1. Possible Topic-Heroes and Heroines: Every good story has a hero or heroine. In some cases, there are many of them. Almost everyone loves rooting for the good guys. Doing a project over the protagonists of the Ramayana would be interesting! There are so many possibilities to make the telling of these great characters into a spectacular project. If I chose this specific type of topic, I would most likely do it over Rama. Not only is he a fascinating character, there is also a lot of content I can use from the Ramayana. With so much information, I have more flexibility in what I want to tell my story about and what kind of project I would want to work on.
Research so far: From past storybooks, the project over The Oscars, starring
characters from the epic, was so fascinating! It was not only extremely
entertaining, it also provided the reader with information about each
character's personality and attributes. If I chose this project, I would need
to do some in-depth research about the characters. I could use Wikipedia pages
discussing Hanuman, Lakshmana, Rama,
or Sita.
Rama or Sita's marriage, their banishment, and the event that unfold after that
could be told through a unique project. The Ramayana PDE would be another great source
of extra research if I want to make sure not to stray too far from the main
storyline.
2. Possible Topic-Women
Characters: I am all about
Women's Power! This is another topic that piques my interest. While reading
through the Ramayana, Sita's character especially interested me. The
circumstances of her meeting and marrying Rama, as well as the struggles later
in life with her husband's exile were so great to read. I was also interested
in doing a project over Dasharatha's many wives (a scenario with just one wife or all three). Rama
and Bharata's mothers would be the characters that I would most likely focus on
because there is great potential for various tense scenarios and what their
actions would be as a result.
Research so far: I believe a few past projects have covered some stories about
Dasharatha's wives. Most of the stories I looked at, however, obviously focused
on Sita. I know there are Wikipedia pages to give me a brief overview of the
women characters if I choose this topic. I could look up information about Sita, Manthara, Kaikeyi,
and Kausalya. I was brainstorming about doing a
project involving a modern reality show. I could do a project based on the TLC
show Sister Wives (following the lives Dasharatha's wives) or something like
the Bachelor (Dasharatha gives four roses away at the finale and marries 3
wives!!). I also know that the Ramayana PDE can be a great resource as
well, with many links for further information.
3. Possible Topic-Brothers
and Sisters, Mothers and Fathers: This
is also a very interesting topic I could use for my Storybook project. Throughout
the readings for the Ramayana, I have loved the parts that talk about Rama and
Bharata's interactions, as well as Rama and his father's interactions. Although
the situations discussed may be brief, I feel there is so much potential if I
decide to expand it somehow and make a creative project out of those brief
events (Bharata replacing Rama as king, Dasharatha having to exile his son,
etc.) Although it was covered for maybe one or two sentences, I loved the fact
that Rama and his brothers all married wives from Janaka's family. I think that
would be an awesome topic to do a project on.
Research so far: As I was going through past storybooks, I found one of my
favorites. It was called the "Brahmazing Race" and is probably one of
the most creative titles and projects I've seen. It does give me a few ideas of
adapting a modern reality show to the stories throughout the epic. I could do
shows like Survivor (Rama and Sita!!), The Bachelor (the brothers match up and
give the final rose to their wives at the finale), Big Brother (interactions
between both families in one house), or Real Housewives of Ayodhya (having all
the brothers and sisters be in Ayodhya and follow their adventures). I even had an idea of doing a Keeping up with the
Kardashians spinoff--Keeping up with the Dasharthians. I can info
about Rama, Bharata, Lakshmana, and Shatrughna from
Wikipedia as well as from the Ramayana PDE.
4. Possible Topic-Love
Stories: This is one of my favorite topics that
could be used for my storybook project. As I've said before; I'm a sucker for
love. I would be very interested in doing a project over the couples in the
Ramayana. As I've stated in the possible topic choices above, I am really
looking at perhaps doing my project over a couple (or two or three) and using a
modern reality show as the template for the storyline. I have listed ideas like
The Bachelor, Survivor: Ayodhya, Real Housewives of Ayodhya, or even Sister
Wives. Instead of doing my project over just love stories, I would not mind
including the other topics (brothers and sisters/mothers and fathers or women
characters) while the focus would still be on love!
Research so far: The most helpful resources and research has been from past
storybook projects. I've seen many of them revolving around diary entries or
something of that sort. I really do like that idea but I do want to be a bit
more original while doing my own project. Projects like When Love Confesses, Tales
of Two Couples, Tales
of Love, Real Housewives of Ramayana, and others were
great resources to use when brainstorming. I love that although they kept the
focus on love and the couples, they told the story in a very creative way. The Ramayana PDE has various links I could use
if I chose this topic for my project. Wikipedia has links to information on the various characters as well.
Rama, his brothers, and all their wives (Wikimedia Commons).
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