The Liberation of Sita

Name: The Liberation of Sita
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By T. Vijay Volga and C. Vijayasree and Arun Kumar

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Translated from the Telegu, Valmiki's Ramayana is the story of Rama's exile and return to Ayodhya, a triumphant king who will always do right by his subjects. In Volga's retelling, it is Sita who, after being abandoned by Purushottam Rama, embarks on an arduous journey to self-realization.

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Valmiki's Ramayana is the story of Rama's exile and return to Ayodhya a triumphant king who will always do right by his subjects. In Volga's retelling it is Sita who after being abandoned by Purushottam Rama embarks on an arduous journey to self-realization. Along the way she meets extraordinary women who have broken free from all that held them back husbands sons and their notions of desire beauty and chastity. The minor women characters of the epic as we know it - Surpanakha Renuka Urmila and Ahalya - steer Sita towards an unexpected resolution. Meanwhile Rama too must reconsider and weigh out his roles as the king of Ayodhya and as a man deeply in love with his wife. A powerful subversion of India's most popular tale of morality choice and sacrifice The Liberation of Sita opens up new spaces within the old discourse enabling women to review their lives and experiences afresh. This is Volga at her feminist best.|A thrilling retelling of the Ramayana focusing on Sita's journey of liberation from her captors.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9789351772484

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers India

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 22 August 2016

Country: India

Imprint: HarperCollins Publishers India

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 10.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 200.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 132

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Arun Kumar C. Vijayasree Fiction General Fiction T. Vijay Volga

About the Author

Volga is one of the most significant figures in contemporary Telugu literature. She received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2015 for her novel Vimuktha, published in English as The Liberation of Sita by Harper Perennial. P.S.V. Prasad worked as associate professor in the department of English in Chundi Ranganayakulu Degree College and retired as its principal in 2013.