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Tales of Ganesha

I am familiar with Ganesha a little bit, but the title did do a good job outlining that the story would be about Ganesha. It is lacking though in what Ganesha is doing. Thankfully the intro clears up what Ganesha is doing and where he is traveling. The writer is writing from the point of Ganesha and that makes the post more personable and a little bit more interesting. The overall design of the blog post is a little bit bland but the navigation between pages is nice and easy.

Hindu Lover Online

Hindu Lover Online is playing the role of a online dating site that matches others based on connection and character. The intro intertwines the Indian gods and the how they play a role in the Hindu Lover's selection by outlining and comparing characteristics strongly attached to a certain god. The other pages linked from the main page focus on specific gods or characters and how their stories add to the lover match making. The layout of the website is very easy to navigate and the background used for the text makes reading easy.

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Missing River

I am familiar with Sherlock Holmes. The title does a good job of explaining that the story will be a mystery. The title page states that the story will be coinciding with The Ramayana. The introduction features a bloody palm print and sets the scene quickly, both of things grab the attention. The mood is quickly set that something is amiss and it really draws the reader in. Sherlock and Watson soon after discover a dead body that is still warm, signifying that she just recently died. The writer really does a good job of setting the mood. The layout of the page is nice as well. There is a colorful background and the choice of font even adds to the mystery afoot.

Above Image Information: Edited using Picasa
Orginal Image Source: 50 beautiful Pictures of India

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  1. Laura GibbsAugust 21, 2017 at 11:56 AM

    How great that you know about Ganesha already, Brad! He is important for the Mahabharata part of this class because he is the divine scribe who wrote down the Mahabharata while the poet Vyasa dictated to him (picture). As you can see, there is a huge variety of topics and styles within the world of Indian Epics, and I hope you will have fun brainstorming some topic ideas of your own in Week 2! :-)

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