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INTEGRATING ALL ART FORMS
Do 
You 
Know
Bansuri
Your textbook is named, Bansuri. 
This is a musical instrument with 
magical and melodious sound which 
everyone loves. Do you know bansuri 
is made from bamboo? You can also 
make it yourself and play it as well. 
When you go to a fair or a local mela, 
there is always someone selling toys 
and playing bansuri, and you all get 
attracted to the sound. The same 
bansuri is played in dances and used 
as a prop in drama. A bansuri can even 
be made with paper, bamboo or clay or 
a scene with someone playing bansuri 
in the jungle or ??elds can be drawn.
All art forms are very different from 
each other; at the same time they 
all have many common features and 
are connected with each other. For 
example, swara, laya, bhava and taala 
are related to all art forms—music, 
dance, theatre and visual arts. They 
all have movement, rhythm, and a 
language of their own to communicate. 
You can express your emotions 
through art.
Here, we have some activities that bring 
in all art forms together—you can do 
these activities and enjoy!
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INTEGRATING ALL ART FORMS
Do 
You 
Know
Bansuri
Your textbook is named, Bansuri. 
This is a musical instrument with 
magical and melodious sound which 
everyone loves. Do you know bansuri 
is made from bamboo? You can also 
make it yourself and play it as well. 
When you go to a fair or a local mela, 
there is always someone selling toys 
and playing bansuri, and you all get 
attracted to the sound. The same 
bansuri is played in dances and used 
as a prop in drama. A bansuri can even 
be made with paper, bamboo or clay or 
a scene with someone playing bansuri 
in the jungle or ??elds can be drawn.
All art forms are very different from 
each other; at the same time they 
all have many common features and 
are connected with each other. For 
example, swara, laya, bhava and taala 
are related to all art forms—music, 
dance, theatre and visual arts. They 
all have movement, rhythm, and a 
language of their own to communicate. 
You can express your emotions 
through art.
Here, we have some activities that bring 
in all art forms together—you can do 
these activities and enjoy!
5 Integrating All Art Forms.indd   137 25-06-2024   12:21:19
Bansuri–I  ?  Class 3
138
Here is an example of a four-line 
verse written in Sanskrit composed by 
Nandikeshwara in Abhinaya Darpana 
around a thousand years ago. Usually, 
artists recite this before starting their 
performances. You can read it loudly 
with action. You can also refer to the 
videos by scanning the QR code.
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? ?
???
? ???, ?????
? ? ??? ??????
??
?????? ????? ???? ??, ?
? ?????? ?? ??? ??
? ????
??
Aangikam bhuvanam yasya,  
Vaachikam sarva vangmayam.
Aaharyam chandra taradi  
Tam vande saattvikam Shivam.
Meaning  
Where the physical body is the universe, 
speech or song is the essence of all sounds, 
ornamentation is the Moon and the stars. 
I bow down to that supreme divinity.
It brings together all the four art forms 
you are learning—
Angika — Physical performance with 
movement, action and expression
Vaachika — Speech, dialogue, songs 
and lyrics
Aahaarya — Costumes, jewellery, 
sculpture, painting
Saatvika — The deepest emotional 
spiritual experience for the artiste 
and audience. 
Ac TIv ITY 1   
 Integration of Art Forms
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INTEGRATING ALL ART FORMS
Do 
You 
Know
Bansuri
Your textbook is named, Bansuri. 
This is a musical instrument with 
magical and melodious sound which 
everyone loves. Do you know bansuri 
is made from bamboo? You can also 
make it yourself and play it as well. 
When you go to a fair or a local mela, 
there is always someone selling toys 
and playing bansuri, and you all get 
attracted to the sound. The same 
bansuri is played in dances and used 
as a prop in drama. A bansuri can even 
be made with paper, bamboo or clay or 
a scene with someone playing bansuri 
in the jungle or ??elds can be drawn.
All art forms are very different from 
each other; at the same time they 
all have many common features and 
are connected with each other. For 
example, swara, laya, bhava and taala 
are related to all art forms—music, 
dance, theatre and visual arts. They 
all have movement, rhythm, and a 
language of their own to communicate. 
You can express your emotions 
through art.
Here, we have some activities that bring 
in all art forms together—you can do 
these activities and enjoy!
5 Integrating All Art Forms.indd   137 25-06-2024   12:21:19
Bansuri–I  ?  Class 3
138
Here is an example of a four-line 
verse written in Sanskrit composed by 
Nandikeshwara in Abhinaya Darpana 
around a thousand years ago. Usually, 
artists recite this before starting their 
performances. You can read it loudly 
with action. You can also refer to the 
videos by scanning the QR code.
??
? ?
???
? ???, ?????
? ? ??? ??????
??
?????? ????? ???? ??, ?
? ?????? ?? ??? ??
? ????
??
Aangikam bhuvanam yasya,  
Vaachikam sarva vangmayam.
Aaharyam chandra taradi  
Tam vande saattvikam Shivam.
Meaning  
Where the physical body is the universe, 
speech or song is the essence of all sounds, 
ornamentation is the Moon and the stars. 
I bow down to that supreme divinity.
It brings together all the four art forms 
you are learning—
Angika — Physical performance with 
movement, action and expression
Vaachika — Speech, dialogue, songs 
and lyrics
Aahaarya — Costumes, jewellery, 
sculpture, painting
Saatvika — The deepest emotional 
spiritual experience for the artiste 
and audience. 
Ac TIv ITY 1   
 Integration of Art Forms
5 Integrating All Art Forms.indd   138 25-06-2024   12:21:19
Integrating All Art Forms  
139
You can make a bansuri for which you will only need 
a thick chart paper, glue, a pair of scissors and some 
crayons or colour pencils. 
• Draw a picture of a bansuri on a chart paper. Roll 
it over in the shape of a cylinder and add some glue 
on the edges. Put small holes in it, and here, your 
bansuri is ready.
• You can make a drawing of a bansuri as well, add 
several things around it such as people, animals, and 
objects around the bansuri, draw a picture of interesting 
things in the forest, such as animals, ??owers, etc.
• Now, create a story using bansuri as the theme and 
the picture you have drawn. Show it in the class 
along with some actions.
• You can also use any object around you and 
improvise it as a bansuri to narrate the story. You can 
also use the bansuri as a prop.
• Imagine yourself as the musical instrument—  
bansuri and enact.
• You can create simple movements and steps with the 
song or tune on the bansuri. 
AcTIvITY 2   
 Bansuri
Teacher’s Note
Children can be made 
to listen to the sound 
of bansuri and imagine 
Lord Shri Krishna playing 
bansuri in the ??elds while 
leading a herd of cows. 
They can also learn a 
folk song on this theme. 
All the activities can be 
divided in groups of 4–5 
students and the whole 
class can be involved.  
5 Integrating All Art Forms.indd   139 25-06-2024   12:03:30
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INTEGRATING ALL ART FORMS
Do 
You 
Know
Bansuri
Your textbook is named, Bansuri. 
This is a musical instrument with 
magical and melodious sound which 
everyone loves. Do you know bansuri 
is made from bamboo? You can also 
make it yourself and play it as well. 
When you go to a fair or a local mela, 
there is always someone selling toys 
and playing bansuri, and you all get 
attracted to the sound. The same 
bansuri is played in dances and used 
as a prop in drama. A bansuri can even 
be made with paper, bamboo or clay or 
a scene with someone playing bansuri 
in the jungle or ??elds can be drawn.
All art forms are very different from 
each other; at the same time they 
all have many common features and 
are connected with each other. For 
example, swara, laya, bhava and taala 
are related to all art forms—music, 
dance, theatre and visual arts. They 
all have movement, rhythm, and a 
language of their own to communicate. 
You can express your emotions 
through art.
Here, we have some activities that bring 
in all art forms together—you can do 
these activities and enjoy!
5 Integrating All Art Forms.indd   137 25-06-2024   12:21:19
Bansuri–I  ?  Class 3
138
Here is an example of a four-line 
verse written in Sanskrit composed by 
Nandikeshwara in Abhinaya Darpana 
around a thousand years ago. Usually, 
artists recite this before starting their 
performances. You can read it loudly 
with action. You can also refer to the 
videos by scanning the QR code.
??
? ?
???
? ???, ?????
? ? ??? ??????
??
?????? ????? ???? ??, ?
? ?????? ?? ??? ??
? ????
??
Aangikam bhuvanam yasya,  
Vaachikam sarva vangmayam.
Aaharyam chandra taradi  
Tam vande saattvikam Shivam.
Meaning  
Where the physical body is the universe, 
speech or song is the essence of all sounds, 
ornamentation is the Moon and the stars. 
I bow down to that supreme divinity.
It brings together all the four art forms 
you are learning—
Angika — Physical performance with 
movement, action and expression
Vaachika — Speech, dialogue, songs 
and lyrics
Aahaarya — Costumes, jewellery, 
sculpture, painting
Saatvika — The deepest emotional 
spiritual experience for the artiste 
and audience. 
Ac TIv ITY 1   
 Integration of Art Forms
5 Integrating All Art Forms.indd   138 25-06-2024   12:21:19
Integrating All Art Forms  
139
You can make a bansuri for which you will only need 
a thick chart paper, glue, a pair of scissors and some 
crayons or colour pencils. 
• Draw a picture of a bansuri on a chart paper. Roll 
it over in the shape of a cylinder and add some glue 
on the edges. Put small holes in it, and here, your 
bansuri is ready.
• You can make a drawing of a bansuri as well, add 
several things around it such as people, animals, and 
objects around the bansuri, draw a picture of interesting 
things in the forest, such as animals, ??owers, etc.
• Now, create a story using bansuri as the theme and 
the picture you have drawn. Show it in the class 
along with some actions.
• You can also use any object around you and 
improvise it as a bansuri to narrate the story. You can 
also use the bansuri as a prop.
• Imagine yourself as the musical instrument—  
bansuri and enact.
• You can create simple movements and steps with the 
song or tune on the bansuri. 
AcTIvITY 2   
 Bansuri
Teacher’s Note
Children can be made 
to listen to the sound 
of bansuri and imagine 
Lord Shri Krishna playing 
bansuri in the ??elds while 
leading a herd of cows. 
They can also learn a 
folk song on this theme. 
All the activities can be 
divided in groups of 4–5 
students and the whole 
class can be involved.  
5 Integrating All Art Forms.indd   139 25-06-2024   12:03:30
Bansuri–I  ?  Class 3
140
Ac TIv ITY 3    Near Nature
We all love nature, we try to feel it and live near 
nature and enjoy the sounds, colours, and  
greenery. You all can create a forest inside your 
classroom as well.
• Make a ??ower in the centre of a sheet. Every child 
in your group will add something around the 
??ower and create a picture of a garden or a forest.
• Create a story that involves ??owers, birds, trees 
and animals.
• Move around like you are walking through a 
forest.
• Are you excited? Curious? 
• React to what you imagine you will see (your 
favourite animal, smell of ??owers, big rocks etc.)
• What kinds of sounds would you hear in a 
forest or garden? (birds chirping, water ??owing) 
Try to create their sounds.
• Feel as if you are in natural surroundings, like 
a forest or a park.
Teacher’s Note
Children can learn a song 
on animals, birds, nature, 
etc. All the above activities 
can be conducted in 
groups of 4 – 5 students 
and the whole class can 
be involved.  
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INTEGRATING ALL ART FORMS
Do 
You 
Know
Bansuri
Your textbook is named, Bansuri. 
This is a musical instrument with 
magical and melodious sound which 
everyone loves. Do you know bansuri 
is made from bamboo? You can also 
make it yourself and play it as well. 
When you go to a fair or a local mela, 
there is always someone selling toys 
and playing bansuri, and you all get 
attracted to the sound. The same 
bansuri is played in dances and used 
as a prop in drama. A bansuri can even 
be made with paper, bamboo or clay or 
a scene with someone playing bansuri 
in the jungle or ??elds can be drawn.
All art forms are very different from 
each other; at the same time they 
all have many common features and 
are connected with each other. For 
example, swara, laya, bhava and taala 
are related to all art forms—music, 
dance, theatre and visual arts. They 
all have movement, rhythm, and a 
language of their own to communicate. 
You can express your emotions 
through art.
Here, we have some activities that bring 
in all art forms together—you can do 
these activities and enjoy!
5 Integrating All Art Forms.indd   137 25-06-2024   12:21:19
Bansuri–I  ?  Class 3
138
Here is an example of a four-line 
verse written in Sanskrit composed by 
Nandikeshwara in Abhinaya Darpana 
around a thousand years ago. Usually, 
artists recite this before starting their 
performances. You can read it loudly 
with action. You can also refer to the 
videos by scanning the QR code.
??
? ?
???
? ???, ?????
? ? ??? ??????
??
?????? ????? ???? ??, ?
? ?????? ?? ??? ??
? ????
??
Aangikam bhuvanam yasya,  
Vaachikam sarva vangmayam.
Aaharyam chandra taradi  
Tam vande saattvikam Shivam.
Meaning  
Where the physical body is the universe, 
speech or song is the essence of all sounds, 
ornamentation is the Moon and the stars. 
I bow down to that supreme divinity.
It brings together all the four art forms 
you are learning—
Angika — Physical performance with 
movement, action and expression
Vaachika — Speech, dialogue, songs 
and lyrics
Aahaarya — Costumes, jewellery, 
sculpture, painting
Saatvika — The deepest emotional 
spiritual experience for the artiste 
and audience. 
Ac TIv ITY 1   
 Integration of Art Forms
5 Integrating All Art Forms.indd   138 25-06-2024   12:21:19
Integrating All Art Forms  
139
You can make a bansuri for which you will only need 
a thick chart paper, glue, a pair of scissors and some 
crayons or colour pencils. 
• Draw a picture of a bansuri on a chart paper. Roll 
it over in the shape of a cylinder and add some glue 
on the edges. Put small holes in it, and here, your 
bansuri is ready.
• You can make a drawing of a bansuri as well, add 
several things around it such as people, animals, and 
objects around the bansuri, draw a picture of interesting 
things in the forest, such as animals, ??owers, etc.
• Now, create a story using bansuri as the theme and 
the picture you have drawn. Show it in the class 
along with some actions.
• You can also use any object around you and 
improvise it as a bansuri to narrate the story. You can 
also use the bansuri as a prop.
• Imagine yourself as the musical instrument—  
bansuri and enact.
• You can create simple movements and steps with the 
song or tune on the bansuri. 
AcTIvITY 2   
 Bansuri
Teacher’s Note
Children can be made 
to listen to the sound 
of bansuri and imagine 
Lord Shri Krishna playing 
bansuri in the ??elds while 
leading a herd of cows. 
They can also learn a 
folk song on this theme. 
All the activities can be 
divided in groups of 4–5 
students and the whole 
class can be involved.  
5 Integrating All Art Forms.indd   139 25-06-2024   12:03:30
Bansuri–I  ?  Class 3
140
Ac TIv ITY 3    Near Nature
We all love nature, we try to feel it and live near 
nature and enjoy the sounds, colours, and  
greenery. You all can create a forest inside your 
classroom as well.
• Make a ??ower in the centre of a sheet. Every child 
in your group will add something around the 
??ower and create a picture of a garden or a forest.
• Create a story that involves ??owers, birds, trees 
and animals.
• Move around like you are walking through a 
forest.
• Are you excited? Curious? 
• React to what you imagine you will see (your 
favourite animal, smell of ??owers, big rocks etc.)
• What kinds of sounds would you hear in a 
forest or garden? (birds chirping, water ??owing) 
Try to create their sounds.
• Feel as if you are in natural surroundings, like 
a forest or a park.
Teacher’s Note
Children can learn a song 
on animals, birds, nature, 
etc. All the above activities 
can be conducted in 
groups of 4 – 5 students 
and the whole class can 
be involved.  
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Integrating All Art Forms  
141
Ac TIv ITY 4    Festival for celebrations
We all celebrate various festivals. We usually get holidays 
around big festivals, and they bring joy and colour in our 
lives. Celebrating a festival, small or big makes us happy, 
since we get new clothes, have good food, meet friends 
and relatives, and clean and decorate our homes. 
Teacher’s Note
The core idea behind this 
activity is to build connections 
between art forms.
•  Children can learn a 
festival song.  
•  Activities can be presented in 
the school assembly for special 
occasions. Divide the class 
into groups for different art 
forms based on a theme. This 
would give the children an 
opportunity to face the audience 
and build an understanding of 
the connections between the 
artforms.
Different groups can do the 
following;
• Draw a rangoli or other 
decorations with paper 
cutouts for a particular 
festival.
• Learn a song based on that 
festival.
• Sing it using kitchen utensils. 
• Share an incident that 
happened during a festival 
celebration.
• Share and enact a story 
connected to the festival  
being celebrated.
• Use simple movements and 
steps for the festival song 
using the same kitchen 
utensils for musical sounds.
• Draw the traditional dresses 
worn on the occasion.
• Pick a festival 
that we celebrate 
together.
• Discuss in your 
group how you 
celebrate it and 
what preparations 
are required, what 
special dishes or 
food items are 
prepared, how 
you decorate your 
home, and which 
songs and dances 
are related to 
that festival.
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