Krishna

realize the errors of asceticism”, much like how Siddhartha left the Samana’s in Hesse’s novel. Furthermore, another name that can be traced back to Eastern culture is Vasudeva, the ferryman. Vasudeva is a character in Indian Poetry and the father of Krishna, a Hindu Diety. Vasudeva’s name can be broken down into “vasu”, meaning good, and “deva”, meaning deity. Siddhartha looked up to the ferrymen, in some sense, like a deity. Vasudeva’s last scene in the book is portrayed in a very god-like…

confusing for those who are unfamiliar with the religion. There are multiple people and multiple families that the students are expected to know in order to understand the context of this text (for example, the Pandava army, Drupada, Dhrishtaketu, Krishna, Anantavijaya, etc.) However, it becomes muddled and complex very quickly. Balancing the comprehension of a difficult text with the understanding of a new religion is very difficult and students end up unable to make connections and unable to…

Ahimsa is a spiritual principle emphasized by many saints and masters. It implies love and compassion for all beings and reverence for life itself. The awareness that everyone in creation is inherently divine or in other words the expanded consciousness of all-inclusiveness, can come only through love, compassion and reverence. Acts of violence or himsa, therefore, demonstrate non-alignment with the truth of oneness and absence of a compassionate heart. The immortal Guru Sri Sathya Sai Baba said…

(i) The accused along with eight other people hatched a conspiracy to snatch away the bag of cash of the deceased. (ii) On 2nd August 1999, after closing the shop, the deceased- Rama Krishna Rao, was closing his shop and proceeding to his house, he was suddenly intercepted by the accused and demanded the bag of cash. (iii) When the deceased tried to resist, the accused opened fire from the pistol at the deceased and snatched the bag and ran away. On being taken to the hospital, he was…

The Airline industry, which was regulated by the government, through a liberalisation policy. The airlines was supplied to the public, this was done to regulate competition and privatisation that occurred through the airline industry theses regulation however were lifted and the policies were more open. The supplier concentration theory is one of Porters five forces in which it suggest that the supplier influence, refers to the the excessive demand that suppliers can exert on business. This can…

It is said that the human population growing like never before due to the fact that every twelve years, one billion people are being added to the planet. At that rate, there is roughly 220,000 people added per day, and by the year 2030, we would need two earths to be able to sustain our lifestyle (Overpopulation: Causes). With the environment constantly changing, there are new problems that arise with it. As the problem we face increases, the need to be aware of our surroundings also increases.…

In the beginning of Epic of Gilgamesh, the narrator introduces the main character Gilgamesh, who is the king of a sacred city called Uruk. His god-like qualities are tainted by his arrogant personality and conceitedness with the belief that he is the most powerful man to live. Gilgamesh constantly battles with the men of Uruk knowing that he will end up with the victory. In many works, we see many transitions in hero`s characteristics. Gilgamesh struggled to establish moral principles.…

James Patterson once questioned, “What are we but our stories”. Variety of stories are present; some stories fall into a genre such as fantasy, realistic, horror, mystery or dramatic. People choose certain stories to read because they either can relate to it, or the storyline brings the individuals joy, suspense and an adventure. Stories not only provide a sense of adventure but also, they articulate a message to the reader as well. One tale that has the reader on his or her toes is Yann…

They are certain unbelievable deeds attributed to Aswinidevas including plastic surgery. They restored the mobility of Shayava whose leg was cut at three places3 and blessed the queen Visphala, the wife of Khela Rajah with metal legs when she lost her leg in the battlefield. It is also mentioned that fire (Agni) was used as the ultimate weapon to destroy Marma. MARMA IN UPANISHAD Plenty of material of anatomical interest is found in Chandagya Upanishad, Kshirakopanishad…

There is a strange appeal that unreliable narrators convey to readers. Strange, because readers take the narrations seriously, while knowing they are unreliable and limited. A game each reader desperately wants to solve, but what happens when there is a first-person unreliable narrator who is funny? Wayne C. Booth coined the term “unreliable narrator” in 1961, by referring the narrator as someone whose credibility is compromised. Vera Nünning’s “Unreliable Narration and the Historical…