Interesting Reading Options

There were many interesting reading options in the UnTextbook to supplement our readings of the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. It will be difficult to narrow down were I want to focus my attention, but there were several stories that stood out to me.

(Wikimedia)

One of the first readings that sparked my interest was the story about Krishna written by Sister Nivedita. I liked the fact that the religious significance of the Krishna stories is a focus of this author, because I want to understand him in that particular context.

Sita's ordeal by fire (Wikimedia)

Another good reading option that jumped out at me was Sunity Devee's retelling of stories about Sita, Promila, and Shakuntala. I like the idea of seeing these stories from the women's point of view.

Savitri (Wikimedia)

For the same reason, I am looking forward to reading Sunity Devee's stories about Savitri, Damayanti, Sati, and Uttara. Women are so often given short shrift in stories, particularly older stories. They might be plot devices, impediments, or catalysts, but it sometimes seems that they rarely get a fleshed out representation.