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The Uses and Meanings of Color in the Ramayana

The use of imagery in any great epic is not accidental. Especially in such a visual and tangible culture as that of India, the use of any color was carefully chosen for the sensation it would induce in the reader … Continue reading

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Colorism Within Ramayana Traditions

Although colorism within Ramayana traditions was not a unit our class covered extensively, a few articles and some class discussions mentioned issues of colorism in the epic.  Below, I will speak to colorism within the Ramayana as well as some of … Continue reading

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Rama and Ravana’s Divine Antagonism

Through this post, I will be exploring both the mystical relationship of Ravana and Rama; as well as how their characters were viewed moralistically at the time through the use of Tulsi’s views on society; to explore how Ravana and … Continue reading

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