UNLEASHING IMAGINATION AND INSIGHT WITH ANITA NAIR’S VARAHA AND NARASIMHA

  • Unique Paper ID: 183435
  • Volume: 12
  • Issue: 3
  • PageNo: 1519-1524
  • Abstract:
  • Mythology provides everlasting wisdom and Anita Nair’s renditions of the Vishnu Avatars, Varaha and Narasimha in The Puffin Book of Magical Indian Myths brings to live that wisdom for contemporary children. These strong folk stories based in the oral tradition convey the values, history and share life experiences while exciting young minds with imagination and wonder. The theory of Piaget’s classification in concrete operational stage, provide children with a unique opportunity to learn to categorize and understand things better, just as these stories provide distance in their understanding of right and wrong and good and bad. Nair narrates these ancient stories as tantalizing, thrilling and easy to comprehend, while still keeping intact knowledge. Varaha is a story of how strength and courage protect the world while Narasimha points out how clever thinking and justice achieves the discovery of truth in the end. These stories do not just thrill, they teach children to think clearly, solve problems and adapt to challenges and frame their understanding of what is right. As Nair lovingly recounts ancient epics, she breathes life into time-worn lessons, teaching children to grow into engaged, courageous and curious people that prepared them to navigate towards modernity.

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  • ISSN: 2349-6002
  • Volume: 12
  • Issue: 3
  • PageNo: 1519-1524

UNLEASHING IMAGINATION AND INSIGHT WITH ANITA NAIR’S VARAHA AND NARASIMHA

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