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401. Renegotiating a Beheading: Literary Opposition to Varna Hierarchy in Shambuka's Story

Author

Nunan, Thomas Ahlers

Subjects
Religion, South Asian Studies, Ramayana, India, South Asia, Valmiki, Bhavabuti, Uttararamcarita, Ananda Ramayana, Shudra Tapasvi, Kuvempu, Kuppali Venkatappa Puttappa
Abstract

The Ramayana's Shambuka story is a controversial incident that has served as a site for the renegotiation of social power structures in India for thousands of years. Because the episode is fundamentally about India's system of caste hierarchy, or varna, any retelling will by its very nature engage in a formulation of social relation between different caste identities. Close readings of these retellings reveal the ways in which the adaptations and appropriations of each version create new literary meanings that provide insight into varna hierarchy as a normative body of social control. Despite the Shambuka incident's hegemonic history, transgressive participation in this narrative tradition constitutes a form of literary opposition to the established order. By breaking the tradition's reiteration of normative ideologies, these retellings open space for new conceptions of power and varna relations.

Published
2013

403. Community Calendar.

Subjects
RAMADAN, FATHER'S Day, DOMESTIC violence, FUNDRAISING
Published
2015

404. INDONESIAN RETAIL CO RAMAYANA POSTS 38 PCT RISE IN PROFIT

Subjects
Ramayana, Business, general
Abstract

JAKARTA, Nov 30 Asia Pulse - Publicly listed retail company PT Ramayana Lestari Sentosa (JSX:RALS) posted an operating profit of Rp145.7 billion (US$16 million) in the first nine months of [...]

Published
2000

405. The Spousal Relationship in Two Indian Epics.

Author

Jiao Zhang

Subjects
*INTERPERSONAL relations & culture, *SOCIAL background
Abstract

The two Indian Epics -- Mahabharata and Ramayana, were both completed in an extended period of time. This paper compares the social background and different values of the spousal relationship in the two Epics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2012

406. INDONESIAN RETAILER RAMAYANA REVISES SALES TARGET

Subjects
Ramayana, Business, general
Abstract

JAKARTA, Feb 9 Asia Pulse - Publicly listed supermarket and department stores PT Ramayana Lestari Sentosa (JSX: RALS) has revised its sales target this year to Rp2.2 trillion (US$300 million) [...]

Published
2000

407. INDONESIA'S RAMAYANA SETS HIGHER SALES TARGET

Subjects
Ramayana, Business, international
Abstract

JAKARTA, Nov 29, 1999 One of Indonesia's largest retail companies, PT Ramayana Lestari Sentosa (JSX:RALS), has announced a higher sales target of Rp1.4 trillion (US$200 million) for 1999. Company spokesman [...]

Published
1999

409. Spiritual leader wows wembley: PUJYA MORARI BAPU RECITES RAMAYANA TALES.

Subjects
RELIGIOUS leaders
Abstract

The article reports that several devotees are expected to attend religious discourse by Indian spiritual leader Pujya Morari Bapu at Wembley Arena in London, England mentions that he will be reciting the Hindi religious book Ramayana tales.

Published
2017

410. Ramayana recited in parliament.

Subjects
HINDUISM
Abstract

The article reports that "Ramayana" has been recited for the first time in the British parliament when members of parliaments and faith leaders gathered to hear Dhruv Chhatralia, a lawyer and Hinduism expert, narrate it at the House of Commons.

Published
2017

413. Ramayana opens a new outlet

Subjects
Ramayana, Business, Business, international
Abstract

PT Ramayana Lestari Sentosa, a publicly listed company, which operates the retail giant the Ramayana Group is opening a new outlet in Klender with an investment of Rp20 billion. The [...]

Published
2000

414. Epic storytelling at Asian Museum.

Author

Caillle Millner

Abstract

San Francisco's Asian Art Museum has an exhibition this fall about "The Ramayana," an ancient Indian epic poem that's one of the great works of literature. As part of its preparation, the museum enlisted some of its volunteer storytellers to do a live-action retelling of the work this week. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Published
2016

416. Ramayan defence for temple demand.

Author

MOHANTY, BASANT KUMAR

Subjects
TEMPLES
Abstract

The article reports on seminar addressed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy in Delhi, India in which he cited an episode from the Ramayana, mythological series, to justify the demand for a temple in Ajodhya, India and mentions controversy regarding proposed site for temple.

Published
2016

419. Ramayan row, in genetics.

Author

MUDUR, G. S.

Subjects
POPULATION genetics
Abstract

The article reports that a team of Indian researchers has used the genetic make-up of three tribes mentioned in the Hindu scripture Ramayan to challenge the longstanding view that Indo-European speakers populated India after their root language originated in Central Asia over 6,000 years ago.

Published
2015

421. Amish Tripathi on his New Book 'Scion of Ikshvaku' and Retelling the Ramayan.

Author

PLIARTIYAL, SANKALP

Subjects
NOVELISTS, MARKETING planning
Abstract

An interview with Indian author and Hindu devotee Amish Tripathi is presented. When asked about the book "Scion of Ikshvaku" as the retelling of the Hindu epic "Ramayan," Amish says that there were various editions of the "Ramayan" that drove him to create his own interpretation. When asked about secrecy in "Scion of Ikshvaku," Amish says it is an important part of the marketing plan for the book as the Shiva trilogy has been adapted into films.

Published
2015

422. 15-volume Ramayana in Bengali.

Author

Banerjee, Sudeshna

Subjects
RAMAYANA, PRAKASHANI, Biswabani
Abstract

The article reports that 15-volume Ramayanam has been reprinted by Biswabani Prakashani in Bengali.

Published
2015

426. The magic bow

Author

Wilkin, Phyllis E., Wilkin, Phyllis E., Wilkin, Phyllis E., and Wilkin, Phyllis E.

Abstract

A music drama in three acts, for Junior Primary School children. The story is based on the Ramayana saga, as told by Joanna Troughton in her book The Story of Rama and Sita. The words of the drama have been drawn from discussions with the children, and wherever possible the children's own words have been used. Students from Churchlands College of Advanced Education were involved in the development of the drama, and in planning and conducting preparatory experiences for and with the children.

Published
1977

429. The magic bow

Author

Wilkin, Phyllis E. and Wilkin, Phyllis E.

Abstract

Wilkin, P.E. (1977). The magic bow. Perth, Australia: Churchlands College

430. The magic bow

Author

Wilkin, Phyllis E. and Wilkin, Phyllis E.

Abstract

Wilkin, P.E. (1977). The magic bow. Perth, Australia: Churchlands College

435. ‘Know Thyself and Change the World’: The Western Pilgrimage Narrative and South Asia

Author

Lane, Dorothy

Subjects
Tourism and Travel, lcsh:Philosophy of religion. Psychology of religion. Religion in relation to other subjects, odyssey, lcsh:B, pilgrimage narrative, Ramayana, South Asia, globalisation, lcsh:BL51-65, lcsh:Philosophy. Psychology. Religion
Abstract

This paper summarises recurring elements of contemporary pilgrimage narratives related to South Asia and their role in neo-colonial ‘globalisation.’ While sacred sites are visited by both local and international pilgrims, their recreation as story cannot be regarded as innocent, interwoven as it is in historical domination and appropriation. The paper focuses on two contemporary narratives that draw on the motif of odyssey. It explores, in part, the increasing role of social media and technology in the most recent incarnations of the paradigm.

439. The Ramayana: Analysis of Setting.

Author

Bankston, Carl L., III

Subjects
Setting (Literature), Rāmāyana, Vālmīki (Poet)
Abstract

*Ayodhya (ah-YOH-dyah). Mythical Indian kingdom that may be the same place as the historical ancient kingdom of Ayodhya, in the far north of India between the Ganges River and the Himalaya Mountains, in which is now India’s Uttar Pradesh state. Ayodhya is both the birthplace of the epic’s hero, Prince Rama, and the place to which he ultimately returns as king with his queen, Sita.

Published
2022

440. Rāmāyaṇa.

Author

Thorp, Burt

Subjects
Indic poetry, Epic poetry, Rāmāyana, Hindu poetry
Abstract

The Rāmāyaṇa (raw-MAW-yah-nah), or Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa (English translation, 1870-1889), is an epic poem of ancient India, consisting of about 24,000 stanzas divided into seven books and about 500 cantos and composed in a style of Sanskrit comparable in most ways to the style of India’s other classical epic poem, the Mahābhārata (400 b.c.e.-400 c.e., present form by c. 400 c.e.; The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, 1887-1896). Certain features—most prominently the use of formulaic repetitions with slight variations—suggest an origin in ancient oral tradition. Extant, however, are two main manuscript traditions, associated with north and south India. Of the epic’s seven books, Books 2-6 are generally agreed to represent the older core of the poem. The first book (“Bāla-kāṇḍa,” or “the book of the boy-prince”) was seemingly added at a later time to explain the birth and youth of the hero of the epic, Rāma. The seventh book was added to tell the story of what happened to Rāma after the conclusion of his central adventure. Throughout the poem, however, are lines, passages, or entire groups of cantos that textual critics label as later interpolations.

Published
2022

441. Vālmīki Composes the Rāmāyana.

Author

Thorp, Burt

Subjects
Epic poetry, Rāmāyana, Sanskrit poetry, Indic poetry, Vālmīki (Poet)
Abstract

The Rāmāyaṇa (c. 550 b.c.e.; English translation, 1870-1889) or Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa, is an epic poem of ancient India. The title is taken to mean “the adventures of Rāma.” The epic’s central narrative is a romance, recounting the birth of Rāmacandra, heir to the throne of the city-state Ayodhyā (a town by that name still exists); his banishment through a palace intrigue; and his subsequent wanderings throughout central and southern India, accompanied by both his wife, Sītā, and brother Lakṣmaṇa. Sītā is abducted but is rescued, and Rāma is eventually restored to his rightful place as king in Ayodhyā.

Published
2022

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