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Sita: An Illustrated Retelling of the Ramayana By Devdutt,Pattan aik,yes
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Title
- Sita: An Illustrated Retelling of the Ramayana
- ISBN
- 9780143064329
- Publication Year
- 2013
- Format
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- Sita: an Illustrated Retelling of the Ramayana
- Item Height
- 246mm
- Publisher
- Penguin Random House India
- Genre
- Biographies & True Stories, Fairy Tale
- Topic
- Beliefs, Religious History, Poetry
- Item Width
- 189mm
- Number of Pages
- 318 Pages
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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 the narrative, made even more complex by Rams refusal to remarry despite the pressure on royalty to produce an heir. The intention seems to be to provoke thought on notions of fidelity, property and self-image. And so mythologist and illustrator Devdutt Pattanaik narrates the Ramayan, drawing attention to the many oral, visual and written retellings composed in different times by different poets, each one trying to solve the puzzle in their own unique way. This book approaches Ram by speculating on Sita--her childhood with her father, Janak, who hosted sages mentioned in the Upanishads; her stay in the forest with her husband who had to be a celibate ascetic while she was in the prime of her youth; her interactions with the women of Lanka, recipes she exchanged, emotions they shared; her connection with the earth, her mother; her role as the Goddess, the untamed Kali as well as the demure Gauri, in transforming the stoic prince of Ayodhya into God.
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Publisher
Penguin Random House India
ISBN-13
9780143064329
eBay Product ID (ePID)
176500316
Product Key Features
Book Title
Sita: an Illustrated Retelling of the Ramayana
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Beliefs, Religious History, Poetry
Publication Year
2013
Genre
Biographies & True Stories, Fairy Tale
Number of Pages
318 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
246mm
Item Width
189mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of Manufacture
India
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