Well, Let's Get Crackin'...Topic Brainstorm

Hey all! There are so many interesting topics out there that it is getting really hard to narrow, which ones I really am more interested in. I love learning more about my culture any opportunity I get, which makes this class more enjoyable! As I lad mentioned in my intro I love learning, I truly believe no matter how old you get or how many years in school you spend there is always more to learn. We were supposed to pick only four topics, but sometimes I just can't choose.

Topic 1: I am looking into music, because I have always been a dancer and music listener. Sure I cannot tell the difference between a G major, d minor, or b flat, but give me beats and I can count them and dance to any Hindi song. There is just something in Indian music that make you want to start dancing. I am not only referring to music to all types of music even our songs that are geared towards pleasing the Gods. I have so much more I want to research and tell you all about on this topic!

Topic 2: I am also a food junkie, so food was a obvious second for me. Growing up in a house with my mom being the ultimate chef was pretty amazing. She always tells me that there are specific dishes that are made for the birthdays of Gods and other important dates in the Hindu religion. What I want to know is how that came to be, like who had first came up with the idea of eating sweets before something important or the idea of laddu for Hanumana on Saturdays.

Topic 3: Festivals and holidays are very important in the Hindu culture. I really want to know more about Navratri, because even though we spend the evenings of nine days dancing for the Goddess, I dive deeper into the history of that. Not only that, but I also want to do a cross culture examination of the festival. I want to see the development of the festival in modern times compared to how it is done in India and around the world to the old times.

Topic 4: Travelling in India is one of the two that I am conflicted on. I have traveled to many places in India, but there is so much more to explore! My parents have taken me and my brother on numerous trips to India so that we don't forget what makes up the Indian culture. I love to travel and if I ever have enough money I would travel the world. Being adventurous runs in the blood so when this topic came across I was so excited. I want to see what are the places that have escaped my radar for places to visit and learn about what makes them unique.

Topic 5: Dasharatha and his family is such an interesting topic. From the stories that my parents have told me and how they are depicted in the Ramayana makes me want to learn what there is to find on the internet about them. I know that there are multiple versions of the Ramayana, so how they are described is going to vary from author to author and I want to explore that while also research more about Dasharath Raja. The fact that the king had three wives who didn't think badly of each other until the kids were grown shocks me, but what can I say this family makes us seem average. I might actually make this a blog like Gossip Girl.

I cannot wait for next week to come, so I can dig a little deeper into my topics!

My favorite - Bundi Ke Laddu