Trigunas-ma

Trigunas

Objective:

A fun-filled activity that requires children to segregate a mixture of three items representing the Satwa, Rajo and Tamo gunas and practice Satwic gunas.

Related Values:

• Concentration
• Discrimination
• Team-bonding

Materials Required:

Three Varieties of Pulses

• Chickpeas (Kabuli chana) -Satwik
• Black chickpeas (kala chana) – Tamsic
• Kidney beans (Rajma) – Rajo
• Small plates/bowls for keeping each of the pulses

Preparatory work for the Guru:

None

How to Play

1. The Guru divides her class into smaller groups.
2. Each group is given the mixture of the three pulses.
3. The children have to team up together and segregate the three pulses representing the trigunas as quickly as possible.
4. The group that is able to do it first is the winner.

Tips to Gurus:

• Class discussion after the activity will be effective, throwing light on the following
• Examples of the three gunas with respect to Ravan, Vibhishan and Kumbhakarn (Rajo, Satwik, Tamo respectively)
• The need to inculcate Satwik traits like truth, bhakti etc.,
• Also how each team divided the task among themselves and the benefits in doing so.