Indian Epics

The topic I will be exploring is Hidmbi. Just to recap, here is my summary from last week's topic brainstorm : Hidimbi acts as bait for her rakshasha brother's potential meals. While trying to lure a man into her brother's trap, Hidimbi falls in love with him. Here I will elaborate on the story of how she has to make the hard choice of choosing loyalty to her brother over love for the man she wants to save. In a turn of events, her love will not accept her because she is a demon. He kills her brother and turns on Hidimbi. However, a god intervenes and forces the man to marry Hidimbi. He then leaves her after giving birth to his son. In my version of the story, Hidimbi will turn back into her demon form and kill the man out of revenge. This week, I will continue to research this topic. Hidimbi's son, Ghatotkacha, plays an important role in the story of the Pandava brothers in the Mahabharata.  This version of Hidimbi's story makes it seem like her husband i...

1. A retelling of the story of Indrajit Indrajit is a legendary warrior in Hindu mythology. His father is Ravana. When Indrajit was born, Ravana commanded the stars to align so that his son would be immortal. Saturn disobeyed Ravana resulting in a prophesy against Indrajit foreshadowing his death at the hand of Lakshmana. Ravan was adept in combat, sorcery, and magic. Source: Wikipedia 2. Parvati Parvati is the goddess of love, fertility, devotion, and power. I'm interested in telling her story because I think these motifs go together in a way that is representative of female power and femininity. She is connected to a lot of other deities in hinduism and she goes by many names. It could be a fun twist to write about her life in the setting of her home where she is a wife and mother who just wants some peace and quiet, and continuity in her life! Source: Wikipedia 3. Hidimbi Hidimbi acts as bait for her rakshasha brother's potential meals. While trying to l...