Lakshmi

Patricia McCormick is a journalist and realistic fiction novelist for young adults. In her 2006 novel, Sold, McCormick illustrates the life of the average female child who is sold into human trafficking in East Asia. Her novel confronts many issues that plague areas that are impacted heavily by human trafficking, such as the conditions that allow such atrocities and atmosphere of silence and ignorance that aids in perpetuating the problem. McCormick uses her position as a journalist and writer…

of lights marked over a period of four days, celebrating life, pleasure and goodness all around the world (Subhamoy Das, 2015). There are many reasons why Dipavali is celebrate, which four out of ten reasons are: the birthday of Goddess Lakshmi, the rescued Lakshmi by Vishnu, a special day for the Jains, and the Diwali speech from Pope (Rajhans, S. G. & Das, S., 2014). People decorate their houses with lights and set off firecrackers, a lively way of celebrating…

biggest impact. Patricia McCormick develops this idea in her books Sold and Never Fall Down. In Sold, a young girl named Lakshmi gets torn out of her familiar life in the mountains in Nepal and sold into sexual slavery in India. In Never Fall Down, Arn is unfortunate enough to be captured and forced to work in a camp by the Khmer Rouge during the Cambodian genocide. Both Lakshmi and Arn must find ways to survive, even though they have been abandoned in their darkest hours. One way they do this…

During Diwali, Hindus want the goddess Lakshmi to visit them, but they also celebrate other important days concerning other gods. Over the five-day span of Diwali, Hindus celebrate the return of Lord Rama, the birthdays of many gods and goddesses, and the deaths of some demons (Canton). Hinduism…

that they have no choice but to sell her into prostitution at just thirteen years old. Too young to fully understand what is happening, the girl, Lakshmi, is under the impression that she will become a maid for a rich family and bring honor to her name; by the time she arrives at the so-called “Happiness House”, she knows that that is not the case. Lakshmi is suddenly thrust into a world of confusion, torture, and every kind of abuse that exists, only to learn that her suffering is not even…

Poor, alone, “Sold,” I read aloud as I ran my fingers across the image of the girl on the book's cover – the girl who had so easily grabbed me. Sold tells a story about a Nepalese girl named Lakshmi. Her family is desperate for money, but they all know that no one is going to walk through the door of their thatched hut and hand them a check. To help keep his gambling habit alive, Lakshmi's stepfather sells her into prostitution without her knowledge. She is told she is going to be a maid in the…

Jhansi military women were additionally grasping ammunition and were supplying food to the soldiers. Rani Lakshmi Bai was extremely active. She herself was investigative the protection of the city. She rallied her army concerning her and battled ferociously opposing the British. An military of 20,000, manipulated by the rebel head Tatya Tope, was dispatched to ease Jhansi and to seize Lakshmi Bai to freedom. Though, the British, nevertheless numbering merely 1,540 in the earth so as not to break…

caste man. "Didn't you get a man from our caste that you succumbed to an Odaiyar?".Hypocrisy of patriarchal order is revealed through the figure of Kathamuthu. Gender predominates over caste in the lives of both men and women in Sivakami’s novels. Lakshmi in Anandhayi, whose caste is higher than Nagamani's suffers even worse treatment. A personal grievance of Udayar's wife is transformed into a political conflict between the Dalits and upper castes involving the former's livelihood. Vanniyars…

women in their commercials. This primitive approach fuels the fire in that women are nearly props more so than the product that they’re supposed to be selling. The particular focus of Neil’s article is a Carl’s Jr.’s commercial starring Padma Lakshmi. Lakshmi, a renowned author, chef, television host, and model is only utilized as one of those in the commercial. Rather…

Vishal Nath Indian Art and Architecture, School of Arts and Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University. Interconnectedness between Lotus, Pillar, Tree and Serpent in early Indian…