Why are the classics still significant today?

Why is it still necessary to discuss them?

 Recap of Themes last meeting:
1. Enjoying life and bringing out the best of it
2. Devotion to God
3. Kingship/Leadership to their subjects
4. Calling God amidst challenges
5. Impermanence and uncertainty of life
6. Rising from poverty to prosperity
 Analysing Literary Pieces:
Poetry Short Story/Epic Poem
• Persona • Characters
• Addressee • Setting
• Basic situation • Brief Summary
• Literary Devices • Analysis (Literary Devices &
• Theme Theme)
*Significant Lines/Quotable Statements
f. The Rig Veda
g. The Panchatantra: The Lion Makers
h. The Ramayana: Rama Meets Sita
Group Presentation
The Rig Veda

• What does Rig Veda mean?

• What does it contain?

The Panchatantra: The Lion Makers

• What does Panchatantra mean?

• Why is it written?
The Ramayana: Rama Meets Sita

• What does Ramayana mean?

• In general, what is it about?

The Rig Veda
The Panchatantra: The Lion Makers
The Ramayana: Rama Meets Sita

3 Facts
2 Questions
1 Opinion/Learning

Work for 20minutes

Themes:
1. Parental relationships
2. Beliefs in deities
3. Common sense over intelligence
4. Human value and dharma
5. Propitiation of divinities
6. Harmonious and integrated
development of life
Sharing of Output
3-2-1

• Facts
• Questions
• Opinion/Learning