Guest guest Posted March 1, 2004 Report Share Posted March 1, 2004 Dear Ashok <In general when I am in a gathering I feel embarassed to point Amar Chitra kathas as the source of my knowledge on a particular topic> I don't see why you have to be embarrassed about ACK as your knowledge base. I know most parents admonish their kids when it comes to comics, but these were different. And they are surprisingly vivid in their depiction of both history and mythology. Your brain registers it so wonderfully well. Actually last year when 'Kaun banega Crorepati " ( the Indian version of who wants to be a millionaire) was on air, I used to get all those quetions on Puranaas and Upanishads and the ancient stories right, surprising the rest of my friends. And my only source of information were Anant Pai's glorious treasure troves. Anshu '89 batch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 2, 2004 Report Share Posted March 2, 2004 Dear Malini and Ashok, <What better source than to have fun as you are learning? ACKs r great....Malini> <..AMKs as good source of info - nothing wrong except they are a little juvenile..!!..Ashok> I don't think they are juvenile because I read them when I was a kid. The right time and the right presentation. And in any case I would have never managed to wade through pages of Sanskrit or dreary translations .....or even know that such wondrous tales even existed but for ACKs. Yes, in the present times, our Doordarshan serials have tried to take their place. But except for Mahabharat which was well characterized and depicted, and Ramayan which was popular, the rest haven't been able to attract audiences. And if I can read a great story in 30 minutes why do I have to see it drag onto 13 episodes? Anshu '89 batch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 3, 2004 Report Share Posted March 3, 2004 I know there are serials on Ramayana and Mahabharata. I did try to get the kids interested in the stuff... (our culture/heritage/religion etc etc)There were 2 problems. 1. The language was so flowery and my kids do not have a great grasp of hindi. So at times giving a literal translation was slow and did not make sense. The serials though having a lot of gimmicks (ala harry potter) did not grip them. 2. The concept, ideas. ideologies were outdated (as would be expected for our epics) so they could not relate to what was on TV. But on our visits to India I get them ACKs they enjoy reading them and we do it together. they really enjoy reading those books. So there is a lot to be said for ACKs. Malini With regards Lakshmi Prasad (lp1960@... ) Re: Amar Chitra Kathas Dear Malini and Ashok, <What better source than to have fun as you are learning? ACKs r great....Malini> <..AMKs as good source of info - nothing wrong except they are a little juvenile..!!..Ashok> I don't think they are juvenile because I read them when I was a kid. The right time and the right presentation. And in any case I would have never managed to wade through pages of Sanskrit or dreary translations .....or even know that such wondrous tales even existed but for ACKs. Yes, in the present times, our Doordarshan serials have tried to take their place. But except for Mahabharat which was well characterized and depicted, and Ramayan which was popular, the rest haven't been able to attract audiences. And if I can read a great story in 30 minutes why do I have to see it drag onto 13 episodes? Anshu '89 batch ------------------------------ Website: www.mgims.org ------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 4, 2004 Report Share Posted March 4, 2004 Thought.for.the.day- Presumptions.are.very.dangerous.assumptions. Luckily,KVs/central.schols.are.neither.convent.nor.state.run!They.are.like.t eh.Grammar.schools.in.UK(Govt.subsidised.education.par.excellence.for.the.se lect.few).A.friend.of.ours(my.husband.is.a.KVite.too).calls.central.schools- " Sastha.badiya.Tikaaoo " !! Some.of.the.books.I.still.read.are.all.what.I.loved.as.a.child-National.Geog raphic/RDs/ACKs/all.those.mystery.stries.by.Enid.Blyton.and.others/Archies/C ommando.comics.etc.Though.RDs.have.lost.a.lot.of.their.charm!!My.father.alwa ys.told.us(still.does).that.knowledge.can.be.imbibed.from.any.source-even.so ..called. " unworthy " .sources.teach.us.something.positivei.e.what.is.bad.and.wh y.to.avoid.it.And.I.have.maintained.that.attitude.till.date.with.my.kids. Sadhana'85 Re: Amar Chitra Kathas > > > All ACK lovers, > > If I am correct, almost all ACK lovers in this group (those who have > expressed opinion) > were convent / private English medium school educated at some point of time > !! > > Ashok :-) > > > Links Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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