Ancient India India is one of the world’s oldest civilizations. Its ancient history dates back further than most and has many periods. Very little is known about the earliest inhabitants of India. Ancient tools found in the Soan Valley and South India are the earliest evidence of humans in India discovered so far. Some of the tools date back to the Paleolithic Age – 400‚000 to 200‚000 years ago‚ other tools date to the Mesolithic Age and the Neolithic Age (8000 BC – 4000 BC). The first
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TITLE: Adaptation of Hindu Epic as animation movies and Interpretative analysis of Ramayana and Hanuman. Introduction- Emergence of animation‚ scope and its significance. Much of Asia’s animation production since the 1960s has been tied to foreign interests attracted by stable and inexpensive labor supplies. For nearly forty years‚ western studios have established and maintained production facilities‚ first in Japan‚ then in South Korea and Taiwan‚ and now also in the Philippines
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is perhaps the most famous‚ and definitely the most widely-read‚ ethical text of ancient India. As an episode in India’s great epic‚ the Mahabharata‚ The Bhagavad Gita now ranks as one of the three principal texts that define and capture the essence of Hinduism; the other two being the Upanishads and the Brahma Sutras. Though this work contains much theology‚ its kernel is ethical and its teaching is set in the context of an ethical problem. The teaching of The Bhagavad Gita is summed up in the maxim
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DAN SENI RUPA UNIVERSITAS SEBELAS MARET SURAKARTA 2012 Preface During my stay in Indonesia I was introduced to more traditional forms of arts here: theatre through ketoprak is closest to definition of ‘western’ theatre‚ wayang orang – staged Ramayana based theatre and wayang kulit which can be roughly defined as leather theatre play which is based mainly from stories from Mahabharata epic; dance through variety of court and profane dances‚ music via traditional gamelan and popular music genres
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Affiliation | Devotee of Rama | Abode | Earth | Mantra | Rama’s Name | Weapon | Gada (mace) | Hanuman (IPA: hʌnʊˈmɑn) is a Hindu deity‚ who was an ardent devotee of Rama according to the Hindu legends. He is a central character in the Indian epic Ramayana and its various versions. He also finds mentions in several other texts‚ including Mahabharata‚ the various Puranas and some Jain texts. A vanara (ape-like humanoid)‚ Hanuman participated in Rama’s war against the demon king Ravana. Several texts
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debates‚ and parliaments questioning originality of the religions‚ the origins‚ traditions‚ similarities and most of all the differences of South Asian people. In his essay‚ “Three Hundred Ramayanas”‚ AK Ramanujan explores the vast range of Ramayana tradition in South Asia. He argues that there is not one Ramayana‚ but a myriad throughout South Asia. Despite counterarguments by other scholars‚ Ramanujan’s essay reveals how diverse India is in its traditions and the fact that argument sparked over his
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“VALMIKI MAHARSHI” Valmiki’s real name was Ratnakara. He was the son of Prachetasa‚ a sage. by profession. Before this Valmiki was a robber Later with the teachings of Maharshi Narada he became a Rushi. What is Valmiki - Valmika in Devanagari means “ant- hill” Once when he was a very young boy‚ he had gone to the forest playing and was lost in the forest. His parents An searched for him but could not trace him. They thought that the boy has been eaten by some wild animals. hunter and his
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World Religions 1/31/14 Most religions are patriarchal. -Institution led by men that intend to represent “father figures.” -Women are mostly seen as supporting figures. -Women are usually supporting social causes. Negative aspects of religion: -deaths and wars -unethical and misguided -political power‚ groups of followers are able to effect political progress. -may split rather than unify -routinization of charisma leads to a focus on the outside rather than inner spirituality
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ISSN 2277-8721 A STUDY OF MYTHOLOGY OF RAMAYANA IN RAJA RAO’S KANTHAPURA Dr. P.M. PATIL Member BOS in English‚ Shivaji University‚ Kolhapur Head‚ Department of English Arts‚ Commerce & Science College‚ Palus. Dist-Sangli . 416310.(M.S) ABSTRACT The most celebrated ancient heroic text of India is the ‘Ramayana’. It provided themes for important later literary works in Indian languages. The poet Valmiki‚ who lived around the 3rd century BC‚ put the Ramayana into form. This epic tells the story of
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PROCESS QUESTIONS: 1. DESCRIBE BRIEFLY THE DEVELOPMENT OF INDIAN LITERATURE. 2. EXPLAIN THE ROLE PLAYED BY RELIGION IN INDIAN LITERATURE. 3. DIFFERENTIATE RAMAYANA FROM MAHABHARATA AS TO THE THEME. 4. HOW DO SEVERAL LANGUAGES AFFECT THE DEVELOPMENT OF INDIAN LITERATURE? 5. HOW WAS ENGLISH ACCEPTED AS LITERARY MEDIUM? GROUP THESAURUS’ ANSWER: 1. THE LITERATURE OF INDIA HAS ITS OWN UNIQUE DEVELOPMENT. AFTER THE RIG VEDA CAME THE BRAHMANAS WHICH WAS FOLLOWED BY UPANISHADS THEN REPLACED BY THE
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