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The Purpose - T.P.Kailasam #Semester #IWE


"कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते मा फलेषु कदाचन। मा कर्मफलहेतुर्भूर्मा ते सङ्गोऽस्त्वकर्मणि॥"
This particular shlok from Bhagdwad Geeta preaches to perform  your duties without thinking of the result. One meaning can also be derived from this shlok that do your work without any Swarth and for Aarth (good of others).

It is very necessary to know the purpose of our life, but more important is to know purpose of the art we are mastering. Art can be anything, even how to live.

T.P.Kailasam (Thanjavur Paramasiva Kailasam 1884–1946), was a playwright and prominent writer of Kannada literature. He also wrote many plays in English as well. This blog is about one of his famous Play 'The Purpose'.

'The Purpose' is a play based on the story of Eklavya and Arjun from Mahabharata.This play is from Eklavya's Point of view. He has been given a voice here. The Play is Divided into two Acts.

Pre-Task:-
Read the following presentations to know more about this play. CLICK HERE to read the original text.




Subaltern:-
In Post-colonial studies and in critical theory, the term subaltern is someone with a low ranking in a social, political, or other hierarchy. It can also mean someone who has been marginalized or oppressed. Antonio Gramsci coined the term subaltern to identify the social groups excluded from the society. Gayatri Chakraborty Spivak highlighted this term in her work “Can the Subaltern Speak?” The question is that are they heard?


Post-Task:-
1.) Compare and Contrast Arjun and Eklavya's Character.

2.) What is Subaltern? Who do you think is the Subaltern in this play? Explain with examples.

3.)Write your views about Education system in India with reference to Past and Present time.

4.)Is Dronacharya an ideal teacher? If yes, then how? and If No, then Why? Explain with examples.

5.)Write something about your experience like Eklavya or Arjuna with any teacher during your study phase till now. (Not necessary to mention any name)

 Prepare a blog and share your blog link in the comment section here and in Google Classroom. The deadline of this task is 2nd September 2019 before 11.am.

Happy Learning!!!!

Comments

  1. Pina Gondaliya1 September 2019 at 22:50

    Dear ma'am here is my answer with attached link.

    https://pinagondaliya.blogspot.com/2019/09/the-purpose-t-p-kailasam.html

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  2. Kinnari Halvadiya2 September 2019 at 07:01

    Here's my link ma'am https://kinnarihalvadiya.blogspot.com/2019/09/the-purpose-by-tp-kailasam.html

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  3. Rohit Vyas2 September 2019 at 11:14

    Respected madam, here's my blog regarding this task.

    Click Here

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  4. Samiya Kagdi2 September 2019 at 19:38

    Respected Mam,

    My link to this blog is labelled below..
    https://samiyakagdi313.blogspot.com/2019/09/vaidehi-hariyanimamsemester-1taskthe.html

    Thanks..

    ReplyDelete

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