I said I wouldn't take long to act on bhaiya's suggestion of using this thread to develop ideas for other threads where we could discuss specific aspects/scenes of RS mythos in detail, so here's a start. I have a bit of a list going where I jot down discussion ideas that we can do at some point, some of them are orkut threads I read/participated in that I feel there's plenty to still discuss about and others are the kinds of threads I always wanted to have whenever we would finally get our forum So here are a few to start with and I would REALLY appreciate it if you guys could look and see which seem most interesting and worth discussing first:

oaths and promises - this was a really promising topic that Shivang tried to initiate in Orkut, and it really caught my attention. Here we would refer to characters who were known for either being sworn to truth (Vasudev, Yudhishtir, Harishchandra) or for never breaking a promise (Dashrath, Shri Ram, Vasudev, etc.). We would also bring in characters who were more dynamic in this aspect like Lakshman, who made good on his promise to rid the earth of Meghnaad but wisely backed out of his brash oath to do the same to Bharat before Bharat Milaap. We would debate over the different strategies they used to get through moral dilemmas involving truth (Yudhishtir's Ashwatthama line and Vasuji's evasiveness/silence), and we would also discuss the situations in which one should adhere to such principles and in which ones it is ok to break away from them, i.e. what principles are higher than them if any.

chronology doubts and discussions - this was also something we started in Orkut. We talked about the various chiranjeevis who made appearances in both Treta Yug and Dwaapar Yug, the potential contradictions in their behavior from age to age, and other random stuff about the timelines of mytho events. One of the most memorable ones for me is how Sita Maa worships Parvati Maa in Baalkand, but then later in Aranya Kand Shri Ram gets tested by Devi Sati who was Parvati Maa's predecessor Wherever possible we would help each other resolve such doubts and confusions, otherwise it would be fun to share them anyway.

music talk/repeat tunes detector - this is for detailed reactions/discussions on the songs in various mythos. Commenting on verses that we found particularly poetic or meaningful, classifying them by similar tunes/themes/raag (if known) and recording that stuff in some sort of ToC, and asking for explanations of lines that didn't make sense.

fashion thread - nope, this one's not from Orkut but just for fun it's been something I've wanted to do whenever I would get a chance to meet fellow girly mytho fans... we'd make objective observations and comparisons of the costumes seen in various mytho productions, trace them to the region/era/subculture they seem to have been inspired by, take note of similarities/repetitions, and of course just dish about the ones we found particularly pretty Have I made myself sound like a total flake yet

Ok so that seems like enough choices for now, please fill me in on what sounds interesting enough to discuss first and easiest to participate in regularly so it can stay active while we're all busy with college/work!!!

Hello every1!!

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Btw thanx for luving my work...btw U were talking abt d Mat jaao pics..right...will post dem whenever I find time!!

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Hahaha U ppl pllzzzz dont go on subtitles...they seem to me funny sometimes so leave dem when they confuse U...bt I appreciate d point Shivang bhaiya raised..bt to my knowledge Daau is d nickname for Baldaauji....thats why even Maiya calls him Daau sometimes...otherwise why wud she?? Btw luvd ur req frm Ragz it was B'ful!!

Hey di...just luv reading ur comments everytime coz they r reallly ver sweet like U!! Thanx for appreciating n encouraging me

I missed U like anything hun...  bt will still miss ur creations