Indian Epics

Karma : I started with Karma because I love the concept and its great history within the Hindu religion. It is so interesting to read about it as a concept and I think most people have some belief of if even though they may not be Hindu so it is cool that it has permeated western culture as well. Mahabharata : Karma is a theme in the Mahabharata and on the wikipedia page there is a quote from it. Obviously, we read a version of the Mahabharata in class but it was neat to read about the historical importance and context of this story. In this class we work a lot with stories so it was cool to see the historical background of what was going on and what the stories meant to those reading them. Pandava : From there I ended up reading about the Pandavas, which were sons of Pandu and characters in the Mahabharata. They were all married to the same woman which is so strange and backwards of what we would think princes would do. Duryodhana : I ended up on Duryodhana, who was a cousin to t...

Hindu deities I started at Hindu Deities because I find Gods and Goddesses fascinating. There is so much on this page so I scrolled down to the list of them, and just started clicking until I found someone who seemed interesting. I recommend this to everyone because there are so many that we do not cover in class. Lakshmi Lakshmi is the Goddess of Wealth, Prosperity, and Fortune. She was born of the ocean and she is the wife of Vishnu. She is usually depicted with 4 hands to signify the 4 goals of Hindu life. Shakti Shakti is an energy and power. It is usually a more feminine power known as the divine female power and present in women. It can also be present in men, though, in potential. It is a very cool concept and reminds me of a Girl Power movement of ancient India. Shachi From there, I ended up at Shachi. Shachi is the Goddess of Jealousy and wrath. I love how in Hindu, emotions have Gods and Goddesses, not just things like war or the sea. Shakti is mentioned a lot in...