Ravana

Ahriman of Persia. Gauna of the African Bush People. Gui of China. Set of Egypt. Hayagriva and Mara of Buddhism. Iblis of Islam. Oni of Japan. Ravana and Shiva of Hinduism. Lilith and Satan of Christianity. No matter the name, evil takes form in every society's faith. Religion, one of the themes in the Romantic Movement, helps reveal the fears and ideals of society. In fact, this movement highlighted morals, individualism, and intuitive perception. They also stressed that nature was good and…

in to fight for his new freedom in the Hometree. In Hinduism, the avatar is frequently the conqueror trying to defeat the demons. The color blue in Hinduism is the character of Brahman, who is the God. The Lords, Rama and Krishna, killed the demons Ravana and Kansa (Mall). This portrays how the Na’vi had to use their strength to kill the humans, which in this case are the…

Ancient or modern, the society is always male oriented and views women as objects for pleasure. Even when the government advocates policies to protect women, their safety, integrity and honour are consistently being questioned and violated. The problem lies in the collective psyche of the society, which includes both men and women. The sensibility is fashioned according to the male norms and thus the females in our society either witness or participate in their own subjugation process. This…

Govinda’s Death(Deliverance) Human life is engirdled by worldly affairs(sansar). He lives and dies in it.If he is not involved in Bhakti(worship to God),he can’t go beyond theset limit of life. Bhakti relieves us from bondages and gives us peace of mind in this worldly life.Wasudeo Maharaj writes that one who lives with the witness of God, his worldly life goes happily and gets peace of mind and satisfaction in it also. If there is no God’s recitation(naamsmaran), the boat of worldly life,…

One of the classical depictions of the Hindu God Shiva shows his dancing. Nataraja is considered to be the ultimate depiction of the dance, Nataraja meaning “Lord of the Dance”. Here we see Shiva with his left leg on top of his right, and his hands holding fire and a drum. His other set of appendages are in a very distinct form. Fire encircles him in a ring while he stands on a man. This is commonly attributed to overcoming darkness/negativity and ignorance. This beautiful illustration of…

and bring the light of clarity. The word Diwali means deep is light and the word wli is a row of light. Diwali occurs during October or early November. The Hindus celebrate this festival to welcome back Lord Rama to Ayodhya after his victory over Ravana (the evil spirit). It is celebrated to show the victory of good can overcome evil and also acknowledge the Knowledge, and hope. The people celebrate this festival by cleaning their house, wearing new clothes, with sweets, decorate the house with…

A Dalit writer and activist, Kancha Ilaiah, is issued a "fatwa' for writing about centuries of upper caste atrocities committed against the Dalits, in his book, Post- Hindu India: Discourse on Dalit Bahujan Socio-Spiritual and Scientific Revolution (2009), and another book, The Adivasi Will Not Dance (2015) by an Adivasi writer, Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar, is banned by Jharkhand state government on the charge of 'misrepresenting" the Adivasi, indigenous, people. Indian Independence "liberated" the…

story of Radha-Krishna, etc -- were picked up from stage. And, they would travel all around the world with their troupe. In one of their famous dance dramas, Ramayana , Padmini played Sita and her younger sister Ragini, Rama. The eldest Lalitha was Ravana and Sukumari and Ambika danced as Hanuman and Bharatan respectively. "Being the tallest, Ragini always performed the male characters. And, as I was the shortest, I was the female lead all the time." "I used to play characters who were crying…

RELEVANCE OF MAHABHARAT IN PRESENT TIMES Mahabharata, written by Maharishi Ved Vyas, is one of the two great epics of ancient India. It is one of the greatest stories ever told and is undoubtedly one of the most vast, vivid and detailed epics of the world. It is not a story, it is not a poem not even an epic but rather a philosophy about humans, the evolution of their thought process and the battles of their interests. The account holds true and relevant even in current times. It is said that…

Jayena Shrestha 4068395 My impression of the Mythic or narrative dimension Religion basically means having a connection with god, either with culture or beliefs that a person has been brought up with. There are so many aspects or dimensions of religion. Ninian Smart categorizes them as: the Practical and Ritual Dimension, the Experimental and Emotional Dimension, the Narrative or Mythic Dimension, the Doctrinal and Philosophical Dimension, the Ethical and Legal Dimension, the Social and…