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Sita: An Illustrated Retelling of the Ramayana

Written by: Devdutt Pattanaik
Narrated by: Suyash Mohan
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 Sita: An Illustrated Retelling of Ramayana is an epic story based on the life of India’s most admired prince- ‘Rama’ and his wife ‘Sita’. Ramayana is a mythological story, which is being passed on from past many generations. Since ages, the character that is most emphasized has been that of Rama, who has always been known to keep his word whatever be the circumstances. The role of Sita has been generally overlooked in the past. Sita too is a pivotal character being a single mother; she went through many ups and downs all alone. Still, she has often been portrayed as a frail and meek character.

In the present book, the author has emphasized on this very fact that Sita, though shown as a submissive character, was a woman who had massive strength. In the book, the author has shown Sita’s childhood in a more detailed manner. Her relationship with her father, king Janaka, who was a very sober and spiritual person, Sita’s forest stay with her husband and after that her lone stay, her connection and conversations with the women in Lanka, at the ‘Ashoka Vatika’, the sentiments that were shared amongst them. Also, depicted is her attachment with her sisters, with the trees in the forest, as she loved her life in forest, her bond with the mother earth.

This book has portrayed Sita in a fair and magnanimous way, along with restating the whole story of Ramayana. Hinduism Social Sciences
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the is very nice,as well as beautiful and more effectively narrative.the contain and given difference s are very nicely done.I like it.

wonderful story

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The most insightful book I have ever listened to. Loved it. A Must if you want to learn the true essence of Ramayana. A thoroughly researched and well sourced book. Lots of stories from almost every version of Ramayana.

Not your regular story book.

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this is a great book for everyone
must read and listen to this
as it contains of any phase

great book most read and listen

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This is a fabulous interpretation of the Ramayana by Dr Pattanaik supported by animated reading by Suyash Mohan in most places. Only the reader repeatedly mispronounces names of important characters like Dashratha who he reads as Dhritarashtra repeatedly (eg in the chap Meeting Bharata; no error in the book ) and sometimes dilutes the seriousness of an otherwise great rendition by imitating female characters in a shrill childish voice. This is unnecessary. As always a book worth its value in gold by the author which Amazon can elevate with a better reader like Sagar Arya, for instance.

Timeless Indian tale read well

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This is a good book to listen. Author combined stories from different writings and presented. This is excellent. A great love story that must be read and heard. There are stuff that deviated from Rishi Valmiki’s writing but author states that and present other versions well. Overall a good listen

Excellent

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