Shivani's Blog!

Ganesha and his brother, Kartikeya, sitting on the lap of Shiva and Parvati. Source : Wikipedia Ganesha's Creation and Early Life The key feature of this story is to inform the reader about who Ganesha is and how he came to be. The question of how he got his elephant head, along with his name, will be explained here as well. Source . The Broken Tusk The key feature of this story is to tell the readers of Ganesha's broken tusk. There are many theories out there regarding this, but I will talk about the one that is most popular. Source . Ganesha and Kartikeya This story will explain the relationship between Ganesha and his brother Kartikeya. It is a story that I did not know about so I would like to explain my version of it to other readers. Source . I would like all of my stories to be told in the third person so that they are informative and easier to understand.

My first topic I am interested in is telling a story about the legend that is Hanuman. Out of all of the deities, I feel like he is less spoken of so I would like to change that. I have previous knowledge of Hanuman from my grandma and I also have several pieces of literature from India that explain the deities and their duties. I also have a book for festivals and it explains for whom and why the festivals are celebrated. This would be helpful in writing about certain deities and the certain days of the year  that are dedicated to them. In my stories I would write about the origins of Hanuman, as well as his encounters with Rama and his connection to the Ramayana. Source . My second topic I would like to consider for my project is stories about Krishna. Ever since I was a child, Krishna has always been my favorite deity (mainly because he was blue, and I thought that was super cool) and because my grandmother would tell really heroic stories about him. I would like to talk about...