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A review by vsanghadia
Vimuktha Kadha Samputi by Volga
5.0
Really enjoyed this series of central and ancillary characters in the Ramayana, of their stories put through feminist revisioning. Sita, Renuka, Ahalya, Urmila and Surpanakha’s stories feature only as instruments to further male characters in the epic, often bearing the brunt of unjust actions as a collateral damage to the Arya dharma propagated and sought to be spread through Ramas reign on earth.
The stories reflected an inner strength in the characters, a gradual independence of thought and a struggle to conceptualize the self as separate from their roles of wife, mother, daughter and daughter in law.
The book has a bunch of short stories from Sita’s pov and her interactions with all these characters. Quick read. First Volga read for me.
The stories reflected an inner strength in the characters, a gradual independence of thought and a struggle to conceptualize the self as separate from their roles of wife, mother, daughter and daughter in law.
The book has a bunch of short stories from Sita’s pov and her interactions with all these characters. Quick read. First Volga read for me.