The Ramayana version that I chose to read for week two will be the version
written by R.K. Narayan. I have
purchased my copy a few weeks before class had started, and after reading the
reviews, I am excited to start reading. For a long time I always thought that
the Ramayana was a fantasy novel because of the movie “A Little Princess”. In the
movie the main character Sara speaks of Prince Rama and Princess Sita. The way the characters were portrayed in the
movie was both creative and beautifully done. The book Ramayana was shown multiple times in
the movie, and I had it on my reading list for a long time. Now, I
have a chance to understand why these characters played an important role in Sara's life, and how they affected her ability to have faith when she was going through such as hard time. Moreover, I will be able to have a chance to see the characters come to life as I read.
Indian culture and music has always seemed fascinating to
me. I started listening to Punjabi music mainly after I saw the English film “Bend It Like Beckham”, and Hulu has a variety of independent Indian films on the
site.
This semester I am coming in with an open mind wanting to
learn and explore any information that is given to me. I have always been
interested in the Gods and demons of Hinduism.
I actually have a Ganesha phone cover and wallpaper on my phone that I
have had for a few years now. I have never taken a course solely devoted to
epics, but I have been introduced to some in high school; in addition to the English and
humanities courses I took at the previous college I attended. I have covered the Epic of Gilgamesh, The Iliad,
Beowulf (not my favorite, but was chosen primarily by the guys in my class because
the movie had just came out in theaters), and the Odyssey.
In high school, I remember covering
mythology. My English teacher from my freshman year was interested in teaching students about Roman and Greek mythology. She also tied in the history of famous sites
from Rome and Greece into the lectures.
One of our assignments was to build the Parthenon.
Oh wow, Dijoun, of course: I am sure you are not the only person who remembers Sita and Rama from A Little Princess. Thank you so much for including that in your post. I need to write up an information page about that to share with people in the class announcements. What a great idea! And thank you for finding the video clip: perfect! I will try to get that ready to include in the announcements for next week, just to see who else makes this connection. Fabulous! I hope you will enjoy learning the whole story of Rama and Sita's adventures - it sounds like you will be able to make lots of connections with your interests. Enjoy!!!
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