India‚ but also from all over the world. This story played a big part in molding the religion Hinduism. Rama is the seventh incarnation of the Hindu God Vishnu. He is the son of King Dasaratha. Rama is also internally the Lord Vishnu‚ created to slay Ravana. But Vishnu has faith in him‚ as well as the other gods and believers. Even though most do not know why they so strongly believe in him. The most popular symbol of virtue‚ Rama - in the words of Swami Vivekananda - is "the embodiment of truth‚ of
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banished. In the Ramayan‚ women are portrayed to be inferior to all men. For example‚ Sita was admired based on her looks and can be used for entertainment‚ but she cannot be respected‚ only objectified for amusement. Sita is too innocent to avoid Ravana. She invites him into her home‚ which leads no help to prevent her from getting kidnapped. The punishment of Ahalya illustrates this passive immobility when she is turned to shapeless granite‚ then forced to ponder the arrival of Rama’s passing by
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The Ramayana Hindus are extremely respectful and prideful people with many strong core beliefs. These beliefs have been passed down through the ages in The Ramayana. Throughout this epic poem‚ Rama‚ his family‚ and many others exemplify what it means to be Hindu. Rama is considered to be a perfect Hindu and follows all aspects of Hinduism flawlessly. This includes following duty‚ honor‚ responsibilities based on a person’s place in society‚ and most important to Rama‚ family. In the epic The
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Lakshmana is the twin brother of Shatrughna‚ born in Ayodhya to Sumitra‚ the third wife of Dasharatha‚ king of Kosala. Thus‚ Rama is the eldest‚ Bharata is the second‚ Lakshmana is the third‚ and Shatrughna is the youngest of the four brothers. Despite being the twin of Shatrughna‚ Lakshmana is specially attached to Rama‚ and the duo are inseparable. When Rama marries Sita‚ Lakshmana married the younger sister of Sita named Urmila.[2] [edit]With Rama The princes Rama and Lakshamana In Puranic
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hero Rama‚ the prince of Ayodhya and incarnation of the god Vishnu. Rama willingly accepts exile in the forest to redeem a promise made by his father. Rama’s wife Sita is then kidnapped and Rama rescues her by slaying her abductor‚ the demon king Ravana. There was great impact of Ramayana on the work of the Indian English novelist and the winner of the Sahitya Akademi Award‚ Raja Rao. For him‚ literature is Sadhna‚ not a profession. Raja Rao first of introduced the elements of an epic breadth of
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(1) I have read a number of books in English and Hindi. Most of them have been to my liking and I have spent many an hour reading them. But one which has pleased me most is Munshi Prem Chand’s ‘Godaan’. ‘Godaan’‚ is Prem Chand’s master-piece and ranks very high in the world of fiction. The book portrays the life of the poor villagers – Hari‚ Dhania and tohers. The author felt the problems of the villagers and placed them before us honestly. Closely connected with their lives is the picture
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his Ashram. Shri Ram was married to �Janaki� known as Sita� the princess of Mithila. To obey the orders of his father‚ he went into exile for 14 years. His wife sita and brother Lakshmana went with him. Ravana the King of Lanka was stole away Sita. Lord Rama invaded Lanka and defeated Ravana. It was a defeat of wrong by the right. It was a Dharam Yudh‚ which LordRama won. He got his wife back. Rama protected Rishis and killed demons. Sita as an ideal wife was the follower of Rama in all his
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of Ashwin. It is celebrated in the memory of coming back home of Lord Rama along with his wife Sita & brother Laxman after 14 years of exile. It is believed that on this day‚ Lord Rama returned to his kingdom‚ Ayodhya‚ after killing the demon‚ King Ravana and people lighted earthen diyas all around their house and celebrated his victory over Raavan. It is asymbol of victory of good over evil. Since then‚ the festival is celebrated by lighting diyas and candles to drive away the darkness of Amavasya
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Analysis of the Ramayana The West as usual has a culturally biased view and tends to label non-western scriptures as mythical while its zealots swear fealty to the literal truth of the Bible. In fairness‚ it subjects its own ancient books to independent verification by acceptable standards‚ but devotes more time‚ intellectual effort and talent to the biased purpose. The archeological efforts by Schliemann at Troy and Rawlinson at Beheshtun lend credence to parts of the Iliad and the biblical
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In the forest‚ Rama caught the eye of Surpankha‚ sister of Ravana who is the most powerful king of Asura. Rama and Lakshman both rejected Surpankha. Lakhsman even mutilated her nose. Offended and hurt‚ she came to his brother for help. As a revenge for his sister‚ Ravana abducted Sita. The brothers sought the help of the monkey king‚ Sugriva‚ to find and rescue Sita. Before agreeing to help them‚ Sugriva first asked them to kill his brother Vali. When this was done‚ they sought Sita. Sugriva’s
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