Week 2 Reading Overview

    For the next several weeks, I have chosen to read the online Ramayana: Public Domain Edition.  I picked this one for several reasons.  I honestly like the fact that it is free, though the novel version sounded interesting as well.  I also like that there will be old language and visuals to follow along with while reading.  Finally, I know I will most certainly take advantage of the audio version and follow along while reading the texts.  The first comic that caught my eye was Harishchandra: The King Who Chose Rags Over Riches.  The title is what caught my attention when compared to other comics; it sounded like a very wholesome tale and I immediately wanted to learn more about this story.  The next comic that I am interested in is Ganesha: The Remover of All Obstacles.  The name for this story sounded very familiar, and once I started reading more into it I realized I had heard of this story before.  Though reading about it jogged my memory, I would be interested in reading more about Ganesha.  A video that I found very interesting was Ancient Technology - Atlantis and India.  I never realized there was a school of thought that ancient technology was more advanced than what it currently is.  I found the information and stories from the video about ancient test tube babies and ancient aliens fascinating!  I never would have thought I would hear a story about an ancient battle between aliens and Atlantians, but I would love to know more about it.  The next video that immediately captured my attention was Harry Potter Meets Hindu Mythology.  This is because I am a big Harry Potter nerd.  It was really cool to see the parallels between Harry Potter adventures and old school Indian stories.  I would have never thought that the idea behind horcruxes could also be seen in ancient Indian tales where evil kings store their life in other forms. The image I chose features Ganesha.  I chose to include a picture of Ganesha because his story in particular has stuck in my mind ever since I realized that I had heard of him before.  I chose this picture because I really like the colors, and I thought it was awesome that someone was able to create such a beautiful image with graffiti!
This portrait of Ganesha was made on a wall in Barcelona using graffiti.  
Source: Commons 
  

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