(1) I have read a number of books in English and Hindi. Most of them have been to my liking and I have spent many an hour reading them. But one which has pleased me most is Munshi Prem Chand’s ‘Godaan’. ‘Godaan’‚ is Prem Chand’s master-piece and ranks very high in the world of fiction. The book portrays the life of the poor villagers – Hari‚ Dhania and tohers. The author felt the problems of the villagers and placed them before us honestly. Closely connected with their lives is the picture
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Essay Comparing Arjuna and Rama Chris Brownlee World Lit. 11/27/02 In the Indian epics the Bhagavad-Gita translated by Barbara Stoler-Miller and the Ramayana translated by R.K. Narayan there are two heroes‚ both faced with difficult decisions that at times completely contradict the hero’s Dharma‚ or spiritual duty. The two heroes’‚ Arjuna Rama are forced to deal with their difficulties in separate but not unlike ways. In the Bhagavad-Gita‚ Arjuna has trouble fighting his friends and family
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times. In the epic‚ The Ramayana women play important roles in the story. In the book we can see how Kaikeyi and Kausalya‚ wives of Dasharatha‚ ruled Kosala beside their husband. At one point of the story the queen Kaikeyi even caused the exile of Rama‚ Dasharatha’s most beloved son and heir to the throne. Dasharatha was completely opposed to this decision but found himself cornered‚ due to his adherence Dasharatha had to comply with Kaikeyi’s demand. If women were to be seen as unimportant‚ insignificant
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details the story of Ramayana‚ a prince who is exiled to the Dandaka forest for a period of fourteen years. His wife Sita‚ and his brother Laksmana choose to follow him into exile. During their exile Sita is kidnapped by Ravana‚ an evil king that Rama must defeat before he can recover his wife and regain his kingdom. Odysseus and Ramayana were both depicted as the “ideal man” in their respective cultures. They were heroes of royal descent with character traits their cultures valued. Odysseus
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There is a law governing the behaviour of everything in this universe. All must submit to it for the world to function properly. Otherwise things will go awry and end up in chaos. It is the will of the Lord that all his creation‚ all his creatures‚ should live in happiness. That is why he has ordained a dharma‚ a law‚ for each one of them. It is compliance with this dharma that ensures all-round harmony. While Isvara protects his children from rain and sun‚ he also provides them‚ when needed‚ with
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seen as a literary monument but as an essential part in Hinduism. Rama was the hero of the novel and is one of the most worshipped in the Hindu religion. According Enotes‚ in the Hindu tradition‚ Rama was an incarnation of the god Vishnu. It says the main purpose of the incarnation was to demonstrate the righteous path for all living creature on earth. People seen him as a great warrior and people also consider him a supreme being. Rama was sent though harsh tests‚ obstacles‚ and pains‚ he was pictured
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A few years and another read later‚ my first instinct was to reject Rama’s apparent chink in the armour. Now‚ I seem to find consolation in the fact that most Hindu divine figures are fallible‚ Rama being no exception. To sum up‚ the Ramayana narrates the abduction of Sita by Ravana‚ the demon king. Rama follows him with his monkey army to rescue her from Lanka. At the end of the war‚ Sita undergoes a test of chastity at Rama’s behest. The Agnipariksha‚ or test of fire‚ requires her to throw herself
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events that occurred leading to the exile of Rama. Janak‚ indentured by the promise he gave to Kaika is looking helpless and had locked himself inside the room so as to avoid the painful sight of his beloved son leaving all the worldly pleasures. The others in the kingdom were in no less than pain of losing a very vital limb of their body‚ on losing Rama for 14 years. Sita and Lakshmana granted some sorts of relief are getting ready to accompany Rama on his expatriation. Ironically‚ the tale on the
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characters to compare the choices of following the dharma or fulfilling another human value. Within the context of the relationship between Rama and Sita in the story "The Ramayana of Valmiki"‚ duty is worth the sacrificing of love‚ because his duty is fulfilled to maintain order within the society and above all‚ order is needed for a society to run well. Rama‚ as a king‚ had the duty to create and maintain this order‚ and to do so‚ he was to rule wisely and be responsible to the people of his kingdom
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An Epic Definition There was a time when gods and demons roamed the earth. A time when humanity lived at the mercy of divine beings‚ who executed their wills against the humans‚ following their own selfish desires and placing humans in a position of piety to these dominant beings. This time on earth is one of great men who fought against these demigods‚ giving them great fame passed on as stories in the oral tradition. Though it is unrealistic to believe that these men truly fought against divine
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