A Masters in Economics, A SHLOKAPRENEUR, a theist in every right...and an extremely confident young lady in my 30's living in one of the most beautiful cities of India-Bangalore, love the temples I visit, absolutely long for the annadanams I part-take in every Thursday and my frequent visits to an old age home helping old parents who have been left to the mercy of the Lord to get free medical treatment and medicines is the best thing I've ever been a part of.....And yeah, My Shloka School -GURUKULAM does'nt remain a dream any longer.
I personally believe -"It takes a big heart to APPRECIATE someone and a SMALL MIND to Laugh at someone. You can choose to either have a big heart or a small mind....."
1). I started off Gurukulam somewhere in October 2014 and worked with a few children in my apartment and found out that a lot of parents were keen in sending their children for such classes.
2). These classes are for kids between 3-16 years.
3). Shlokas are taught only in SANSKRIT (though Sanskrit is a language which children at that age ..i.e 4-9 years is not something they have been exposed to earlier)....but I read that when kids as little as 3 are exposed to a variety of information...their grasping capacity is something spectacular....So push all that you can in their little brains and see them gain as much as knowledge as possible is what I belive in)
4). At this point in time I do classes in different Apartments, Pre Schools, Dance-Schools and Studios.
5). I also do One-on-One classes for kids at their residence. These classes are actually called the Mother-Baby Duo class where kids as little as 2 and 3 are exposed to learning shlokas but here the mother does more learning than the kids actually do and during the week the mother does repetition of these shlokas with the kids....So here the mother is more the teacher -Mothers are the best teachers
6).Gurukulam today is the first of its kind ONLINE SHLOKA SCHOOL which caters to kids across the globe. All our classes are only through SKYPE/Watsapp Videos ( Today kids from India, US, UK, Canada, Nerds and Germany and are a part of GURUKULAM)
7). Gurukulam during 2017 is planning to expand its services to many more Pre-schools, Dance-Schools and Blind Schools (For Blind Schools I plan to do this more as a Service activity than as something that gives me Income)
8). At present Gurukulam has close to 50 kids.
Also in May 2015 a Mumbai based company called BABY CHAKRA found my work interesting and featured me in their website..
http://www.babychakra.com/learn/toddler-in-the-house/452-divyaa-
Also in Sep 2015 we were featured in Wellness Chakra, a Mumbai based local paper...
http://www.slideshare.net/Wellness_Chakra/wellness-chakra-septmeber-2015-edition
Also Featured in The Hindu on 7th Dec 2015:
Also featured in an Online Magazine called KKonnect24*7 as the editors pick of the week on 31st Jan 2016...
http://kkonnect24x7.com/magazine/the-shlokapreneur-story/
Also featured in CONFLATING VISIONS on 6th Feb 2016:
http://conflatingvisions.com/2016/02/divyaa-doraiswamy-the-shlokapreneur-behind-gurukulam/
On 7th March 2016- Storified.in made a special feature about us...
http://www.storified.me/making-shlokas-fun/
On 13th March 2016 -Back to the Front made a special feature about us..
On 21st July 2016 - WEARETHECITY.IN made a special feature about us..
http://wearethecity.in/inspirational-women-divyaa-doraiswamy-shlokapreneur-gurukulam/
On 2nd August 2016 - NearFox made a special feature about us....
https://nearfox.com/explore/gurukulam-shlokas-modern-bangalore
On 2nd August 2016 - FEMINA(Print) made a special feature about us...
On 21st August 2016 - Deccan Chronicle, Bangalore made a special feature about us..
http://www.deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/viral-and-trending/210816/shlok-sutra.html
On 4th Sep 2016 - Gurukulam made its way to a Rajasthan daily..
http://epaper.patrika.com/m/926491/Rajasthan-Patrika-Jaipur/04-09-2016#issue/33/1
On 5th Sep 2016 -Gurukulam made its way to the Garden City Plus, Bangalore's newspaper..
My first Tamil Interview with Aval Vikatan on 1st Nov 2016
On 8th Nov 2016 -GURUKULAM featured in DINAMALAR-Madurai...
On 16th Nov 2016 - GURUKULAM featured in THESTORYEXCHANGE.ORG
http://thestoryexchange.org/divyaa-doraiswamy/
On 11th Dec 2016 - GURUKULAM featured in Bangalore Mirror
On 22nd Dec 2016 - GURUKULAM made it to the Indian Women Start Up Club
https://www.facebook.com/Indianwomenstartupclub/posts/217246008732135:0
On 15th January 2017 - GURUKULAM made its way to Startupsjourney.com
https://startupsjourney.com/shlokapreneur-teaching-vedic-culture-indian-kids/
On 17th May2017 - GURUKULAM was featured in SHEROES.com
On 7th June 2017 -GURUKULAM made its way to WOMEN of COURAGE
http://www.womenofcourage.in/2017/06/divyaa-doraiswamy-gurukulam-the-shloka-centre/
On 12th July 2017 - GURUKULAM was featured in www.woovly.com
http://blog.woovly.com/startup-sanskrit-learning-centre-bucket-list-lived-divya-doraiswamy/
On 12th July 2017 -GURUKULAm was featured in www.womanza.com
https://womanza.com/listing/listingWeb/gurukulam----the-shloka-school-170312200741
On 5th Sep 2017 GURUKULAM was featured in www.indianwomenblog.com
On 7th Sep 2017 GURUKULAM made its way to FundYourOwnWorth an initiative by ICICI Bank
http://www.fundyourownworth.com/storydetail.aspx?reg_id=1353&story_type=your_story
On 7th Sep 2017 GURUKULAM was feature in an Online International Magazine - Our FrontCover
http://ourfrontcover.com/homepageposts/imparting-magic-shlokas-vedic-verses-young-minds/
On 25th Nov 2017 GURUKULAM was featured in VIBHA
On 8th January 2018 GURUKULAM was featured in the NEW INDIAN EXPRESS
On 10th January 2018 GURUKULAM was featured in All India Radio.(Aakashwaani)
On 15th Feb 2018 GURUKULAM was featured in Banani Vista
https://www.bananivista.com/2018/02/shloka-teacher-divyaa-doraiswamy
On 4th April 2018 GURUKULAM was featured in The Wonder Women World
http://www.thewonderwomenworld.com/?p=2014
On 2nd May 2018 GURUKULAM was featured in Search of an idea
https://searchofanidea.wordpress.com/2018/05/01/divyaa-doraiswamy-shlokapreneur/
On 20th June 2018 GURUKULAM was featured in The Feature Times - India's First Hindi Feature Website
http://www.thefeaturetimes.com/slider/india-unique-school-in-bengaluru/
On 14th July 2018 GURUKULAM was featured in UNCTRL'D Mag
https://theuncontrolled.com/divyaa-doraiswamy-gurukulam-shloka-school/
On 20th October 2018 GURUKULAM was featured in LIFE and MONEY
On 26th Dec 2018 GURUKULAM was featured in LIFE BEYOND NUMBERS
On 20th Dec 2019 GURUKULAM was featured in YoursNews
On 29th March 2019 GURUKULAM was featured in eSHE Magazine
On 20th April 2019 GURUKULAM was featured in CNBC TV 18
On 8th June 2019 GURUKULAM was featured in Social Talkies
On 30th June 2019 GURUKULAM was featured in PENBUGS
On 28th Aug 2019 GURUKULAM was featured in BEYOND CLASSROOMS
On 31st Aug 2019 GURUKULAM was live on FACEBOOK with Ms. Reshma Kurup