Source: Tales of the Strength and the Struggles
The topic of the story was interesting and shared experiences of men's relationships towards women. This is the first time I ever read the story but there are similar situations where women were not as valuable in society. I'm not quite sure of the Indian culture so please correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe that many men don't value women in Indian society. Women were known to be wife and mother material. So in the story, the husbands betrayed the wives and society still see it was the women's fault. In fact, some countries today still blame women because they weren't seen as valuable or successful.
The introduction was clear and explained how these women talked about their relationships to ease the pain. It is obvious that Sita and Ahalya were hurt and blamed for their unfortunate marriages.
The design was so pretty! I really like space theme but has a touch of soft color to it. It was very feminine looking and I really like the pinkish purple color.
Food and Culture: An Indian Scrapbook by Autumn
Source: Food and Culture
I picked the topic because it was about food and who doesn't like food! The topic was very interesting and Autumn seem like she knew a lot about cooking different ethnic foods. It's exciting how there are so man Indian spices, maybe that is why their food is so good. The topic of Indian food is entirely new to me, although I knew Indian used spices to cook most of the food, I had no idea that ginger was popular. However, ginger is pretty popular in most Asian countries, it is the key ingredient for all foods.
The introduction was did a good job of explaining the topic. It was kind of like a cookbook more than a story. However, she did explained about how the spices are also used for medicinal purposes. She also talked about the different peppers and which part of the countries it is from. I've always wanted to try Samosas, I don't know anywhere in Oklahoma that has them, maybe a few Indian restaurants?
The design was plain but simple clear. Maybe she could have put more thought into the template but I liked the pictures! The foods looked so good, I can already feel like I'm getting hungry.
Yama's Hair Salon by Carrie Graham
Source: Yama's Hair Salon
The topic was not familiar with me. It is the first time I heard of the story and I had to read the author's note before reading the whole story. However, I thought the person who wrote this short story was pretty clever and made the story interesting. She said hair salon was known for gossips and from the story women shared their experiences with each other. I see the relation there because my mother owns a hair salon and there is a lot of gossiping going on with her clients. I liked the story sounded very cheerful and not dull. Most importantly, she did a good job and rewriting it in her own story with interesting details.
The introduction was was good but reading it, I was confused because I didn't know the real story about Yama or Chitragupta. So I had to read the author's note first before reading the whole story.
The design was very very simple. It was mainly a purple background and that was it, but sometimes simple is good.
(Indian Culture) Ganesha and Food
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