GOKULAM ENGLISH - March 2014

Dancing In The Dark

‘It is twilight. A few bamboo poles have been erected and a thin screen stretched across.

Habitat In Mars!

Hobbies are a must especially for children.

Earthy Expressions

Folk art and tribal art are easily recognizable - bright colours, bold strokes, quaint ways of representing people and animals. Many actually tell a tale! India being a vast country and with so many agricultural communities and tribes living close to nature, many art forms have evolved. Many have all but disappeared. Fortunately, there is an interest in such traditional art forms and efforts are being made to revive some of them. In the next few months, we will embark on a journey learning more about some of such art forms.

Bruno Bear And The Crabs

Bruno Bear lived in a forest. If there was one thing that Bruno loved, it was eating! Bruno loved to gobble food all the time!

Ghost Festival

Halloween or All Saints’ Eve is an annual celebration observed in a number of countries on October 31.

The King of Tress and The Tree of Wisdom

The Peepal is yet another familiar tree which grows upto a height of 20 metres.

From Healthcare to Hindu Mythology

Devdutt Pattanaik writes on the relevance of mythology in modern times. Trained in medicine, he worked for 15 years in the healthcare and pharma industries before he focused on writing and made it his passion full time. He is today the bestselling author of 30 books, of which 5 are for children.

The power of Storytelling

Vikram Sridhar is a performance storyteller and theatre practitioner based in Bangalore. He has been working with a number of theatre groups across India for about a decade. He is now the co-founder of Tahatto, a Bangalorebased theatre group.

The Pixie in the Magic Goat

Meggy was not feeling particularly happy as she marched to school, with her satchel on her back. There was going to be a function at school in a week’s time and the children were expected to sing or dance on the stage.

Switzerland Part1

As we alighted from the train and exited Monaco station, a cool sea breeze enveloped us, as if it were a natural welcome for returning again! Our immediate task-to figure out where the rest of the contingent was, so that we could join them and return back to Cannes, for the night. However, it was not going to be easy and the next couple of hours were filled with anxiety and mild panic.