BOOK DETAILS
Subject: Graphic Novel/Epic
ISBN: 978-93-80340-03-6
Price: £11.99
Pages: 152
Size: 165 x 235 mm
Binding: Hardcover
Illustrations: Colour
Distributed in the UK by: Frances Lincoln
Sita’s Ramayana
Samhita Arni / Moyna Chitrakar
The New York Times Bestseller
Sita’s Ramayana shifts the point of view of the Ramayana – the saga of a heroic war – to bring a woman’s perspective to this timeless epic. Narrated by the heroine Sita, it is a powerful meditation on the fate of women, as they become pawns in the wars between men and kingdoms. But Sita is not just a patient victim of events – she endures her fate with fortitude, until the moment she decides to challenge it.
The book unites two women from very different backgrounds: young urban writer Samhita Arni collaborates with Patua scroll artist Moyna Chitrakar.
Author: Samhita Arni
Samhita has been interested in Hindu mythology from an early age, and her illustrated version of The Mahabharatha was published by Tara Books when she was just twelve years old. Internationally acclaimed, the book has been translated into seven languages. She is currently based in Bangalore, India, working as a freelance writer on film and television scripts and her latest project is a thriller based on the Ramayana.
Artist: Moyna Chitrakar
Moyna Chitrakar is an artist and performer from the Patua scroll-painting tradition. Vivid and earthy, her art matches the radical spirit of this tale. She is also the illustrator of the unique scroll book Tsunami, published by Tara Books. She lives in Nirbhaypur Village, Paschim Medinipur District, West Bengal, India.
