Relating exams to...."Mythology"!

Exams, exams! They’re a terror. And I just needed a break from my studies when this idea of relating certain aspects of exams to certain events, characters etc. in the Indian mythology, popped up in my mind. Here are a few analogies.

1. THE COURSE: the course is just like the way to Lanka, which Ram travelled to get Sita back, with so many hardships, and the most problematic hardship being the vast ocean between Kanyakumari and Lanka. The ocean was crossed only when the ‘Ram Setu’ was built. Hence, the course is like a vast ocean made up of subjects, with a huge wave of six new subjects to be faced every semester. And this vast ocean can only be crossed with the help of some such ‘Ram Setu’.

2. THE EXAM: The exam, or the ‘pariksha’ (as it is known in Hindi/Marathi), could be related to the ‘Agni Pariksha’ that Sita had to go through to prove her sanctity. The exams that we go through are no less. It is proved that you have studied only when you pass these exams…oops! I mean ‘Agni Parikshas’. The only difference here is that Sita had to go through this just once. We, the students, have to go through it more often.

3. THE QUESTION PAPER: The question paper is just like the ‘Chakravyuh’. Only adept people can ‘easily’ solve the question paper.

4. THE TEACHER/THE QUESTION PAPER-SETTER: The teacher or the question paper setter is like Krishna, for he/she provides you with guidelines to go about the exams, just like Krishna provides guidelines to go about life in the ‘Bhagvad Gita’, The teacher could also be related to Krishna because he/she provides you with a question paper as long as “Draupadi’s Sari”.

5. THE RESULT DAY: The result day is the day of a face-off between the teacher and the students. Hence, this is simply relatable to the day the Kurukshetra war began or the day Ram and Ravana came face to face for a war. This is the day that creates history. I better not mention who takes the role of Kauravas/Ravana and who takes the role of Pandavas/Ram. No controversies, Please!

6. THE DEGREE: The degree is just like the “parrot’s eye” which Arjuna aimed. So, when the teacher asks you, “What do you see while you aim for the degree?” you should simply reply, “I see the degree only”.

7. And finally, WE-THE STUDENTS: The students are the sufferers. Hence, they can be related to Sita and Draupadi. But well, we would love to take up the role of Kumbhkarana and just sleep peacefully!