Description: Valmiki's Ramayana is the story of Rama's exile and return to Ayodhya, a triumphant king who will always do right by his subjects. In Volga's retelling, it is Sita who, after being abandoned by Purushottam Rama, embarks on an arduous journey to self-realization. Along the way, she meets extraordinary women who have broken free from all that held them back: husbands, sons, and their notions of desire, beauty and chastity. The minor women characters of the epic as we know it - Surpanakha, Renuka, Urmila and Ahalya - steer Sita towards an unexpected resolution. Meanwhile, Rama too must reconsider and weigh out his roles as the king of Ayodhya and as a man deeply in love with his wife. A powerful subversion of India's most popular tale of morality, choice and sacrifice, The Liberation of Sita opens up new spaces within the old discourse, enabling women to review their lives and experiences afresh. This is Volga at her feminist best.
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EAN: 9789351772484
UPC: 9789351772484
ISBN: 9789351772484
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Item Height: 0.8 cm
Item Length: 19.8 cm
Item Weight: 0.11 kg
Item Width: 12.9 cm
Book Title: The Liberation of Sita
Author: C. Vijayasree, Kumar, T. Vijay Volga
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Books
Publisher: Harpercollins India
Publication Year: 2016
Number of Pages: 132 Pages
