SITA SINGS THE BLUES Sita sings the blues is an animated film directed by an American artist named nina paley basically using 2D graphics and flash animation. This movie is directed produced and written by nina paley narrated by aseem chhabra‚ bhavana nagulpally‚ manish acharya. This movie stars sanjiv jhaveri‚ nina paley‚ deepti gupta‚ debargo sanyal‚ reena shah‚ Pooja kumar‚ Aladdin ulaah. The music for this film has been given by Annette hanshaw and the movie was released on 11th of February
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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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guidelines with spiritual discipline‚ creating the foundation of life without which nothing can exist in its natural form. Dharma‚ for instance‚ guides both Rama and Arjuna through the journey of life despite its many harsh tests‚ obstacles‚ and the pains of time. Both Rama and Arjuna make decisions based of their conceptions of dharma. Rama‚ for example‚ goes into exile as he abandons his claim to Ayodhaya’s throne‚ and Arjuna must fight against his emotions and proceed into warfare against his
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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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In the story “By any other name” by Santha Rama Rau‚ two Indian girls’ culture is disrespected as much as they are. In the story‚ the girls’ names are Premila and Santha. On the first day of school‚ they’re headmaster‚ who isn’t native to India‚ was the one who disrespected the Indian girls
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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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