Sita's Ascent

Name: Sita's Ascent
Brand: Penguin Random House
Availability: InStock
Author: Vayu Naidu
ISBN: 9789357087469

Author: Vayu Naidu

Narrator: Vayu Naidu

Unabridged: 4 hr 14 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Random House Audio

Published: 08/29/2023

Categories: Fiction, Women, Fairy Tales & Legends, Religious

Synopsis

Sita has been sent to Valmiki 's ashram at Rama's command never to return. This extraordinary novel is her story, she who as much as Rama, is at the heart of the Ramayana, one of the greatest living epics. It is also the story of Lakshmana, crushed by guilt on Sita's abduction of Soorpanakka shocked at Ravana 's being struck by love, alien to the rakshasa's code and of Rama's turmoil when confronted by public gossip about Sita, his beloved wife. Through the remembrances of these and other characters, Sita comes alive as a figure of womanhood. Inspired by myriad age old and culturally diverse retellings, Vayu Naidu creates a rich, deeply moving and original work of fiction. Sita 's ascent illuminates the physical and emotive landscape of a woman in exile, who crosses the desert of loss and ascends the abyss of abandonment with the power of love that transforms the narrators and the listeners.

About The Author

Dr Vayu Naidu has brought research and performance of oral traditions into British Academy, creating new works with composers and orchestras and for theatre and radio drama, this is her debut novel. Vayu Naidu story telling company is based in London.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Garima on June 23, 2019

Nothing too inspiring.......more

Goodreads review by Anshu Raj on May 22, 2013

I am confused after reading this book, couldn't understand who is the protagonist. The book is named Sita's Ascent, but in the whole book I found her descend only. In the end also, its not her ascent but that of her sons. Although they give all the credit to their mother but, then, the question rema......more

Goodreads review by Ananya on May 15, 2013

I read Missing Queen (Samhita) recently and that was a modern taken on Sita's final banishment. This book was a much more traditional take. There are two USPs of this one - 1. Got some amazing insights into the Ramayana stories that are not form the North India 9Valmiki, Tulsidas) or from Bengal. For......more

Goodreads review by Deepthi on April 23, 2015

This is a really engaging book that is woman-centric and not centred around Rama as the original story is. I particularly enjoyed reading the story from perspectives of the different characters. So interesting and highly recommend to anyone who enjoys and knows the Ramayana story.......more

Goodreads review by Chaitalee on April 27, 2013

I warmed to the writing style after the chapter on Lava but I found the combination of fiction and non-fiction very muddling. The author is obviously very knowledgeable but as a reader, the combination of so many versions can be confusing.......more