Santa Rama Rau was an Indian. She was born to a wealthy Indian family she spent more of her life abroad than in India her parents sent him to England while he was young. His father is a Deputy High Commissioner for India. In England‚ her mother had kept her and her sister familiar with Hindustani by speaking it to them when they were home for vacations and by teaching them Indian songs. During their first weeks in Bombay‚ both the two could understand the language but still they are still out of
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I witnessed relatives struggle with illnesses from influenza to being diagnosed with depression. Correspondingly‚ I felt a need to ease the pain but without proper skills‚ I helplessly watched. I felt similar with my aama’s (grandmother) situation‚ Rama Devi Karki‚ a strong and charismatic woman. She loved unconditionally and had a colossal hand in raising me. When I was 10‚ my family and I
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Santha Rama Rau’s By Any Other Name is a prime example of peer pressuring to change one’s thought on their culture. In the story‚ the headmistress told these two young Indian girls‚ “Oh‚ my dears‚ those are much too hard for me. Suppose we give you pretty English names” (Rama Rau 35). These girls are not just forced to have two names‚ Indian and English‚ but also forced to have two personalities
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Discrimination – A Bad Behavior of Human “By Any Other Name”‚ by Santha Rama Rau‚ is about two sisters‚ Santha and Premila‚ who were forced to fit British culture in the time period when British ruled India. They have never been sent to school until their mother‚ who always taught them at home‚ got sick. Therefore‚ they had to attend a British school where there was too British. On the first day of school‚ the headmistress forced them to change their Indian names to English names. In class‚ they
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Throughout short story “By Any Other Name‚” Santha Rama Rau suggests that identity plays a big role on the way people are treated‚ and the impact on others. Premila and Santha have just arrived at their new school. They have just been introduced to the the head mistress. She’s just decided to change their names because she hasn’t bothered to learn India’s language. The head mistress states‚ “Oh‚ my dears‚ those are much too hard for me. Suppose we give you pretty English names”(p.1). This reveals
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thats his/her next supper. Another example would be fashion‚ in the modern day people dress flashy and purchase expensive brand name items. But people from certain cultures see that as stupid and don’t think it makes sense. By Any Other Name By Santha Rama Rau is a great example of how culture greatly influences the way they view others. This essay is about two indian girls Premila and Santha. They switched schools‚ her new school is Anglo-Indian day school. On the first day of school the teacher says
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apart from that‚ there’s also the fact that people come from different countries. People from other countries will have a difference in culture‚ because traditions and customs are completely different. Looking at the memoir “By Another Name” by Santha Rama‚ there are two Indian girls‚ and the headmistress of their Anglo-Indian day school is a white woman who came from Britain. According to the third paragraph of this memoir‚ “The
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What is the make up requirement for the characters ‘Rama’ and ‘Ravana’ in a Kathakali performance---The Ramayana by R. K. Narayan? ‘The Ramayana’ is considered as one of the great Hindu (Indian) epics of the fourth century BC that uses the performance style of the traditional Indian dance drama—Kathakali. Kathakali (literally‚ ‘story play’) is a type of total theatre‚ which is described as dance-drama. It performs dramatized stories in the form of combining dance‚ acting and music. Actors never
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duty of one man and the purity of a woman. In "the Ramayana of Valmiki” ‚ Rama and Sita are portrayed as individuals with ideal characteristics and ethical behavior in the view of the Indian culture. Rama is considered a reincarnation of divinity and a man of solemn duty; Sita is the symbol of obedience and chastity. The moral elements of each character are presented through many difficult challenges that test both Rama and Sita. The actions and decisions of both characters through the text show how
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actions and thoughts of the characters‚ The Ramayana shows how to incorporate dharma into one’s life The main character‚ Rama‚ his mission was to fight evils when Viswamithra takes Rama and his brother Lakshmana from their home. He is taught by Viswamithra who was practically their master on how to use divine weapons of various weapons. Then‚ Rama falls in love with Sita who is a daughter of King Janaka. She is also known as Janaki‚ heroine of the this epic story. So‚ they fall in love because
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