Wikipedia Trail: Ravi Shankar to Timbre

I started this wikipedia trail by going to the class announcements page where I found a video of a man named Ravi Shankar playing classical India music. On his wikipedia page I read that he was a very famous musician across India and Europe and even served in the upper chamber of the Parliament of India. From there I found George Harrison, who had worked with Shankar in the 1960s. Harrison was the lead guitarist for the Beatles and was ranked as number 11 of Rolling Stone magazines "top 100 guitarists of all time." From there I found the slide guitar which is a techniques for playing guitar that involves a tube placed on on the the fingers of the guitarist which is slid up and down the neck of the instrument. This was popular in blues style music and started in the 1920s. Finally, I made it to Timbre. This is the word used in music for the quality of sound. Timbre is what makes the difference in sound between a guitar and a piano playing the same note at the same volume.

Slide Guitar (Source)

Wikipedia Trail: Krishna to Royal Canadian Mounted Police

I started this trail by learning more about Krishna. Krishna is a major deity in Hinduism, one of the avatars of Vishnu. He is the god of compassions, tenderness, and love. I then moved on to Jambul which is a a fruit that comes from a tropical tree commonly found in the India subcontinent. I was lead here because some Indian texts describe Krishna's skin as being the color of Jambul. From here I went on to read about Crimson which I chose for fairly obvious reasons (Boomer). Crimson is a strong read color that originally came from dye produced from the kermes insects. Lastly, I found my way to Royal Canadian Mounted Police because their uniforms are crimson. Very interesting trail.

Krishna (Source )

Wikipedia Trail: Jataka Tales to Samsara

For this trail I started with the Jataka Tales, which have been my favorite readings from this class. I learned that these stories were originally written as tales about the previous lives of Buddha and the virtues he exhibits. Next, I read about stupas. Stupas are mound-like structures that contain relics and tombs and are used as places of meditation in Buddhist cultures. This led me to an article about Karma. Karma is the idea that actions will have future consequences. These actions are believed to be the determining factor in the next rebirth of that person. Karma led me to samsara. This is the Buddhist concept of the beginning-less cycle of rebirth, life, and death.

Bibliography:
Jataka Tales (Link)
Stupa (Link)
Karma (Link)
Samsara (Link)

Stupa (Source)