Patriarchy Of Ancient Indian Women

Patriarchy Of Ancient Indian Women
In Ancient India, much like many other ancient civilizations, women were dominated by men. In
these patriarchal societies, women served only to please and obey her husband. Men were viewed as
heros, with intelligence and strength, while their wives value was simply due to their beauty. The
Ramayana, which was written in this patriarchal era, exemplifies these beliefs. It achieves this by
blaming females for the unfortunate events that take place throughout the story. This Hindu story
was written around 500 BC by one of the first well–known poets, Valmiki. This epic poem is written
in the ancient language of Sanskrit and explores human values. Because of its lasting impact, it
provides an example in the duties of relationships, and how Hindu's must be the most ideal father,
brother, king, and wife. The Ramayana helped further cement the patriarchal society of Ancient
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She is the one who requests Rama to capture the deer, saying, "There is an animal at our gate with a
body of shining gold, and its legs are set with precious stones. It's a dazzling creature. Please capture
it for me" (88). When Rama leaves, Sita is left alone with explicit instructions not to leave and let
anyone enter the house, but is too naive to avoid Ravana, the disguised evil ruler of Lanka, and
ultimately invites him into her house. Because of this she can do nothing to prevent her kidnapping.
It is Sita's individual decision to allow Ravana into the home that causes her capture. She was not
even able to protect herself from harm. Here, Valmiki, is blaming a woman for the troubles that
ensue throughout. He implies that if not for her lack of intelligence, Rama would have never had to
go and fight against Ravana's army to save her, putting his own life, as well as many other males at
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Krishna, From The Ramayana
Gloria Diaz
Professor Young
RS:1138 2:30–3:45
October 20, 2017
Are Krishna, from the Bhagavad Gita, and Rama, from the Ramayana, really that different from
each other?
The Bhagavad Gita is a story about the conversation between Arjuna and Krishna when Arjuna is
questioning if he should fight in a war. While The Ramayana is about the life of Rama during his
exile and going back to his kingdom. Although these two stories are very different, they do include
some similarities. For example, both stories have characters that are avatars of Vishnu, Krishna and
Rama. The stories also revolve around the theme of dharma and how important it ... Show more
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In the book it states, ". . . Evil would still cling to us when we'd killed these men her, with their
bows drawn"(p12: 36). This shows that he is concerned about bad karma. After Arjuna tells Krishna
his reasons why he does not want to fight, Krishna begins to tell him it is his dharma to fight in this
war. He states, "Do not become a cowardly eunuch, Son of Pritha; this is not fitting for you. Let go
of this lowly weakness of the heart and stand up, Scorcher of the Enemy!" (p16: 3). Krishna is
telling Arjuna being a warrior is what he was born to do and a warrior should never be weak.
Krishna also says, "Death is fixed for those who are born, and birth is fixed for those who die; since
such an end is certain, you should not grieve" (p23: 27). He is basically telling Arjuna the way of
life, so he should not be worried since this is the cycle of life. Krishna proceeds to tell Arjuna this is
his dharma as a warrior. He suggests, "If you will not engage this fight for the sake of dharma, you
will have shunned your own dharma and good name, and shall cause harm" (p25: 33). Meaning if
Arjuna believes he should not fight because of what he thinks is his dharma, he will destroy his real
dharma of being a warrior and will cause himself bad karma. Krishna then talks about yoga in
action. Krishna says, "The person who has practiced yoga, restraining all these senses, should sit,
with me as a pinnacle;..." (p32: 61). This

Meaning Of Symbolism In Sita
Awana 1
Sita as a recurring symbol of Indian mythology; An Analysis of Devdutt Pattanaik's Sita
Introduction to the character of 'Sita':
Sita is the central female character of the great Hindu epic Ramayana. She is referred as the
daughter of mother earth and described as the adopted daughter of King Janaka . In contemporary
Hindu culture she is often associated to the symbol of purity and courage.In her youth she marries
Ram the prince of Ayodhaya and soon after her marriage she goes to the exile with her husband and
brother– in– law Lakshamana. Where she was kidnapped by Ravana the king of Lanka .she is
imprisoned in'Ashoka vatika' (Ashok Vatika was a garden in Lanka, the Kingdom of demon king,
Ravana) by Ravana in Lanka. Finally rescued by Rama after a great war in which Rama killed
Ravana . Thereafter Sita, Ram and Lakshmana returned to Ayodhaya and Sita and Rama were
crowned as king and queen. After some time Rama abandons his pregnant wife Sita when the people
of Ayodhaya raised questions over Sita's chastity. Sita takes refuge in the hermitage of sage Valmiki
and gave birth to twins Luva and Kusha. When her sons unites with their father she returns to the
womb of mother earth.
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Sita was told to not to cross the threshold of her husband's house, but she stepped out and ended
being rejected by the society. When Ram killed Ravana . Ram told Sita that she is free to go
wherever she wants then to prove her chastity Sita goes through a trial by fire. The flames of fire
were unable to touch Sita and she proved to be innocent and pure. But the people of Ayodhaya
refused to accept her as their queen . Had Sita not crossed the boundary she would never be
abducted by Ravana and her reputation as a chestate wife would have remain intact. All girls are
warned to never cross their boundaries. Stepping out brings dishonour and

The Role Of Women In The Aeneid
Ancient Epics tend to portray women in a negative light; women are usually either vulnerable
creatures who can't fend for themselves, they wreak havoc on their male counterparts or both. In The
Aeneid, Dido is portrayed as a dramatic woman because of the actions she took after her heartbreak.
In The Ramayana, Sita is a loyal and supportive wife with just that as her sole purpose throughout
the book. Both of these women, to an extent, are representative of Eastern and Western culture
respectively and they represent realistic portrayals of females even if their priorities seem a bit
outdated. When a person falls in love a series of emotions go through them that could have them act
differently than they normally do. In both books, both characters fall in love and accurately portray
how females (and males) behave during this time. According to The Huffington Post, "research has
associated romantic love with low serotonin levels, which is also a central feature of obsessive–
compulsive disorder. This could play a role in explaining the single–minded focus on the object of
their affection that many lovers experience." When Dido becomes infatuated with Aeneas she
forgets about the city's defenses and the building projects that were supposed to be in effect in
Carthage. She behaves like a normal person in love. Her responsibilities are no longer her main
priority and all she thinks about is Aeneas. When Dido realizes her relationship with Aeneas is over
she collects all of his

Example Of Sexism In Ramayana
"Don't cry like a girl" "Stop flail your hands while running, are you a girl?" "Stop begging, that's not
what boys do!"
What has become of this society? When did we become what we have become?
Sexism. Misogyny. Gender discrimination. You know this atrocity by many names but here is the
naked truth of it's real face. The unjust neglect towards the feelings and ideas of women is not
something that could be considered as a problem of the modern age, in contrast, it's something that
has been going on since there era of the Lord Rama. It could perhaps be argued as the start of this
suffocating, judgemental society we live in today.
I want to be a free bird who doesn't have to be confined to the 100 bars of this invisible cage I'm
living in, where probably each bar represents a type of struggle I go through everyday. I want to be a
free bird who can choose or rather make her own path without unnecessary inputs from the "alpha
male" of the flock. I want nothing more than a world where my decisions are respected, not
questioned.
You all must be aware of the epic tale of Ramayana that begins as Lord Rama was exiled to a forest
for 14 years with his dear wife, Sita and brother Laxman. To get to the main point straight away,
Sita, the epitome of grace and beauty was abducted by the main antagonist of the Ramayana written
by Valmiki– Raavan. My mention on Valmiki as the writer is on purpose because it was according to
him that Raavan was termed as the villain but in reality,

The Romantic Value Of Heroism In Sigurd The Volsung
In many myths, the hero is involved in a romantic relationship. However, the relationship is usually
very tumultuous and it does not end the way that either party envisioned at the start. In the end,
romance in heroic epics serves to emphasize the cost of heroism and the fact that a hero is often not
meant to receive a happy ending. The beginning of Sigurd the Volsung might lead one to believe that
Sigurd is meant to live out the rest of his days with Brunhild by his side. He rescues her from her
castle imprisonment, thereby declaring himself her rightful husband. They both declare their love for
each other, and it seems that all is well. However, from that point forward, their relationship takes a
turn for the worst. Sigurd is given a potion that causes him to forget about his feelings for Brunhild,
and he then goes on to marry another woman. When Brunhild learns of this, she is understandably
upset. However, she allows her anger to consume her. Deep down, she appears to still love Sigurd,
but she knows that he will never be hers. As a result of her sorrow and disappointment, she decides
to have her new husband, Gunnar, orchestrate Sigurd's death. Her plan is indeed successful, and
Sigurd dies. Shortly thereafter, Brunhild chooses to commit suicide, but not before conveying her
wish to have her body burned alongside Sigurd. After all she has done, Brunhild shows that she still
has love for Sigurd, spending her final moments alive to make note of the fact that she and

Dharma As A Key Role
Dharma in Hinduism pertains to one's duty towards their caste, For example a warrior's job is to
protect and serve his people. Among all parts of Hinduism, dharma is especially seen in the
Ramayana, where there are many specific instances where dharma plays a key role. The Ramayana
explains the story of Ram in which he works towards fulfilling his dharma and overcoming the
obstacles he faces. Ram is faced with trial by exile, but before that is faced with the dharma of being
a son of a king who does not go back on his words, a warrior, a husband, a brother, and a soon to be
king, Ram successfully finds his way to fulfill his duty towards, his father and wife but inadvertently
performed his duty towards his kingdom and cast. The Ramayana serves as a medium to explain the
impact and the significance of dharma in Hinduism, in which Rama becomes the character to take
on the role of a dharmic man. The essence of the story begins with his father who needs an heir to
his throne. Each of his wives each were granted a son from eating rice that was blessed by god.
Among the sons was Rama and Bharatha, who play a key role in the development of the Ramayana.
King Dasharatha the father of Rama and Bharatha, chooses Rama causing Bharatha's mother
Keikeyi to be infuriated. She uses boons she was granted by Dasharatha while he was sick because
Keikeyi nursed him to health. Keikeyi wished that Rama would depart from Ayodhya and be exiled
for fourteen years which would be enough time for

An Analysis Of ' Ramayana ' By William Buck
Ramayana, translated by William Buck, is an ancient Indian epic telling the story of a prince named
Rama who fights against his adversary, Ravana. Although there are many important female
characters throughout the book, they are often seen as subordinate to their male counterparts where
intelligence and strength are concerned. One character who proves this stereotype wrong is Sita,
Rama's wife, who often shows that she has the capacity of being just as powerful as the men of the
story. By being more mindful than most people around her, Sita defies the expectations that many
characters have placed on her. Sita lets the reader see another side of women's power and shows us
the strength that women could have. The reason that Sita proves to be powerful is that she seems to
have an understanding of the deeper meaning of her life; precisely the quality that men don't expect
her to have.
Many men in the epic dismiss women's abilities, or the possibility that they could be equals. Often,
they write women off as not being intelligent. When Vali, the monkey king's brother, tells his wife,
Tara, that "the only reason to consult a woman is to find out what not to do" (Buck 196), implying
that women cannot understand life or have authority. Vali completely ignores the validity of Tara's
argument because he perceives her, and all women, to be less intelligent than he. Vali's opinion in
this scene speaks to the larger view of women's intellect throughout this epic. Women are also

Gilgamesh As An Epic Analysis
An epics purpose is to promote or instruct values and traditions from the culture of the epics origin.
There is a method to determine if a story leads to the direction of "epic" according to J.B.
Hainsworth. Hainsworth states there are certain elements that deem a story the title of "epic" which
are: The emergence of a certain idea of heroic action, the great scale in which the story is to portray
the qualities of the mind of the hero, the relation between the hero and his deeds to the cosmic order,
and the story's general relevance to the world to keep the tale alive. Various epics can support
Hainsworth's claim. Breaking the requirements down can evidently prove that these aspects are what
make a story an "epic." The first element of an epic is the emergence of a certain idea of heroic
action, the beckoning of the hero's journey to accomplish a great deed. This idea of heroic action can
be seen in "The Epic of Gilgamesh," "Beowulf," and "The Ramayana. Gilgamesh begins to fear
death after his loss of Enkidu so he gets this grand idea to go on a quest to seek immortality by
finding the human who became immortal, Utnapishtim. Gilgamesh states, "I have grown afraid of
death, so I roam the steppe. Having come this far, I will go on swiftly towards Utnapishtim, son of
Ubar–Tutu." (Gilgamesh 134). This event depicts the first element that labels a story as an epic
clearly. Gilgamesh begins this journey with the idea to save himself from death. Another instance
that

Women's Role Of Women In Literature
Women in literature are depicted differently based on the culture in which they are immersed in.
Although almost all literature has a male protagonist, the women are always prevalent in the stories
or journeys of these male characters. The ultimate role of the female is to enhance the male
protagonist's image or character itself. The female character introduces predominantly evil, chaos,
temptation and desire, but also subtle themes of strength, loyalty, intelligence, patience, and
determination. These women are often depicted negatively and seen as property to the men in which
they are married to or in love with. Within different women there are also standards of beauty that
are set. Mostly in the Ramayana, a female outsider versus the cultured women are very different,
reinforcing beautified norms for women. All of these topics will be discussed to answer the overall
question, what roles do women play in literature? Women are constantly seen as sources and
influences of chaos in ancient literature. Looking at the Garden of Eden, Eve listens to the snake,
showing her what temptation is, taking the fruit from the tree of knowledge. This one temptation
causes immense amounts of chaos for Adam and Eve for the rest of the story. The temptation is
shown through the female character depicting the irresponsible and temptation filled stereotype of
women clearly shown in literature. Temptation is also seen through the eyes of Ravana when he
abducts Sita in the Ramayana. This introduction to temptation is stopped immediately by Sita laying
down a blade of grass, physically separating the two destroying any lust. The lust brought upon
Ravana and many men in ancient literature creates chaos in which in order to fulfill the man's lustful
intentions, he must go against dharma, the path of life or the principle of cosmic order. Not to
mention these intentions themselves are desires, again going against dharma. The Ramayana also
shows how women introduce chaos with the demoness character Surpanakha as she tried to seduce
Rama. As Surpanakha falls in love with Rama, she becomes animalistic and uncultured describing
how she wants to eat Sita so that she will have Rama all to herself. This animalistic chaos is how the
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The Epic Of The Ramayana
Great books are epic because they are retold in many ways since before 300 BCE. They are retold in
various forms in different languages and mediums. Retelling in different languages and media forms
makes it understandable for various audiences. For example, the Ramayana has been rewritten by
R.K Narayan in a short prose from the original 24000 verses to 7 Kandas of the Ramayana written
by Sage Valmiki (Rao 2005, 7616). Unlike the modern Bollywood version called Raavan which had
been retold visually, storytellers changed the content and characters in such a manner that it
connects more to our present stories. Even now modern dramatists compose and direct movies
which relate to not just Indian culture but to foreign audiences too. For instance, the short film, Sita
Sings the Blues relates to Sita and contemporary parallel lead Nina. They both have a tale of truth,
injustice and a woman's cry for equal treatment. Having different kinds of cinematic and written
retelling, I chose to retell the Ramayana based on Sita's life and growth as a person as a painting on
canvas with an abstract art form. Using an indexical and symbolic style framework, I stayed honest
with the story, presenting it using Sita's perspective. This allows the audience to see the birth,
marriage, forest hood (Aranya Kanda), fire test and death that led to her character growth. Also, the
retelling can also be classified as symbolic because I have made my artistic references to specific
characteristics of

Sitna's Character Of Sita In Ramayana
She is sent to gurukul for her educationa development.Essentially we expect her to be out of the
crowd, smartest and near to perfect in alost all the activities as she is the hero. She is fierce and
brave. Her skills are the best and the most accurate ones. Various aquaintances with her classmates
and teachers explains her furious yet noble nature. She was growing to be a warrior who doesn't
need equipments or war weapons.The most essential part of this period is non violence and violence.
The point made to be clear is not that one is wrong or right but the appropriate use of the action with
respect to time and situation. The layed a special emphasis on the mental development with modest
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She stands and matches to the murderous Ravana, the poweful villain. Here Sita is the story while
Rama is just the character. She is the warrior. She is the hero. She is the protector. All the fimiliar
characters like lord Rama and Lakshman and lord hanuman are seen together with others of Mithila.
She teaches us dharama in real sense. As we know that generally men are historically considered as
the one to associate with dharama but here Sita is the voice of dharma.other than the book there is a
scene in Ramayana when rama and lakshmana were about to leave early in the morning when they
ask sita to get them arrows and bows, she taks about dharma and its three basic rules. They were,
first not to copulate with other's wife, second not to make a false speech and third not to use the
weapon against the one with whom you do not have enemity. Being a kshatriya wife, the
commander at ease tries to make her husband walk on a justified path. She continues to state that
weapon is an fire arm hence it should we only used by wise hands with relations to the
circumstances. Using weapon is like associating with fire.thus it should be used widely and
carefully. A right to weapon equals to the protection of integrity and rights. It shouldn't be used
against the one who is not an enemy. She knows that dharma and truth is well established

What Is The Love Of Ramayana
Ramayana is a Hindu epic which is not unknown across India. Every elder, adult and child is
familiar with the romance of Ram and Sita and grandeur of Ramayana.
Ram is maryada–paroshuttam, who places great value on rules or maryada. Whereas Sita is Shakti,
the female form of energy, the goddess. She is what Parvati is to Shiva. Talking broadly, Ramayana
is about love of Ram and Sita. Do we get to see romance? Well, that depends on how you think of
romance. We do see love between Ram and Sita but no lust. Does this love counts as romance? In a
sense, yes, we can say. The love of Ram and Sita is not associated with physical love but rather with
mental love, made on sacrifice.
It is said that the marriage of Ram and Sita was a child marriage. They had met during their
education at place of Vishwamitra and without saying a word, had fallen in love. It is described as
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Is it again the maryaada that makes Ram do this? Sita contently left the house of Ram and never
questioned him or got angered. Even while teaching her sons, Luv and Kush, she spoke highly of
Ram. On the other hand, Ram never remarried and made a golden statue of Sita in memory of her.
Ram and Sita never meet, according to some versions, and Sita goes back to Mother Earth. After
making Luv and Kush kings of Ayodhya, even Ram goes into river Sarayu never to come back
because there can be no Ram without Sita. Does the ending establish that Ram will eternally love
Sita but being a divine couple, they need to make such sacrifices? Feminists do not like expulsion of
Sita from palace. But Sita, herself believed that she is a Goddess, so nobody can expel or accept her.
She always made her own choice of living with Ram in palaces or exile. Hence, her exile never
bothered

Western Women 's Roles And Roles
Throughout time, western women's roles have developed into a popular topic within politics that the
people often use to gauge the all important morals and values of leaders. However, in the east,
women's roles have remained rather static and assume a slower, or perhaps unmoving, progression
towards change. Eastern women are known to be the caretakers of the family and sacrifice their own
personal desires for the good of their husband and children. On the other hand, western women are
given more freedom and can make decisions for themselves. While these stereotypes may not apply
to all women in the west or all women in the east, it is the assumed definition of the roles of western
and eastern women. One character who portrays the qualities of an eastern woman is Sita, or the
reincarnation of the goddess Lakshmi, from the Ramayana written by Valmiki and translated by R.
K. Narayan. The other character who represents a typical western woman is Dido, the Queen of
Carthage, from The Aeneid by Virgil. However, Dido does not remain a western woman throughout
the story as she quickly adopts several eastern woman qualities. Virgil utilizes Sita's character to
model the qualities of the ideal eastern woman, while Valmiki molds Dido's character to show the
consequences of adopting qualities of the western woman. Both Dido and Sita enter their respective
stories as women with high power. Dido is a queen married to King Sychaeus and Sita is born as a
reincarnation of the goddess

The Epic Of The Ramayana
The Ramayana shares a story about how the character, Rama goes about his life following the rules
of the caste system. During his journey of life he shows many different levels of the caste system.
Rama is able to display moral righteousness by sparing Vibishana's life, asking for peace with
Ravana in an attempt to avoid war, and by not killing Ravana during the battle when he is faint. He
also shows courage by going to battle with Ravana to get Sita back. Spiritual purity is apparent
when he marries within his caste to Sita. Family values are represented in Rama's life when he
decides to get the golden deer for Sita. Rama has led a great life and acts in ways that help will him
to achieve the highest level of spiritual purity. Rama demonstrates spiritual purity by marrying Sita.
These two are in love from the time they first lay eyes on each other; both of them are shaken by the
beauty of the other. These feeling for each other are made quite evident within the book, "The
moment he vanished, her mind became uncontrollably agitated. The eye had admitted a slender shaft
of love, which later expanded and spread into her whole being, She felt ill (23)." This goes to show
that Sita is unable to think of anything but Rama. Her body aches for him. Rama also feels great
discontent at the thought of not being with her, "the moon seemed to emphasize his loneliness" and
"deeply within he felt a great disturbance (24)." Rama is thinking about Sita all night long

The Ramayana Of Valmiki And Sita Sings The Blues
The Ramayana of Valmiki and Sita Sings the Blues
The epic story of Rama and Sita, as portrayed by Valmiki's Ramayana and the modern day film Sita
sings the Blues are two different versions of the same story which contain several contrasts as well
as similarities. The Ramayana is the ancient version which was written by a sage named Valmiki in
550 B.C.E, featuring a love story between an ideal prince and an ideal woman. It outlines the
adventures of Rama in his journey to find his abducted wife Sita. Rama is portrayed as an avatar,
being the eighth incarnation of one of the Hindu gods Vishnu, while Sita is representing Lakshmi,
the Hindu goddess of light. The modern day version of the Ramayana is seen in Sita Sings the
Blues, where the animator Nina Paley is relating her love story to that of Sita's predicament. This
paper will compare and contrast the epic story of Valmiki's Ramayana and Sita Sings the Blues in
the quest for power, honor, faithfulness and the conflict between good and evil.
The author Valmiki in Ramayana discussed in detail human relationships, such as those between
husband and wife, parents and children, siblings, rulers, and the ruled as shown in the story. It is
often referred to as a holy text as well as a guide to social practices and attitudes. Nina, the animator
of the film, Sita Sings the Blues, was seen reading the Ramayana constantly because it provided
some sort of comfort to her. In the Ramayana, paragraph one, it says "It is a heroic epic about

How Does Sita Portrayed In Ramayana
Chapter 1
Introduction
Sita is the most controversial figure in Indian mythology. Critics are always at war while discussing
her actual character. Some regard her as a Goddess while there are many who consider her as an
oppressed woman bearing the pangs of patriarchy. As she is a mythical figure, not much proof is
available regarding her existence. It was first through the epic "Ramayana" by Valmiki that we
received information about her character and personality. Myths are not a reliable source as they are
ambiguous and cannot be assigned a single meaning.
"You should never assign a meaning to a myth because if you assign a meaning, the mind clamps
onto just that one meaning. Then it's no longer active, because when a story is active it allows for
new beginnings all the time. Don't give meanings to anything...[for] it doesn't ever mean just one ...
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However, Samhita Arni aims at defying such an opinion. She unleashes another perspective which is
the intermingling of first two perspectives in her graphic novel "Sita's Ramayana". She believes that
Sita is a very complicated character and there is a lot more to her when observed deeply. She agrees
that Sita is victimised by the patriarchal society but she rejects the view that considers Sita as a
submissive. Her opinion does not identify Sita only as an 'ideal', 'loyal' and 'devoted' wife but she
also becomes a 'subversive' and 'fiery' woman as and when the situation demands. According to
Samhita and most feminists, the name Sita itself is synonymous to 'strength', 'grace', 'valour' and
'sacrifice'. Sita is the very image of kindness and therefore she forgives Rama and acts as a moral
bridge in a marital relationship. She maintains a graceful bond with her husband no matter how ill–
matched is Rama's thinking. She shows her subversive side when she rejects Rama at the end and
plunges herself into the earth

Sita And Dualism
Dualism is depicted in both stories, but in different ways. In "Kali, the Savior," it shows how she
could be seen as good or bad and as an empowering female goddess or a patriarchal women in
society. Kali is a Hindu based goddess. Gupta referred to Kali in a way that showed dualism when
she said, "Kali the mother and the destroyer, and Kali the independent woman" (209). The
patriarchal perspective makes Kali look like nothing more than a biologically dependent mother and
wife. She is always pictured in ways that scare people. Even though she may look scary she was
worshiped by the Hindus as a sign of power, strength, equality, and justice. Depending on who looks
and hears about Kali thinks of her in different ways. She could be an evil destroyer who eats and
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Or she could be this powerful independent woman. With Sita's story it's a different kind of dualism.
Agha–Jaffar described Sita through westerner's point of view, "Sita appears to be self–effacing, full
of self–blame, and tolerant of the psychological and emotional abuse inflicted upon her by her
spouse" (152). Someone who believed in traditional Hindu values would see Sita in a positive light
for strictly adhering to the Hindu laws of dharma. Another example in the book that shows dualism
is, "Sita is considered a heroine because as a female, as a wife, and as the avatar of Lakshmi, she
consistently places her husband's welfare and wishes above her own. She optimizes the wifely
devotion that young Hindu females are encouraged to emulate" (153). This shows how heroic she is,
but she is a hero for being a good wife. Where is when I read the story she seemed strong and
independent when Rama said he didn't believe her and embarrassed her in front of everyone. She
stood up for herself and proved him wrong by going into the

Similarities Between Sita And Sita
Objective of my summer project is to compare and contrast the personality and life of our two
greatest women of epics Goddess Sita and Draupadi. I would like to draw attention towards that
how different they were yet they were similar.
One daughter was wanted and other was unwanted for the father,Draupadi just erupted from fire her
father just wanted a son. One erupted from fire full grown, Draupadi a woman who hasn't
experienced childhood. She had to suffer because of her husbands. Goddess Sita was saved by her
husband. Like Goddess Sita Draupadi was also reincarnation of several goddess but she is only a
village Goddess and she is worshipped alone without her five husbands. Whereas Goddess Sita is
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Draupadi, however, does not get the pleasure of raising her children; they are sent to the house of
Krishna while she lives in exile in the forest with her husbands. All five are murdered by Drona's
son who refuses to take defeat lying down. The kingdom of the Pandavas is passed on to the
grandson of one of Arjuna's other wives. Both Sita and Draupadi are trophies in an archery contest.
Ram breaks a mighty bow that he was supposed to string to win Sita's hand while Arjuna strikes the
eye of a fish rotating on a wheel hanging from the ceiling to win Draupadi's hand. Some Ramayana
retellings tell us of how Sita met Ram in a garden before marriage and it was love at first sight, there
is no such romance in Draupadi's life. In fact, she prevents Karna from participating in the archery
contest as he is of low caste and ends up marrying a brahmin who turns out to be Arjuna disguised.
Sita's sister and cousins are given in marriage to Ram's brothers. Draupadi is shared by Arjuna's four
brothers, all of whom have many other wives. Thus while Sita experiences monogamy, Draupadi
experiences polyandry and

Rama And Sita Of The Ramayana Essay
Typically, watching one's significant other throw themselves onto a fire does not constitute a fun and
exciting couples bonding experience. However, for Rama and Sita, of The Ramayana, this type of
trial allows them to live together after Sita undergoes a traumatic kidnapping. Rama subjects Sita to
a trial by fire in front of a large gathering of people in order to prove her purity, not to him, but to
the people around them, which carries importance because Rama must acquiesce to tradition, but
cannot serve as a judge of Sita's character. Rama did not arrange for Sita to undergo such a trial
because he thought her to be impure or to maintain his own image. Furthermore, this suggests that
this society expects women to take part in the punishment for impurity, even if they were the victim.
During the trial, Rama acts slightly out–of–character, which could show that is manipulating the
event to produce a more dramatic reaction from the crowd in Sita's favor. Firstly, Rama has cast off
materialism time and time again in favor of being a man of virtue. This can be seen when
Soorpanaka promises him rule over multiple worlds or when he gives up the goods that would come
from being king in order to fulfill his father's wishes(Ramayana 70, 45). He prefers morals and
values over objects and would be happier fulfilling his dharma than living in marble palace. When
Rama was ready to see her, an emissary was sent to fetch Sita and ensure she was dressed in queenly
regalia, as per

The Ramayana and Sita Sings the Blues
The Ramayana and Sita Sings The Blues
Art is a form of expression that lives on for centuries but changes in interpretation over time. What
may be relevant in this time period may make no sense to the upcoming generations. Nina Paley's
film "Sita Sings the Blues" brings two cultures, traditions, values and time periods together to
convey her message and bring relevance of her art across many cultures and generations. The
Ramayana by Valmiki on the other hand is a very traditional epic which depicts the ideal of every
relation, one ideal example being the wife of Rama, Sita. Idealistically, a wife in Indian culture is to
stick to her husband no matter how harshly she is treated by him, she should be calm in every
situation and ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
In the Ramayana, Sita does everything in her power to be with the person she devoted herself to.
She burned herself alive, thus going great extents for him. All her actions are socially acceptable at
that time period of her century. Whereas, we see Paley she cannot get over a guy who is not even her
husband but her boyfriend who did not treat her great from the beginning. According to the new
generation this type of

Reader Response In The Ramayana By Valmiki
Ramayana Reader Response In the Ramayana by Valmiki, Dasharatha is the King of Ayodhya and
has three wives and four sons, Rama, Lakshmana, Bharata and Shatrughna. Rama is the ideal and
perfect son, and grows up with his brothers. He marries a woman name Sita. However, Bharata's
mother is Kaikeyi, who resents Rama being crown king. She calls up a debt that Dasharatha owes
her and asks for Rama to be exiled for fourteen years and her son Bharata be made crown prince
instead. The devastated Dasharatha has no choice and Rama prepares to leave for exile. Sita and
Lakshmana will not leave his side and follow him into the forest. While in the forest, Surpanakha
becomes in love with Rama and is wounded by Lakshmana while trying to kill Sita. She ... Show
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Dasaratha had four wives and Ravana had a lot and they were all suppose to be loyal to their
husband and satisfy their needs. Also in the story all the rulers, kings, or leaders were all men even
the monkey kingdom and there wasn't one woman who ruled. An example of this in the story is the
leader of the monkey kingdom Sugreeva is a male and the king of Ayodhya, Dasaratha is also a
male. Men also had role to fight and battle while woman weren't aloud to and were expected to keep
doing their stuff they usually do and be a loyal wife. For example all of the battles that were taken
place in the story there were no women in the battle field. Men were dominant in the ramayana and
woman had no power but in today's time it is much different from that.
In today's society men are expected to have only wife and not multiple and it is also the same for a
woman and if that is broken then it is considered cheating which is a unacceptable thing. That was
not the case in the Ramayana. In our current time men and women rule. An example of this is the
ruler of England Queen Elizabeth II is the current leader of England and is a female. Also America
had a women run for president and even though she didn't win there is out to be a time soon that a
female will become the next president for the United States. This would of never been heard of in
the time of the Ramayana. For war and battle it is acceptable for a women to be enrolled into the
army with men now. There are quite a bit of women

The Odyssey, The Ramayana Of Valmiki, And The Bhagavad Gita
War has been treated as an acceptable response to political or personal disagreements. The
Bhagavad–Gita shows how a person can have a moral dilemma when faced with the prospect of
fighting against people who are familiar. This story explains how, if there are no other options
available to solve a dispute, then violent conflicts are acceptable responses. The use of armed
conflict to resolve any political or personal disputes has been a theme that is visible in famous
warrior stories. The Odyssey, The Ramayana of Valmiki, and The Bhagavad–Gita all deal with
conflicts of war and how it can affect the lives of those involved. Violence as a solution to combat
any disagreements or problems has been viewed as noble and necessary in many stories. Armed
conflict and violence has an effect on everyone involved and the aftermath can be just as destructive
as the initial fighting. The characters in these stories are defined by their status as a warrior and
hero. A man's ability to be successful in battle has been praised in these stories. Odysseus and Rama
are both viewed as strong heroes and they have been praised for the violent actions taken in order to
solve the situations in their lives. Arjuna was a warrior who was expected to fight against loved ones
because that was his job as a solider. The nature of war in these ancient stories showed how accepted
and valued violence conflicts were to a hero's status and legend. The Bhagavad–Gita handles the
question of when

Rama Vs Odyssey
Realism versus Perfection:
Throughout history, different cultures have created heroes as representations of the ideals that these
cultures value. Often times these heroes have very little or no flaws, such is the case with the Hindu
hero Rama. On the other hand, some heroes have many virtuous attributes to them, while still
containing flaws, creating a more realistic and achievable hero, such as with Odysseus. Both of
these heroes represent the principles that were valued from their respective cultures of origin;
therefore, the heroes themselves are representations of the society during the time of their (the
heroes) creation. These heroes serve as guides to how the people of their respective cultures try to
lead their lives, which makes Perfect heroes problematic for people who try to follow their actions.
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Although Odysseus and Rama are similar in the fact that they are both heroes who long to reunite
with their respective wives, the differences between them are clear. Odysseus is a very flawed
character, which allows modern readers to relate to him easier than Rama, who is nearly perfect in
every aspect, and serves more as an idealization of how to behave in Hindu culture, rather than a
realistic and relatable hero. Despite their differences, both heroes share a common journey.
Odysseus's journey takes place after the war, with Odysseus choosing to fight in the war for ten
years, voluntarily leaving his family behind. Likewise, Rama chose to accept his fourteen–year exile
out of respect to his father, despite his family and community begging him to stay and rule as king.
However, Odysseus causes the prolonging of his return home, due to his arrogance after outsmarting
Polyphemus, whereas Ravana kidnapping Sita prolonged and increased the difficulty of Rama's
exile. Another similarity between the two stems from the divine forces that helped them along their
journeys. Rama, being a reincarnation of the god Vishnu, has a

Love Is A Powerful Thing
Love is a powerful thing. To have love and fortune is a luxury. Most will do anything it takes for the
one they love, even if that means sacrificing themselves. In the Ramayana, Rama, the first born son
in royalty, strives be the confident outcast and a hero. Although this story may seem all love and
sacrifice there are more twists and turns than expected.
Rama was born along with his four other brothers, all by different mothers. His father Dasaratha had
three wives. He always wanted to have a son. However, in this situation Rama stood out.
This story is very unique, and has a very unique history as well. This story is one of two very
popular Indian and Hindu stories. In this religion he is seen as passionate; during the era it was ...
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Just as many Christians believe in the literal interpretation of the Bible, resulting in a very young
age for the Earth, so too do many Indians believe in a literal interpretation of the Ramayana. The
insistence on reading these texts as historical documents creates issues for scholars who believe
them to be stories. Next along with the mysteries of the Ramayana, another important factor is the
person who wrote it. Valmiki is given credit as the original author of the Ramayana, and he actually
appears in the final of its seven books. According to the epic itself, Valmiki resided in the woods
where Sita was exiled and had given birth to Rama 's two sons. In the last book, Valmiki tells the
two boys the story of their mother and father. The story he shared ended up being a poem later on.
Now that the Ramayana has become more familiar the discussion of what happens is more
comprehensive. Rama has grown into manhood he hears of the beautiful Sita. The virtuous daughter
of King Janak. King Janak is the possessor of a bow, that is said to belong to be from the gods, and
King Janak decides that whoever can bend the bow will be given permission to marry his daughter.
This ensures that his daughter is sent to the right man that he feels is up to the expectations of his
request.
Rama and his brothers travel to the even. Rama was going to make sure he got a chance to try to
bend the bow. Rama bends the bow with all his might, and it broke in two. He had

Sita Sings The Blues
In the film, Sita Sings the Blues, Nina Paley is able to retell the Ramayana through a modern
retelling paralleling a cartoon that depicts the famous epic. By using cartoons Paley makes the story
of Rama and Sita more relatable for viewers. Viewers are really able to connect with how women
are treated by portraying Sita and also Nina. The music of Annette Hanshaw is used in the musical
scenes of the movie. The purpose of Sita Sings the Blues is for people in today's society to be able to
understand the Hindu epic Ramayana.
Through the use of cartoons Nina Paley depicts the story of Rama and Sita. This form of media
makes the film more widely available for all types of viewers to watch. Paley uses a part of her life
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The use of Hanshaw's songs, allows viewers to connect to the movie through the music that prior to
the film had no connection to the Ramayana. Different songs by Hanshaw are able to depict the
different emotions Sita goes through in the movie. Sita sings several songs throughout the movie
like: "What Wouldn't I Do For That Man", "Daddy Won't You Please Come Home", "Who's That
Knockin' At My Door", "Mean to Me", "If You Want the Rainbow", "Am I Blue", "Lover Come
Back to Me", and "I've Got a Feelin' I'm Fallin'". These songs all represent the roller coaster of
emotions that Sita goes through all throughout the film, from love to longing and ultimately
rejection. Through the use of music that was already created some 90 years before, the creator of
this movie is able to give a more genuine feel to it. Knowing that Paley used songs already created
that exactly pinpointed Sita's emotions gives viewers the understanding that this epic is essential to
experiences humans will have through their lives. The accord between Sita's story and Hanshaw's
songs are able to let viewers understand the main purpose of the film, which is that the story of Sita
exceeds through time and

Who Is Christopher Pike's Thirst?
Thirst is a novel written by Christopher Pike. The book is about a 5,000 year old vampire named
"Sita", not that many know her real name. During her journey through time, she: is created by
Yakasha the first Vampire to ever roam earth, meet and befriend Suzama, caused mass murder,
conceived a child, killed her creator, defied her god, Krishna and turned human, then back to a
vampire. Yakasha is the first vampire ever created, and he in return created Sita, the second vampire
to roam earth. He took Sita from her husband, and son, then turning her against her will into a
bloodthirsty vampire, who may I remind you is supposed to love Yakasha. They end up splitting
ways and becoming mortal enemies but not before they meet their god, Krishna.

Joseph Campbell's Monomyth
Chauntise McIntosh
Prof. Warren
Hum
T/Th
1130/1245
INTRO/THESIS
The Ramayana is an excellent example of Joseph Campbell's monomyth, who expresses that it
"marks the physical, mental, and spiritual changes that young women and men undergo as they grow
and develop to fill a variety of roles in society" (Whomsley 186) based on cultural dogmas. During
this journey of maturation, an in individual must act in accordance with dharma to attain
enlightenment. Dharma is the glue, which upholds the universe and humanity. Every individual has
a sense of duty and destiny established from his or her responsibility to achieve his or her role in
society. Dharma "encompasses all actions, thoughts, and speech in keeping with living a virtuous
life" (India: The Ramayana 242). Acting contrary to your predestined role in society impairs not
only the individual's ability to obtain dharma but that of humanities as well.
The hero of the epic in this monomyth is Rama, who understands the sacrifices he must make in
order to "succeed in being a faithful and dutiful son, loving husband, and caring brother, while also
being a stern leader and powerful warrior." Rama's ability to comprehend his conscious devotion to
the beliefs of his culture based on the idea of dharma, results in his own enlightenment, symbolizing
the ideas and values of his culture. The monomyth consist of three major phases: the departure,
initiation and return. In addition, it includes numerous steps however, I will be examining

How Does Narayan Present Women In The Ramayana
In the chapter "The Wedding" from Narayan's The Ramayana, the portrayal of men and women in
ancient India show how both men and women have emotional distresses, but their reactions to this
distress are different, showing how men and women are supposed to follow masculinity or
femininity. Sita's exaggerated plight, Rama's muted distress, and the emotional distress of the men of
Mithila when they cannot marry Sita, shows different ways that the story portrays men and women
through love, and how The Ramayana defines how men and woman act. When Sita and Rama see
each other for the first time, they become lovesick for each other. ., Sita had a "[...]sudden drooping
and withering of her whole being,[...]. Her maids in attendance had never seen her ... Show more
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Adding on to her physical suffering, Sita says, "He invaded my heart and has deprived me of all
shame! A robber who could ensnare my heart and has and snatch away my peace of mind!"
(Nayaran 23). Bothquotes describe Sita as very helpless and deeply love–struck due to the fact that
Rama has changed her life by merely appearing before her. Sita felt extremely affected both
physically and mentally by Rama's appearance. The Ramayana's portrayal of Sita shows that women
are more vulnerable and convey their emotions on a much larger level than men. Nayaran is
portraying women as foolish or disturbed when exposed to love. Rama makes his revelation
regarding Sita when he is "In the seclusion of his bedroom, he began to brood over the girl he had
noticed [...]His innate sense of discipline and propriety had made him conceal his feelings before
other people" (Narayan 24). Rama is in more control of his senses and conforming to the
conventional standards of behavior that men were supposed to follow at that time. Rama's reaction
shows that men are supposed to act more masculine, which is associated with being tough,
disciplined, and not bothered by trivial issues that could label a man as "weak".. When laying in his
bed, Rama "caught himself contemplating her in every

Leadership Lessons From Ramayana And Steve Jobs
Leadership lessons from Ramayana and its relevance to Steve jobs
"The world steps aside to a person who knows where he or she is going" Mahatma Gandhi
The Ramayana is one of the greatest epics of Hindu Mythology. It is not just a story, but also an
educational medium used by the ancient sages to espouse the importance of doing your dharma
(duty). Lessons from Ramayana are a part of teaching leadership, management and governance at
many prestigious management institutions. Here we will talk about leadership quality of Ramayana's
main character Ram and its relevance to Apple's co–founder Steve Jobs.
Ram was a dispassionate, objective and impartial man. He was a role model as leader and manager
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They have shown lot of negative traits for achieving their aim and showing supremacy.
Bulliness: Rama show his bulliness nature by targeting arrow on Vali from behind tree while vali
was fighting with Sugriva which was against the rule of war. No one can defeat vali due to his
blessing that who will fight with vali from front side, half of fighter's power will be added to vali's
power.
Despite visionary quality, jobs was famously impatient, petulant and tough with people around him.
He generally used to shout on the employee who did not support his idea. Due to this nature he lost
many talented employee who could help him in developing the product in the best way.
Supremacy: Sita has already passed ordeal fire examination for showing her purity after getting
rescued from Lanka.For showing supremacy as 'Maryada Purushottam', Ram ordered Sita to leave
Ayodhaya on people's backbiting. At that time Sita was pregnant which shows unfairness deed of

An Imperfect World Torn Apart By William Buck 's Version...
In an imperfect world torn apart by religious wars, cultural differences, and a more recent social
disconnect, perpetuated by the rise of technology which has helped to isolated individuals rather
than globally unite them, it becomes apparent that evil is prevailing. It appears as though the modern
individual has reason to fear the "other", rejecting those different from their selves. Such
demonization and aggression towards one another has allowed the evils of the world or "Ravana" to
arise. Never before have people needed a reason to believe in a figure who could help rid the world
of corruption, greed, desire, and ego created by Ravana, more than they do now. In William Buck's
version of the Ramayana, he retells the ancient epic of ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
The accounts of honesty practiced in Dharma appear first when Sita proves her faithfulness to her
husband Rama. Following the death of Ravana, Rama renounces Sita assuming that because she has
lived in another man's house she has committed adultery. In order to maintain her honor Sita jumps
into a funeral pyre, customary for the widows of Hindu aristocrats, and commits suicide. However,
because she is pure the fire god, Agni, rejects her asserting that "Sita has not the smallest fault, and
she is innocent. Lakshmi of good fortune is your wife, and she loves you" and returns her back
Rama who is now convinced of her innocence (Buck 364). Reunited with her husband, Sita
demonstrates the perfect wife, telling Rama, "I am a fair free woman, I surrender to you of my own
will, command me anything" (365). Sita's act of faithfulness and Rama's acceptance in taking her
back displays the Dharma practice of honesty, which in the Hindu sense means the love of what is
true. Sita's honesty is not only highlighted as a characteristic of the perfect being but her truthfulness
sets an example for future generations of women as to what constitutes the excellent quality for
respectability of a women in Hindu society. Similarly, the Dharma practice of honesty in a loving
relationship establishes the perfect man and woman.

Case Study Of SITA
Issue The issue from the project is having effective contract deal for both parties. The potential
problem is SITA is still considering to enter into agreement with ABC System (ABC). It is
assumable that SITA might not be very happy with the benefits from the contract as it thinks that it
contributes more than selling Service X. Moreover on SITA's perspective, it has more capability
than the other party because the company is international compared to ABC. On the other hand,
ABC would not willing to share equal benefit because it has ownership on the service. In addition,
what fears ABC is SITA would market the similar service for other company while it is selling
Service X. As conclusion, both companies are concerned about their competitive landscape in the
long run. Cause SITA is a service provider company which experts in communication of airlines and
airport industry. SITA's profile has attracted ABC, a software developer with new project, Service X
to collaborate with SITA to sell the service. SITA sees the sales opportunity in the partnership as
SITA has tested Service X and found the potential demand for the service. SITA even planning to
further improve the weaknesses of the service for ABC. This is because SITA already has high–
technology facilities and willing to provide them for Service X improvement. For ABC, this
opportunity is what ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
According to the term of data center, the public should know that it is used to store data which
means that it is subject to confidentiality. The decision of SITA in providing the facility for the
outside party takes a lot of things to consider for such as the security. Hence, it is understandable
that SITA may not want ABC to sell Service X to other distributor as the level of risk for SITA is
high. Not to mention that SITA also plays important role in improving Service X such as providing

Identity Crisis In Where Shall We Go This Summer
Where Shall We Go This Summer?
Desai's novel Where Shall We Go This Summer? an illustrious novel, deals with the story of an
oppressed mind. It depicts an intense identity crisis of the protagonist, Sita, a sensitive woman at her
early forties who finds herself alienated from her husband and children. Sita is hypersensitive and
she is incapable of looking at things in the normal way. In the first part of the novel entitled
"Monsoon 67", she is shown as married to a prosperous businessman, Raman. "She had had four
children with pride and pleasure– sensual, emotional, Freudian, every kind of pleasure – with all the
placid serenity that supposedly goes with pregnancy and parturition" (29). She is now pregnant with
fifth child. At this juncture, ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
leaves a big question mark. The name itself is suggestive of an escape from the summer that stands
for the raging inner tension, frustration, disappointment, mental discord and disharmony of the inner
consciousness of Sita. Anita Desai views the violence through the eyes of a woman in the limited
area of her domestic relationship. Desai concludes this novel with Sita's recovery from her plunge
into existential nullity. Sita as a "broken bird" of the seashore analyzes the cause of her anxiety and
neurotic behavior and learns to cultivate the art of survival in the destined life. Her triumph over her
illusions renders the island devoid of its powers and miracles. Sita realizes that the part is
irrevocable therefore it is useless to go back to it. Her diminished ego paves way for her becoming
conscious of human relationship. The realization that her escape from the realities of life would not
offer any solution to her spiritual impasses makes her regain, her lost faith. Sita is bold enough, first
to protest against her circumstances, and then taking the blame on herself for being a coward and not
facing reality. Desai's pre–occupation with the woman's inner world, frustration and storm raging
inside her mind intensify her predicament. She also excels in elaborating the miserable position of
highly sensitive and emotional women tortured by negligence and loneliness. She is excellent in
depicting the

The Analysis : ' The Tree Trunk Bed '
Jessica Gay
World Literature
Dr. Schott
09/10/2014
The Tree Trunk Bed The Odyssey and The Ramayana both contain the theme of love with the
relationships between Penelope and Odysseus, and Rama and Sita, but The Odyssey shows us a
lasting relationship based off loyalty. Neither culture shows their love, physically, the way we would
today. Emotions and love are very important to us in our lives today. I believe they are what keeps
us happy and wishful. We see two very similar ways to portray love as well as two very different
ways in The Odyssey and The Ramayana. Everyone eventually wants a companion in their lives;
someone that you can share your life with and be happy with. Odysseus and Penelope are perfect
example of what love should be. While Odysseus was gone for twenty years for his journey,
Penelope never forgets Odysseus. She was under a lot of stress to marry one of the suitors while, the
whole time, she thought Odysseus was dead. Penelope still had hope that Odysseus would come
back so she showed faithfulness and waited for her husband to return. Odysseus also never forgets
about his wife back home in Ithaca. When he returns and sees Penelope he says:
"My lady, what ordeals have we not endured! Here, waiting you had your grief, while my return
dragged out–my hard adventures, pitting myself against the gods' will, and Zeus, who pinned me
down far from home. But now our life resumes: we've come together to our longed–for bed. Take
care of what is left me in our

Similarities And Similarities Between Sita And Sita
Objective of my summer project is to compare and contrast the personality and life of our two
greatest women of epics Goddess Sita and Draupadi. I would like to draw attention towards that
how different they were yet they were similar.
One daughter was wanted and other was unwanted for the father,Draupadi just erupted from fire her
father just wanted a son. One erupted from fire full grown, Draupadi a woman who hasn't
experienced childhood. She had to suffer because of her husbands. Goddess Sita was saved by her
husband. Like Goddess Sita Draupadi was also reincarnation of several goddess but she is only a
village Goddess and she is worshipped alone without her five husbands. Whereas Goddess Sita is
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Where Sita got her husband that she was destined for, with some patience. Draupadi got her husband
after Karna, son of Kunti, abandoned by her as he was born before marriage and was brought up by
a charioteer. Draupadi rejected him by saying" no, the son of charioteer can not contend for my hand
in marriage". When all the Kshatriyas failed. Draupadi then invited the Brahmins that were
attending the syawamvara. Those Brahmins were pandavs in disguise. Then came Arjuna he won the
archery contest that was held and got Draupadi's hand in marriage. The remaining Kshatriyas some
were watching the scene unfold infront of them and some started to revolt but seeing his other four
brothers protecting they backed off. Then the brothers brought Draupadi to their home and asked
their mother Kunti to see what they have got from royal household and Kunti then asked them to
share whatever it is among themselves without seeing what was is or rather who was is it that they
were talking about. So carelessness of a woman made other woman suffer. This was not just little
incident but it impacted the whole life of Draupadi. She was always taunted because of this but in
actuality this was not her mistake. Draupadi and Sita are both victims of male society. Sita was
victim of lust of Ravana and the revenge that burned inside Shrupnakha. After marriage there was
never a peace of moment for

Analysis Of ' Sita Sings The Blues '
Art is a type of articulation that lives on for a considerable length of time however changes in
elucidation after some time. What might be significant in this day and age may look bad to the up
and coming ages. Nina Paley 's film "Sita Sings the Blues" brings two societies, customs, qualities
and eras together to pass on her message and bring importance of her craft crosswise over many
societies and ages. The Ramayana by Valmiki then again is an exceptionally customary epic which
delineates the perfect of each connection, one perfect case being the spouse of Rama, Sita.
Hopefully, a spouse in Indian culture is to adhere to her better half regardless of how brutally she is
dealt with by him, she ought to be quiet in each circumstance and ... Show more content on
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In Sita Sings the Blues, Paley has an alternate, customized picture of Sita. All through the motion
picture we see that Sita is crying, and is assuming the part of the casualty instead of being solid and
following the Dharma of Indian culture. Paley conflicts with the conventional understanding and
overlooks the possibility of Dharma in general and social perspective. The account of Rama and Sita
in Ramayana goes ahead and Rama who was viewed as the perfect child and spouse, abandons Sita
after she was captured, trusting that she was touched by another man making her debased and not
deserving of him. She is surrendered by her significant other to live in a timberland while she was
pregnant with Rama 's twin young men. Regardless she remains faithful to him and brings forth two
young men and shows them to love their dad and regard him like a God.
After all her steadfastness she is as yet not commendable by her better half 's measures. Paley
amazingly communicates her own existence with her sweetheart living in current San Francisco
associating the two stories. She indicates love and love for her beau however he doesn 't do likewise.
She moves with him to India however later she gets welcomed to give addresses in NY and joins to
go. After she cleared out, she got an email from her sweetheart expressing Paley ought not return to
India and coordinated the message of a separate. Like, when Sita was not acknowledged after her
seizing, Paley is

The Epic Of The Ramayana Of Valmiki
The Ramayana of Valmiki is one of the great Hindu epics in literature and has greatly influenced
Indian society. According to M.V. Kamath, a veteran indian journalist "The Ramayana is not just a
story: it presents India 's culture, its philosophical foundation in all its variety and glory. As
Hinduism spread in South–east Asia, so did the Ramayana, in countries like Indonesia, Philippines,
Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar and Malaysia." The influence of the epic poem has has
been profoundly strengthened and sanctified within domestic familial relations and its characters are
the models of which the culture yearns.
The story explores the theme of human values and virtues, and many of its characters portray ideal
figures in society. The titular character Rama, the eldest and most favored son of King Dasharatha is
portrayed as the perfect son, husband and an excellent warrior – he is referred to as "the best of
men" on occasion and lives his life on the principle of righteousness. As a result, these qualities have
earned him the praise and respect of everyone in their kingdom, as well as the favor of the Gods.
Just as Rama is the ideal man, his wife, Sita is portrayed as the ideal woman and she is highly
devoted to her husband, confident in his abilities and obedient, she loves him unconditionally and
thinks of no other.
These are the standards that men and women are held to in many Indian cultures. However, from the
view of western audiences there is a lack of parity

Essay On Ramayana
In the history of Indian and Sanskrit writing, Ramayana shines bright. Ramayana mirrors the Indian
society and in addition the perfect quality within human instinct. Our customary Ramayana begins
with the visit of Narada to Valmiki's ashrama and describes him about Rama and his trip. Through
Valmiki, we came to think about Rama the avatar of God and his life as a human.
A unique rendition of Ramayana was composed by Valmiki. It is likewise adjusted by various
scholars in numerous dialects and interpreted as well. Valmiki Ramayana comprises of 24,000
verses in seven books – 'Bala Kanda', which portrays the birth and adolescence of Rama, born to
lord Dasharatha of Ayodhya and bound to battle devils.
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But she closed her mouth and properly saw him....Probably she realized that Lakshmana could not
exist without Rama and that there was no point in stopping him...." ("Lakhmana and Urmila" 19).
The idea of "Pativrata" can be outlined through the qualities of Urmila. From the narrative of
Ramayana, it is trusted that Urmila's wretchedness was even worse than Sita being far from her
significant other for a long time. Lakshmana was just obliged to care for his sibling. With a specific
end goal to satisfy his caring rights, he went with Rama, leaving Urmila for quite a while of fourteen
years. Still she was simply complying with her significant other as a committed spouse.
At the point when Sita went into outcast alongside Rama, confronted incalculable hardships, needed
to imagine in the most troublesome circumstances, at any rate, she was in the organization of her
significant other, master Rama, and had unending assistance from her brother by marriage,
Lakshmana served Sita as his mother.
Urmila languished peacefully over fourteen years, never whined about her dejection or whatever
else so far as that is concerned. This episode made it clear that Lakshmana was deliberately staying
away from her to care for his sibling and sister–in–law in its right

The Story Of The Ramayana
In the story Ramayana from Valmiki is a story that has often been pass down from generations from
the original version of the story. In the story the Ramayana majority of the Ramayana's view Sita as
the wife who follows her husband when he is exiled for fourteen years who upholds her chastity
when she is abducted by the Rakshasa king Ravana who goes through the ring of fire to prove her
chastity (Anand). During the tenure of the abduction even after passing all these tests quietly, leaves
her husband Rama who is the ideal man. When an ordinary washer man from his kingdom tells
Rama about Sita of the doubts of her character forcing him to leave her. Despite the culture that
these people live in an Indian society Valmiki's Ramayana is one of those stories that compares
women as creatures rather than humans as men use to treat woman as property. In the Ramayana
culture they expect the wife the woman to be a virtue a figure assigning no reciprocal duties to the
husband. In the sense the wife is nothing more than just a piece of property to her husband.
The Ramayana also depicted the love and care of Lord Rama for his wife and the obstacles he
willingly faced to save her from the clutches of Ravana but over the years these acts have failed to
acquire the status of obligations for a husband and have been reduced to insignificant details of the
great text (Anand). In the Ramayana Rama portrays his wife as the ideal Hindu woman beautiful
chaste and aware of her duties loyal to

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