The idea of heroism in women is not easily defined. In men the notion is often associated with physical strength and extravagant bravery.
The idea of heroism in women is not easily defined. In men the notion is often associated with physical strength and extravagant bravery.
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The idea of heroism in women is not easily defined. In men the notion is often associated with physical strength and extravagant bravery. Women's heroism has tended to be of a very different nature, less easily categorized. All the women portrayed-Draupadi, Radha, Ambapali, Raziya Sultan, Meerabai, Jahanara, Laxmibai and Hazrat Mahal-share an unassailable belief in a cause, for which they are willing to fight to the death if need be. In every case this belief leads them to confrontation with a horrified patriarchy. In the book we meet lotus-eyed, dark-skinned Draupadi, dharma queen, whose story emerges almost three millennia ago; the goddess Radha who sacrificed societal respectability for a love that transgressed convention; Ambapali, a courtesan, who stepped out of the luxurious trappings of Vaishali to follow the Buddha and wrote a single, haunting poem on the evanescence of beauty and youth.
Publisher: Aleph Book Company
Author: Ira Mukhoty
Pages: 240
ISBN: 9789384067496
Publication Date: 01 January 2025
The idea of heroism in women is not easily defined. In men the notion is often associated with physical strength and extravagant bravery.
The idea of heroism in women is not easily defined. In men the notion is often associated with physical strength and extravagant bravery.
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Aleph Book
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The idea of heroism in women is not easily defined. In men the notion is often associated with physical strength and extravagant bravery. Women's heroism has tended to be of a very different nature, less easily categorized. All the women portrayed-Draupadi, Radha, Ambapali, Raziya Sultan, Meerabai, Jahanara, Laxmibai and Hazrat Mahal-share an unassailable belief in a cause, for which they are willing to fight to the death if need be. In every case this belief leads them to confrontation with a horrified patriarchy. In the book we meet lotus-eyed, dark-skinned Draupadi, dharma queen, whose story emerges almost three millennia ago; the goddess Radha who sacrificed societal respectability for a love that transgressed convention; Ambapali, a courtesan, who stepped out of the luxurious trappings of Vaishali to follow the Buddha and wrote a single, haunting poem on the evanescence of beauty and youth.
Publisher: Aleph Book Company
Author: Ira Mukhoty
Pages: 240
ISBN: 9789384067496
Publication Date: 01 January 2025
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