Volga

Volga’s retelling, it is Sita who, after being abandoned by Lord Rama, embarks on an arduous journey to self-realization that she is strong and independent not some brittle glass. Along the way, she meets extraordinary women who have broken free from all that held them back: Husbands, sons and their notions of desire, beauty and chastity. The minor women characters of the epic as we know it – Surpanakha ( Ravana sister, who enjoys being in jungle not in the kingdom under custom but free show more soul), Renuka (mother of Parashurama, and goddess of Cure, killed by his own son) Urmila( younger sister of Sita but she choose to be in Kingdom while Sita was into exile ) Sita wants to know why she choose her over comfort even though she vow to be dedicated to Sita like Lakshman to Rama and she told Sita that one day her children may also decide to be with there father when they came to know the real identity of him. and Ahalya (Ahalyā also known as Ahilya, is the wife of the sage Gautama Maharishi, who was deceived and seduced by Indra and Maharishi cursed her to be dried up stream but she was liberated by Rama) – steer Sita towards an unexpected resolution. Meanwhile, Rama too must reconsider and weigh out his roles as the king of Ayodhya and as a man deeply in love with his wife.

A powerful subversion of India’s most popular tale of morality, choice and sacrifice, The Liberation of Sita opens up new spaces within the old discourse, enabling women to review their lives and experiences afresh. This is Volga at her feminist best. As different perspective from powerful women whose life changes in the time of Lord Rama as a avatar of Vishnu. show less

"Conquering the ego becomes the goal of spirituality for men. For women, to nourish that ego and to burn themselves to ashes in it becomes the goal."

4.5/5

A fresh and much-needed interpretation of the epic tracing the journey of Sita in a path of self-acceptance and self-actualization.

4.5/5

A fresh and much-needed interpretation of the epic tracing the journey of Sita in a path of self-acceptance and self-actualization.