02/20/2025
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THURSDAY: June 20th 2025
The power of Myth: “Rakthbeej” or Blood-Seed, the Demon
A recount of the myth pervading the region of India and where ever the Veda are read. This is a powerful story, complete with its symbolism and embedded layers of meaning characteristic of all classical myths which ground Human social systems. Its relevance to our lives today.
Essay
by
Narveen Singh Aryaputri.
Narveen Aryaputri has her degrees in English Literature, specializing in 20th C American Literature and in the influence of the Veda on 20th Century American Literature, from Meerut University, India,
She taught English and American Literature at various universities. While there, she experienced both the culture of Iran, as well as the revolt that led to the political change in Iran and the exile of Shah Reza Pahlavi. Narveen emigrated to the United States in January, 1980. She raised her daughter, Manisha Virdi, in the American Midwest. Manisha is now a Dentist and has two lovely children, Nicasio and Zahra.
In September 1990, she re-established The Moline Commercial Club ( c. 1895) and the building that housed it (c.1912) in Moline, Illinois. She restored The Spencer House, ( c.1865) the oldest historic home in Rock Island, Illinois and the region and the only example of Carpenter Gothic architecture. She then established The Spencer House as a Historic Landmark.
In 1996, she founded The Institute for Cultural and Healing Traditions, Ltd. a not for profit 501©3 corporation, where she is currently the President and Director. Its website is www.qcinstitute.org
Independent Scholars’ Evenings or ISE, for short, are supported by The Institute for Cultural and Healing Traditions, a 501(c)3 in good standing since 1996 when it was organized. www.qcinstitute.org Contact: [email protected] or 312-498-7207 for scheduling your presentation.
The Institute for Cultural and Healing Traditions, Ltd. is the only free-standing institute of its kind in the area. Its fundamental aim is to provide a forum for the presentation and the contemporary interaction of diverse cultures, including the healing cultures and their traditions.
