The Payal Tiwari Foundation in association with the Pune Municipal Corporation and Sundaram Group on Tuesday distributed tablet computers to class VI students of Kasturba Gandhi and Mahatma Jotiba Phule schools.
Mumbai region Congress president Kripashankar Singh was the chief guest at the event, organised at the Kasturba Gandhi School grounds. PMC Education Board chairperson and Payal Tiwari Foundation founder Sangeeta Tiwari spoke about tablet computers and explained how they could be of help to students. MLC Dipti Chowdhary, Deputy Mayor Prasanna Jagtap, corporator Sunil Gaikwad and Lata Rajguru were present.

Nowadays, the term basic necessities have redefined to food, clothing, shelter and quality education. Education is no longer a basic necessity and can now be called as a compulsion in the development of the country and the world. With the advancement in the technology it is no longer limited to the books. Well, education is now turned the E-way which means better, updated and quality education. E-class by Sundaram is perhaps the turning point to the e-way of learning. Eh! And the E-class does not bear any resemblance to the Mercedes brand car. The product is available in all the ranges for students from 1st standard to the SSC English Medium and SSC Marathi Medium.
The basic amenities which were previously just food, clothing and shelter is now become food, clothing, shelter and Education. Education is now no longer limited to your 200 pages text books and notebooks, E-learning is the new trend of studying looking at a Television or Computer. E-class has come up with the new concept of education with the teacher’s guidance and the TV alongside giving you a visual experience about the topic.
No more are we surprised to find kids, hardly out of their toddler years, effortlessly using the computer and a string of other electronic gadgets. These new age kids literally define the very times that we live in. Sophistication has become a part of their lives and most of their daily activities. They are at home operating these high tech gadgets that we, even as grownups, find quite difficult to get familiar with in quick time. Amidst this, why not let even their mode of educational training become as advanced as their toys and the next generation gizmos that surround them. This is where e-class comes forth as an option for parents and teachers who desire their kids to learn everything there is to be learnt, grasp all knowledge even as they grow in strength and intelligence with each passing day.
Education is for the mind what food is for the body and prayers are for the soul. E-learning for schools today has taken the very platform of teaching to another level. This new level where e-learning for kids takes place is but of course on an elevated and evolved plane. However, the traditional manner of teaching is not sent for a toss. e-class is by no means a substitute for a real teacher and the actual classroom atmosphere. E- Learning for schools is rather a medium to enhance the teaching experience and make it fun all the more for both the teachers and kids.
The Union Budget 2011-12 aims to sustain economic growth, strengthen infrastructure, moderate the price rise, particularly of agricultural produce and reduce social imbalances through inclusive development. Presenting the budget 2011-12 in the Lok Sabha today, the Finance Minister Shri Pranab Mukherjee said that the budget is a transition towards a more transparent and result oriented economic management system in India. He said while developments on India’s external sector have been encouraging, continued high food prices have remained our principal concern. He said that the trend revealed shortcomings in distribution and marketing system. The Finance Minister said that huge differences between wholesale and retail prices are at the expense of remunerative prices for the farmers and competitive prices for consumers.
e-class is an efficient and affordable comfort as provided by the advancements made in computer technology today. e-class for students has made life infinitely better. The juniors are now even more aware and ever on the growth path courtesy their e-class educational sessions. This unique product from the house of reputed Sundaram Books is greatly going to ease the gap of understanding concepts through this medium of e-class. The audio visual factor and medium of teaching is bound to boost the child’s memory. They are now going to be effortlessly able to comprehend things and potently make use of the knowledge learnt while appearing for their exams.