Hannah's Indian Epics Blog

Image Credit. Helping Hands by Bob Sambol. Source: Flickr .       Feedback for me is good when it is concise, constructive, and specific. I like knowing where I excelled and where I fell short. I think that feedback is a necessary part of improving. If you do not know what to fix, how can you fix it? Negative, harsh, or degrading feedback can be counterproductive. When giving feedback it is important to stay constructive and make sure that the comments you are giving are helpful and easy to understand.       The first article I read was  Be a Mirror: Give Readers Feedback That Fosters A Growth Mindset  by Gravity Goldberg. The advice this article gives goes along with most of what I said in the intro. It mentions taking yourself out of the feedback which I think is extremely important and something that most people find difficult to do. If you stay more focused on who you are giving feedback to and strive to think less about wha...

Image Credit. Dhritarashtra and Gandhari. Source: BlogSpot .      Originally I thought that I wanted my storybook project to be over women in the Ramayana. However, while researching my project I came across the story of Uloopi. Uloopi's story is one that I want to look into more. So I have decided to make my storybook project over women in Indian epics. Here's a  link  to women in Indian epics.       Firstly, I want to do a section over Uloopi. Her story seems complex and action-packed which should make for a good read. Uloopi is a princess and I want that to be a common theme for the stories in my storybook. The key aspect of Uloopi's story that I want to use is that she saves her husband Arjuna and brings him back to life.  Click here  for a link to Uloopi's story. Also here's a link to  Uloopi's Wikipedia page .       Secondly, I want to do a section over Sita. Sita has been a very intriguing ...

  Image Credit. Jatayu World's Largest Bird Sculpture. Source: Modern Met .       Jatayu was sitting proudly upon the tallest tree in the forest. He heard a scream from the North and immediately turned to see what it was coming from. He then saw Ravana carrying a handsome man through the air. The man was unconscious and it seemed that he had been hit over the head and knocked out. Jatayu started to follow Ravana but then he heard a faint but urgent yelling. He turned and flew as fast as he could towards the sound. As he got closer he could tell it was a young woman crying. He had to search for a few minutes to find her because the jungle was full of thick branches and she was on the ground. After spotting her he landed on a sturdy branch above her. The woman, Sita, saw the big vulture sitting on a limb above her and immediately a plan sprung to her mind.    She asked the vulture if he would be kind enough to help her for her husband, Rama, had j...

Image Credit. Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana by Unknown. Source: Wikipedia .       The beginning of reading B is very dramatic. I really like Bharata's loyalty to his father and brother. He despises his mother for what she has done. The death of Dasharatha has really shaken his family and his kingdom. Ten days of lying on the floor mourning definitely show the reader how much these people cared for their king. Rama is loyal, like his brother Bharata, to their father. The fact that he is contemplating remaining in the jungle even though his father is death shows the level of respect that he has for him. I think that Dasharatha banishing Rama to the jungle is a dramatic part of the story that has caused a lot of strife for everyone involved. Taking Rama's sandals back to the city in his place seemed a bit underwhelming. I was hoping that Bharata would be able to convince Rama to return.      Sita's birth story is very strange. I like how at the end of ...

Image Credit. Rama and Sita by Indi Samarajiva. Source: Flickr .  The beginning of the Ramayana is very interesting. There are many characters and deities. It is hard to keep track of them all. I think that the four sons born to Dasharatha will be very special since they are Vishnu divided into fours. It seems that Rama will be the greatest of the four brothers. Even early on there is more talk of him and more description of what he is doing. So far I like all the magic and mythical creatures but I wish the setting was more descriptive. I am enjoying the love between Sita and Rama that is beginning. I like that Sita's father had a task set that any suitor would have to pass before marrying his daughter. Rama proved himself and now he and Sita will be married. The character of Rama seems to be a classic hero and Sita a classic princess but we will see how their characters change throughout the story. Everyone knows having four wives will lead to some jealousy eventually. I w...