Who Will Tell the Story?
The stories within my storybook will be told by Vishvakarma. Vishvakarma will be discussing different inventions of his and the stories associated with his inventions. I think this is an effective way to discuss the story of Lanka while also analyzing just how much each god can affect a story within Indian Mythology.
Main Ideas
During this storybook, I want to learn more about what Vishvakarma is credited with inventing. Further, I want to see how Vishvakarma affected Indian mythology with his inventions. I also found myself interested in Lanka while reading the Ramayana, and I thought that there was plenty of information to dissect how Vishvakarma is subtly intertwined with many of the stories about Lanka.
Story 1: The City of Lanka
The first story will be a broad discussion on the architecture and history of Lanka. This story will focus on how the architecture has shaped stories told in the Ramayana and stories that took place before the Ramayana. This story serves as the background of the final story - the battle for Lanka.
Sources:
Lanka from Wikipedia
Story 2: Vishvakarma's Chariot Shop
This story will be a conglomerate of stories about various chariots made by Vishvakarma and a quick overview of the history associated with each chariot. Eventually, Pushpaka will be mentioned, which helps with tying the chariot story in with the overall theme of Vishvakarma and Lanka.
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Story 3: The Bridge to Lanka
This story will serve as a bridge, pun intended, to the final story of my storybook. Vishvakarma's son, Nala, constructs the bridge to Lanka which allows me to further tie this story together with Vishvakarma. The Thai version of the bridge to Lanka may be mixed with the Indian version to gather up even more information on the bridge. This story will end with Rama's army entering into Lanka.
Sources:
Nala from Wikipedia
Adam's Bridge from Wikipedia
PDE Ramayana (primarily focusing on Donald A. Mackenzie's stories)
Suvannamacha from Wikipedia
PDE Ramayana (primarily focusing on Donald A. Mackenzie's stories)
Suvannamacha from Wikipedia
Story 4: The Battle for Lanka
This story will tie together all of the previous stories. Lanka, Pushpaka, and Rama's Bridge will all be discussed in this story. There will also be other inventions of Vishvakarma discussed in this story; many of the weapons used in the battle for Lanka were invented by Vishvakarma. This story will also discuss Rama's first thoughts when he entered Lanka, but I will somehow make a way to appear as if Rama told Vishvakarma his thoughts on Lanka so I can retain the Vishvakarma point of view throughout the story.
Sources:
Vishvakarma from Wikipedia
PDE Ramayana (primarily focusing on Donald A. Mackenzie's stories)
Indra from Wikipedia
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