21 Notes - Valmiki Ramayan for the 21st century!

21 Notes is a YouTube channel that describes itself as "Valmiki Ramayan for the 21st century!" It is an animated version of Valmiki Ramayana in which the characters are presented in shadows.

I hadn't checked 21 Notes for a long time until I saw this tweet from Sham Sharma:

What took you so long to find this channel? 😉 I already knew about it 🙂

— The Bahu of Bengal (@TheBahuOfBengal) February 18, 2021

 Just found an interesting YouTube channel who’s doing a series on the Ramayana. There a small channel so go check them out:

Thank goodness that Sham Sharma tweeted about 21 Notes!  Otherwise I wouldn't have known that Season 3 is in progress.  All episodes from Seasons 1 and 2 are posted to the 21 Notes YouTube 

Here is the "executive summary" for Valmiki Ramayana. Best viewed on laptop or tablet. To view on your smartphone, rotate your phone by 90 degrees.

   

Iti-ha-asa इतिहास. That is how it happened!

Invocation to the Isopanishad ईशोपनिषद्

This video presents the invocation in Devanagari, translation to English, declension table, and analysis of cases used in the invocation. Audio is included.

More work needs to be done.

Vedas and Upanishads

Here is a short video that I made that aligns the principal Upanishads with the Vedas.

Note that the alphabetization of English and Devanagari are different.

Lost Temples of India

Here's another reason for my wish to travel to southern India: this video The Lost Temples of India, which was presented on The Discovery Channel:



The above video is Part 1 of 6. Parts 2 through 6 are also available.

My criticism about this documentary is the dramatic ominous music background for the temples, which contrast with the reposeful music on the segments showing the Taj Mahal. What statement is that making? Still, there are awe-inspiring views of the temples at Thanjavur (Tanjore) and Madurai, both in Tamil Nadu.