Vrindavan Essays

There are many different forms of god in the Hindu religion, and each has their own significance. In many Hindu traditions, the main form of god is said to be Vishnu and all other forms are an incarnation of Vishnu. The eighth incarnation of Vishnu, according to the Bhagavat Purana, is Shree Krishna. When the name of Lord Krishna is mentioned, more often than not, people automatically think of his childhood pastimes and lilas, as well as, his teachings in the Bhagavad Gita. All of the stories from

Devastation of Sanctity in Cultural Institutions: A Thematic Study of Whelan’s Homeless Bird ABSTRACT The paper makes an attempt to expose the gruesome reality of annihilation of sanctity in cultural institutions such as marriage, education and religion through Gloria Whelan’s novel Homeless Bird. These institutions crush women’s individuality and drive them to a subservient status rather than provide security to them. They intensify sufferings to women instead of ensuring happiness to them. Whelan

from death, but he then ends up dying in Varanasi. After Hari dies, Hari’s sister, Chandra, marries and leaves home, and shortly after, Hari’s father, Sassur, dies. Hari’s mother, Sass, seeing an opportunity to find another home, abandons Koly in Vrindavan, which is known to be the city of widows in India. However, she finds a boy named Raji who finds her a widow’s home, where she gets a stable job and food, and the book ends with Raji asking Koly to marry him. In Chu Ju’s House, a young girl named