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| ISBN: | 0143064320 (ISBN13: 9780143064329) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | The Great Indian Epics Retold |
Devdutt Pattanaik
Paperback | Pages: 328 pages Rating: 4.06 | 5928 Users | 448 Reviews
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SITA : AN ILLUSTRATED RETELLING OF THE RAMAYANAIt 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 thought on notions of fidelity, property and self-image.
And so the mythologist and illustrator Devdutt Pattanaik retells the Ramayana, drawing attention to the many oral, visual and written retellings composed in different times, in different places, by different poets, each one trying to solve the puzzle in its own unique way.
This book approaches Ram by speculating on Sita: her childhood with her father, Janaka, 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, and with the trees, her sisters; 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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| Title | : | Sita: An Illustrated Retelling of the Ramayana (The Great Indian Epics Retold) |
| Author | : | Devdutt Pattanaik |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 328 pages |
| Published | : | October 2013 by Penguin |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Mythology. Cultural. India. Asian Literature. Indian Literature. Fiction |
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Ratings: 4.06 From 5928 Users | 448 ReviewsArticle Of Books Sita: An Illustrated Retelling of the Ramayana (The Great Indian Epics Retold)
Devdutt's rendition of Ramayana is absolutely wonderful! However many times I read the Ramayana stories or watch movies/snippets, I never seems to be satiated. I absolutely adore the compare and contrast of various (not all) renditions of Ramayana in India, Thailand... I am yet to read the original version of Kamba Ramayana in my language. The author's glimpse of various renditions just open my mind to further explore this epic saga.I never really liked the Ramayana. Reasons:1. I thought it was too righteous or glorifying the righteous2. I did not like the fact that Rama abandoned Sita3. I thought it did not have shades of grey like the Mahabharata.But let me tell you, that after reading this version, this retelling of it, I am blown, I am impressed! Particularly by Rama and his wisdom. I have now learnt to appreciate Hanuman much better. In fact, this story shows not just the love of a man for his wife, it shows love of an
The stark difference in villains and heroes and of right and wrong in Ramayana reveals that it is either only an imagined narration or a story so old retold many times that it adds events to recreate the moral positions of gods and demons to reinforce the basic storyline eventually. This is what Devdutt Pattanaik emphasizes in this retelling as he acknowledges first the many re-tellers of Ramayana - the mothers, fathers, grandparents, aunts, uncles and teachers. In the case of Mahabharata, it is
I have never read the Ramayana with as much interest as I did the Mahabharata, even in childhood. For some reason, the Mahabharata always captured my imagination as a colorful story in ways that the Ramayana did not. Having enjoyed the authors retelling of the Mahabharata, I decided to try this one on the Ramayana, to see if I had missed something in my youthful days. After reading this work, I now know why I felt the way I did about this epic. In short, the Ramayana is about the personality of
"Within infinite myths lies an eternal truth Who sees it all? Varuna has but a thousand eyes Indra, a hundred, You and I, only two"Ramayana is an age old saga that has been passed on from generation to generation through two primary means of communication - maukhik (orally) and likhit (written). Another medium got added to the list much later - that of moving pictures, and this has been utilized multitude of times in narrating the epic tale. But perhaps Devdutt Pattanaik's Sita, is the one,
Mythology is a genre Ive grown up reading or hearing stories from; especially Indian mythology. The tales of the Kauravas and Pandavas, Krishna, devas and daityas, gods and goddesses they were my bedtime stories. The avatars of the gods also came into the picture, and I remember not just hearing stories from the Ramayana, but also watching the serial on television. So reading a retelling of the book began with the expectation that the magic of the original would be retained. Like his retelling
The stark difference in villains and heroes and of right and wrong in Ramayana reveals that it is either only an imagined narration or a story so old retold many times that it adds events to recreate the moral positions of gods and demons to reinforce the basic storyline eventually. This is what Devdutt Pattanaik emphasizes in this retelling as he acknowledges first the many re-tellers of Ramayana - the mothers, fathers, grandparents, aunts, uncles and teachers. In the case of Mahabharata, it is
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