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Minat generasi muda terhadap kebudayaan Wayang semakin menurun, padahal Wayang memiliki banyak manfaat dalam bidang pendidikan dan kebudayaan. Game adalah media interaktif yang dapat digunakan sebagai sarana untuk melestarikan Wayang.... more
Cet article paru dans la revue Page 19 reprend les éléments d'une communication donnée dans le cadre des "Doctoriales 2019" du Centre d'histoire du XIXe siècle de l'Université Paris 1/Sorbonne. L'ouvrage de Jules Michelet paru en 1864,... more
The forest-bound 12 years of the Mahābhārata's Vana-parva saw the flowering of the philosopher in Yudhiṣṭhira. To begin with, he had ethical debates with his two reproachful family members, patiently contending with the logical arguments... more
In the Hindu epic Ramayana, Nala (Sanskrit: 0 9 2 8 0 9 3 2 , IAST: nala, lit. lotus), is the vanara (monkey), who is credited as the engineer of the Rama Setu, a bridge across the ocean between Rameswaram (India) and Lanka, identified... more
Analisi comparativa del rapimento di Sita e di Lucia Mondella all'interno del modello del 'matrimonio per ratto' nelle culture indoeuropee (area greca, romana, celtica, indiana).
The ancient Indian epics carry a kind of authority different from their Western equivalents. The Indian audience has been ready to stay invested in the story for longer, unto the present times. The story of Rama is performed every year in... more
Ramayana has a central role in understanding the prevalent religion in India. This compilation by Professor Uday Mehta puts forward some crucial essays on Religion with reference to Ramayana.
‘Rivers of rasa and Hearts of Stone: The Female Voice of Pathos in Bhavabhūti’s Uttararāmacarita’ deals with Bhavabhūti’s Uttararāmacarita, in which its author, unlike many others who base their plays on the Rāmakathā, addressed the... more
Taking the current controversy around the iconic Adam’s Bridge or Ram Sethu (as it is referred to in Hindu sacred mythography) and the proposed Sethusamudram canal project—which has been delayed since the late-twentieth century over... more
Anand Neelakantan’s novel 'Asura: the tale of the Vanquished' is a unique retelling of the epic story of Ramayana as it is from the perspective of the dead, defeated and “vanquished” Ravana. This paper analyses the human condition of the... more
Greek mythology plays an important role in our understanding of concepts like ‘democracy’, ‘justice’ and ‘nation-state'. When we talk about global village, I would like to see a Chinese author write about Hinduism. Would that be different... more
In present day India, there is an obvious preference for light skin as evidenced by matrimonial advertisements, media and cosmetics. Many scholars have attempted to attribute this phenomenon to a variety of sociological influences -- the... more
“Some 3500 years ago, Krśńa was born. His ávirbháva (advent) was just at a crucial time – humanity was suffering then. He removed the suffering of humanity by creating Mahábhárata. He gave an assurance to the entire world that there would... more
บทความนี้มีวัตถุประสงค์เพื่อศึกษาลักษณะความเป็นกษัตริย์ในอุดมคติตามแนวคิดในมหาภารตะและรามายณะที่ปรากฏในจารึกแม่บุญตะวันออกและจารึกแปรรูปของพระเจ้าราเชนทรวรมันที่ 2... more
this paper tries to look at misread images and stereotypes of women in some of the greatest epics such as the Ramayana and Gilgamesh.
In India and elsewhere, exaggerated imaginary mythological stories or puráńas are often mistaken as history. Superstitious and harmful ideas like the caste system have their origin in puráńas. P.R. Sarkar makes a clear distinction among... more
The construction of a Ram Temple an the work on the much-awaited Ram temple in Ayodhya has started . The VHP’s Ram Janmabhooml Temple model has been designed by renowned architect Chandrakant Sompura. Nearly 40 per cent of the stone... more
A história de Rama, que com seu irmão Lakshmana e o macaco Hanuman, junto com um exército de macacos, atravessa o oceano sobre uma ponte para lutar por sua esposa Sita que foi raptada pelo demônio Ravana.
Sri Aurobindo meticulously studied the whole of the Ramayana and the Mahabharata, and wrote several hundred pages on the greatness of these two epics. In these pages he has dealt with the creative genius of Valmiki and Vyasa and the... more
The astronomical dating of the Rāmāyaṇa to 12209 BCE by Oak is based on his claim of the shifting of lunisolar months from the seasons due to precession. Oak has claimed that a shift of one month occurs relative to the seasons every 2,000... more
From the publisher's website: This beautiful collection brings together passages from the renowned stories, poems, dramas, and myths of South Asian literature, including the Mahābhārata and the Rāmāyaṇa. Drawing on the translations... more
The Story of Hanuman the Hindu Monkey God-The Most famous Monkey in the world EVER Hanuman-the Monkey God Alternate View of the Mighty One
জগদ্রামী রামায়ণ (বা জগদ্রামী রামপ্রসাদী রামায়ণ) অষ্টাদশ শতাব্দীর শেষার্ধে জগদ্রাম রায় ও তাঁর জ্যেষ্ঠপুত্র রামপ্রসাদ রায় কর্তৃক রচিত হয়। তাঁরা প্রাচীন শিখরভূম রাজ্যের অন্তর্গত ভূলুই গ্রামের অধিবাসী ছিলেন। এই রামায়ণ অষ্টকাণ্ডে বিভক্ত।... more
Aranyakanda, one of the most popular books of the Ramayana, describes the adventures of Rama, Lakshmana and Sita in the Panchavati forest, travelling from one ashram to another, meeting ascetics. The forest is described as a wild and... more
was Lord Rama of Ramayana a Devraja and an Inspiration to Cambodian Kings?
we've added an route of Lord Rama when he was on Exile.
Oak claims that the Laṅkā of the Rāmāyaṇa was not Sri Lanka. There was no need for Rāma Setu in 12209 BCE as India and Sri Lanka were connected by land. This fact itself should have made it obvious to Oak that his dating of the Rāmāyaṇa... more
All versions of the Ramayana are unanimous in reiterating Sita Ji's fidelity and devotion towards Rama even in times of extreme adversity. For example, when Shri Rama is preparing to go to exile in the forest all alone, she addresses him... more
This paper analyses the Yuddha Kand, the war between Ram and Ravan depicted in the great epic Ramayana using Johan Galtungs’s ABC triangle. This paper examines the trends that led to the war, and how the subsequent canonisation of the... more
A detailed study on Shraddha:
A translation of two Kannada lectures delivered by Rev Swami Purushottamanandaji of Belgaum Ramakrishna Mission in 1980:
A translation of two Kannada lectures delivered by Rev Swami Purushottamanandaji of Belgaum Ramakrishna Mission in 1980:
This paper discusses the selected paintings narrating the Hindu epic Ramayana produced during the reign of the Mughal emperor Akbar (r. 1556-1605) in the sixteenth century and during the reign of the Rajput ruler, Rana Jagat Singh of... more
The theory of the yugas has been connected to the story of the Mahābhārata since the late layers of the Epic itself, and it subsequently became a fundamental element of the justification for explaining its adharmic elements by linking its... more
Ramayana the epic for its greatness owes a lot to the characters of Kaikeyi and Manthra. Ramayana has been composed to glorify the victory of the nobility of Rama over the evil of Ravana. Rama has been portrayed as an ideal man who... more