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Sita : An Illustrated Retelling Of Ramayana
by Devdutt Pattanaik (Author),
Penguin India (Publisher)
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About the Book: Sita: An Illustrated Retelling Of Ramayana
It is significant that the only character in Hindu mythology, a king at that, to
be given the title of ekam-patni-vrata, devoted to a single wife, is associated
with the most unjust act of abandoning her in the forest to protect family
reputation. This seems a deliberate souring of an uplifting narrative. Rams
refusal to remarry to produce a royal heir adds to the complexity. The intention
seems to be to provoke throught on notions of fidelity, property and self-image.
And so the mythologist and illustrator Devdutt Pattaanik retells the Ramayana,
drawing attention to the many oral,
Book Specifications
ISBN-13 9780143064329
Language English
Binding Paper Back
Publisher Penguin India
Publishing Date 2013
Product Edition 1