As will be explored in this essay‚ from Ramayana‚ one can derive many of the virtues of the Hindu culture such as perfectionism‚ honesty‚ order‚ obedience and respect‚ and active asceticism. All these characteristics make a human being perfect and are achieved through the practice of dharma‚ as explicitly shown by the main character of Ramayana - Rama. Rama is indeed a perfect man in the eyes of the Indian people. Many Hindus even regard him as an incarnation of the god Vishnu. The main reason for
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Monkeys‚ lords‚ and God-related beings‚ all play a big part in the Ramayana story. This story provides insights into many aspects of Indian culture and still today influences of the religion and art of modern India. The way people this story affected or influenced‚ reveals that for some people‚ Ramayana is really a lot more than simply just a story. The meaning of this story are found though the actions and personalities of the characters. This is story of adventure and friendship as well as a story
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41-48). It is believed by most of the Indians that the caste system is unchangeable because it is part of nature. Ever since the creation of the world‚ their social statuses have been decided. However‚ by the poem and the redefinition of the story‚ Ramayana‚ the poets provide a different perspective and reveal the absurdity of the caste system. Rama‚ known as a lofty ruler and an ideal hero for common Indian people‚ is considered as the representative of upper caste people in the poem. Instead of glorifying
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Sita Sings the Blues: Four Connecting Movies in One Sita Sings the Blues is an animated version of the epic Indian tale “Ramayana”. The movie was released on February 11‚ 2008 and directed‚ produced‚ and written by Nina Paley. Sita Sings the Blues uses images and art covering two thousand years of history and culture. The movie is not just an average movie with one plot‚ but‚ instead‚ it is four stories each connecting and showing how ideals about gender roles have changed over time. Paley uses
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Dharma is a Sanskrit word and concept with different meanings in regards to Hinduism‚ Buddhism‚ and Jainism (Dharma). In the story of Ramayana‚ it displays the Dharma in correspondence with the meaning of Hinduism. Dharma is the law that tells individuals how to behave and is one of the 4 ends of life. It is the path of righteousness and living one’s life according to the codes of conduct (Dharma). Karma is defined as sum of person’s actions in one of his successive states of existence‚ viewed as
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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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RAMAYANAYA Introduction The Ramayana is one of the India’s priceless epic that provides insights into many aspects of Indian culture and still today influences the politics‚ religion and art of modern India. It is the immortal tale of Shri Rama that teaches us the values of ideology‚ devotion‚ duty‚ relationships‚ dharma and karma. The hero‚ Rama‚ lived his whole life by the rules of dharma; in fact‚ that was why Indian consider him heroic. When Rama was a young boy‚ he was the perfect son. Later
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------------------------------------------------- A. K. Ramanujan From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Attipate Krishnaswami Ramanujan (March 16‚ 1929 – July 13‚ 1993) also known as A. K. Ramanujan was a scholar of Indian literature who wrote in both English and Kannada. Ramanujan was an Indian poet‚ scholar and author‚ a philologist‚ folklorist‚ translator‚ poet and playwright. His academic research ranged across five languages: Tamil‚ Kannada‚ Telugu‚ Sanskrit‚ andEnglish. He published works
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dance is given the prominence than the myth and various forms of dance have been presented through mythical characters. Retelling the Ramayana: Voices from Kerala is a compilation of a play and five short stories based on The Ramayana by C.N Sreekantan Nair and Sarah Joseph respectively. The play- Kanchan Sita is the first of a dramatic trilogy based on Ramayana. It questions Rama’s dharma from different points of view and it also presents that power leads to a life full of tragedy and solitude
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slowly adopted as the local belief system. Sanskrit became the literary and court language of Java and later of Bali. The Hindus changed the Wayang (as did the Muslims‚ later) to spread their religion‚ mostly by stories from the Mahabharata or the Ramayana. Later this mixture of religion and wayang play was praised as harmony between Hinduism and traditional Indonesian culture. On Java‚ the western part of Sumatra and some smaller islands traditionalists continued to play the old stories for some time
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