It gives me immense pleasure to be part of JET New England, Prajna team both as a

volunteer and also as a parent of Sravya (Prajna student). Prajna is not only educational

but also spiritual and refreshing experience for both adults and children. The concepts of

service, practical living coupled with real world examples made these classes very

enlightening and helped foster understanding of spirituality in our everyday life. The

concept of Acharya who drives the ignorance out and sustains knowledge and his holy

feet are the best to worship is well understood by Prajna children thereby increasing their

respect to the teachers. Prajna is wisdom and is providing a path for us to understand our

vedic heritage. The concepts of “˜Worship your own and respect all” and “Serve all

beings as service to God” are thought provoking and are leading us to an open mind

which will explore and investigate our scriptures in much greater detail.

- Madhu Chary

Jai Srimannarayana, We are very happy with Prajna classes. Slokas and bhajans are

beneficial for the entire family. These classes are truly reflecting the Indian and vedic

culture. Even though we are thousands of miles away from India, we feel very close to

Indian culture. It is a refreshing experience to join Prajna classes every week. We are

delighted to participate in chanting slokas. The values we learned during these classes do

not stop for the day, they are beneficial in our day to day life.

- Sri Hari Jala

Jai Srimannarayana! Hi, my name is Sri Savitha Devi Kolla. I am 13 years old and in the

8th grade. I have been a student of Prajna for over a year. Joining Prajna has made a

difference in my life and will definitely make a difference in your life as well. Honestly,

before I joined Prajna class, I was not interested in much of this devotional and Vedic

lifestyle and culture, even though my parents performed pooja everyday and are quite

devotional. However, now, it has influenced me significantly. My Prajna experience has

made me a better person. For instance, it has enhanced my faith in God, increased my

love and respect for others, and boosted confidence in myself. I have learned an ample

amount of paraphernalia from this past one and a half year of Prajna that it is really

unbelievable. Every time I walk out of Prajna class, I am bound to have walked out with

some type of interesting fact. For example, one week I learned that the sacred feet of Sri

Sri Sri Chinna Jeeyar Swamiji placed on your head symbolizes blessing from God. I

would sincerely like to thank Santharam Swamiji for his contributions in being our guru,

in teaching us slokas, bhajans, and much, much more, and also making Prajna class a fun

place to be. Jai Srimannarayana!

- Savitha Kolla, Grade 8

I like to go to Pranja classes because you get to learn bhajans, slokas and stories. I also

like it because I get to meet new people and make new friends.You do not play video

games, but actually learn something and I get to learn more about our Hindu heritage. I

hope there will still be Pranja classes.

Sriramani Sivapurapu - Grade 3

I have had a great time in Prajna class. Personally my favorite part of Prajna is when we

meditate and do yoga. I also enjoy singing. Swamiji has been helping me learn and

memorize the Vishnu Saharsranamam book. I am trying to memorize all the things we

have learned so far as in the slokas. I have had a lot of progress with Swamiji’s help.

Overall, I like learning all the things we have been learning and I’ve been having fun. I

would also like to continue Prajna classes.

Naveena Thota, Grade 4

My experience was a great one. In Prajna the sixth slokam of the Achyuthastakam was

confusing. I didn't know the Hanuman story either. But the sun god prayer was very

helpful. I think that I colored the different avatharam pictures very well. I think that

Prajna class was very good because I learned many new slokas and bhajans. I enjoyed

this program very much.

Naga Sidhu Reddivari, Grade 8

My experience in Prajna has been a great one. I have learnt many new bhajans and

slokas. For example, the Valmiki Ramayanam taught me the many great characteristics of

Lord Rama. I learned that the ideal person must have all these many personality traits.

The Achyuthastakam was a beautiful set of bhajans. I look forward to learning the

meaning of these bhajans. I hope that by attending Prajna, I have spiritually advanced my

heart. In conclusion, I have enjoyed coming to Prajna class and I look forward to

continue coming to this wonderful and spiritual program.

Sai Reddivari, Grade 4

Jai Srimannarayana! I think that the Prajna classes are good because we learn new slokas

and stories on Gods. I enjoy learning new bhajans. Smn Santharam Swamiji corrects the

pronunciation if we do it wrong. We even learn the meanings of slokas. The yoga

activities are good because it makes me feel better and well. Some are hard and some are

easy to do. I enjoy doing bhajans because it sounds well when all the kids sing it together.

I would encourage people who know very little about Indian things to attend Prajna

classes. I would like to take the classes for a long term.

Sandeep Jala, Grade???

Jai Srimannarayana! I started going to Prajna classes in March 2005. In Prajna classes we

learn slokas, bhajans and we hear some stories. We also do yoga. My favorite things in

these classes are the bhajans and the yoga.

In the next few years I would like to see a few changes. One of them is that the younger

learned how to read, so they won’t really be able to read big words. Also, the definitions

for the slokas should be easy for younger kids to read and understand. Long, complex

words are hard for younger kids to read and to understand.

Sowmya Kuruganti, Grade 6

It is a wonderful opportunity for me to learn so many things including singing, slokas and

bhajans and learning about stories of the GOD and importance of our Festivals. All of

these mean something knowing about GOD. If you sing all the slokas and bhajans a lot

you will feel great! Another important aspect of this activity is that, it always reminds me

where I came from!

Meghana Tallam, Grade 2

Jai Srimannarayana! I am good at yoga and bhajans in Prajna class because I think it is a

fun activity to do. What I like about Prajna class is the bhajans, and my favorite part is

yoga. It is very fun. I learned how to do slokams that is about the god and I also learned

how to do meditation. I really liked going to Prajna classes because I really learned a lot

about god at Prajna class on all the Sundays. I think we also have a very great teacher.

- Pavani Jonnalagadda , Grade 2

We have learned a lot of bhajans, slokas, stories, and meditation, and lots of yoga. I have

enjoyed all of these things. At first, we were all nervous and didn’t know anything and

compared to what we have learned for the past one and a half year, we have improved

and learned many, many, things. For example Ramayanam, Krishnashtakam,

Achyuthaashtakam, are all slokas. Then, we all learned some bhajans like Adisesha,

Krishnananda, Srinivasa Govinda, Jai Srimannarayana, and many more. Some stories we

learned are Gajendra Moksham, Sri Rama, Matsya Avatar, Kurma Avatar, and lots more

that are fun. One amazing thing that we learned is the Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Stothram

in one and a half month! One more thing is that every time we walk out of the door, we

have something in our heads that we learned, like one time we walked out knowing a

sloka from Ramayanam, or a sloka from Sri Krishna Prarthana, or even a new yoga step.

This is what I experienced from Prajna class!!! I would like to continue Prajna class and

learn more!!! I would like to thank Sriman Santharamji, our guru, for his teachings.

- Durga Kolla, Grade 5

I want to thank Smitha and Madhu Chary for bringing this great opportunity for our kids

to learn about our religion and culture. Prajna class is helping kids relate to our home and

our tradition. It gives me peace of mind to realize that my children and future generation

living in US can be part of our Indian tradition. Smn. Santharamji is giving our kids the

greatest gift of all and that's Knowledge and I appreciate the patience and affection he

shows in teaching our kids. I would also like to mention Smt. Radhika Goli and Smn.

Madhu Chary for filling in and keeping our class going when Swamiji is not available.

My son, Prateek really loves the stories and tries to tell his friends about Lord Krishna.

Without me reminding, he keeps practicing the Sloka he is to say on Tuesday.

- Geeta Makhija

Having grown up in India, we have heard the Slokas and learnt to appreciate the value as

we grew older. It is really a blessing to have an avenue and opportunity for the kids to

learn the Shlokas. And who better is there to teach than Santharamji, who in addition to

his vast knowledge, devotion and dedication has enormous patience and knack to hold the

attention of the kids. Our kids are enjoying both the sloka and the yoga classes.

My kids, Rachel and Rohan, look forward to Sunday evening classes. And they keep

humming the bhajans they learnt all week long sub-consciously. I am sure other parents

can relate to my experience.

- Raji Madhur

scriptures. However, only recently with the help of JET, I have began to truly understand