In the early patriarchal era of the Ramayana‚ men dominated over the Indian societies. All areas of social prominence were entirely run by men in the form of warriors‚ priests and tribal chiefs. Women had very little or no power at all in the political and public arena. They were raised to look after their families as well as being dutiful wives. Women had the task of being loyal‚ faithful‚ loving and compassionate towards their husbands. Individual families were normally set up on a "Male authority"
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LEADERSHIP ----- (A PRESPECTIVE FROM RAMAYANA) I appreciate my team members‚ who put forth the qualities of leaders in its various forms. Furthering their vision I would like to contribute from my end the qualities of a leader as evident from the Hindu mythology “RAMAYANA”. The Ramayana is a classic example of an ideal leadership and is filled with various events which may be described as example of a good leader. As we all are aware that a good leader delegate his power and ask the subordinates
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texts that are to persuade the devotees to think that their religion is more appropriate than the other religions and hence inspire them to stand together. A significant example of this controversy is the existence of three hundred Ramayanas by A. K. Ramanujan. Certain Ramayana among them pose Ravan as the virtuous hero in contrast to the existing idea of him being the villain. A contemporary instance of this conflict of perspectives is the presentation of the image of Shiva in different versions of the
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In the Ramayana we see the Hindu hero‚ Rama‚ who acts as the ideal Hindu throughout the story; for instance‚ he acts with a detachment to what happens to him. “Rama heard all of this praise and the people’s worshipful homage to him‚ with utter indifference as he
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In his book ‘Myth=mithya’‚ Devdutt Pattanaik has given the word myth a new definition that is “subjective truth expressed in truth expressed in stories‚ symbols and rituals‚ that shape all cultures‚ Indian or Western‚ ancient or modern‚ religious or secular’. The Sanskrit word for subjective truth is mithya. Ancient Hindu sages knew what we today call as myth as mithya. Mithya was the truth seen through the set criteria. Myth is mainly a cultural form‚ a common perception that bring us together they
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‘Tale of two Ramayanas’: Indian art in the Mughal Era The Mughal Empire ruled the majority of India from the early 1500s to the mid 1800s when the British dethroned the last Mughal King in 1858. The Mughals were Islamic and of Central Asian descent. In fact‚ they traced their lineage the great conquers Genghis Kahn and Timur. The fundamental differences between Hinduism and the Islamic religion of India’s foreign rulers were bound to create conflict. However‚ the Mughal King Akbar‚ endorsed Hindu
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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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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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The stories of Rama‚ and the short stories by Leo Tolstoy offer moral teachings to their audience‚ but from two different points of moral models. Ramayana portrays the romanized parts of mankind ‚ while the writings of Leo Tolstoy emphasizes the harshness of life. Each difference is depicted in the characters Sita (from Ramayana)‚ showing devotion and patience‚ and Ivan Ilych (from “The Death of Ivan Ilych)‚ that shows pessimism and following the standards of society‚ each character representing
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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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