In Search of Sita: Revisiting Mythology by Namita Gokhale, Malashri Lal

In Search of Sita: Revisiting Mythology

Namita Gokhale, Malashri Lal

270 pages first pub 2009 (editions)

nonfiction challenging informative slow-paced
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Sita is one of the defining figures of Indian womanhood, yet there is no single version of her story. Different accounts coexist in myth, literature and folktale. Canonical texts deify Sita while regional variations humanize her. Folk songs and ba...

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