About the Book: Padmavat: An Epic Love Story
More than five hundred years after the Sufi poet Malik Muhammad Jayasi wrote
his epic poem Padmavat, the story of Padmavati, princess of Simhal, and her
lover and husband, Ratansen, the king of Chittor, continues to capture the
imagination of readers everywhere. In Padmavat, we meet Padmavatis friend,
philosopher and guide—Hiraman—a parrot, as well as Nagmati—Ratansens first wife,
and the brave Rajput warriors, Gora and Badal. This tale of two women and their
husband who are tormented by Alauddin Khalji is a lyrical retelling of the story
of Rajasthani bards, using idioms and metaphors from both the world