Epics of India - MLLL 4993-996

Ganesha and Kartikeya Story 1 - Ganesha's Birth The birth of Ganesha was something that I mentioned in my last post about the class project. The story that I used there was lifted from the Wikipedia page on Ganesha. However there is a different telling of the story here 1 . In this version his parents Shiva and Parvati are referred to as Siwa and Uma respectively. Additionally the events that lead to Ganesha losing his head are vastly different. In this retelling, the loss of his head was due to the hubris of Uwa refusing to heed the warnings of Sani, rather than a raging Shiva. Alternatively, the Wikipedia article's story is also referenced in this video 2 . Regardless this is story that could be altered and retold to have many different meanings as it seems it has already been done. On the other hand, perhaps a story could be told to unify the two differences. Story 2 - Ganesha's Brother For the story revolving around Ganesha's brother, the race described i...

Possible Topics for Project Rama - Topic 1 From Wikipedia Rama is a major deity of Hinduism. He is the seventh avatar of the god Vishnu, and is sometimes considered the Supreme Being. He married Sita. Despite being royalty he was faced with many challenges such as being exiled and the kidnapping of Sita by Ravana. Possible topics are duties, rights, and social responsibilities of an individual. 1 From Projects Tales of Rama 2 - "They all somehow have a connection to this Rama guy and each one of their stories is different. I think the stories are helping them get along here. In all the rough times these stories seem to bring some sense of unity to the group." This quote seems to embody the ideas that have been mentions about the Indian story-telling traditions. I found it neat that each story had a different theme and each were applicable to those stranded on the...