Cultural Experiences

- Mahabharata author: Vyasa - came up with the Vedas - Brahma told him Ganesha is his scribe - Ganesha agreed only if his pen was continuous - Vyasa's disciple: Vaishampayana - Vaishampayana sacrificed snake by Janamejaya - Janamejaya: king of Hastinapura - Janamejaya: great grandson of Arjuna - Arjuna: one of the five Pandu brothers - Pandu brothers: grandsons of Vyasa - Uparichara: king of Chedi - devoted to asceticism - gods were scared he would rob them of power - sent Indra to bribe him with crystal car - crystal car carried him through the sky - springtime while flying, his semen fell into river - swallowed by female fish and got pregnant - boy and a girl came about - king took possession of the boy and left the girl - girl name: Satyavati - foster father: ferryman on Yamuna river - girl made a deal and lost her fishy smell - Dwaipayana: island born child - king Bharata: sire of king Hastin - king Hastin built Hastinapura - king Hastin begot king

Once upon a time, in a swamp far far away, lived an ogre named Shrek who likes being isolated and his solitude is ruined by multiple fictional and fairy tale characters. Amongst those are a donkey and a gingerbread cookie who play undercover spies to remove Shrek from his swamp as the area is needed to expand the military grounds for concentration camps. Cinderella, Snow White, Rapunzel, Sleeping Beauty were all banished from these grounds and transported to various concentration camps in the area. Fiona who was part of the evacuation squad was also an undercover spy whose task was to fake falling in love with Shrek to get him to move away to have him killed by Lord Farquaad so that Fiona and Lord Farquaad could live happily ever after. Fiona fakes being captured and is locked up in a castle in the palace that is ruled by Lord Farquaad in a beautiful city named Ayodhya which is guarded by an evil fire breathing dragon that has ten heads. Shrek duels some of Lord

- Rama = avatar of Vishnu. - builds a bridge to Lanka and defeats Dashagriva. - Dashagriva known as Ravana - killed in battle. - Vibhishana - king of Lanka (Ravana's brother). - Rama flies the Pushpaka back to Ayodhya and gives the chariot back to Kubera. - Dasharatha welcomed Vishvamitra - promised him any gift - Vashishtha cheered Dasharatha's heart and wanted him to win - Rama got father's blessing and went with Vishvamitra and Lakshman - Vishvamitra led the way carrying bows and swords - reflection of radiance - Vishvamitra and other priests began sacrifice - rakshasas obscured the sky and rused in horrid shapes - Rama wounded and put to flight Maricha and Suvahu - days of sacrifice took place - ritual at Siddhashrama - Rama asked Vishvamitra for more tasks - Vishvamitra said that Janaka: Raja of Mithila celebrating a sacrifice - behold a big and grand bow - all the Brahmas of the hermitage set out for Mithila - bi

- Valmiki desired to hear all about Rama - Valmiki returned to the forest hut and passed through the woods - came across the bird man and bird woman singing and dancing - hunter shot the bird man - came across Brahma: creator of the world - Valmiki set himself to make the great Ramayana - fulfillment of desire and wealth - yoga powers were beheld by Rama and Sita - Lakshmanan and Dasharatha continued on with their day - he chose Kusi and Lava: accomplished sons of Rama and Sita - lived in the forest hermitage and learned the Vedas - Valmiki taught Ramayana to them so that they can recite it - brothers went to Ayodhya - Rama's city - Rama found them and then were brought to the court - Ayodhya: beautiful city in Koshala - men were righeous and happy, educated, truthful, charitable - king was Dasharatha: good man - under him were many smart counsellors - some were Kashyapa and Markandeya - saintly priest under him: Vashishtha and Vamadeva - great sage: Rishyasri

          In tonight’s episode of Grey’s Anatomy, Meredith has to choose between Derek and Finn. Two really good candidates for two completely different reasons. She is having a hard time doing so because both men are so great and have different things to offer. The way she met both of them are super unorthodox but a great way to ideally meet your future soulmate(s). Meredith Grey met Derek one night at a bar and ended up kicking him out of her house the morning after due to having a little too much to drink the night before.            They found out that Meredith serves as an intern under Derek who is a neurosurgeon at Grey’s hospital which is named after Meredith’s widely known and famous mother who is now sick with Alzheimer’s. Meredith and Derek hit it off right from the start and are the couple that I have been rooting for like how Sita and Rama are meant to be. Although Finn may not be an exact replica or a doppelganger of Ravana, they do share some qualities on