Reading Notes: PDE Ramayana, Part A

Ayodhya, the setting of the Ramayana. Source: Wikimedia.

King Dasharatha

from Indian Myth and Legend by Donald A. Mackenzie

Right off the bat, I loved the attention of detail to the setting in the King Dasharatha chapter. I think the author described the setting in such a way that you can imagine the place in your head and that is something that I want to incorporate in my story. I think I will actually look up a real place and try to describe it as best as I can in words.

 Vishvamitra

from Myths of the Hindus and Buddhists by Sister Nivedita

In the Vishvamitra chapter, I like that the brothers Rama and Lakshmana set out on an adventure. I started watching the show Supernatural on Netflix this summer and the two brothers in that show set out on adventures in every episode to do a new “job”, kind of like how these two brothers are. I think I might incorporate some of that show into my story too. In fact, the more I think about it, the more I can see the similarities in the show and this epic.