Indra

the motif of the eye. Spanning from religious texts and mythology to Vonnegut and Hemingway, the eye fascinates writers because of its complexity and mystery. The eye has the powerfully unique ability to represent the bridge between mind and body. Indra Sinha makes use of this motif in his book Animal’s People in order to intensify the importance of personal perspective in understanding the world and to explain the relationship the mind has with our biological selves. Because Animal’s story…

CHAPTER 1 1.1 INTRODUCTION My Seminar Paper entitled ‘RAMAYANA- THE GAME CHANGERS’ is based on Kamban’s (sometimes pronounced as Kambar or Kamba) version of Ramayana which is translated and produced by one of the major stalwarts of modern Indian literature i.e. R.K. Narayan himself. His book entitled The Ramayana is a short version in the prose form of the epic and, serves as a base for my groundwork in this Seminar Paper. This paper would be divided into five chapters out of which the first,…

From Purusha came the verses and chants, the meters from that, the formula from that, and from that came horses, animals with double rows of teeth, cows, goats, and sheep. Purusha’s mind became the moon, his eye became the sun, his mouth turned into Indra and Agni, from his breath the wind was created, from his navel the atmosphere, from his head the heavens, from his feet the earth, and from his ear the cardinal directions. Genesis 1:1-31 from the bible- God created the heavens and the earth.…

books Americanah, by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, and Animal's People, by Indra Sinha, both explore what it is like to be an outsider finding your identity amongst the rest of ‘normal’ society. Adiche does this through her character Ifemelu, a Nigerian woman who immigrates to the United States for college, experiencing culture shock and the inevitable changes she makes to her identity in order to fit into this new place. Indra Sinha explores the concept through a very different character: a…

Arjuna also travels to the world of the god Indra and on his way he fights against the god Shiva who assumes the form of a mountain man. Once in Indra’s heaven, Arjuna spends ten years and he learns to dance. The background of Arjuna’s adventures relates to an episode in which two sets of cousins, the Pandavas and the Kauravas, are competing for the throne. Yudhisthira, the eldest of the Pandava brothers, loses his right to rule during a dice game. Tha Kauravas challenge Yudhisthira to…

Ishmael Summary and Analysis Ishmael is a philosophical novel written by Daniel Quinn in order to address our environmental crisis. He tries to answer questions in environmental ethics by using biblical allusions, metaphors from Hinduism and other philosophical notions. In this essay I am going to summarize Ishmael and analyze important terms and concepts the author uses. In the first part I am going introduce to the main characters Ishmael and the narrator, in the second part I am going to…

Negative Misconceptions of Feminism In a situation where a woman says she is a feminist, some men cringe away from her since they have negative stereotypes in their mind that tell men feminism is about women superiority when in fact feminism simply advocates gender equality. I think this negative stereotype stems from people thinking of 'feminine ' when they hear the word so they automatically assume that it is about female domination but the word was developed at a time when females were not…

Discover Your True North, by Bill George describes the expectations for today’s leaders have drastically changed from traditional views. The financial crisis a few years ago occurred in part because leaders consumed themselves with fame, fortune, and power. These self-serving leaders ultimately did not benefit themselves or the companies they led, making today’s leaders take notice. A great number of today’s workforce is comprised of the Millennials, who have very different expectations for…

1.0 INTRODUCTION Festival is a special day related to religious event with its own way of celebration that includes the food, rituals, attire and ceremonies. Hinduism is well known for its cultural and traditional festivals that can be celebrated in every month. In this regard, we will look into six major festivals according to the six Hindu sects which are Vaishnava, Shiva, Kaumaram (Murugan), Saktham (Sakthi), Ganapathyam (Ganapathy) and Saumaram (Surya). There are many significant festival…

Indra Sinha’s Animal's People the main character is named Animal and for as long as he can remember he has walked on all fours. His back is twisted due to a chemical leak in the Kampani’s Factory. Sinha based this novel on the Bhopal incident but decided to change the names in order to help make this book more universal and relatable to other cities who have also suffered from a natural or chemical disaster. The title Animal’s People is used in order to help identify unification of people that…