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Valmiki's Women

Five Tales from the Ramayana

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Valmiki's Women

Written by: Anand Neelakantan
Narrated by: Meher Acharia Dar
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Would King Dasharatha even have his coveted sons were it not for the sacrifice of his daughter Shanta?

Was Manthara an evil, conniving handmaid to the queen or a loving mother who tried to protect her ward from palace intrigues?

How did Meenakshi of the beautiful eyes transform into the embodiment of ugliness and immoral lust? In an epic that revolves around the life of a righteous prince, what role do the women play?

As best-selling author Anand Neelakantan peels back the layers of Valmiki’s timeless saga, these stories of ambition, love, devotion and courage shine through, inviting listeners to look at the women anew. Lovers, sisters, wives and mothers who hold a complex epic together - these are the women of Valmiki’s Ramayana.

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My personal favourite was Santha. India learns from past? I hope so. Pity Duryodhana. Poor king can't see the best of both worlds.

Good work by Anand & wonderful narration by Meher

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Although everyone knows how the legend goes, the stories while being interrelated were very interesting. The narrator too deserves all the credit because the emotions in the dialogue were very well represented, not at all over-dramatically!

Everything at its best

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One of my favourites on audible, surprised to find such a good book after a long time.

good

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loved it. author gave insights into characters of the women in Ramayan who were grossly misunderstood & misrepresented.

Misunderstood Women

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loved Anand neelakandan's perspective of these women from ramayana. each and every character have a different, deep and attractive side and persona to them. In a way, it's absurd to find how the description of good and evil are framed in the epics, and this book breaks reveals how the concept was formed by the tale tellers and singers over generations..

very touching, different and deep perspective

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