Agasthya drinks the ocean


Grade - 3rd
Genre - Indian Mythology

Theme - Culture

Author - Subba Rao

Illustrator - Dilip Kadam

Publisher, Year: Kids Katha, 2010



Biography of the author 


Talukina Ramaswamayya Subba Rao (1920–1984), popularly known as TaRaSu, was an Indian novelist and a scholar in the Kannada-language. TaRaSu was initially influenced by the Pragatisheela writings of the Kannada scholar A. N. Krishna Rao. He is considered as a harbinger of the Navya movement of Kannada literature. He is well known for his novels like Durgashtamana, which won him the Sahitya Akademi award posthumously in 1985.


Synopsis

The story is about two cousins, devas who ruled the world above the earth and asuras, who ruled below the earth. When the sun sets, the power of asuras is more but when the sun rises devas become more powerful. It was very difficult for the devas to find asuras once the sun sets, therefore they went to seek the help of Sage Agasthya. Agasthya helps the Devas in finding Asuras and there is a victory of good over bad.


Reading Writing Strategies


Pre-reading


  1. Ask the children what do they know about Indian Mythology following by the introduction of the characters in the book

  2. Children can be asked to think of a character from Indian Mythology they think they are or someone they like


During reading 


  1. Ask the children of the gods and goddesses they are familiar with. 

  2. Let the children predict if Sage Agasthya would help the Devas or not 


Post reading 


  1. Ask the children to write down the characteristics of their idol character from Indian mythology and act like him/her. 


Reflection

The story helps us to go back to our mythology, be a part of it and learn something from it. The story is a good way to introduce about Indian Mythology amongst young children. On the other hand the story lacks any moral or the reason behind why group of one cousin wanted to take down the other group, this can also be covered in the class in the form of predictions. Overall, the story is short and crisp and appropriate for the children.

Sources


https://kathakids.com/mythology-for-children/agasthya-drinks-the-ocean/ 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._R._Subba_Rao#As_a_journalist 

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