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Srikanth Chari's avatar

Nice! I have always felt Sita got a bad rap in the Ramayana. This reminds me of an old movie - Sita sings the Blues - that takes her POV too. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iGpkKq0bbZA

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Buvana Sharma's avatar

Kal, recently we watched the movie Ramayana- Telugu ( Netflix) which probably is a reflection of this book , maybe not to the full extent , but partially at least! Sita was banished from Ayodhya and left in the woods while she was pregnant!! She found refuge at the hermitage of Valmiki!

Thanks for shining the light on this topic which has been a very debatable issue…seen it in many theatrical productions, classical dances etc. As a woman it stirs up a lot of emotions & your review has inspired me to definitely read this book. 🙏

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