Click here for Teacher's Notes to accompany programme 1
Click here for a transcript of programme 1 (excludes story)
Sections of this programme are available to listen to online:
Click here to hear Ajay arrive in Kochi and his first impressions.
Click here to hear some facts and figures about Kochi and Kerala from local school children.
Click here to listen to Ajay's first meeting with Sanjay and the Vaikundanathan family.
Focus: contrasting the lifestyle of a typical family in Kochi with one in the UK. Key learning objectives: to locate Kochi on a map or globe; to discover some of the differences and similarities between family life in India and in the UK; to explore the importance of festivals to the people of Kochi. Summary: In the first programme we meet the series presenter Ajay Chhabra as he begins his journey from the UK to Kochi in south western India. Once in Kochi Ajay meets a local family - the Vaikundanathans - including the son who is called Sanjay. Ajay visits the family home; shares a special Keralan meal with the family; hears about their leisure activities and occupations etc. Story: 'Mahout' (part 1). The story explores a festival celebration seen through the eyes of a Hindu girl called Prema.
Series presenter Ajay Chhabra with Sanjay
Ajay and Sanjay are joined by Sanjay's mum and his cousins
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