women in mythology
Why This Lockdown Reminded Me So Strongly Of Gandhari’s Life

Gandhari remained blindfolded all her life, exercising strong restraint, and no one asked her to give it up. But was it the correct thing to do?

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Mahabharata’s Stree Parva Comes After The War; Could War Have Been Avoided If It Had Been Earlier?
Mahabharatee

When I read the Mahabharata, this question came to me - what if the women had met together to have a discussion before war? With this, I came up with Mahabharatee - The five women who defined womanhood.

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A Myth With Fascinating Layers Of Ecofeminism, Does Aranyaka Yield More Than Meets The Eye?
Aranyaka review

Aranyaka: Book of The Forest, by Amruta Patil and Devdutt Pattanaik, loosely inspired by the Upanishadic story of rishi Yajnavalkya and his two wives, Katyayani, and Maitreyi, brings to us timeless lessons about ecology, feminism, and empathy.

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Move Over Game Of Thrones; Netflix K-Drama Arthdal Chronicles Avoids Sexual Assault As Plot Device
Arthdal Chronicles

Game of Thrones gave us some great female characters. Arthdal Chronicles, a Korean TV series streaming on Netflix, also has women characters we can champion, and so far it is treating them better than GoT treated its women!

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Here’s An Interesting Idea – What If Sita Hadn’t Married Ram? What Do You Think?

With Bhumika: a story of Sita, Aditya Iyengar presents an alternative history of Sita's life, offering food for thought about the nature of happiness, the question of choice, and the importance of finding solace in the past.

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Captain Marvel Is A Sign That Hollywood Is Headed In The Right Direction
Captain Marvel

Captain Marvel - Carol Danvers - is an inspiration to young women everywhere for the way she dealt with both small and big incidents in her journey.

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