual experience improves the brain’s so-called executive function — a command system that directs the attention processes that we use for planning, solving problems and performing various other mentally demanding tasks.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;"> </span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;">"... </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;">Bilingualism’s effects also extend into the twilight years." </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;"> </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; line-height: 22px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #20124d;">Most of us would of course know Hindi and English, but in the multi-lingual milieu of India one who knows a couple of additional languages has a distinct advantage. At least two Indian languages in addition to Hindi and English must be thought necessary.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; line-height: 22px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #20124d;">Smarter ones can easily throw in a foreign language like French, Spanish, German or Chinese to add to your lingual assets.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #20124d; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; line-height: 22px;">Every new learning that comes with every new language would result in so many more neuron connections and so much more intellectual power. N</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; line-height: 22px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #20124d;">othing on earth can then hold you back from a brilliant future for yourself. Even the social advantages would be immense!</span></span></div>Prasan Wilfredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15559008553592795108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121433984795363267.post-443902410302153232012-03-04T14:05:00.000+05:302012-03-24T20:11:37.501+05:30SHARPEN YOUR WITS – Cryptogram # 7<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-size: large;">The last time I published a cryptogram on this blog was about a year ago - you can see that by clicking <a href="http://the-genius-blog.blogspot.in/2011/02/cryptogram-6.html">here</a>. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-size: large;">Put on your thinking caps, for here comes CRYPTOGRAM # 7: </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-size: large;">I LGX KGCE DQ HEGBA FZ YEGBD: ‘DYE XSMGBE QJ DYE XMK QJ DLQ AMKFEBX IX ESMGH DQ DYE XMK QJ DYEIB XSMGBEX IAUBEGXEC FZ DLIUE DYEIB VBQCMUD.’ I YGC AQD DYE TGPMEXD ICEG LYGD DYIX KEGAD GAC LYEA I UQMHC AQD BEKEKFEB DYE LQBCX, KZ DMDQB DYBEL DYE FQQO GD KZ YEGC, LYIUY CIC AQD XDIKMHGDE KZ IADEHHEUD IA GAZ LGZ –– FEBDBGAC BMXXEHH </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: large;">If you are not sure how to go about it, particularly if you have never taken a programme at THE GENIUS, Indore, India, you can learn how to solve a cryptogram by clicking on this <a href="http://www.cryptograms.org/tutorial.php">link</a>.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-size: large;">Click on comments and send me the solution as quickly as you can. I will not publish the solution, but will acknowledge the names of the persons who send me the correct solution soonest. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-size: large;"><i>--Prasan Wilfred</i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #fff2cc; line-height: 8px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><i>"Every once in a while comes along a revolutionary product that changes everything. It's very fortunate if you can work on just one of these in your career"</i> - so said Steve Jobs. </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #fff2cc; line-height: 8px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">If you are just finishing school, and are on the threshold of a College career, remember, THE GENIUS offers to train you to fit into a lucrative 3-hour daily stint where you have fun with the brightest youngsters, and learn a load of success formulas for yourselves, and the best part of it all is you get to chill with a group of the brightest young people! You don't have to get bored with that bunch that has never read a book in its life, and can't use the language in which it got its education!</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #fff2cc; line-height: 8px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; color: #cc0000;">An important message TO THE PARENTS of all our students:</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">THE GENIUS has new plans for another year of enjoyable brainwork -- </span></li>
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<li><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">play that improves concentration</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">challenges for greater intellectual skills</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">etiquette, good manners and social adeptness</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">activities that nurture talented communication</span></li>
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<span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #660000;">1.<span class="Apple-tab-span"> </span>SEATS ARE SEVERELY LIMITED; CHANCES OF SEAT AVAILABILITY BECOME WOEFULLY LOW VERY SOON AFTER REGISTRATIONS OF NEW APPLICANTS BEGIN.</span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #660000;"><b> Saket:</b> N-19 Saket, INDORE 452018</span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #660000;"><b> S.Tukoganj: </b>4/5 South Tukoganj, INDORE 452001</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #660000;"><span class="s1"><b> Vijaynagar: </b>105 BG, Scheme 74 C, Vijaynagar, INDORE 45201</span><span class="s3">0</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Three young women -- Lauren Hodge, Shree Bose, and Naomi Shah -- swept all three top prizes at the first Google Science Fair.</span><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"> </span></span></h6>
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Aayushi Talreja (erstwhile Mentor) visited us to say goodbye to all her students - she is en route to Canada for her post-grad education. </div>Prasan Wilfredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15559008553592795108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121433984795363267.post-2128828173450089912011-12-25T18:07:00.001+05:302011-12-25T18:07:54.377+05:30<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>TEJAL KARMALKAR sends me her greetings in rhyme!</b></span></div>
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"Hello Uncle! How are you? <br /> Kimaya will visit you for sure,<br /> She
misses you too.<br /> <br /> So much to tell and so much to hear,<br /> But
when, I don’t know, I fear!<br /> <br /> My bored brain longs for maths
challenges and cryptograms,<br /> And wants to talk of Mozart and Brahms.<br />
But it must resist,<br /> For its possessor is studying to be a
scientist,<br /> <br /> I know I keep saying "soon" in every message I send,<br />
But the headache of academics never seems to end<br /> The Education
system with all its crooks,<br /> Has made sure my life revolves only
around textbooks.<br /> <br /> But I’ll see you surely in a little while,<br />
And end my self-imposed exile.<br /> <br /> I wish you a Merry Christmas
and a happy new year,<br /> I hope my reply in rhyme made you smile ear to
ear!"</div>
</div>Prasan Wilfredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15559008553592795108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121433984795363267.post-33286893865569923712011-12-12T16:35:00.000+05:302011-12-12T16:40:28.609+05:30A Little Boy finds his Wonderland<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: small;">Sharvil Thatte, now 17, an outstanding ex-student, a winner of The Genius of the Year Award, writes to greet me on my Birthday. This is his exclusive style of writing ... I welcome readers to mail in their comments.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">--</span><i><span style="font-size: small;">Prasan Wilfred, December 11, 2011</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #ffd966; color: blue; font-size: x-large;">A</span><span style="color: #073763; font-size: small;">bout a decade ago, a young boy of tender age stepped out of his house and entered into a strange, new place. The boy was confused. Confused as to why at a place where he had spent about just under an hour did he feel so home. Where was he? Was this indeed the illusive wonderland he had heard stories of? He went back home that evening and slept, happy and content. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #073763;">Over the next few days, he would have an itch at the back of his mind, a jump in his stride and a constant longing to the wonderland he was growing ever so fond of. The place even had a nice ring to it. The Genius. N 19 Saket Indore. The shiny 'D.P. Wilfred' name plate outside the office. The veranda outside with the old palm tree, bent over the years. The plastic chairs or the concrete second level of the courtyard where he could sit before the 'class' began. He never quite got used to the word 'class' being attributed to it. It was always some place he could happily spend the rest of his life. The place just wasn’t bricks and stones to him. It was an environment. A complete world within the world. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #073763;">He had grown used to the people there too. Whether it be the friendly guard at the gate with whom he could sit safely and chat away in the evening as he waited for his ride, or the pleasant <i>baijis</i>, from whom he would receive a glass of water to quench his thirst and a smile to brighten his day, or the autowala bhaiya, who would bring him back home at the end of countless ecstatic evenings. Or the didis and bhaiyas who were the mentors there. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #073763;">Funny word, mentors, he used to think. Initially, not used to diluting the authority of the traditional 'teacher' to 'mentor', he quickly fell in line. And boy did he have fun. He would be wild. Wild with joy. If he had wanted, he would have jumped around like a monkey at times, just to express his pleasure. Coming to think of it, he did. Alas, the poor mentor. Handling a group of exuberant children is hard enough but to add a monkey to it! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #073763;"> Then there were the games. He knew what he was essentially doing in the process was learning. But learning had never been so much fun. Answering 'Manila' to <i>"What is the capital of Philippines?"</i> would earn his team an extra 10 points, clenching victory from his friends. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #073763;">Speaking continuously for 'just a minute' would earn him a win. Experimenting with science would earn him a prize. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #073763;">A bout at maths, word play and logic would mean a pat on his back. Learning a speech by heart and presenting it in front of the judges and his peers would make him proud of himself. Reciting a poem made him feel elegant. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #073763;">Correctly pronouncing the word 'opportunity' was a matter of self esteem to him. But probably the foundation of it all for him were the books. The place was FULL of books. There were shelves upon shelves full of books. Neatly assorted according to their categories, there were books of every kind. Story books, encyclopedias, comic books, fiction, biographies, 'The Great Illustrated Classics' and what not. He got to take them home, read them till his eyelids gave out under the burden of sleep. He would read them whenever he had a second to spare. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #073763;">He got to make a project out of them on a topic of his liking. If it wasn't for them, he wouldn’t have quite understood the railways or the World Wars for the fact. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #073763;">And to top it off, he would get books as prizes too! </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #073763;">First in declamation? Here, have a red labelled book! </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #073763;">Second in poetry recitation? No problem! Here, a blue labelled book. Books there were galore. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #073763;">He grew with the place. Maturation was a way to put it. He had friends around him, with whom he had laughed, celebrated and parted ways for the summer break, promising to come back the next session. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #073763;">The mock interviews, the scrabble competitions, the etiquette sessions with those heavenly enchiladas. But, as all good things must come to an end... The words 'Indian Education System' bring a scowl to the now 17-year-old boy. It was the villain in his fairy tale. To fulfill one of his goals, he had to sever a part of his soul. It was a conundrum he could get his brain around. In the end, he had to leave behind his wonderland. For 'the greater good'. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #073763;">He was ashamed of himself because he couldnt believe how easily he could forget about those memories, those longings. He was ashamed that he had to express himself over an electronic medium. But for his average, mundane existence, he had no other shameless excuse. It was his life and he had never wanted to let it go, especially of a man and a woman. In fact, the man and woman. Uncle and Aunty as they were lovingly called by everyone. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #073763;">It was their idea that had led to his wonderland's creation. The boy was always guilty that he never got to spend extended amounts of time with Aunty. She was always busy with the major administration of the Genius. He did, however, come to know Uncle quite closely. Uncle to him was like his grandfather, his friend, his guide and his mentor. He was extremely fond of him. He looked surprisingly handsome in suspenders, had an uncanny similarity to Amitabh Bachchan for the boy, and was a treasure chest full of knowledge to anyone who knew him. He only had one bad habit. Smoking. The boy had always wished he would quit. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #073763;"> And it was that one man's legacy that had made the young toddler the boy was into a confident youth, marching his way into adulthood. If it wasn't for him, the boy would have faded into the billions of human beings inhabiting the world as 'just some boy'. But he was glad that he hadn’t. And he was immeasurably grateful to God for somehow making him end up at The Genius' front gate. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #073763;">He was, and always will be, in debt of one of the greatest men to ever walk the earth. He took the road less travelled and that has made all the difference for him and a little boy. The boy might have not met an Asimov, Verne, Lincoln, Churchill, Gandhi or Kalam, but it was his pleasure to have met Prasan Wilfred and he was more than content. So on this day, the day a legend was born 73 years ago, the little boy from a decade ago would like to wish his beloved Uncle a very happy birthday. "</span></span></div>Prasan Wilfredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15559008553592795108noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121433984795363267.post-91779664543054964352011-10-23T18:22:00.008+05:302011-11-22T22:58:05.583+05:30IQ Is Not Set In Stone<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">An Intriguing Question<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:180%;">I</span> had never been perfectly sure whether exposure to puzzles, mental challenges, and high-level language skills do indeed change the reckoning of a child's Intelligence Quotient with the help of one of the standardised tests.<br /><br />Measurement of IQ is not easy, it is a highly specialised task of a qualified psychologist. All </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">available </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">IQ tests have been subject to criticisms of various types. The actual IQ scores are also said to vary from time to time. It is said to depend on the mood of the test-taker at the time of the test. It depends on the companions or peers taking the test with the individual. Their individual cultural, racial, ethnic differences appear to vary the results.<br /><br />However, one thing that I had observed throughout my life was that young people did appear to build up certain strengths within themselves if either by themselves or through the influence of peers, or of capable parents or Mentor/teachers, they widened their horizons, strengthened skills, and applied their knowledge to solving practical problems with forethought and capabilities.<br /><br />The thousands of students who have gone through the programmes of THE GENIUS over the last 21 years bear testimony to this. Those who declare that you are born with a certain level of intelligence, and that no power on earth can change it must accept that this is just true! This certainly is good news to all the young people who desist from wasting their time with inane television entertainment, or insipid conversation with ignoramuses.<br /><br />In this connection do visit the web-page at this link: <a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2011/10/20/141511314/iq-isnt-set-in-stone-suggests-study-that-finds-big-jumps-dips-in-teens?sc=nl&cc=es-20111023">IQ Isn't Set In Stone</a></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"> and listen to experts telling us that the right exposure at the right time does add to your cerebral capacities!<br /><br />One other point: a child's intellectual development begins at birth. Early exposure to thinking skills, and mental challenges will bring forth an entire generation of geniuses, I am sure!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Send me your comments, if you have any. I shall publish them with my reply.</span><br />----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:180%;" >A</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">nd, for those who are interested in an instant mental challenge, here's a problem for you to solve: </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"> </span><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Cambria; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin-top:0cm; margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:10.0pt; margin-left:0cm; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:Cambria; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} @page Section1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt; mso-header-margin:36.0pt; mso-footer-margin:36.0pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">What are the next two numbers in this sequence?</p><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"> </p><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">7, 14, 17, 21, 27, 28, 35, 37, ?, ?</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Happy puzzle-solving!</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Cambria; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} @font-face {font-family:"Apple Casual"; panose-1:0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin-top:0cm; margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:10.0pt; margin-left:0cm; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:Cambria; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} @page Section1 {size:595.0pt 842.0pt; margin:36.85pt 36.85pt 36.85pt 36.85pt; mso-header-margin:35.45pt; mso-footer-margin:35.45pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --></style><i style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-Apple Casual"font-size:12.0pt;" >Prasan Wilfred</span></i> </p> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><br /></span>Prasan Wilfredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15559008553592795108noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121433984795363267.post-3024431101640876712011-06-26T17:00:00.007+05:302011-08-31T17:43:30.477+05:30THE GENIUS REUNION<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dmoTZhybx0o/Tl4gSrAtWiI/AAAAAAAAJ7o/Mn4U-nVaX2c/s1600/Reunion%2BCollage%2B25%2BJUN%2B2011.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dmoTZhybx0o/Tl4gSrAtWiI/AAAAAAAAJ7o/Mn4U-nVaX2c/s400/Reunion%2BCollage%2B25%2BJUN%2B2011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646986487924611618" border="0" /></a>
<br /></div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">On the evening of Saturday, the 25th June 2011, we had our first real REUNION in 21 years! Anand Wilfred, Aunty and I met twenty-two of our past students on our premises at Saket, Indore. Envisaged by Shriya Gupta and made possible with the help of Shreya Raj, the evening turned out to be a truly memorable one. </span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">
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<br />All of them took time off their busy schedules and came over to let down their hair, re-introduce themselves to old friends, re-live some of the beautiful memories of their earlier days at <span style=" font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >THE GENIUS</span>, and also to play a couple of games. It was nostalgic to listen to Prasad Kawathekar reciting the story <span style="font-style: italic;">"Peace at Last"</span> that they had learnt while in Class 3 or 4. Some of them recalled the words of <span style="font-style: italic;">"The Charge of the Light Brigade" </span>recited with vigour and a flourish.
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<br />Everyone enjoyed a game of "<a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scattergories">Scattergories</a>" which they had never played at </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">THE GENIUS </span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">during their days</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">. </span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">This was a new game we had introduced a year ago in our effort to develop thinking skills in new ways.</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"> </span>
<br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">It was a great evening and we hope we would be able to repeat such occasions more often.</span>
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<br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">All the photographs with captions can be viewed at this link on</span> <a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="https://picasaweb.google.com/103193810823750770968/THEGENIUSREUNION25JUN2011?authkey=Gv1sRgCI795NTLpLfp5QE">Picasaweb</a>.
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<br /></span> Prasan Wilfredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15559008553592795108noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121433984795363267.post-53275626952152085192011-06-07T08:04:00.004+05:302011-06-07T08:25:45.451+05:30OPEN DAY IN DUBAI<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Someone very rightly called our '<span style="font-style: italic;">education</span> system' as a mere <span style="font-style: italic;">'examination system'</span>. Schools appear to make concerted efforts to help children to stop thinking and learn the ready-made regurgitated notes, to learn facts by rote, and to repeat everything verbatim in test papers.<br />For an elaboration of this thought please read my post at <a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://the-genius-blog.blogspot.com/2008/03/raison-dtre.html">http://the-genius-blog.blogspot.com/2008/03/raison-dtre.html</a>.<br /><br />We devised our system of fun and games with an intellectual content so that children would begin to think for themselves, be able to understand what they learn, develop capabilities beyond what is envisaged by the pedagogues, and express themselves with their own ideas and opinions. <br /><br />We are now trying to reach out to Dubai in the hope that we can contribute our bit to the development of the children of this region. <br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">OPEN DAY in DUBAI -</span><br /></span></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Scheduled for 10 a.m. to noon on June 11, 2011</span></span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Venue: Mankhool, Bur Dubai</span></span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Telephone: <span style="font-size:85%;">DUBAI <span style="font-size:100%;">050-4693191 -- Call Veathika Jain</span></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></span></div>Prasan Wilfredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15559008553592795108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121433984795363267.post-23350223618804049662011-04-09T08:39:00.009+05:302011-04-15T19:55:44.918+05:30ISHITA GARG DECLARED GENIUS OF THE YEAR 2011<h3 class="post-title entry-title"> <a href="http://the-genius-blog.blogspot.com/2010/04/greatest-evening-of-year.html">The Greatest Evening of the Year 2010 - 2011<br /></a></h3><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">ISHITA GARG DECLARED GENIUS OF THE YEAR 2011</span></span><br /><br /><div class="post-header"> </div> <div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-4868302388954572113"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:130%;">The Annual Awards</span> evening this year took place on three separate days: 27th March for the Vijayanagar unit, 2nd April for the junior children of Saket, 3rd April for children from group Alpha (classes 9 to 12) to group E (Class 4).<br /><br />The spirit of the evenings was just fun and laughter, loads of books for the successful children interspersed with some interesting performances. This year the children ended the festivities with a mass performance of the energetic dance <span style="font-style: italic;">"STEP IN TIME".</span><br /><br />Click <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-WCyucLDuo">here</a> to see the children come in small and large groups in sheer exuberance.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlzBivTriS0&feature=related">Here is a clipping</a> of the Book Review on <span style="font-style: italic;">A Thousand Splendid Suns </span>by <span style="font-style: italic;">Khaled Hosseini</span>. This will give the viewer a sample of the quality of work the children do at The Genius.<br /><br />THE coveted GENIUS OF THE YEAR 2011 AWARD winner was Ishita Garg. It consisted of a Certificate, a silver trophy, and a set of books.<br /><br /><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/dpwilfred/THE21STGENIUSAWARD201103APR2011?authkey=Gv1sRgCNL-htzQsviAggE#5591385445234723746">Here Ishita Garg </a></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:100%;" ><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/dpwilfred/THE21STGENIUSAWARD201103APR2011?authkey=Gv1sRgCNL-htzQsviAggE#5591385445234723746">holds her trophy</a>,</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:100%;" > her proud parents on the stage equally honoured, and the books -- the full 60-volume set of The Britannica Great Books of the Western World -- displayed for all to see.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3x7HzEdIO8">This picture</a> is of the children of Group E [Class 4] performing <span style="font-style: italic;">"The Energy Rap"</span>.<br /><br />The students of the Alpha Group [Classes 9 to 11] displayed great talent performing a small spoof on Shakespeare's great <span style="font-style: italic;">"MACBETH"</span>. Check out <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-PClBQILko">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-PClBQILko</a>.<br /><br />It was, as usual, left to my lot to speak a "few words of wisdom" to my audience of parents. I chose just a few queries to which the children desired answers from their parents. You can see this speech by clicking on this link: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Fky72hS4FI">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Fky72hS4FI</a>.<br /><br />We ended the year on a note of joy with a repeat performance of <span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-WCyucLDuo&feature=related">"Step in Time"</a> </span>and hope to re-start our work in earnest in July 2011.<br /><br />Our past students now grace the portals of the world's leading Universities, and contribute in a great way to making India a proud country. Many of them do keep in touch with us and we are happy that our small contribution is adding so much to the quality of education that is now being described as an <span style="font-style: italic;">'examination system' </span>as opposed to an honest <span style="font-style: italic;">'education system.' </span>All our Mentors and I have truly earned kudos all along for our work, and it is my hope that we would have the energy and the intellectual ability to continue our work for many years!<br /></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:100%;" ><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div>Prasan Wilfredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15559008553592795108noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121433984795363267.post-40413250487616798952011-02-15T20:04:00.001+05:302011-02-15T20:15:01.755+05:30CRYPTOGRAM # 6Here's another interesting Cryptogram.<br />These immortal quotations in coded language are given to our students to decipher -- each is a mental challenge that should assist and accelerate intellectual growth. <br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">"VHCQVOR DVSI XDIRI VASVHXVWIR JSIB QVH: XDIE HISIB DIVB XDI FOJFP RXBCPI, XDIE ACI LCXDJGX VHE CAIV JY AIVXD, XDIE DVSI HJ XIVFDIBR VHA KBIRFDIBR XJ CHRXBGFX XDIQ, XDICB OVRX QJQIHXR VBI HJX ACRXGBUIA UE GHLIOFJQI VHA GHKOIVRVHX FIBIQJHCIR, XDICB YGHIBVOR FJRX XDIQ HJXDCHW, VHA HJ JHI RXVBXR OVLRGCXR JSIB XDICB LCOOR" -- SJOXVCBI, KDCOJRJKDIB (1694-1778) </span>Prasan Wilfredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15559008553592795108noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121433984795363267.post-61301850872132481212010-11-28T10:16:00.001+05:302010-11-28T10:18:03.492+05:30CRYPTOGRAM # 5<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">Here's the next Cryptogram:</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">TW GIO ZTNCWA: CW RMTJMW, VRM YGICBM TFM UFCVCZR, VRM BRMHZ TFM HFMWBR, VRM QMBRTWCBZ TFM AMFQTW, VRM IGJMFZ TFM CVTICTW, TWO MJMFNVRCWA CZ GFATWCPMO UN VRM ZXCZZ. CW RMII, VRM YGICBM TFM AMFQTW, VRM BRMHZ TFM UFCVCZR, VRM QMBRTWCBZ TFM HFMWBR, VRM IGJMFZ TFM ZXCZZ, TWO MJMFNVRCWA CZ GFATWCPMO UN VRM CVTICTWZ.</span>Prasan Wilfredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15559008553592795108noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121433984795363267.post-89019701485622747962010-11-23T23:13:00.004+05:302010-11-24T10:46:45.277+05:30DOES YOUR PARENT HAVE TIME FOR YOU?<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">PARENTS </span>ought to read this ...<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);">If a child is to keep alive his inborn sense of wonder, he needs the companionship of at least one adult who can share it, rediscovering with him the joy, excitement and mystery of the world we live in</span></span> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:85%;" >— Cleveland Abbe (</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:85%;" >American meteorologist, inventor and astronomer)</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><br /><br />Is this quotation relevant to today's families? <br />Does every child have an adult at home with whom he/she can discuss things that are learnt in school, the news that newspapers publish, and the activities that The Genius exposes them to for the first time in their lives?<br /><br />One of the important things we do is to have Mock Press Conferences, where each student acts out the part of a leader, a decision maker, and the rest of the group becomes press correspondents, and come prepared to fire away questions.<br /><br />Our politicians often kick up an infernal ruckus in the sacred precincts of the parliament instead of having an intelligent debate. They would be put to shame by the tactful and well-informed manner in which some of our young students handle the questions that they are asked!<br /><br />When these competitions are in progress, we can identify children whose parents are too busy to be of active intellectual assistance. We also observe children whose attention spans have been nearly destroyed by the importance given to television serials and movies of pedestrian tastes in some homes.<br /><br />Parents who read this would do well to contribute to children's development on a daily basis, and proffer them quality conversation time as often as they can.</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:100%;" ><br /></span>Prasan Wilfredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15559008553592795108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121433984795363267.post-4480336120964113472010-11-20T23:57:00.005+05:302010-11-21T00:26:04.345+05:30One eventful day at The Genius<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Not really just one day - it's a series of events every weekend for four or five weeks, but to each child, it is just one day - one day of great expectations, looking forward to specially prepared dishes - enchiladas, cannellonis and the works - all served in courses from soft drinks through soup, cutlets </span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">et al</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"> until a succulent dessert appears on the table at the end of a scrumptious repast. Appropriate bowls, plates, spoons, forks and knives are laid out for each course, and they are not served by flunkies <span style="font-size:85%;">(we have no flunkies at THE GENIUS)</span>, but by Mentors of exceptional calibre, especially trained - not in table service - but in development of thinking skills.</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Visit </span><a style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);" href="http://the-genius-blog.blogspot.com/2008/03/raison-dtre.html">http://the-genius-blog.blogspot.com/2008/03/raison-dtre.html</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"> and you will understand why we need to do stuff that parents and schoolteachers ought to be doing. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">To cut it short, I shall just say that THE GENIUS is indeed the whole enchilada! <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:85%;" >(..."</span></span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:85%;" >the whole enchilada" </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:85%;" >is an idiomatic expression referring to something that is complete in itself. Refer to a good dictionary before you use it in writing or speech).</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">If you wish to see some of the pictures of one of the evenings, please click</span> <a style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" href="http://picasaweb.google.com/dpwilfred/ETIQUETTESESSIONSTHEGENIUS?authkey=Gv1sRgCPPX4qSb8pyDpgE#">here</a>.Prasan Wilfredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15559008553592795108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121433984795363267.post-77134852979010595072010-11-18T23:47:00.002+05:302010-11-18T23:49:34.094+05:30CRYPTOGRAM # 4<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Another Cryptogram for the enthusiast --</span><br /><br /> <style>@font-face { font-family: "Cambria"; }@font-face { font-family: "Garamond Premr Pro"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }</style> <div style="border: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 1pt 4pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 21pt; font-family: "Garamond Premr Pro"; letter-spacing: 1pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" lang="EN-GB">LY LYPLX, IKJJWGC GKULCLILXYH PKY'C TK CK VXLU; HKNM TK CK GXJULXNMYC.<span style=""> </span>LZ CEMR XJM ... FKCM-SXYA CEWTH, CEMR NXR MFMY SMIKNM IXSLYMC NLYLHCMJH -- JXFL HEXYAXJ</span><span style="font-size: 5pt; letter-spacing: 1pt;" lang="EN-GB"></span></p> </div>Prasan Wilfredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15559008553592795108noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121433984795363267.post-57978369091320865232010-11-16T07:41:00.006+05:302010-11-16T08:04:43.205+05:30YOU need a Dictionary too!<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" >Anu Garg</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:georgia;" > [whose <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://wordsmith.org/">http://wordsmith.org/</a> has reached phenomenal subscriber numbers] </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:georgia;">says:</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;" >"There's a new exhibit here in Seattle, showcasing props from the Harry Potter series. As I make my way through it, I see kids holding magic wands in their little fingers and pretending to cast spells. If only we all had a book of spells we could use to make things happen!</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">"It turns out we do. It's called a dictionary. It has all the magical words we need </span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" >(though some assembly is required)</span><span style="font-family:georgia;">. We can use them to convince </span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" >(from Latin vincere: to overcome)</span><span style="font-family:georgia;">, to motivate </span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" >(from movere: to move)</span><span style="font-family:georgia;">, to inspire</span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" > (from inspirare: to breathe [life] into)</span><span style="font-family:georgia;">, and more." </span><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:times new roman;">A Dictionary is a tool of the trade for those who seek to speak fluently, to speak using words that are appropriate to the context, and to those who desire to write impressively. </span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:times new roman;">We at <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >THE GENIUS</span></span> recommend that every child from the very youngest possess a dictionary, and learn all aspects of using it.<br /><br />Older students may also subscribe to<span style="font-style: italic;"> </span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://wordsmith.org/">http://wordsmith.org/</a> for a daily dose of words and their interesting origins.<br /></span>Prasan Wilfredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15559008553592795108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121433984795363267.post-86940762515230212152010-11-01T14:54:00.002+05:302010-11-01T15:11:40.390+05:30CRYPTOGRAM # 3<span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">An irresistible temptation</span></span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">When I come across a good quotation - that is, one that does not preach to us from a high pedestal, but has a bit of tongue-in-cheek humour as well, and a sprinkling of truth spiced with satire, I am sorely tempted to share it with the many students and Mentors at THE GENIUS as well as with other friends and well-wishers.</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">I posted the last Cryptogram only two days ago, yet here's another one - swiftly following the last one.</span><br /><br /> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Here's Cryptogram # 3:</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">SYVT XRP XGTP GX QPJYDK XV XJQO PAPYU NRGQC TJOPK J CYPJCSMQ DMGKJDNP VS GXKPQS EU JKOGDH 'ZRU?'. XV KXVI XRGK DMGKJDNP KVNGPXU GDAPDXPC J TJYAPQQVMK KUKXPT NJQQPC PCMNJXGVD ZRGNR EYGDHK XV JD PDC XRPGY CPKGYP XV JKO XRJX LMPKXGVD. XRP SPZ SJGQMYPK VS XRGK KUKXPT JYP ODVZD JK KNGPDXGKXK -- KGY RPYTJDD EVDCG</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><br /><br />I am publishing only the names of the first two all-correct solvers. I need your opinions if I ought to put up the solution as well. I had thought of avoiding display of the solution in order that anyone who visits the page ought to have the mental challenge of the puzzle without the solution available. If anyone finds it difficult to solve a Cryptogram and would like me to send the solution, please put in your comment saying so, and you will receive it directly by mail as </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">quickly</span> as possible.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Happy deciphering!</span>Prasan Wilfredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15559008553592795108noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121433984795363267.post-67183182864948298662010-10-30T12:03:00.002+05:302010-10-30T12:09:25.130+05:30CRYPTOGRAM # 2Here's another Cryptogram for you to solve. Unfortunately the author of this humorous line is unknown. So just solve it and click on <span style="font-style: italic;">"Comments"</span> and put down your name and the complete solution.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">TZCVDSFN GQL NZ SFBLCCSULFB BDGB OSBDSF ZFCK G JLO OLLRN ZJ IGVBSPSBK, BDLK IGF BQGSF G DEYGF HLSFU BZ NBGFT GB BDL PLQK LTUL ZJ BDL VZZC GFT BDQZO BDLY JSND. </span><br /><br />10-year olds and above ought to try their hand at decoding cryptograms.<br /><br />You can use the <span style="font-style: italic;">Comments</span> section for any messages that you wish to send us.<br /><br /><br /><br />Prasan Wilfred, THE GENIUS<br />October 30, 2010Prasan Wilfredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15559008553592795108noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121433984795363267.post-77175044095116910032010-10-20T12:04:00.009+05:302010-10-20T17:11:42.837+05:30CEREBRAL CHALLENGES & CRYPTOGRAMS<span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:georgia;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">Message from Prasan Wilfred!</span><br /><br />Here's something exclusive for those who love mental challenges like the children of THE GENIUS do!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:georgia;" >Here's the first CRYPTOGRAM [a simple substitution code] -- put on your thinking caps, decipher the quotation, and send me the solution as quickly as you can by clicking on "Post a Comment" below.</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">FMGS HMWDT VDFMNV VP AMRT MWDBGNFV PX XMBDS XWPA DSF PDSFW, MRY DSF GMRYBYMDFV VHFRY VP AIGS DBAF AMOBRQ FMGS PDSFW'V VHFFGSFV, DSMD UT DSF DBAF FNFGDBPR YMT BV HMVD DSFWF BV RPDSBRQ AIGS DP YP VMLF DIWR DSF VBDDBRQ WMVGMNV PID MRY NFD M RFZ QMRQ BR -- S. N. AFRGOFR</span></span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">I have been, from time to time, personally mailing Cryptograms to a large number of current and old students of THE GENIUS, as well as to our Mentors and others interested in this kind of cerebral challenges. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Henceforth I will not mail it to anyone but I shall display on this blog new Cryptograms for you to solve from time to time.</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />Have fun!</span>Prasan Wilfredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15559008553592795108noreply@blogger.com3