India has two great epic poems, comparable to the Iliad and the Odyssey. Both are tied into Avatars of Vishnu; Rama has the starring role in the… Read more “Punished for Beauty: Shurpanakha”
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Rama, the Seventh Avatar of Vishnu
At some 24,000 verses, the tale of Rama, the Ramayana, is tricky to summarize. To further complicate things, there are at least 300 distinct versions from all over… Read more “Rama, the Seventh Avatar of Vishnu”
Sita Sings The Blues
Who is Sita, and why is she singing the blues? In the Hindu epic poem the Ramayana, we come across Sita. Born of the Earth, she was… Read more “Sita Sings The Blues”
