Explore the Roots of Swami and Friends

Book: Swami and Friends by R.K. Narayan

Online Session Dates: 2nd, 5th, 9th, 12th June 2020

Online Session Time: 5.30 PM to 6:30 PM IST

Offline Session Dates: 3rd, 4th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 10th, 11th June 2020

 

• Swami and Friends by R.K. Narayan (Hardcopy)

• Stationery- pen, pencil, charts, colours, sketches, notebook

• Laptop/iPad/Phone/Tablet

• Install Zoom plugin

• Accept Edmodo - online education platform for students

Swami is an innocent character who strongly believes in friendship. As Swami’s journey in Malgudi took him through different aspects and experiences of early 1940’s India, a number of questions arise for the readers. Why did Swami find it difficult to fit into schools? Did Swami want to be part of freedom movement protests? How does Swami resolve fights between friends? Could he have bid adieu his friends moving to different cities better? Joy of Anubhava explores some of the complex nature of Swami as depicted by R.K. Narayan in various art forms over a 2 week-long workshop. We will have 4 online session in total, two in each week for 1 hour followed by engaging home-based activities.

Joy of Anubhava implements programs and workshops where we deep dive into books through art forms such as drawing, photos, music, theatre, storytelling, and creative writing. These workshops are designed for participants to gain 21st Century and Social & Emotional Learning skills.

Kavade is a one-of-a-kind store in Bengaluru that brings families and generations together, over simple pastime pleasures. From classic and unique board games to traditional handicrafts, Kavade has carefully curated an array of collectibles. Kavade organises board game immersions, workshops, and tournaments for schools, institutes, offices, and communities.

Anand Srinivasan has been a Mridangam player since he was 10 years old. Music has played an extensive role in his life. He is also a painter. Apart from this, Anand has worked in the field of data science and technology for the past 10 years. He is one of the co-founders of Joy of Anubhava and is the brain behind all of the artwork that the participants engage with!

Poorvaja Prakash has been working in education and development for the last 8 years, particularly in curriculum design, facilitating participatory research activities with children, and adults, designing programs for school transformation, training, and capacity building in India and other developing countries. She has been an active participant in debates, Model UNs, and public speaking throughout her childhood