Manismriti :
A Prologue to Vedic History
Recognition
ADC Young Onea
Winner: Bronze Illustration
Illustration + Print Design
An illustrated novella, I made for my final year thesis project. It aims to affect tomorrow's children in India, who will grow up listening to Hindu mythological stories. Through research and observation, I concluded that women are only enablers or space fillers in history. Their characters are unexplored. Which makes me think, what could women have done so drastic in the past, that men's portrayal of them in history and society has been so very extreme?
Manusmriti is the book in Indian Vedic literature known as the book for human laws and codes of conduct. However, on reading further, I found it extremely misogynistic. My story is an exploration into the time before sage Manu, recited Manusmriti. What could have possibly happened in his life, that he demanded that women be on a tight leash?
The story is an exploration of love, loss, tradition, and ego. It marks the beginning of an end, in Indian history.
ADC Young Onea
Winner: Bronze Illustration
Illustration + Print Design
An illustrated novella, I made for my final year thesis project. It aims to affect tomorrow's children in India, who will grow up listening to Hindu mythological stories. Through research and observation, I concluded that women are only enablers or space fillers in history. Their characters are unexplored. Which makes me think, what could women have done so drastic in the past, that men's portrayal of them in history and society has been so very extreme?
Manusmriti is the book in Indian Vedic literature known as the book for human laws and codes of conduct. However, on reading further, I found it extremely misogynistic. My story is an exploration into the time before sage Manu, recited Manusmriti. What could have possibly happened in his life, that he demanded that women be on a tight leash?
The story is an exploration of love, loss, tradition, and ego. It marks the beginning of an end, in Indian history.
