Character 5 - Jalani is an Advanced Level student. She wants to be a fashion designer. But Jalani’s father wants her to become a doctor. Jalani’s mother gives her the option to select what she likes. Father stresses that she becomes a doctor and promises her a car if she so becomes. Jalani says she likes Mathematics. Jalani asked her farther why he did not become a doctor despite all facilities and resources being provided to him by his parents and requested her father to allow her to pursue what she likes. Character 6 - Punya has been an active member of a majority political party for 15 years. During election time she actively campaigned for the party. She receives instructions for that from a women MP of the area. This MP referred Punya to a formal training programme too. Punya wants to contest the next local government election. She becomes even more active in social activities in the area. Having forwarded an application to contest the local government election, Punya faced two interviewers. Her educational and other qualification are commended at the interview. A function to coincide with the International Women’s day was organized in her area and she invited the leadership of the party to the function. At that function too Punya’s involvement was commended. But the party organizer of the electorate opposed Punya’s candidature. By then she had prepared everything to contest. Owing to this situation a problem crops up between the organizer and the party leadership. But the leadership keeps quite because of the threat of the organizer to resign from that post. However, at last Punya joins a minor political party and contests the election. • Give instructions to one member of the group to act out the given character (after a preparation of 5 min utes) Give instructions to the persons who act out roles not to inform other members about the characters they act out and not to change the characteristics included into the character. Give 5 – 7 minutes to do a role-play Inform the participants to find answers to the following questions while watching the role plays done. o What is the power source of the character which was acted out ? o What is the important decision that the aforesaid person took? o How was power used to take that decision? o Was the matter discussed with the group before taking the decision? o Was a decision taken single handedly ? o Was a person who had a different decision influenced ? • • • • After the role play reemphasize the fact that power is the ability to take some decision, to do some task or influence the decision maker. • Show that power changes from person to person and occasion to occasion as well ,as per it sources and the manner in which power is used. Deliver a short lecture about it using the following slides. 42