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A review by baibhabi
Urmila: The Forgotten Princess by Smriti Dewan
adventurous
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
If you're looking for exploring new genres, and if you want to explore mythological fictions, then this book is a right choice.
We, the readers, are taken to Mithila, it's palace and jungles and gradually to Ayodhya. But we aren't further taken into the forests of Bharat to see Ram, Sita and Lakshman's life there for 14 years. Why ? Because, the story is shown through the eyes of Urmila, the most underrated, least spoken of character of Ramayana. The readers stay mostly in the Royal Palace, viewing the activities of others residing there. Sometimes, we are taken to neighbouring king's places. Sometimes, we are left to see what cruelty Urmila faced.
See ? Yes, the way our author narrates the story, it will surely make you 'see' through the pages, to an ancient India.
I loved how Urmila was portrayed as a woman with choices very much like women of today's world. Not like a Goddess who is beyond our understanding, but a very real human.
As a child, I grew up listening to Ramayan. It has always been the perspective of men with great powers. The women never got their voices. So when I read about women who had equal potential to rule and conquer, in ancient times like of Ramayan, I was amazed !
I hope every else has a good reading experience. This book won't disappoint you.
We, the readers, are taken to Mithila, it's palace and jungles and gradually to Ayodhya. But we aren't further taken into the forests of Bharat to see Ram, Sita and Lakshman's life there for 14 years. Why ? Because, the story is shown through the eyes of Urmila, the most underrated, least spoken of character of Ramayana. The readers stay mostly in the Royal Palace, viewing the activities of others residing there. Sometimes, we are taken to neighbouring king's places. Sometimes, we are left to see what cruelty Urmila faced.
See ? Yes, the way our author narrates the story, it will surely make you 'see' through the pages, to an ancient India.
I loved how Urmila was portrayed as a woman with choices very much like women of today's world. Not like a Goddess who is beyond our understanding, but a very real human.
As a child, I grew up listening to Ramayan. It has always been the perspective of men with great powers. The women never got their voices. So when I read about women who had equal potential to rule and conquer, in ancient times like of Ramayan, I was amazed !
I hope every else has a good reading experience. This book won't disappoint you.