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Every coin has two sides and author Divakaruni takes the onus on herself to shed some light on the other(woman's) side of this famous 'coin' we grew up hearing about- Ramayana. The book is retold from Sita's point of view or as we call it- Sitayan. The book is humane and doesn't put any characters on pedestal-often how gods are. It's a story about struggles, various form of love and extents we go to for our loved ones-even if it means hurting them. For instance, Kaikeyi's filial affection for her son makes her do the worst things to him. Love is a compilcated emotion. It makes us gallant and feeble at the same time. Coming to our central character - Sita. In the original epic, we carry an image of her as this stoic person who's quiet most times. In general perception she is considered a quiet powerless and extremely patient character. Chitra B. takes us to explore this non-familiar sita who likes to joke around, is trained in self defence, knows how to balance relationships,is a competent decision maker among many other things. She's tested almost all her life and faces all the drawbacks valiantly. What's to love- Chitra's retelling that do not vilify men to redeem women. This diwali let's celebrate our sita along with our ram by enjoying this beautiful retelling of Ramayan. @divakarunichitra #diwali2020 #ramayana #sitayan #bookrecommendation #review #ram #sita #goodoverevil #lanka #ayodhya #booksofinstagram #bookblogger #epic #mythology #readersofindia #india #indiagram #indianbookstagrammer #indianbooks #indianblogger #bookishphotography #bookreader #readerscommunity #readersofig #goodreadschallenge2020 #goodreads #historicalfiction #bookclub #ramleela #ram #laxmipuja https://www.instagram.com/p/CHkPhHQA3RF/?igshid=1hmf5uumoq6ba

I could see the men wouldn’t change their minds. Their belief in superiority of their own ways was deeply ingrained in them. The Forest of Enchantment by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is a tale of feminism, hardship and every that has been wrong in the Indian society has portrayed since the dawn of the time. The Forest of Enchantment has been making the buzz for quite a while. As, I have always been fascinated with mythology, I was really looking forward to read it. I loved the retelling of Ramayana through viewpoint of Sita and how throughout the novel, we see her evolve. One thing that I felt after completing the book was the pain of Sita. Until the middle of the book, I felt that she often made decision with emotions, the decisions which were often foolhardy but more I found myself closer to the end, I felt that she did not deserve the heartbreak and pain that she was put through. She loved Ram and, he rather than hugging her chose to question her character. When every person knew she was pure, who was RAM to question her purity. Ram’s love and him being her soul mate brought more pain to her than happiness. @simran.lhgm Thank you for loaning me the book 😘😘 . . . . . . . . . . . #theforestofenchantments #chitrabanerjeedivakaruni #sitayan #summer2019 #readersofig  #bookstagram #iread #summerreading #indiansummer #storiesofindia #indianauthors #indianbooks #bookphotography #booksbooksbooks #indianbookblogger #indianmythology #ramayana #becauseofreading #bookaddict #bookfeature #bookgram #bookishlove #booksofig #bookwormlife #bookwormsunite #unitedbookstagram #welovebooks #igreads #epicreads #bookstagramindia (at Chandigarh, India) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1eZq4fjrnoVSm8HbfwgK3rwcmqDRozHTSpKhc0/?igshid=hy0o2ro5y35l