Mahima Swarup RELG 250.00 Prof. Elison Rejecting Sita One of my first memories about this final episode of the Ramayana involved reading the Amar Chitra Katha‚ and asking my sister where Sita went (on being swallowed up by Mother Earth)‚ baffled by physical realities more than anything else as an eight year old. 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
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Jie Guo ENGL 270 4 December 2012 The Ideal Woman: Sita Valmiki’s Ramayana‚ published in 551 BC‚ is an epic focusing on all of the different elements of dharma. Dharma is defined as divine duty and means literally “that which holds‚” as in the way that one should live their life. There are four spheres of dharma‚ also called goals‚ with dharma being the first one. The second is artha‚ meaning worldly profit‚ possessions‚ and political power. The third is kama: pleasure and love. The idea
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Myths often are re-created several times over to relate to modern culture. In Sita Sings the Blues‚ by Nina Paley‚ she takes her own life happenings and uses the story of Ramayana to relate and re- create her own story. For example‚ in the movie‚ she goes back and forth between her life and Sita’s life. Sita Sings the Blues is tethered around the theme of love. She emphasizes the love that Sita has for Rama as well as the love she has for her husband. Although the story mostly remains the same‚
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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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which deals about the story of Ram and it is followed by Sita: Warrior of Mithila that deals about the story of Sita. The series is planned by Amish to be written in the style of multilinear narration. These two novels are to be followed by other novels which will merge the individual stories of the main characters of the novels into one. The aim of this paper is to analyse the unconventional portrayal of Sita as “The Born Vishnu” in the novel Sita:
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The Ramayana and Sita Sings The Blues Art is a form of expression that lives on for centuries but changes in interpretation over time. What may be relevant in this time period may make no sense to the upcoming generations. Nina Paley’s film "Sita Sings the Blues" brings two cultures‚ traditions‚ values and time periods together to convey her message and bring relevance of her art across many cultures and generations. The Ramayana by Valmiki on the other hand is a very traditional epic which depicts
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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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one man and the purity of a woman. In "the Ramayana of Valmiki” ‚ Rama and Sita are portrayed as individuals with ideal characteristics and ethical behavior in the view of the Indian culture. Rama is considered a reincarnation of divinity and a man of solemn duty; Sita is the symbol of obedience and chastity. The moral elements of each character are presented through many difficult challenges that test both Rama and Sita. The actions and decisions of both characters through the text show how Indian
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Mahabharat and mgt. The Mahabharat‚ the longest epic in the world‚ is about couple of million words in total. Its not just the length of the epic that makes it grand and superior‚ but also the quality‚ reach and teachings it consists. The Mahabharat’s scope is best summarized by one quotation: “What is found here‚ may be found elsewhere. What is not found here‚ will not be found elsewhere”. Mahabharat is not plainly the story of a war or a source of wisdom for philosophers. It exposes the secrets
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treated his loyalty to Sita as black and white. There was no other woman for him. This was his choice. In ancient India‚ a loyal and devoted son was the height of attraction to women – even if the loyalty was not geared toward the woman. Rama showed unwavering loyalty to his homeland never giving a second thought to a grey area or even question if the thing he was loyal to was correct. In the final chapters a dhobi (launderer) began to slander Sita’s name‚ it was Sita who was banished. Why
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