Mary Kay Place

From Oklahoma

couple of inaccuracies i thot eestixd in ur expostulation:1. Chasing a deer / the ‘circle of protection’ for Prince Chorpulis well rama hadnt made any circle for sita. it was lakshman who drew the circle after sita forced him to look for rama after hearing of marich impersonating rama's voice & calling for help.2. where he sticks a fish on a pole (without rotating discs under it): nopes. it was a wooden bird hidden among foliage which was used for the training by drona. fish was used only for the swayamvar of draupadi.3. riddle of the sphinx : has been used in harry potter's goblet of fire also. when harry was inside the maze & faced the sphinx.4. king lear is a different play of shakespeare & macbeth is a difft one5. Asking for three wishes from a jinn: direct reference to bhoote'r raja's 3 bor from goopigyne-baghabyne6. Borphi (The Boy Genius, on page 13): reference to the old wily wizard in goopi-gyne/ bagha-byne who was modelled on merlin7. amloki: village names used in goopigyne/baghabyne amloki & hortuki were the native villages of goopi & bagha respectivly8. ullook: it's not bengali for owl, it's bengali for a baboon or gibbon. which's a primate & related to the monkey race (as Bali). bengali for owl is pacha.apart from these there are various other observations of allusions which i had made when i had read the book long time back like how some of the main charcters hve been named after nicknames of samit's best buddies from school & some other connections from the school days, etc.how do i know this last part abt school buddies etc? well he was my school senior & is a good friend good mail tho cheers,