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Wikipedia Trails from Ravana to a Bollywood Film

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My Wikipedia Trail began with Ravana . He is the king of demons in the epic Ramayana. He plays a dynamic character in this tale, I wanted to learn more about him. From this article, I moved on to Kaikesi, she is a princess and also the mother of Ravana. She plotted with her parents to seduce a powerful demon in the hope of producing unstoppable demonic offspring. Obviously this worked, and she gave birth to Ravana and three other children. From this page, I went to the page for Pratima Kazmi.  She is the Indian actress who played Kaikesi in an Indian soap opera about the Ramayana. She is known to play villainous women due her deep voice and direct way of speaking. From here, I landed on a page for her most famous movie, Waisa Bri Hota Hai . This movie is about a man who is spiraling following the murder of his brother. One night, he witnesses a gang shooting and saves the victim. This ends him the middle of a gang war in India. Pratima Kazmi as KaiKesi.

Learning Challenge: Alike

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I watched this animated short: Alike This short highlighted the importance of embracing creativity and individuality in a world that doesn't always support these values. This video spoke to the necessity of encouraging creativity in children. I was so sad when the clip showed the boy's color draining as a result of his spirit breaking. I love that in the end, it was music and parental love that restored the color to both the father and son. This short showed me the power of following what you love and emphasizing what makes you different. Be You. Web Source.

Reading Notes: The Ramayana (C&D)

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Rama and Lakshmana visit Sugriva  Sugriva sends his servant Hanuman in the disguise of a beggar to find out R & L's intent Hanuman trusts the two brothers and leads them to his king, who was also exiled and had his wife stolen from him Sugriva accidentally trapped his older brother in a cave, so his brother stole his wife and banished him Rama helps Sugriva kill his brother.. but he is deceptive about it Sugriva agrees to send his armies to aid R & L in their recovery of Sita, but he is slow to act Hanuman is reminded of his patronage and upbringing Sita is being held in a grove of Ashoka trees with demons guarding her Hanuman sees Ravana try to seduce Sita, but Sita refuses. Ravana then tells Sita that she has 2 months to sleep with him, and if she refuses she will be tortured and slain Hanuman reveals himself to Sita, she is frightened Hanuman decides to ruin the grove where Sita is harbored, and he is captured by Indrajit (Ravana's son) Ravana sets Han...