Crossing the River. Pahari Paintings.
Source: Pinterest
I am planning to read the Public Domain Edition of Ramayana
in week 2. The main deciding factors were that I wanted some of the old
language style present to get kind of an idea of the actual stories as they
were meant to be read. I also did like that there was the online PDF version of
this where I could read it in the comfort of my home. In addition, there is the
audio version from Laura Gibbs’ Soundcloud links that is incredibly helpful to
hear you pronunciate some of the words that I would completely butcher. I chose
the image that I did because I felt like I have seen it somewhere on the
internet before and a simple “Indian Art” search on Pinterest showed it about
20 images down in the list. The image just seems almost what I expect from the
culture and it is interesting to look at and kind of observe what is going on.
My background about both epic literature and Indian culture
is very limited. The only background in epic literature would be The Odyssey
from Homer. This is a book that we studied quite a bit in high school English class
and it was definitely something that I did enjoy. I have never taken a specific
course in mythology but I do know some of the Greek and Roman mythology and
some of it kind of ties into astronomy, which is what I have an interest in. At
my apartment, here in Norman, I live with three Asians so I would say we have
somewhat of an Asian home but by no means would I say it is a traditional
heritage living space. I have never been to India but I remember always being
fascinated by the Taj Mahal and it seemed like I always did my project in high
school on that topic. I just love the beauty of the structure itself and kind
of the story behind it. Images make it almost look fake because of how pristine
it appears.
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