Damayanti

one’s values and beliefs. However, illusions are also a form of self-defense—used to hide from others, from people important to you, or from even yourself. This is seen just as often in the book, in the story of the Golden Mongoose and Nala and Damayanti; and is also reflected elsewhere in the story when Yudhishthira is tested before being able to go to heaven, and when the Pandavas disguise themselves in the thirteenth year. Illusions in the Mahabharata are

Every one of us bears countless stories inside us and of our life happenings. Therefore, each being is a natural narrator. Everybody tells stories about their lives, hence, one knows oneself better as well as seeks understanding of others. One remembers themselves and their lives in narratives. As stated by Jung, these narratives grow into a personal mythology one lives by. Nonetheless, there are times when one becomes stuck in their own stories or myths. Hence, mythology can change one’s perception

their shared struggle for existence transforms them. Hence, we see love exists on a mythical level and transforms the love operating on real level. The story of Nala and Damayanti in Indian mythology speaks of true love which is put to a test before the lovers unite. A beautiful depiction of two people in love is shown when Damayanti had to choose Nala as her husband but the Gods tricked her by assuming Nala’s shape and form. Yet she is able to detect her beloved by his perspiration beaded on his forehead

CHAPTER IV Narrative technique in Githa Hariharan’s The Thousand Faces of Night: Narration is the telling of a story, and Narrative is the way you tell stories. It’s the glue that ties your creators to the to the plot events in your story. As well as elements like scene setting, narrative includes description, so we’ll deal with these features together. A storyteller uses narrative to tell the story _to relate what’s fashionable, give a point of view, and explain events, characters , responses,

Abstract:The greatest Indian epic, “The Mahabharta” has resonated in the collective imaginations for millenniums owing to its universal themes. Having given the world the Bhagavad Gita, the story of Damayanti, an abbreviated version of the Ramayana, and the Rishyasringa, often considered as works in their own right, it is basically a story of men pursuing power and men who have wronged and have been wronged with. By virtue of this content, the author has tried to put forth her take on the grey characters

Sita, Devi’s mother, in fact fitted the ideal description of womanhood. Sita, as her name signified was symbolic of an ideal wife, mother and daughter-in-law. She saw her femininity as an “illusion” and so she “seized it firmly by its roots and pulled it out of her soul till the enticing stems of the seven noted scale came, apart, broken and disharmonious in a cluster of pathetic twangs” (105). By giving up her veena she was giving up Saraswathi, to take on another goddess, the most ferocious of

Narrative technique in GithaHariharan’s The Thousand Faces of Night: The word “narrative” is represent experimental and factorial skills, the subtle and every day performance that is depicted by the writer. Her diction is pointed and the textures communicated exquisite. In terms of techniques her writing is masterful. It is stated that, in terms of technique, her writing contains expertise she could not write of an experience but could animate it with sharp and vivid life. There is not a single flat

WOMEN EMPOWERMENT THROUGH SELF- HELP GROUP PROMOTION Abstract: Indian history in all its evidences considered women as source of power, blessing and wealth. They considered women as goddess and worshipped her for all prosperity but still this gender is known to be most downtrodden and exploited even .after passing of many centuries the condition is stagnant. Instead of endless social and legal efforts the section of society is still unable to make way for better life. This article presents a very

“I will board a train and allow it to lead into a horizon I will not recognize”. The academic discipline of women’s writing as a discreet area of literary studies is based on the experiences, day-to-day happenings, historically been shaped by their gender. These texts emerge from and intervene in conditions which are usually different from those produced by men. Women novelists have incorporated the recurring female experiences in their writings and it has affected the cultural and language patterns

Impulse Buying Behavior Definition Impulse buying can be referred to as sudden unplanned decision to buy a product or service made specifically at the time of purchase. Rook (1987) explains impulse buying as Impulse buying takes place when a consumer feels a sudden often strong and insistent urge to purchase something instantly. The urge to buy is hedonically complex and often may fuel emotional conflict. Also, impulse buying is likely to occur with reduced concern for its consequences. Beatty&Ferrell