Topic Research: Battles and Weapons

For my potential storybook project, I will be focusing more on the battles and weapons used throughout the India Epics. One potential story that I may focus on, is the battle between Rama and Ravana! I believe I can come up with a pretty action-packed story. However, I will be changing the characters! I may go with a Marvel's comic approach, but utilize the weapons used by these gods. The Battle of Rama and Ravana  

Another story I will tell is one about a weapon that Rama uses against Ravana called the Brahmashirsha Astra which is literally the head of Brahma. I could lead this story into the one above by having my main character go on a journey (which will be difficult) to obtain this weapon to finally defeat his adversary. Also, the weapon has supernatural powers!

I may also write a story on how my main character's mortal enemy obtains one of the strongest weapons ever created. A weapon that could destroy the universe in a blink of an eye! Brahmanda Astra. Every story needs a suspense, therefore, my main character will have to ultimately defeat his adversary even though he has the strongest weapon. 

Rama vs. Ravana: Wikimedia 

Topic Brainstorm

Indian food: I believe that this would be a great topic to look into and research. I think it is fair to say that everyone loves food! I am not too familiar with the Indian cuisines, however, I do eat a lot of their food. I love Chicken Masala in particular. I believe it would be very interesting to research the types of food ate during religious/festival times. Wikipedia 

Indian Music: I also think researching Indian music would be of great interest to me. I play the drums and guitar. Therefore, I would like to see how music in the Indian epics has potentially influenced music today. I would also like to analyze the different types of instruments they used. For example, the "Veena." Wikipedia

Indian Epics Battle: Who doesn't like action? Though I may have no knowledge of this subject,  I believe looking into the battles throughout the epics will interest me as well. It will be neat to see the types of weapons used, as well as the type of tactics utilized by the different characters. Wikipedia 

Indian Epics Brothers: This is another topic that will interest me as I go through my readings. I have siblings. Therefore I think I could discuss and relate how we have harassed each other and correlate this to the epics. It will be neat to see the sibling interaction within the epics. Wikipedia 

Chicken Masala: Flickr