Indian Epics Blog

Giving feedback is very important to help people learn from their mistakes. From my leadership class we learned how the best way to give feedback depending on your relationship with the person and their experience. For this class its best to give mainly positive feedback since I won't know any of the other students and because, I'm assuming for most of us have never retold stories or blogged before. And from reading articles online, I've learned that positive feedback is good I just need to make sure it's constructive and goal-oriented. The specific article , discusses the importance of transparent feedback as well because it allows the person being criticized to understand exactly what it is they need to work on to improve the next time. I feel like that idea falls along the lines of the feedforward idea since we'll be giving feedback on student's ever-evolving projects so it's important to help them make the project the best it can be through positive feed...

Continuing with my Doctor Who storybook idea I'll be exploring other Indian Epic stories that the Doctor could get himself entangled in. First, I found the Sons of Rama: Luv and Kush - The Invincible Twins and thought it would be a fun story. I could have the two twins and monkey become his companion for a time where they defeat Rama's brother Shatrughna when he attempts to recapture the sacred horse. Mahiravana - A Magician Outwitted is another story I could have a fun time retelling and watching the bad magician be defeated by the Doctor instead of Hanuman. For the third story I found to retell is Dasharatha: The Story of Rama's Father . This story is another variation of Narayan's Ramanana where Rama is exiled. I think it would be interesting to have the Doctor in on his exile and the many encounters they could run in to. Lastly, I really enjoyed reading Abhimanyu - Star Crossed Prince , being Arjuna's son and watching the Doctor try and help him when his battl...

Once upon a time, there was a beautiful couple, Rama and his wife Sita. They decided to go on vacation with Rama's brother, Lakshmana to a beautiful island for fourteen days. Throughout their two week stay, Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana spent a lot of time doing outside excursions. They really enjoyed snorkeling, swimming, hiking, and things of that nature. One day when they were on a new hiking trail they ran into a man named Ravana. Now it was obvious that Ravana was vastly taken with Sita and her beauty, as he would only speak to her and couldn't stop looking at her. Rama took notice of this and became a little protective and jealous over Sita so he suggested that they keep going on their way along the trail, but that it was very nice to meet Ravana. After this Ravana went back to his hotel, and he could not stop thinking about Sita and her beauty. He knew it was wrong that he wanted her because she was married, but in his mind he thought if Sita got to know him she would want h...

Continued from Week A's part, this starts with Rama's exile. I love the comrardary his brother shows and insists on coming with him. I would probably change the chariot to a cool car or possibly a hippogriff. Another part of this story that I liked was the introduction of Ravana through his sister, even though it was a little grotesque to read about the mutilation but I liked the battle showing Rama's strength as well as how his brother protects him. If I choose to retell this part of the Ramayana, I probably would change the mutilation to something less disturbing. Part B, ends with the cliff hanger of Sita being alone and wondering if she would be abducted. If Part C continues with Sita's plot line of her abduction and Rama looking for her, I believe that could make for a very interesting retell of the story as maybe a Law & Order theme or CSI.  Life in the Forest - Web Source  Bibliography Title: The Ramayana: A Shortened Modern Prose Version of the...

This weeks reading I read part A of Narayan's Ramayana , I chose to read this version of the Ramayana because of how it was chronologically written and because it doesn't use any any old fashioned language which makes it easier for me to comprehend. I also really enjoyed having the reading guide for this option as well. For the special sacrifice that Dasharatha obtains rice, I could change it from rice to cookies that he must feed to his wives so that one can become pregnant. I liked that Thataka was once a god but was changed into a demon after her family's terrible behavior. I might change Rama's weapon to a supernatural knife from a bow and arrow. I could also change the obstacles that Rama must complete to win Sita's hand in marriage. Perhaps a Shiva creates an maze that Rama must escape from instead. I like how this story has a curse in it and I definitely want to keep that as well as the exile because it makes for a nice twist. Avatars of Vishnu - Web Sou...