week two reading overview

Of the two readings, I am choosing to read Ramayana Online: Public Domain Edition. The main reason pushing me to read this version is the fact that it's free, but also the fact that there's an audio version. I love listening to audiobooks! Not only those two factors, but I think it will be interesting to see the graphics and different styles of the various authors within the work.

(Image information: Ramayana photo obtained
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For my two comic books, I am interested in Saraswati: Stories of the Goddess of Wisdom and Savitri: The Perfect Wife. I chose these two because I am interested in reading stories and learning about the women in Indian Epics. As someone who really treasures wisdom, I chose the first comic book based on that as well. Upon reading the summaries for the both of them, the two plots seem quite interesting to me. The two women that are the main characters of these stories seem to be quite the heroines, which I enjoy in my readings.

Lastly, for my two videos, I am interested in are Indian and Greek Mythology Parallels and Powerful Women of Hindu Mythology. I chose the first video because I am quite familiar with Greek mythology, and I believe it will be easier to grasp the concepts in Indian mythology when the two are paralleled. My reasoning for the second video is for similar reasoning to the comic books I chose. I love to see strong females in all types of stories and look forward to seeing how they're incorporated into Indian mythology.

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week two story: family traditions

It was my first day at a new school in a new place, and I was not looking forward to it. I had never attended a public school, but my mom told me it was time. "Rish, you're seventeen now. You know you have to do this to carry on our family's traditions," my mother pressured. "Mom, I know," I say, slipping the fresh canvas backpack over my shoulders. I have never carried a schoolbag before, so this was different. My outdated textbooks weren't the only thing weighing me down, though. You see, the women in my family are all rakshasis. If you don't know what rakshasis are, we're creatures with the ability to lure people in, then eat them when we feel it's right. Naturally, we aren't the most attractive, with two huge fangs protruding from our mouths and a not-so petite figure. Luckily, we have the opportunity to shape shift into whatever we want. This makes luring even the least gullible very easy for us. In my family, w...

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week three story: dharma's funeral

The skies were grey over the bright lotus blossoms the day of Dharma's funeral. Dharma, who had ruled the kingdom of Koshola for upwards of forty years, was the monarch of many peoples' dreams. She was kind and understanding, but, most of all, she was wise and strong-willed. The kingdom had not had any conflict since the time Dharma took the throne; she was level-headed and preferred her peace over any war. Throughout her rule, the only thing causing Dharma disdain was her daughter, Binsa. As her name suggests, Binsa was a fearless girl, so much so that it got her in trouble many times, but she was always redeemed by Dharma. As Binsa grew older, she became more like her mother everyday. Although she already possessed the agency to be the next monarch, Binsa began helping build up the kingdom's marginalized communities that desperately needed assistance. She was turning out to be a great leader, but she didn't think it would come so soon. Dharma had been sick for man...

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