Epics of India

Graphic Novel: Ravana: Roar of the Demon King Source One of the stories I think would work well is  Ravana & His Rakshasa Family , as throughout the Ramayana, many of Ravana's siblings are introduced. I think that having a story devoted to his family tree would be very helpful to better understanding the characters in the Ramayana and how they relate to the demon king. Another story I think would work is the story of The Legend of Ravana , more specifically, Ravana's rise. In many stories of Ravana I have found, they all take place when he is already an established demon. Rarely have I found any stories detailing the birth and rise of the demon king, and I think it would not only be very interesting, but also very useful when trying to understand his motives or why he acts the way he does. Lastly, I think using the story of   The Lord of Lanka: The Rise and Fall of a Demon King , more specifically the section titled "Ravana's dowfall" would make for a v...

A painting of Ganesha Source Looking at the Project Topics Listing link reveled a plethora of intesesting topics I would love to learn about. Though difficult, I've narrowed the topics that interest me down to 4... 1: Ravana . I was able to read a little bit about Ravana while looking at storybooks during Week 1 and he seemed very cool to me. As I have previously stated in my "about me" post, I am a huge fan of superheros, and Ravana reminds me of a super villain as he possessed uncanny abilities and had to be defeated by a protagonist, Rama. The coming war in Sri Lanka seems very cool to me, and I would love to learn more about it and its demon ruler, Ravana. I would like to retell this story in the style of a comic book as I feel that it would be a great fit for that style, as well as an easy way to understand the story of Ravana. 2: Ganesha . The reason I was so interested in Ganesha is because I already know of   him, but not who he is. When it comes to...