About the Book: The Liberation of Sita
Valmikis Ramayana is the story of Ramas exile and return to Ayodhya, of a
triumphant king who will always do right by his subjects. In Volgas retelling,
it is Sita who, after being abandoned by Purushottam Rama, embarks on an arduous
journey towards 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 his