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  1. REDIRECT Indian epic poetry

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Ramayana - The Great Indian Epic

Written by the sage Valmiki, the Ramayana is the story of Lord Rama and how his divine plan unfolds. Rama who was born in a royal family was supposed to be t...

Significance of Mahabharata and other Hindu epics in Indian culture and civilisation! Part 1

Discussion with Dr. Bibek Debroy on his translation of 10 volume Mahabharata and other Indian epics.

Significance of Mahabharata and other Hindu epics in Indian culture and civilisation! Part 6

Discussion with Dr. Bibek Debroy on his translation of 10 volume Mahabharata and the significance of Hindu epics on Hindu culture and civilisation.

Significance of Mahabharata and other Hindu epics in Indian culture and civilisation! Part 3

Discussion with Dr. Bibek Debroy on his translation of 10 volume Mahabharata and the significance of Hindu epics on Hindu culture and civilisation.

Divine Shadows

Shadow puppet theatre is one of the most fascinating and spellbinding forms of theatre and story telling - a form that transfers knowledge of epic texts like the Ramayana and the Vedas and the wisdom implicit in them. 'Divine Shadows' explores Wayang or the shadow puppet theatre of South-East Asia that tell stories from Hindu epics. The Hindu Ramayana is the primary source of text for the plays. Indian culture and literature such as the Vedas, Ramayana an.

Significance of Mahabharata and other Hindu epics in Indian culture and civilisation! Part 2

Discussion with Dr. Bibek Debroy on his translation of 10 volume Mahabharata and the significance of Hindu epics on Hindu culture and civilisation.

Ramayana The Epic Part 1

Ramayana The Epic Part 1 Rama, the hero of the Ramayana, is a popular deity worshipped in the Hindu religion. Each year, many devout pilgrims trace his journ...

Ramayana The Epic - Part 4

Ramayana The Epic - Full Movie - Part 04 Rama, the hero of the Ramayana, is a popular deity worshipped in the Hindu religion. Each year, many devout pilgrims...

Ramayana - The Epic

Rama, the hero of the Ramayana, is a popular deity worshipped in the Hindu religion. Each year, many devout pilgrims trace his journey through India, halting at each of the holy sites along the way. The poem is not seen as just a literary monument, but serves as an integral part of Hinduism, and is held in such reverence that the mere reading or hearing of it, or certain passages of it, is believed by Hindus to free them from sin and bless the reader or li.

Hindu mythology - Wiki Article

Hindu mythology is a large body of traditional narratives related to Hinduism, notably as contained in Sanskrit literature, and other religious regional lite...

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5 news items

the Diplomat

the Diplomat
Thu, 13 Jun 2013 18:02:40 -0700

Numerous observers have suggested the wayang kulit, or shadow puppet plays telling stories from the great Hindu epics the Ramayana and the Mahabharata, as the best metaphor for understanding Indonesian politics. In these plays, the dalang, or puppet ...
 
SpeakingTree (blog)
Sun, 09 Jun 2013 20:54:51 -0700

Soldiers are praised and the Hindu epics and ancient Sangam Tamil literature categorically say that that soldiers go straight to heaven when they die and Indra is waiting to receive them in the heaven. But this is heroism. Soldiers are heroes. But ...
 
DESIblitz
Wed, 12 Jun 2013 14:59:06 -0700

For example, snake charmers, characters of Hindu Epics, Ramayana, wandering singers, etc. The young Batalvi fell in love with a beautiful Punjabi girl who was the daughter of a famous Punjabi writer, Gurbaksh Singh Preetladi. This was his first love ...
 
Boston.com
Sat, 25 May 2013 15:20:47 -0700

Adivasis do appear in Hindu epics. Remember Ekalavya from Mahabharata? Ekalavya was a skilled archer from a community living in the forests and was denied training by the eminent Dronacharya because of where he came from. Ekalavya then embarked ...
 
Deccan Herald
Wed, 29 May 2013 12:59:22 -0700

These paintings are pictorial representations of stories from the Hindu epics and puran. Beautiful world. An exhibition on Indian printmaking, titled 'Between the Lines: Identity, Place and Power' is being held at the NGMA auditorium till June 7. The ...
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