Hello!!
So here is what has been going on.
I have my blogger here - which was mainly on Puranas - especially Markandeya Purana. Then something happened.
That something made me stop - or let's say, pause.
I need a break. There has been a lot going on at home, health, etc. Puranas take time.
And I had the Substack on Mahabharata and Ramayana of Kashidas. And the YouTube. Everything needs to pause.
I want to do something simpler.
So I thought - let me make a fresh start. And see how it goes.
December and Panchatantra: A New Focus
Why December and why Panchatantra?
So why December? It takes time to write. This is the last week of November, and I thought, I will start writing. So December.
The next - why Panchatantra? So a dear friend was telling me why don’t I work on an illustrated version of Panchatantra. Illustrated by AI - written by me. Not written - retelling it. So I decided to use this platform for that purpose. And I will take it slow - a story a week, not more.
Over the next months, I will tell stories from Panchatantra. And once that is over, another chapter.
The Tales of Vikrama: Greatness and Wisdom
Once the Panchatantra is complete, I will move on to stories of King Vikrama. There are stories surrounding the great king Vikramaditya, also known as Vikrama. Stories that show how great a king, he was. Initially, I wanted to do this - start with stories of Vikrama and the ghost/ Vetala. When I shared that idea with my friend, he said the ghost would scare kids away - and I kept telling him, this was a friendly ghost. So I will use this platform to fulfil that desire of mine.
There are two books about Vikrama - one that has 25 questions that the ghost asked the king and how he cleverly answered the spirit. The other one is about the throne of Vikramaditya and how when king Bhoja wanted to climb on that throne he was told 32 tales about the king’s greatness.
So I will start with the 25 stories told in the book Vetala Panchavimshati (Twenty-five stories of Vetala - the spirit). I will then start with tales from the book Simhasana Dvatrimsika (Thirty Two Tales of the throne).
Beyond These Stories
After I complete telling the stories from Panchatantra and stories about Vikrama, I will shift the scope to include stories from texts such as the Puranas. There are so many stories there - that I could go on for years.
So that is what I want to do with my blog.
Visual Storytelling: The Video Plan (Starting March)
Starting March, I want to slowly start working on a visual version of the stories. I will try, I will attempt that and see, how it goes.
I plan to start that in March. Why March - that is many months away? Well, I have a surgery scheduled in January and may take time off then, and while writing takes time, making a video is an even longer process. So that is why March. Not before mid-March.
While the blog will be the home for my weekly posts starting in December, I will be expanding my vision to video! https://www.youtube.com/@PerspectivesbyBabu
Join the Journey and Schedule
So, I hope you will join me in this journey of mine. Subscribe to the blog. I will keep sharing updates here.
I will be sharing the content on my Substack page also.
Here is the plan - I will be posting every Friday here .
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