Indian Epics Spring 2018

Edit: This story has been transferred to my Portfolio . Click  here to view the most up to date version.         All who knew Gria and Rahim were envious of their relationship. They seemed very happy with one another, and they were joyful for a time. But, shortly after Gria became pregnant with their first child, she seemed grave. She did not eat or sleep. Many thought it was due to a bad pregnancy. In fact, the child was stillborn. After this, Gria’s mood seemed to return to normal. Rahim was upset about losing the baby, but he was happy that he had his wife back. Many months after this, Gria became pregnant again. Once more, her mood plummeted and the child was born dead.         This cycle repeated for seven children total. Gria recovered fully after each loss, but Rahim grew more tired and depressed. He could not understand how his wife was so unaffected. After all, she was the one who carried the children inside of her for months...

        The idea that Krishna was able to create people and cows from himself is very interesting. These were not just bodies either, they had personalities and fooled others into thinking they were real. This would be a scary thing to happen in real life or in another context. I could write about a town where people slowly disappear but return slightly different than before. Some being would be stealing the original people away and replacing them with beings made from his body.         Instead of Krishna taming a bull, I could write of a man befriending and earning the trust of a highly aggressive child. Maybe the child once suffered abuse or has social issues. The man would use similar techniques of friendliness and patience to win over the hesitant child.         Krishna's inability to marry Radha made me very sad. I'd love to rework this into a piece of my own. A similar concept would be a man having a job which would...

        The king killing his sister's children to protect himself reminded me of the story of Ganga drowning her children, but not explaining why to her husband. I could combine ideas from both of these stories to create a new one. Maybe a woman kills her children because of a prophesy that the children will kill their father.         I love that Durga calls the king out on his sexism. I've written a story before based on Amba's life where a female protagonist is underestimated and gets revenge from a cruel man. I would definitely be fine with writing another story of women giving a proud and hateful man what he deserves. I could also flip the gender on this as well. After all, any person can be evil, not just men.         The idea of a demoness infiltrating a family and trying to kill one of the children residing there sounds like a great plot for a movie. I would love to write this in a modern, horror style story. From the ...