Vibhishana

Mata is a man of redemption, an agile swordsman who wields the power of the storm itself to devastate his enemies. However this once honoured champion has been dishonoured by a false accusation and forced to delve in to a desperate fight for survival. With the world steadfastly against him, he will do everything in his power to bring the guilty to justice and restore his honour. Once a devoted and gifted student at a renowned sword arts organisation, Mata was the only student in a generation to master the legendary technique that embodies the nature of a storm. The world had their eyes set upon Mata as they believed he was destined to become a great hero. However, his fate was changed forever when an Assassin order invaded. Mata had the task of guarding a great elder, but, foolishly believing his power alone could make the difference, left his position to join the battle. Evidently once he had the opportunity he returned, but the Elder had been murdered. Dishonoured, Mata willingly took responsibility by turning himself in, and prepared to pay for his failure with his life. He was shocked, however, to find himself accused not just of dereliction, but of the murder itself. Though confused and racked with guilt, he knew the assassin would go unpunished if he did not act. Mata raised his sword against his allies and fought his way free, knowing his treason would turn everyone against him. Now truly In isolation for the first time in his life, he set out to find the Elder's…

He was against of abduction of Sita and advised Ravana to return Sita to Rama and apologize. Ravana opposed the advice of his younger brother and threw him out calling him a coward. Subsequently he joined Rama’s army and played a vital role in making strategies against Ravana and defeating him. He was the one who knew the secrets of Ravana and his son Meghnadha. Vibhishana had a ‘sattvic’ nature and he was the one who stood beside Hanuman when he was humiliated by Ravana. After the downfall of…

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, second and the third chapters are the core of this paper. Especially the third chapter as it deals with the roles of those characters apart…

manner and said she was not what he desired in a wife. Eventually seeing that the brothers were making fun of her, the humiliated and envious Shurpanakha attacked Sita but was thwarted by Lakshmana, who cut off her nose and sent her back to Lanka. Shurpanakha first went to her brother Khara, who sent 7 Rakshasa warriors to attack Rama, who easily dispatched them. Khara himself then attacked along with 14,000 soldiers, all of which were killed except for Akampan, who fled to Lanka. She then went…

she felt the arrow pierce her flesh. Placing her hand to the wound she moaned, ‘What mortals have wounded me?’ Then taking careful aim, Rama fired his arrow into Tataka’s heart killing her” (Valmiki 3). This demonstrates that Rama is brave because even though she kills everyone who goes in the forest he stands up for what he believes in. This shows that Rama is a hero because he already knows he shouldn’t go in the forest but he goes in the forest to kill Tataka. Rama shows that he is…

be a dharmic person, or one who follows their duty from within and is moral and righteous. This simple principle is the fundamental center of Hinduism. This fulfillment of one 's dharma is what allows for one to achieve moksha and become enlightened (Kinnard, “Religion Library: Hinduism: Sacred Texts”). This central Hindu tenet is portrayed by Rama throughout the course of the story as he willingly obeys his father’s commands to leave Ayodhya on one hand. On the other hand, the consequences of…