Rama

Lord Shiva: Lord Shiva is a part of Hindu Trinity of Brahma, Vishnu, Mahesh and he is associated with Moksha which means relief from the cycle of birth and death. He is a most powerful god of the Hindu religion. He is also known as the God of mercy and kindness. It is Hindu religious belief that he protects every human being from all evils that are always around us. He blesses his followers with grace, knowledge,and peace. There are many famous names of Lord Shiva like Mahadeva, Pashupati,…

and particularly, the New Testament testifies of Jesus Christ and his ministry and teachings. The Christian sacred text has a purpose to teach its readers to follow Christ’s example of justice, love, righteousness, humility, and compassion. Likewise, Rama plays a very similar role to Jesus in teaching Hindus to follow their dharma. The Ramayana’s purpose is almost identical: to teach Hindus to follow Rama’s example of being a just, moral, righteous, and dharmic leader (Kinnard). Although having…

beliefs and often contradicts herself. You can tell she is weary when “She is safe in the arms of her friend”(Satrapi, 53) but then changes drastically when she tells God “Get out of my life”(Satrapi, 70). In the story “By any other name” written by Rama Rau, Santha is given a name that isn’t hers…

‘Bravery’ a word that may portray a courageous behavior or a daring character. Yet, it does not necessarily mean being fearless. On the contrary, bravery is endured out of our desire to confronting our fears and conquering over them. In other times, it’s the courage of staying true to your self and holding on to your convictions and morals and integrity against this biased world. Bravery is not the absence of fear, but the mastery of it. Both short stories “The Hollow of The Three Hills” and…

Ni Bhajana Gana Rasikula Nenendu Ganara Rama… Ranjani and Gayatri soulfully sing Thyagaraja’s Telugu words, calling out to Lord Rama, “I do not find people anywhere who enjoy chanting Your names and singing of You in praise.” I empathize with Thyagaraja—for I too find it difficult to encounter other devout Hindus who will sing in praise of Lord Rama without ulterior motives. Although I was born in Chennai, India, I have spent the majority of my life in southern California, making weekly trips to…

India”, they have to change their indian mindset and change it to this new british mindset. In paragraph 3 Rama Rau states, “Oh, my dears, those are much too hard for me. Suppose we give you pretty English names.” They have to change their names and become a whole different person, a new “British indian” person. They struggled with that because their culture is all they knew. In paragraph 15 Rama Rau states, “The children were all opening packages and sitting down to eat sandwiches. Premila and…

Hinduism is a religion that encompasses many different aspects. Under current Indian laws, the term “Hindu” is merely a term to specify those who do not subscribe to a handful of the modern most popular religions (Oxtoby, 273). The religion originated somewhere around 1750-1500 and is centered on the idea that the universe breathes in and destroys a number of worlds, and then breathes out and creates new worlds (Class Notes). The idea is that humans do not want to get stuck in the cycle of…

The name of the book is Captain Underpants and the Attack of the Talking Toilets. The author and illustrated is Dav Pilkey. I choose this book because it's very silly, funny, amusing and has a new book action called flip-o-rama. flip-o-rama is when you flip the page back and forwards fast and the page looks likes it is moving. The art style is like a children book because dav Pilkey makes children book and dav make books when he was a kid, he would make captain underpants and change the sign it…

THE SURYA VAMSA The Ikshvakus are a sublime race of men and women famed in the Puranas and Epics. It owes it’s origins to the great patriarch of the same namesake, Ikshvaku, who was the son of Vaivasvat Manu. He, in, turn was the son of Kashyapa Muni who in turn was the son of Marichi, the son of Brahma. The Solar dynasty comprised of the three lines of Ayodhya, Videha, Vaisala and the Saryatas. Ikshvaku was the first king of Ayodhya, and his father, Manu Vaivasvata, gave him Madhyadesa. He had…

Holocaust from the eyes of a young Jewish boy, Eliezer. Eliezer manages to escape with his own life from constantly being pushed to survive from his father. Premila and Santha also face and stand up to racial discrimination in “By Any Other Name” by Santha Rama Rau. The oldest sister pulls the youngest from school after the teacher said that all Indians cheated. In addition, Lakshmi the…