Activities on 6.2 Audience With Anant Pai

A1 Complete the statements
1. The writer had no anxiety or high ambition initially because ….
2. He realised the task was mammoth when…….
3. He realised that Indian kids were ……. About their heritage.’
4. His aim was to introduce Indian Children………

1. The writer had no anxiety or high ambition initially because it looked like simple task.
2. He realised the task was mammoth when the work began.
3. He realised that Indian kids were ignorant about their heritage.’
4. His aim was to introduce Indian Children with their heritage.

A1 . Enlist the versions of the Ramayana the writer read.

A2 Complete the web chart about the challenges the writer faced in creating comics for children.

A3 Narrate the incident that gave way to creation of Amar Chitra Katha.
The interviewee had the opportunity to witness the quiz contest on Doordarshan. There the participants could answer the questions on Greek mythology but could not answer the questions on Indian mythology. It is here the seed of Amar Chitra Katha was sown.

A4. Write homophones for the following words.
a) Know b) route c) rich d) whole
a) Know - no b) route - root c) rich - reach d) whole - hole

A5. Comics captivate the children more than story books. Support the statement
Comics captivate the children more than story books. Comics have the interesting stories depicted with pictures. The comics have beautiful sketches. They are in conversation style.
A6. Rewrite the sentences as instructed.
1. The participants could answer the questions on Greek mythology but could not tell the name of Ram’s mother. (Rewrite using ‘though’)
Though the participants could answer the questions on Greek mythology, they could not tell the name of Ram’s mother.
2. I immediately resigned from the The Times of India and grabbed the opportunity. (Begin the sentence with ‘As soon as… ‘)
As soon as I resigned from the The Times of India, I grabbed the opportunity.