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For the Ramayana readings over Weeks 2 and 3, I have decided to use the Public Domain edition because it is more convenient for me to be able to read straight from my laptop wherever I am.
I am very familiar with the content of this course because my parents are from India and I practice the Hindu religion. I have grown up reading and learning about these epics. I have recited the Bhagavad Gita, fully, twice in my life. From the age of 6, I have learned the art of classical Indian dance, called Bharatanatyam.
Image source: Hanuman flies to Lanka
I chose this image because it stuck out to me most from what I learned as a child. I can picture my dad telling me about this specific event in the Ramayana. Hanuman flies to Lanka to save Sita from Ravana.
Oh, Roshni, how great that you are already familiar with these stories and that you have studied classical dance. Wonderful! You will be able to have things to share with the class that we will all be able to learn from. I'm looking forward to seeing what you think of the stories reading them now that you are grown up!
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