“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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Rama is a man unlike many of the leaders in Greek and ancient literature. For one‚ The Ramayana of Valmiki is a much older story‚ one passed from around 2‚000 years ago. Instead of focusing on worldly riches and possessions‚ Rama instead “cannot swerve from the path of dharma”‚ shunning worldly desires such as greed and lust. Like Gilgamesh who is “two-thirds” god and “one-third”‚ he is also a god‚ but a much higher one‚ the “imperishable cosmic being” Visnu (Foster: Tablet I: 50)‚ (Venkatesananda:
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Sita sings the Blues is an Americanized Indian epic of the Ramayana. It focuses on both the lives of the artist and Sita. Scenes around how both Sita and the artist where in love then went through a break up. I feel that Sita sings the Blues is a hybridization of Indian and westernized culture and art. Its American interpretation of the Indian culture. While this movie has good entertainment value‚ it’s not an entity accurate representation of Indian culture‚ but rather a surface level introduction
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Everyone teaches us to be like Goddess Sita who took the fire ordeal to prove her chastity to her husband and society. Therefore whenever a woman’s chastity is questioned then first and foremost asked to them is to give fire ordeal like Sita. But society doesn’t give man example of Ram that he did not touch any woman during their exile and even when he left her in forest. Then man say they
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son king Dashratha‚ the king of Ayodhya. Her mother was named Kausilya. He had three brothers: Bharata (son of the second queen Kaikeyi)‚ Laxshmana and Shatrughna (son of the third queen sumitra). He was married to Sita‚ the incarnation of goddess Laxshmi‚ the wife of lord Vishnu. Sita was the daughter of King Janaka of mithila. After sometimes after their marriage‚ the father of Rama‚ the old King Dashratha decided to crown his eldest son‚ Rama as the king but his third and youngest wife‚ Queen
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PROBLEM AND THEN TO HER ODERS RAMA HAD TO GO TO JUNGLE FOR 14 YEARS WITH SITA AND LAKSHMANA . ARANYA KANDA: THE ARANYA KANDA STARTS WITH THE JOURNEY OF RAMA‚ SITA AND LAKSHAMANA IN THE JUNGLE WHEN THEY ENJOY THE LIFE AROUND THE WHOLE JUNGLE AND IT ENDS WITH SITA ‘S DISTRACTION TOWARDS THE GOLDEN DEER AND WHEN SITA IS TAKEN AWAY BY RAVANA TO LANKA . KISKINDA KANDA: THE KISKINDA KANDA STARTS WHEN THE GREAT SEARCH FOR SITA IS STARTED AND WHEN THE GREAT HUMAN MEETS A VANARAJ NAMED SUGRREVA WHO IS
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tragic romance between Prince Rama and his wife‚ Sita. Although not completely centered around the main plotline‚ the role of women in the Ramayana brings to light a noteworthy collection of stereotypes found in myths‚ folklore‚ and fairy tales from every time period and country many times over. Women described as ugly and disfigured like Kaikeyi’s servant Manthara are portrayed as evil‚ manipulative‚ and conniving‚ while beautiful women such as Sita are depicted as kind‚ obedient‚ and righteous. These
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Vishwamitra Rama was invited to King Janaka’s kingdom where numerous princes were fighting for Sita’s hand in marriage‚ the incarnation of goddess Lakshmi. Rama succeeds in bending and stringing the bow and therefore winning Sita’s hand in marriage. Rama and Sita are the ideal husband and wife and are therefore modeled after by all worshipers. The second book is called the Book of Ayodhya; this tells the story of how Queen Kaikeyi is jealous of Rama. She forces King Dasarath to crown her son Bharata king instead
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ruled. King Janak had organized a svayamvaraa (an acient custom wherein the bride chose her husband of her own accord from amongst a number of suitors). It was announced that whosoever will bend the bow of Lord Shiva will marry King Janak’s daughter Sita. Sita was an incarnation of Lakshmi‚ the consort of Lord Vishnu. But none of the suitors was able to lift Lord Shiva’s bow‚ except
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EXISTENTIALIST FOCUS ON PROTAGONIST SITA - ANITA DESAI’S -WHERE SHALL WE GO THIS SUMMER ? The protagonist herself has an existential entity. Desai‚ has presented an intense identity crisis of the central character Sita‚ a sensitive woman in her late forties.Existentialism’ is a difficult term to define and an odd movement as many feel‚ but it not totally impossible to define. ‘Existentialists’‚ tend to take freedom of the will‚ the human power to do or not do‚ as absolutely obvious. Only now
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