Epics of India

How to Provide Great Feedback When You're Not in Charge This article explains that there is 3 different types of feedback: appreciation, advice, and evaluation. I didn't know this but it makes sense. You should give appreciation when you want to create motivation or give appraisal for someones work. Use advice when you want someone to change or keep a certain behavior to create better work. Finally, evaluation is used when determining what someones work is like compared to others. Evaluation can be the hardest type of feedback to give, in my opinion,  because a lot of the time people end up feeling criticized and get their feelings hurt if you give them an evaluation that they don't like or agree with. As the article mentioned, a professor giving a student an A on a paper may make that student feel really good about themselves, but if that professor gives a C then the student is going to feel bad about their work. When giving evaluation feedback, I think it is super import...

Brahmastra Arguably the greatest weapon of the Ramayana and Mahabharata, this celestial weapon is so great that one can only use it once per lifetime. This weapon was used in the war of Mahabharata , and is said to be able to destroy worlds. It was created by Lord Brahma, the creator god in Hinduism. To use it, one has to have immense mental concentration and pray to Lord Brahma. It's intention is only to be used as a last resort. Sudarshana Chakra This weapon is unlike other usual weapons that we usually see wielded by gods and heroes. Instead of a sword, bow, or axe, this weapon functions as a spinning spiked disk. It is serrated and said to have 10 million spikes going in two rows around it. It's used in multiple legends, including Krishna beheading Shishupala with it. This seems like a pretty unique weapon. Shiva Dhanush This weapon is a bow, created by Lord Shiva . It was originally created when Shiva made two bows, and gave them to Rudra and Vishnu . Eventually,...

            There once was a kingdom of monkeys that lived deep within the jungle. This was The Kingdom of Vihren, where monkeys from all over the planet traveled to behold the magnificent land. The King of Virhen was a noble monkey named Jakook.                          One day, Jakook decided he would offer a test of strength for monkeys from all over the world to come try, in order to find a suitor for his monkey daughter, Sina. In front of the kingdom gates laid an enormous rock. This rock had been there for thousands of years, and it had never moved. Jakook declared that any monkey that could lift the rock could have Sina’s hand in marriage.             Monkeys from all over the lands came, including big powerful apes. However, none could move this rock. Then one mor...

Battle with Khara setting is eerie, with the sky being blood red and a full eclipse occurring  Rama dares to take on the demons by himself, telling Lakshman and Sita to go to a nearby cave Rama is dressed in full gleaming armor, with a sword and bow as his weapons Khara charges at him with a chariot Rama uses fire arrows and his celestial sword to kill and wipe out the 14,000 demons Viradha demon, whom is cursed, abducts Sita from Rama and Lakshman  description of demon is grotesque, with hollow eyes and a disfigured body Rama pierced the demon with seven arrows, but the demon was immune to sharp weapons Rama and Lakshman let the demon pick them up after he sets Sita down. They then break both his arms and make him wounded. Start punching and kicking the demon, but he won't die They decide to make a pit to throw him in After they throw the demon in the pit, the demon reveals that he was actually Tumburu, and had been cursed by Kubera. Rama had to defeat Tumbu...

Ramayana: Rama Wins Sita Rama has to prove his strength by being able to bend the bow of gods, including Janak's bow of war Many warriors come from far to try to wield the bow but none can except Rama Wielded bow of Rudra Sita becomes his wife because of it Similar story to King Arthur and the legend of the sword Ramayana: King Janaka King Janaka presents the challenge of anyone being able to bend the bow of Shiva's bow may marry his daughter Rama and his brother travel to bend the bow, facing demons in their path Nobody has been able to bend it, including demons, humans, and gods Thataka Rama battles with a rakshashi, a female demon He cut off her arms and shot her with arrows She resorted to becoming invisible Rama becomes rushed by a group of rakshasas, led by the mother of Thataka, and Rama summons the weapons he was granted when he killed Thataka. One of the weapons blasts the demons thousands of miles away to see, while the other weapon consumed other demo...