INTER-DISCIPLINARY PROJECT – CLASS VII (2017-2018)
THEME: BACK TO THE ROOTS
SUB THEME: Folklore
General Instructions:
1. Read the given set of instructions carefully.
2. You must file all the given tasks in a single file. You could either get it spirally bound or tie all sheets with a ribbon.
Use punched ruled plain/ coloured/ ruled A 4 size sheets.
3. The project should be handwritten. Neat work must be done.
4. It should be well presented, researched and pictorial.
5. Your project must have a cover page, table of contents, acknowledgements and bibliography.
6. All questions/ answers must be correctly numbered.
7. First page of the project file should have the following details:
Name of the Student
Class & Section
Task
Theme
Session
Subject
English
Hindi
Mathematics
Science
Social Science
Inter-disciplinary Project
FOLKLORE
2017-2018
Remarks to be filled by the Teacher
Teacher’s signature
Folklore is a collection of fictional stories about animals and people, of cultural myths, jokes, songs, tales and even
quotes. It is a description of culture, which has passed down verbally from generation to generation in any written or oral
form. It is also known as folk literature or oral traditions.
Folklore generally refers to the body of material, in a variety of forms that expresses the traditions of a particular culture.
There are several forms of Folk lore such as Legend, Myth, Folk Song, Festival, Superstition, Fairy Tale, Tall Tale, Epic
Poetry and Urban Legend.
A collection of tales, stories, myths, legends, art and dance has been an integral part of the Indian tradition. India
remains one of the world’s richest sources of folktales. Several forms of folklores are prevalent in India such as Folk art,
Folk Tales, Indian folk heroes, villians, traditional games and Indian folklorists. Some famous folk and tribal arts of India
include Tanjore Art, Madhubani Painting, Warli Folk Painting, Rajasthani Miniature Painting, etc. India is known for its
folk tales such as Hitopadesha tales, Panchtantara, Jakata Tales, etc. Folk dances of India include Rouff from Jammu
and Kashmir, Bhangra from Punjab, Garba from Gujarat, Bihu from Assam, Lavani from Maharashtra and the list
continues. Some of the traditional games are Kho-Kho, Chaupar and Gilli-danda.
Passed down from one generation to another, Indian folk art is still alive in many parts of the country. Keeping the above
information in mind, prepare a project on Folklore as a part of your Holiday home work.
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Read the books listed below during the summer vacation. A class discussion or an activity based on the same
will be conducted in the class in July.
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Mahabharta - Samhita Arni
Granny’s Sari – Asha Nehemiah
Haroun and the Sea of Stories – Salman Rushdie
We, The Children of India – Leila Seth
Read any English newspaper every day to keep yourself updated with day to day events. Maintain a notebook,
of about 30 pages, to write the summary of the articles/ reports that you may like.
 You must do this task every weekend i.e. Saturday & Sunday.
 Cut and paste the article on the left side and write a gist of the same article/ report on the right side in
about 80 words.
Task 1:
Panchatantra, a collection of traditional narratives made by Vishnu Sarma in the second century BC, is the most widely
read Folklore.
Some of the traditional narratives of Panchatantra are:
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The Clever Hare
The Dyed Jackal
The talkative tortoise
Of Crows and Owls
The Fall and Rise of a Merchant
The Tale of Two Snakes
The Bird with two Heads
The Four Treasure – Seekers
The Unlucky Weaver
Story of the Merchant’s Son
a) Choose any narrative and write its review covering the suggested sub headings: (Word Limit: 120 – 150)
1. About the author
2. Theme of the narrative
3. Characters liked or disliked
4. Critical review
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a) Recently, you read the Panchatantra story “The Price of Indiscretion”. You realised the moral of the story stands
true in today’s life as well. Write a letter to your friend sharing an experience from your life wherein you
realized “A foolish person who refuses to follow a good advice surely comes to grief.” (Word Limit: 120 – 150)
Task 2:
The Rice and Chessboard Story
Learning how Doubling makes numbers Grow
There's a famous legend about the origin of chess that goes like this. When the inventor of the game showed it to the
emperor of India, the emperor was so impressed by the new game that he said to the man
"Name your reward!"
The man responded,
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"Oh emperor, my wishes are simple. I only wish for this. Give me one grain of rice for the first square of
the chessboard, two grains for the next square, four for the next, eight for the next and so on for all 64
squares, with each square having double the number of grains as the square before."
The emperor agreed, amazed that the man had asked for such a small reward - or so he thought. After a week, his
treasurer came back and informed him that the reward would add up to an astronomical sum, far greater than all the rice
that could conceivably be produced in many centuries!
The students should make a chess board on a 16 inch x 16inch cardboard (Each square of size 2 inches long and 2
inches wide).
Put 1 Bindi/ sticker instead of a rice grain and follow the doubling rule, like one bindi for the first square of the chessboard,
two bindis for the next square, four for the next, eight for the next and so on……Try to cover as many squares as you can.
Try for at least 10 squares.
Q1.Do you observe the impact "doubling" the previous numbers has. – This concept is used in game shows like “double
or quit” and to some extent in “Kaun banega crorepati”. Do you agree that the treasurer’s observation may be true.
Q2. Find out the mathematical name given to such growth.
Q3. Can you co relate with such activities happening in nature? (To be answered on A 4 size sheet)
Task 3:
Use the following for your references:
1) Folk tales of India – Amar Chitrakatha
2) Values from the Panchatantra
3) Jataka tales
4) Epics such as Mahabharata, Ramayana, Geeta
Keeping in mind the above, create a folktale and design a story book.
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Use pastel sheets of 6’inches x 9’inches.
Give a suitable title to your story
Tie the sheets with ribbons .
Weave a story with a moral.
Your story must be your original work
Illustrate your story with pictures.
Material required: Coloured pastel sheets, sketch pens and pencils, decorative material, colourful ribbons.
Task 4:
Viman is a mythological flying palace or chariot described in Hindu texts and Sanskrit epics. The Pushpak Viman of the
demon king Ravana (which was taken from Lord Kubera, and returned to him by Rama) is the most quoted example of
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a Viman. In the modern age we have gliders, drones, hot air balloons which serve the same purpose of short distance
travel.
The Pushpak Viman was used by Raavana. As per scientists, the technique to run it is used in aeroplanes today.
Based on the above text attempt any one of the following 1. Compare the Pushpak Viman to the modern day gliders. Draw diagrams or paste pictures to support your answer.
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2. Make a model of a modern day glider using waste materials found in your house (like ice-cream sticks, old
newspaper or any other waste material.)
Instruction:
The model should be substantiated with a brief report which should include the introduction, materials used and
diagram.
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