BALA
(Level 2) - Age 9-10
Curriculum:
- Prayers: Beginning of Class.
- Purana Vidya: Mahabharata, Puja and Prayers.
- Shloka, Sanskrit and History of India.
- Prayers: End of Class.
Activities in the Class & Home-Work Assignment:
Books: Work Exercises at the end of the Book, Enacting, Retelling.
Hands-On Activities: Create Album with the collection of interesting facts and pictures etc.
Syllabus:
- Introduction to the Mahaabhaarata.
- Sanskrit/Shlokas.
- Aadi Parva: Story of Satyavati.
“A Land Called Jumbuthipia” & “A City Named Harapppa”.
- Birth of Karna & Pandavas.
- Sanskrit/Shlokas.
- Aadi Parva: Story of Ekalavya.
- Vedic Society.
- Karna’s episode with Parasuraama.
- Sanskrit/Shlokas.
- Duryodhana’s hatred towards Paandavaas.
- “The Rise of Magadha” (Dhanu Nanda).
- Aadi Parva: Bhima kills Bakaasura.
- Sanskrit/Shlokas.
- Arjuna weds Draupadi.
- Paurva and Alexander.
- Aadi Parva: Yudhishthira crowned as King of Indraprastha.
- Sanskrit/Shlokas.
- Sabhaa Parva: Bhima kills Jarasandha.
Decline of Magada Empire, Intro to Mauryan Empire – Chandra Gupta & Chanakya (“The Magnificent Mauryas”).
- Sabhaa Parva: Krishna kills Sishupaala.
- Sanskrit/Shlokas.
- Sabhaa Parva: Duryodhana humiliated by Draupadi.
- Chandragupta Maurya & Chanakya.
- Yudhishthira loses in game of dice.
- Sanskrit/Shlokas.
- Sabhaa Parva: Draupadi humiliated by Kauravaas. Paandavaas leave to the forest.
- Ashoka.
- Vano Parva: Yudhisthira receives the Akshaya Paatra.
- Sanskrit/Shlokas.
- Arjuna receivers the Pashupataastra.
Mauryan Administration, Economy, Religion, Decline and Legacy. Mauryan Empire in World History.
- Vano Parva: Arjun goes to Indraloka.
- Sanskrit/Shlokas.
- Bhima’s meeting with brother Hanumaan.
Smaller Kingdoms and Culture. Kingdom Culture & Trade.
- Sage Maarkandeya visits Paandavaas.
- Sanskrit/Shlokas.
- Vano Parva: Duryodhana suffers disgrace at Dvaitavana.
- Satavahanan/Kushans.
- Durvasa Tests.
- Sanskrit/Shlokas.
- Paandavaas & Krishna comes to their aid.
- Cholas.
- Vano Parva: Yudhishthira tested.
- Sanskrit/Shlokas.
- Karna warned by his father Surya Dev.
- Cheras.
- Viraata Parva: Paandavas live in disguise.
- Sanskrit/Shlokas.
- Bhima kills Kichaka.
- Pandyas.
- Viraata Parva: Arjun as Bahannala helps Umarakamaara & defeates Duryodhana’s army.
- Sanskrit/Shlokas.
- Udyoga Parva: Krishna helps Arjuna & Duryodhana. Sanjaya becomes messenger.
- Sangam Literature.
- Sanjaya warns Duryodhana Bhishma ridicules Karna.
- Sanskrit/Shlokas.
- Purana Vidya: Krishna goes as a messenger & appeals to the King.
- Mauryan Empire in World History.
Resources:
Core Reference Books:
- Mahaabhaarata – Purna Vidya (Part 5).
- A Children’s History of India by Subhadra Sen Gupta.
- Shlokas – Purna Vidya – Puja & Prayers.
Amar Chitra Katha Books:
- Chandragupta Maurya
- Ashoka
- Chanakya
- Paurva and Alexander