The Tiwaree Talisman: A Formula for Becoming a Maths Wiz
Dedicated to my father, Ramesh Tiwaree
Today, on the death anniversary of my father, Ramesh Tiwaree, I wanted to dedicate something meaningful in his name.
My father believed in discipline, effort, and quiet consistency. Maths, in many ways, is built on the same values. It is not only for the “naturally gifted”. It is a craft that grows through practice, patience, and repetition.
So, in his memory, I am sharing what I call The Tiwaree Talisman– a simple formula for any student who wants to become confident in mathematics.
The Tiwaree Talisman
- Learn times tables as addition.
Multiplication is repeated addition. Once students see this, times tables stop feeling like random facts. - Practise subtraction as adding negative numbers.
This builds early confidence with integers and prepares students for algebra. - Understand LCM as an application of times tables.
LCM is not a separate trick. It is connected to patterns, multiples, and multiplication. - Learn the squares of the first 20 numbers.
This improves speed, confidence, factorisation, algebra, and mental maths. - Learn the cubes of the first 10 numbers.
These simple facts support number sense and help students recognise structure quickly. - Learn algebra procedurally first.
Sometimes students need fluency before full understanding. The “why” often becomes clearer after the hands have practised the “how”. - Just do it.
Maths confidence is built one solved problem at a time.
A Small Tribute
This is more than a maths formula for me. It is a small tribute to my father, Ramesh Tiwaree, whose name I want to attach to something that helps students grow.
If even one student becomes less afraid of mathematics because of this talisman, then it carries his memory forward in the best possible way.
The Tiwaree Talisman is simple:
Practise the basics.
Build fluency.
Trust the process.
And keep going.
Maths is not learnt by watching. Maths is learnt by doing.