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Ramayana Chorus for the Classroom
>>Ramayana Chorus
Useful
Websites
>>The
Ancient Indian Homepage
Provides a table of contents which includes Mahabharata,
Ramayana, Krishna and Radha, Durga, Ganesha, Hunuman, Shiva,
Rama and Lakshman and Sita, Vishnu, and other links to related
sites (including an amazing one to "the Hindu universe").
Each entry provides a general overview of the text or god
and an image.
>>The
Ramayana Story
Ten images which tell the story (each is clickable to see
a full screen image) with links to 2 lesson plans, "Rama
and the Ramayana: Lessons in Dharma" (includes a 10
item summary with images) and "Understanding Karma,
Dharma, and Samsara."
>>Ramayan
Stories from Amar Chitra Katha
Amar Chitra Katha is a comic book company that publishes
stories about Indian culture, History, epics, mythology,
political figures etc. They have published whole comic books
on line. Check out their site for Ramayana.
>>Exploring
Ancient World Cultures - Ancient India Homepage
Links to essays, resources, maps/images, www sites, chronology,
and quizzes.
>>Ramayana
Story told through beautiful images and pictures (3 pages).
Links to a gallery of related images. Images are rather
small.
>>Inroduction
to the Study of Ramayana
A brief synopsis of the genesis of the Spotlight on the
Ramayana project.
>>Patas
(Scroll Paintings) by patuas (folk artist) of Medinipur,
West Bengal, India
at SUNY Oswego
The patuas of Medinipur have for many generations painted
scrolls designed to be unrolled while the story accompanying
the pictures is sung.
>>Singing
Painters of Bengal
Article by Emily K. Bloch, University of Chicago
Fantastic creatures, snake goddesses and unorthodox narratives
have been portrayed in bright colored Bengali scroll paintings
(pats or chitras) since the second century BC...
>>Meeting
God: Elements of Devotion in India
This new online exhibit from the Huntington Archive showcases
a selection of photos featured in two museum exhibits and
a book of the same name. The site consists of approximately
seventy-five images arranged in eight sections. These include
Morning Prayers, Household Worship, Processional Images,
and Vows and Healing, among others. The images themselves
are offered as large thumbnails in a left-hand frame which
produce a full-sized image accompanied by a brief description
in the main frame.
>>Cooking
for the Gods
Homepage for an exhibition entitled "Cooking for the
Gods: The Art of Home Ritual in Bengal" organized for
the Newark Museum. Links to images of Shrines, Deities,
Implements, Utensils, Architecture and Ornament, Votive
Objects and Toys.
>>The
Ramakien in Thai Art
General article about the Ramakien (the Thai telling of
the story of Rama) with some great images and lots of links.
>>Wayang
Golek
Summary and image of the wooden puppet plays of West Java.
>>Mithila
A short summary of the Rama story adapted from an excerpt
by Carolyn H. Brown. The site also includes an image of
the snake goddess.
>>Madhubani
Paintings
This site includes an extensive collection of images of
Madhubani paintings, the famous art made by women in the
North Indian state of Bihar, with descriptions of each of
the paintings, and explanations of their significance. The
links to Mithila paintings above refer to the same kind
of paintings as Madhubani. Mithila and Madhubani are two
different names to refer to the same region in Bihar, India.
>>Artists
of Nathdwara
This site is intended for use by K-12 students and their
teachers, as well as by anyone who is interested in learning
about the traditions of this artist community in the western
Indian state of Rajasthan. Here you will learn about the
town of Nathadwara, the artists who live there, the deity
to whom they dedicate their work, how they create their
art, and what role squirrels play in this creation. You
will also have an opportunity to make some of your own drawings
in the Nathadwara style.
>>The
Ricksha Arts of Bangladesh
This website is dedicated to celebrating one of Bangladesh's
unique popular arts, the paintings and decorations on the
three-wheeled cycle ricksha -- or "rickshaw",
as spelled in English dictionaries. This is a popular art
form as opposed to "fine" arts. It appropriates
multiple forms which include folklore, classical art elements,
and commercial forms. It also reflects the economic globalization
process, which is occurring all over the world today.
>>Social
Studies School Service
Social Studies School Service is an educational supply house
located in the L.A. area. Much of their material is catalogued
on-line, and they often have on-line lessons and resources
posted. They have fairly extensive resources on India for
sale. Their site provides search capabilities within their
own materials and links to searching the rest of the web.
Various other on-line resources on India can be accessed
directly through their web site as well.
>>The
Hindi Lessons Web Page
Learn to read and write Hindi language by visiting this
site and trying out the lessons presented here.
>>Story
of King Harishchandra
The story of King Harishchandra is a famous one in India.
On this page, it is narrated, in brief, with the help of
folkpainting scrolls from Bengal.
>>The
Story of Pabuji
An oral epic from Rajasthan
>>Digital
Himalaya
Digital Himalaya is a pilot project [est. Dec 2000] to develop
digital collection, storage and distribution strategies
for multimedia anthropological information from the Himalayan
region. The Digital Himalaya ethnographic archive includes
photographs, films, sound recordings, fieldnotes, and texts
from Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan, and the Indian Himalayas (including
Sikkim). These materials date from the early 20th century
to the present. The work of many anthropologists and travellers
is represented, including Christoph von Fuerer-Haimendorf
and Frederick Williamson. Digital Himalaya intends to make
portions of these archives available on DVD and/or over
Broadband Internet within the next two years. A major goal
of the project is to make these historic ethnographic materials
accessible to the communities from which they originated.
>>Harappa:
The Indus Valley and the Raj in India and Pakistan
Glimpses of India and Pakistan before 1947 and the story
of the ancient Indus Valley. Old photographs, rare film
footage and long unseen media from before independence in
India and Pakistan.
>>How
to Wrap a Sari
If you have ever wondered how do Indian women wrap the saree
around them, here is your chance to find out!
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