User:Chinmaya Mission Bal Vihar E-Comic

Tapovanam Class-

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Notes: Remember to look towards the audience. This is really important, so that our voices will be projected. Could someone tell me if we are using mats instead of chairs? Also, on the stage what positions will we sit in?

E-Comic work needs to be done!!!

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Truth, Forgiveness, and Sacrifice
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 Scene 1

Kalyani: Good morning! Let us chant our prayers before we start class. Samir, why don't you begin?

This is not decided completely yet- If we are loud enough, the chant will not be playing.

Kalyani: Today we will be starting our annual project on "Saints". I will divide the class into 2 groups. Malini, Neil, and Pranay...you can be in one group. Sameer, Danya, and Sanjay...you three are the other group. I would like the project turned in by our next class. Does everybody understand?

Everyone nods their head or does gives some approval to this.

Malini : How many Saints should we research?

Kalyani : About 5-7 saints should be good for each group.

Kalyani: (Standing Up) You can start your researching now. Just let me know if you need my help.

Kalyani walks out

Group A (right of the teacher – Malini, Neil and Pranay) immediately starts researching)

Malini : Hey Neil, Pranay. I remember seeing an article in the news paper a couple weeks ago about just that, so I have some ideas on how to do it

Neil: Ok Malini, let’s do it.

Pranay: Let’s start working.

Group B (Left of the teacher – Danya, Sameer and Sanjay) – start playing on the game boy, listen to music or just chat.

Sameer – hey you guys – what about the project??? No one responds

He gives an act of disgust, then gets busy with his game boy again.

Group A is done with the Project

Pranay – hey we are done (all of them look at the project)

Malini – Wow, that looks great.

Neil – lets make copy for every one in case we loose it.

Malini- Great idea!

They make four copies. While leaving, Malini forgets the original on the table.

In Group B every one leaves. Sameer, being the last, sees the project copy and picks it up

Sameer comes on center stage.

Sameer : I am sure the other two will not even work on the project by next class and here I have the completed project – just have to change the name.

Sameer: No No – I will not do that just copy it and say I did it.

Sameer: No No – that is also wrong – but what if I turn the project in before the other group does – yes yes that sounds good. I will say I did it. No No……………..shows as if he is in double mind.

Finally he just sits down rubs the name and changes them. Looks at the project – Feels good.

 Scene 2

Sameer: Hi Danya and Sanjay – I have written down the project on Saints

Danya: Thank you Sameer – what would we do with out you?

Sanjay: Let me take a look... Wow it looks good! You really worked very hard all by yourself

Sameer : Yeeeeees

Sameer takes the project and submits it to the teacher.

Kalyani – I am impressed with all of you. Nice work.

They all leave the class

Malini :(searching for the her copy), "I can't find my copy anywhere. I must have left it here somewhere. Where could it be?!"

Pranay: Don’t worry about it Malini, good thing we have more copies.

Neil: Let’s just submit it.

They all go together and Malini submits the project and they all leave.

Kalyani (while grading the project): Let me start grading these projects now. Wait a minute...this project is same as the one that I had in my cabinet from a few years ago. I never showed them the older copy of the project! What(?),how strange!… Both of the groups have the exact same project. So...first they steal it and then they copy it too! What is going on here?!!

Kalyani: SAMEER! YOU GUYS!

Kalyani : So you copied the project?!?

Sameer : No teacher I wrote the whole of it myself

Danya and Sanjay: Yeah! We helped him ... um ... collect all the materials.

Sanjay will start this sentence, and at the "um", he is supposed to be thinking of something he could say that he did. So, Malini finishes up the sentence, saying collect all the materials. Kalyani looks at Malini, Pranay and Neil

Pranay and Neil look at Malini – she just gestures them to keep quite

Kalyani: So you guys copied the project from the other group?, tell me, who stole it from my desk??

(Sameer looks surprised and confused and glances at Group A)

Malini, Pranay and Neil look at each other but do not say any thing.

Kalyani: Until you guys sort out this mess, I'm outta here!!!!

Kalyani leaves the class room, Sameer and his group also leave

Pranay and Neil: Malini, why didn't you tell the truth to the teacher?

Malini: Well...the teacher saying that the project was stolen was just a big misunderstanding, so there was no point in saying any thing. Also, my copy of the project is nowhere to be found. The most likely answer is that Sameer found it and turned it in for his group.By not saying anything we are helping them realize their own mistake instead of having to point it out.

They all leave

 Scene 3

Sameer goes with his parents to watch a cultural program on Gita chanting

Chapter 16 first three sholka and meaning played in background

Smruti and Shreshtha enact Krishna and Arjun.

Sameer: I never realized what a big mistake I am making. The other group did not tell as they were just trying to help me realize my mistake.

I agree there no greater virtues that truth, honesty and sacrifice

Scene 4

He goes and talks to others in the group.

Sanjay: we also told a lie so let’s all try and correct it.

Danya: That is true

Samir: Let's go talk to the teacher.

Kalyani – Oh! I found the old project at my house, I feel so bad that I accused the other group of stealing it. It is actually done rather well. I will ask them to just increase the number of saints and do one project together. After all, I was also at fault.

All students enter

Sameer: I am sorry it is my entire fault(need an explaination for stealing the ideas from the good group)

Malini : As long as everyone realized the mistakes they made, it's alright. I had realized that one of you had taken it as soon as I had found it missing. But, it's okay.

Kalyani: I have also realized my mistake. Sameer, I am happy that you have realized you wrongdoing. Pranay, Malini, Neil: I am overjoyed that you have shown us the values of forgiveness and sacrifice which help to uphold the truth.

Pranay comes forward (Gita sholka play in the background)

Pranay: truly, truth, forgiveness, and sacrifice are the most important virtues a person can possess. This difficult situaution was easily resolved, and all this, thanks to these values ... of: truth, forgiveness, and sacrifice.

Thank you Hari Om!!!!!

We all should be standing in a line by the time Pranays speech is done.

Time: 8:00 approxomately