Kaleidoscopic life

The Ramayana is considered to be one of the greatest works of Hindu literature and is widely regarded as one of the most beautiful stories ever told. Rama and Sita are the main protagonists of this beautiful story, directed originally by Sage Valmiki, and the same story has been rewritten into many different versions, interpretations, and languages over the centuries because it is one of the most influential and symbolic epics. It has been an inspiration to many poets, lyricists, directors, and musicians. Be it Valmiki Ramanyanam or Ramanand Sagar’s television series Ramayan, or Bapu’s Sampoorna Ramayanam, Be it Molla Ramayanam or Tulsa Das Ramacharith Manas, Be it Viswanatha Satyanarayana’s Ramayana Kalpavriksham or Ranganayakamma’s Ramayana Vishavruksham, Be it Tyagaraja Kriti or Ramadasa Keerthana or some folk song (now, many songs are running through my mind, situationally). What is running through your mind now? All of these versions of the Ramayana have something in common, and t...

      Today is SriRamaNavami, celebrated as the birthday of Rama. The Ramanaya(Rama’s Journey) Epic is the best action/thriller/romantic/emotional/family drama featuring the most handsome hunk Rama(Ajanubahum , Aravinda Dalaya Taksham) as the hero, the beautiful Sita (lacks metaphors to describe her beauty) as the heroine,  the arrogant Ravana as the villain, and Lakshmana, Hanuman, and others as supporting actors.   The director started writing Rama’s Journey with the intent of teaching various life lessons to humankind with lots of devotion and finally he had to divide it into seven parts: Bala kanda, Ayodhya kanda, Aranya kanda, Kishkinda Kanda, Sundara Kanda, Yuddha Kanda, and Uttara Kanda. Each Kanda deals with a particular period of Rama’s life. As Winston Churchill said, “Those that fail to learn from history, are doomed to repeat it.” We should strive to learn many leadership characteristics and gain motivation from role model R...