Dreams of Maddur

The Dreams of Maddur

is a dynamic bilingual resource, developed in a unique way during a seva trip to the village of Maddur, India, by Shravan Desikan with his family. The vocabulary, symbols and artwork have been inspired by village children of Maddur.

Field Work in India: Shravan Desikan & Anantha Desikan

Tamil Translations & Editing: Vardhini Desikan

Editing: Shravan Desikan, Vardhini Desikan & Rathi Raja

Thirukural Compilations and Editing - Haritha Lakshmanan

Booklet Design: Rathi Raja

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How to Use this Bilingual Resource Book

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Games: Can be played as one person or as a group building on from each other. Every activity can be done in both languages. The first round can be done in Tamil and then translation into English can be attempted with mentoring. Notes can be made to track the language build up skills.

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[Games for Seva

](http://www.gamesforseva.org)_** **is a pioneering initiative of Young Indian Culture Group (YICG), which is based in Long Island, New York. Its goal is to harness the immense creativity and talent of our youth and adults to develop culture based games, resources and tools both in the digital and analog spheres. The spirit of Seva guides the endeavor – all work with Compassion, Contribution and Collaboration. These products provide immense opportunities for Seva through teaching, game play, and sharing cultural resources with people all over the world. Rathi Raja, the architect of Games for Seva, has mentored Shravan through the process of developing this bilingual resource. Visit www..gamesforseva .org for details