Listofliteraturepieces:

1."Rootoftherootofyourself"byMevlnaJalluddnRumipoem
2."LoveisReckless"byMevlnaJalluddnRumipoem
3.TheBirdsofSolomonbyRumi
4.TheWoodenBowlbyunknown
5.NotitlebyNarayanaMurthyspeech
6.Ifyoudon'thavebyMevlnaJalluddnRumipoem

3Summaries:
1."Ifyoudon'thave"isanIndianpoem.Inthepoemittalksabouthowifyoudon'thave
somethingthenyoushouldgoandfixityourselfandtryagain.Attheendofthepoemit
talksabout.Thepeoplewhohavefailedandnotaccomplishedcertainthingsand
complainaboutitshouldn'tbeupsetbecausethey"neverreallylistenedtowhatGod
hasalwaystriedtotellyou".ThispoemwaswrittenbyRumi.Rumistartedwritingthese
poemsaround1228andhebelievedinGodandthatheisabsolutewhichconnectsto
thepoembecausehementionshisbeliefsattheendofthepoemastheexplanation.
2.ThebirdsofSolomonpg73rumi
http://merapoetics.com/2013/02/10/rumilongingforthebirdsofsolomon/

ThispoemtalksaboutSolomon,abigfigureintheIndianculturewhenthispoemwas
written.ThepoemtalksabouthowbirdscomefromSolomon.Ittalksabouthowyou
mustknowSolomonoryouwillbestuckforever.Solomonisabigpartofthehindu
religionwhichispopularinIndia.IntheIndianculture,birdsareusedalotfor
symbolization.Thebirdssymbolizeasupernaturallinkbetweenheavenandearthand
thesebirdsreferencesconnectSolomontoheaven.
3.TheWoodenBowl
http://www.indianchild.com/wooden_bowl.htm
TheWoodenBowlisastoryaboutagrandfatherlivingwithahusband,wifeandchild.
Thehusbandandwifearerudetothegrandfatherandtreathimpoorlybecauseofhis
disabilitiesbutthechildfeelsbadforhim.Theparentsrealizehowtheyweretreating
himwasbadfromthechildandalsothebegantotreathimbetter.Thisstoryrelates
backtotheculturebecauseinIndiafamilyisabigpart.Familiesareverycloseandthey
usuallytendtolivewithmanyoftheirfamilymemberslikegrandparents,aunts,and
uncles.Thisstorygoesbacktotheculturetoshowhowthefamilydynamicworks.

Indiahasaveryuniqueculture.Indiahasexistedforaverylongtime,someof
theirinterestingculturehasstayedthesame,whilesomeoftheculturehaschanged
dramatically.YoucanseeIndiasculturethroughtheirliterature.Bylookingatpoemsor
storiesthattakeplaceinIndia,youcanseetheculturethroughthestoryandmanyof
theirmoralsandbeliefsareapparentinthestorythroughthethemeorcharactersofthe
literaturepiece.AnexampleofthisisanIndianpoemcalledTheBirdsofSolomon.
ThebirdsofSolomonisapoemwrittenbyMevlnaJalluddnRumiinthe
1200s.ThispoemisaboutSolomonandhisbirds.Thepoemasksdifferentquestions
like,WhatarethewordsspokenbythebirdsofSolomonandHowwouldyouknow
theircries,ifyouheardthem,WhenyouhaventseenSolomonevenfortwoseconds?
thesequestionsarebasicallyaskinghowdoyouknowwhatthewordsofSolomonif
youhaveneverseenormethim?andhowwouldyouidentifythemifyoudidhear
them?SolomonisabigpartofIndianculture.Hewasbelievedtobeapowerfuland
influentialman.InthepoemRumitalksabouthowthebirdscomefromSolomonand
thatifyoudonotknowSolomonorpleasehimthenyouarestuckforever.Hinduismis
themajorreligioninIndia,(Ramey,WorldBook).

Hinduismhasacastesystemandpeoplesgoalsistosucceedandgettothetop
ofthecastsystem.Theybelievethatyouractionsandworksiswhataffectsyour
placementinthecastesystem.BirdsarealsoabigpartoftheIndianculture.Theyare
usedinIndianliteraturetosymbolizesupernaturalforcesandaconnectionbetween
heavenandearth.Rumiusedthissymbolinhispoembecauseheistalkingabout
Solomon,areligiousfigure,andhowknowingSolomonspirituallywillgreatlyimprove
theirlife.
Inconclusion,piecesofIndianliteraturegreatlyshowtheirpastandpresentculture.
Themorals,beliefs,traditions,andotheraspectsofcultureasclearlypresentinThe
BirdsofSolomonwhichshowshowtheIndiancultureimpactedthepoemandtherefore
impactedIndianliterature.

AuthorBio
MevlnaJalluddnRumiorbetterknownasRumi,istheauthorof"TheBirdsof
Solomon.Hewasbornin1207andhediedonDecember17,1273.Hewasborna
PersianlivinginwhatisnowAfghanistanbutmovedallovertheMideastduringhis
lifetime.HelivedinIndiaduringadurationofhislifetime.Heisknownforhisinspiring
poetry.HispoetryisveryuniversaltomanydifferentpartsoftheworldincludinginIndia.
RumiwasapartoftheHindureligion.Hisreligionandexperiencesinfluencedhis
writing.Heusedreferencestoreligion,symbolism,andexperiencesinallofhispoems.
Hisworksgreatlyreflectstheculturefrombackin1200sbecausemanyofthebeliefs
andeventsthatoccurredbackthenwerementionedorapparentinhispoetry.His
writingwasalsoinfluencedbyotherpoetsinthe1200ssuchasBahauddinZakariya
andAttarofNishapur.HispurposeofwritinghispoemtheBirdsofSolomonandallof
hisotherpoemsandwritingswastoteachandinspireothersaboutlove,obedience,
andhardwork.Eventhoughheisfromthe1200shispoetryisstillrelevanttodayto
Indiaandotherculturesbecauseitincludesalotofsymbolismthatisstillusedtodayin
literature.AlthoughIndiasculturehaschangeddramaticallyoverthecenturies,alotof
hiswritingstillgoeswithIndiasculture.