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Week 2 Reading Overview

I will be reading the novel version of the Ramayana by Narayan. I have always loved novels and find it to be the easiest for me to read. Reading off of a computer screen is difficult for me at times and I never get as immersed as I do when I have a book in my hand.

When it comes to comic books and videos, there were a few that caught my eye. The first being Elephanta: The Island of Shiva. Shiva is one of the few Indian gods/goddesses that I have heard of, so I want to learn more because the only thing I know right now is the name. There was not a description of this particular comic book, but the other two about Shiva did not peak my interest. The next comic book that interested me was Nachiketa: A Collection Of Stories From The Upanishads because it had variety of stories in it, with the last one getting my attention the most. Seeing a story where all three beings of different power were miserable with their lives relates to the real world a lot, which I enjoyed.

The first video that interested me was "Indian Pantheons" because I do not know much about the gods/goddesses of India and i feel like this would be the best way for me to learn. "Karma" was the second video because Karma is something that I strongly believe in. My parents taught be about it when I was young, but only the common basics. Knowing where it actually came from would give me a new look on it I am sure.

Ganesha
early 19th century

The reason I chose this picture is because I was originally looking at images of Shiva until I saw Ganesha next to him in one of the photos. I had remembered seeing Ganesha before, but never knew the name. I am very curious to find out more about Ganesha. 
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