... the wandering bards to the contemporary theatre of modern India. The post-Vedic literary period marks an important phase in the making of Indian drama. The epics Ramayana and Mahabharata with their dialogue oriented poetic structures, the tradition of recitation by a whole class of reciters, have enriched Indian performance tradition and have given the country a distinctive performative ... of these forms with flexible and open structures freely incorporate elemts from the social, religious and artistic life of the people, and make epic theatre a most important cultural document. The e...

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... Smriti, or " what is remembered," which is also orally preserved. No prohibition is made against improvising variations on, translating, or challenging the Smriti. The Smriti includes the two great Sanskrit epics, the Mahabharata and the Ramayana; the many SanskritPuranas, including 18 great Puranas and several dozen more subordinate Puranas; and the many Dharmashastras and Dharmasutras (textbooks on sacred law), of which ... the one attributed to the sage Manu is the most frequently cited. The two epics are built around central narratives. The Mahabharata tells of the war between the P...

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... that reflect a decline in the importance of the sacrificial rituals. The Puranas show another stage of Hinduism. These books are mythological epics describing the exploits of Vishnu or Shiva. Lastly there is the Ramayana that is one of the two great epics. It was a popular folk story before it was written down as a Sanskrit text. It tells the story of King Rama ... ...

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... that reflect a decline in the importance of the sacrificial rituals. The Puranas show another stage of Hinduism. These books are mythological epics describing the exploits of Vishnu or Shiva. Lastly there is the Ramayana that is one of the two great epics. It was a popular folk story before it was written down as a Sanskrit text. It tells the story of King Rama ... ...

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... was baptized in 1862 when she was six years old, but the new religion never alienated her from the traditional roots. She sought inspiration for her creativity from the Hindu epics and myths. Toru dutt actually inherited the literary genius that was inherent in her family. The Dutt family was a family of noted historians and poets. Govin Chunder Dutt, Greece Chunder ... ...

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... such nations under a single state, one as a numerical majority and the other a minority, must lead to growing discontent. Mussalmans are nation, according to any defination of nation and have different epics, different heroes and different episodes. Their history, historical events and religious heroes are different. Hero of one nation is considered to be defeat for the other. They are two separate ... ...

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... of Assam, Guwahati, known in ancient time as Pragjyotishpura or The Eastern City of Light, was the capital of Kamrup which finds frequent mention in the Mahabharata and other Sanskrit epics and historical lores. Assam comprises an area of 78,523 square kilometers (30,318 square miles). Except for the districts of Karbi Anglong and North Cachar Hills, Assam is generally ... ...

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... from sleep. The man who became The Buddha was born Siddhartha Gautama. He studied Meditation for two years. He renounce his wealth and position, forsaking his wife and child. Hindu Epics: Mahabharata. Indian through art would have a profound effect on the Western world. The most lasting Western influence on India in the Classical Age was the influence by the Buddha's prohibitions ... ...

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... many years and then left to live in the mountains. It was then he was escorted in Indra into the heavens. After reading all the summaries of these two great epics I have come to believe that they did and do reflect the Indian people's religious and moral values. The stories show how if people fulfill their dharma they are rewarded. This ... ...

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