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Multimedia cultures visualising motifs of BOOK II.Frame Story

The description of the all sustaining tree in BookII.Frame story indicates the interconnected nature of life and value of friendships. Here,a Kalamkari, painted cloth, rendition of this motif

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                 Charecter's in story

Gold the mouse

          others in Book II:Tale II. Mice that Set the      Elephant Free

 

 

Spot the deer

Swift the crow

Slow the tortoise

 

            Citragriva: King of Doves

                      Bherunda Birds

Bherunda Birds, Chennakesava Temple, Belur, Karnataka, India

10 C.E

Image Mel Kandel. Ancient Looms

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Raaga:The specialized sense of 'loveliness, beauty,' especially of voice or song, emerges in Classical Sanskrit, used by Kalidasa and in the Panchatantra.(Wiki)

Rajib Karmakar is a well-known Raaga music fusion artist. His music forms a melodius accompaniment to this website exploring the interaction between linguistic, cultural amd material cultures, made available by the digital medium, where the meaning of the Panchatantra may be truly experienced

 

 

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