Possible Storybook Topics

Possible Storybook Topics

1. Goddesses

I would love to know more about all (or at least more than one) of the Hindu Goddesses because females with power are awesome (not biased or anything). I would be particularly interested in comparing the deeds that each Goddess performs. Perhaps, there are some positive endeavors and some mischievous ones that I could compare in a hero versus villain sort of manner. I would need to find out if some of the Goddesses do have an evil side or at least perform evil acts.

Research:

         

          I read a storybook (Hindu Goddesses) that focused on more than one Goddess,

but I think I would try to portray each Goddess’s personality by having them interact with each other. I’m not really sure if this is possible, but I see a lot of opportunity for creativity by doing so.

2. Karma

I am interested in this topic mainly because I believe that karma does exist in everyday life. I find it easy to look back on things and say, I wonder if that was karma in action. Also, it is relieving to think that if a person chooses to do good or bad that they might have it paid forward in the future. I would be particularly interested in analyzing stories and characters to find specific instances of karma in action. Perhaps analyzing for karma would enable me to find some connections amongst the smaller stories that may be hard to discover otherwise.

Research:

I checked out the Wikipedia page on karma and delved a little deeper by checking out past storybooks about karma. 

3. Santanu and Ganga or one of the Love Stories

Who doesn’t like a good love story? Sometimes they can be mushy or too romanticized, but Ganga fascinated me in our first readings, so I picked her and Santanu as a couple. I would be interested to find out more about their life together and maybe dive into the symbolism of their stories. I thought it was interesting that Ganga drowns her children because of a curse and so I would like to read more on that story.

Research:

          I have read a small story on Ganga from Narayan’s Ramayana. Also, I used Wikipedia to learn more about Santanu and Ganga as a couple.

4. Weapons

I tend to associate bows and arrows to awesomeness, therefore I would be interested in learning more about weapons in general. There is Gandiva and Brahma’s arrow if I wanted to focus in on just bow and arrow themed weapons. When inanimate objects are given name, they are given personalities. I foresee a lot of creativity being had with telling the weapon’s stories.

Research:

I looked at the list of weapons on the The Chakra link and also looked at Wikipedia. 

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