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The document provides a summary of the short story collection "Gods, Demons and Others" by R.K. Narayan. It discusses that the collection contains some of the most well-known stories of Hindu mythology which would have been orally told by storytellers to villagers in India. The stories revolve around prominent characters and are adapted from major Hindu epics like the Ramayana and Mahabharata. They were meant to teach philosophical and moral lessons as well as outline the differences between good and evil. The storyteller plays a key role in sharing these tales which help the listeners understand concepts of life, death and destiny at a deeper level through repeated listening.

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The document provides a summary of the short story collection "Gods, Demons and Others" by R.K. Narayan. It discusses that the collection contains some of the most well-known stories of Hindu mythology which would have been orally told by storytellers to villagers in India. The stories revolve around prominent characters and are adapted from major Hindu epics like the Ramayana and Mahabharata. They were meant to teach philosophical and moral lessons as well as outline the differences between good and evil. The storyteller plays a key role in sharing these tales which help the listeners understand concepts of life, death and destiny at a deeper level through repeated listening.

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Browse all BookRags Study Guides. The Printer of Malgudi. Narayan, who is regarded as one of India's greatest English language novelists,
Gods, Demons and Others is a collection of some of the most well-known stories of Hindu mythology. More summaries and resources for
teaching or studying Gods, Demons, and Others. Such tangents, if added to this volume, would expand it to epic and unpublishable proportions.
The stories that the storyteller would recite to the villagers were essentially road maps detailing how to properly live one's life, and the characters in
these epics were considered prototypes and molds in which humanity is meant to be cast. Two; Devi, Viswamitra, Manmata. He is a key figure
within the rural Indian community. It was his hope that taken together, they would provide the reader with a total picture of Indian mythology.
Among the villagers, it would not matter if an individual was or was not literate. The oral tradition would insure that even those who could not read
the written word would be able to participate. Narayan included only stories that revolved around outstanding personalities, and he aimed at
assembling as large a variety of characters as possible. This is very important, as every story has within it philosophical or moral significance, and
would outline the distinctions between good and evil. These stories, as written within this text, are not meant to be taken as translations. Gods,
Demons, and Others from BookRags. The storyteller, or Pandit, is really the crux of all the short stories in this collection. Follow Us on Facebook.
In the preface of the work, Narayan explains that a storyteller reciting one of these stories orally to a crowd of villagers would often embellish it
with long theological or didactic tangents, aimed at criticizing modern attitudes or expounding on a philosophy. Read more from the Study Guide.
One; Lavana, Chudala and Yayati. The source of 'Lavana' and 'Chudala' is the 'Yoga-Vasishta'. The collection of stories in this work are ones that
would have been heard over and over again within the Indian culture, meant to be pondered over again and again, in order to engender within the
listener an ever deepening understanding of life, death and destiny. This section contains words approx. A Tiger For Malgudi: At the end of a long,
laborious day working in the fields, the members of a rural village would gather on the front doorstep of the storyteller's hut, wanting some
entertainment. Three; Ravana, Valmiki, Draupadi. View a FREE sample. View the Lesson Plans. While the storyteller, or narrator, is vital to any of
these stories, Narayan has kept him in the background as much as possible unless he is needed to come forward with an explanation or
introduction. They are taken, in part, from the ancient texts of 'The Ramayana', an epic hero's tale starring Rama, which is known in one form or
another by every man, woman and child in the Indian society, and 'The Mahabharata', which is the other major epic tale of the culture, starring two
rival families and chronicling their struggles. View the Study Pack.

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Narayan included only stories that revolved around outstanding personalities, and he aimed at assembling as large a variety of characters as
possible. One; Lavana, Chudala and Yayati. View the Study Pack. The oral tradition would insure that even those who could not read the written
word would be able to participate. The storyteller, or Pandit, is really the crux of all the short stories in this collection. This study guide contains the
following sections: View the Lesson Plans. He is a key figure within the rural Indian community. In the preface of the work, Narayan explains that a
storyteller reciting one of these stories orally to a crowd of villagers would often embellish it with long theological or didactic tangents, aimed at
criticizing modern attitudes or expounding on a philosophy. At the end of a long, laborious day working in the fields, the members of a rural village
would gather on the front doorstep of the storyteller's hut, wanting some entertainment. Narayan, who is regarded as one of India's greatest English
language novelists, Gods, Demons and Others is a collection of some of the most well-known stories of Hindu mythology. They are taken, in part,
from the ancient texts of 'The Ramayana', an epic hero's tale starring Rama, which is known in one form or another by every man, woman and
child in the Indian society, and 'The Mahabharata', which is the other major epic tale of the culture, starring two rival families and chronicling their
struggles. The source of 'Lavana' and 'Chudala' is the 'Yoga-Vasishta'. This is very important, as every story has within it philosophical or moral
significance, and would outline the distinctions between good and evil. Browse all BookRags Study Guides. Get Gods, Demons, and Others from
Amazon. This section contains words approx. Among the villagers, it would not matter if an individual was or was not literate. The collection of
stories in this work are ones that would have been heard over and over again within the Indian culture, meant to be pondered over again and again,
in order to engender within the listener an ever deepening understanding of life, death and destiny. While the storyteller, or narrator, is vital to any
of these stories, Narayan has kept him in the background as much as possible unless he is needed to come forward with an explanation or
introduction. Read more from the Study Guide. Gods, Demons, and Others from BookRags. The Printer of Malgudi. The Painter of Signs. View a
FREE sample. Two; Devi, Viswamitra, Manmata. These stories, as written within this text, are not meant to be taken as translations. Follow Us on
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to properly live one's life, and the characters in these epics were considered prototypes and molds in which humanity is meant to be cast. It was his
hope that taken together, they would provide the reader with a total picture of Indian mythology. Such tangents, if added to this volume, would
expand it to epic and unpublishable proportions. More summaries and resources for teaching or studying Gods, Demons, and Others. A Tiger For
Malgudi:
Gods Demons and Others
The collection of stories in this work are ones that would have been heard over and over again within the Indian culture, meant to be pondered
over again and again, in order to engender within the listener an ever deepening understanding of life, death and destiny. These stories, as written
within this text, are not meant to be taken as translations. Narayan included only stories that revolved around outstanding personalities, and he
aimed at assembling as large a variety of characters as possible. Such tangents, if added to this volume, would expand it to epic and unpublishable
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possible unless he is needed to come forward with an explanation or introduction. In the preface of the work, Narayan explains that a storyteller
reciting one of these stories orally to a crowd of villagers would often embellish it with long theological or didactic tangents, aimed at criticizing
modern attitudes or expounding on a philosophy. At the end of a long, laborious day working in the fields, the members of a rural village would
gather on the front doorstep of the storyteller's hut, wanting some entertainment. View the Study Pack. They are taken, in part, from the ancient
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not matter if an individual was or was not literate. The storyteller, or Pandit, is really the crux of all the short stories in this collection. One; Lavana,
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The oral tradition would insure that even those who could not read the written word would be able to participate. The source of 'Lavana' and
'Chudala' is the 'Yoga-Vasishta'. More summaries and resources for teaching or studying Gods, Demons, and Others. Gods, Demons, and Others
from BookRags. The stories that gods demons and others pdf storyteller would recite to the villagers were essentially road maps detailing how to
properly live one's life, and the characters in these epics were considered prototypes and molds in which humanity is meant to be cast. Narayan,
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