Lanka’s Princess

Author: Kavita Kane
Publisher: Rupa
Year: 2017
Language: English
Pages: 298
ISBN/UPC (if available): 9788129144515

Description

‘YES, I AM MONSTER!’ SCREECHED MEENAKSHI, HER EYES FLASHING, BARING HER CLAWS AT HER MOTHER. ‘SEE THEM? IF ANYONE HURTSS ME, I SHALL HURT THEM WITH THES!! I AM SURPANAKHA!’

Surpanakha, Ravan’s famous sister. Ugly and untamed, brutal and brazen—this is often how she is commonly perceived. One whose nose was sliced off by an angry Lakshman and the one who started a war. But was she really just a perpetrator of war? Or was she a victim? Was she ‘Lanka’s princess’? Or was she the reason behind its destruction?

Surpanakha, which means the woman ‘as hard as nails’, was born as Meenakshi—the one with beautiful, fish-shaped eyes. She is often the most misunderstood character in the Ramayana. Growing up in the shadows of her brothers, who were destined to win wars, fame and prestige, she, instead, charted out a path filled with misery and revenge.

Accused of manipulating events between Ram and Ravan, which culminated into a bloody war and annihilation of her family, Kavita Kané’s Lanka’s Princess makes us see the familiar events unfold from the eyes of a woman more hated than hateful…

Contents

Contents

Prologue: Kubja

She
Asuras
Taraka
Defeated
Kuber
Invincible
Lost
Lanka
Brides
Vidyujiva
Deal
Wedding
Peace
Infidelity
Death
Surpanakha
Kumar
Two Brothers
Dishonour
Homecoming
Mandodari
Vibhishan
Sita
Kumbhakarna
Meghnad
Kaikesi
Ayodhya
Lakshman

Epilogue:
Phulwati