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Sati Savitri Kindle Edition

by Devdutt Pattanaik (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Manu said that a woman’s dharma is to be mother, daughter, sister and wife in service of men, regardless of the caste. In modern times we call this patriarchy. In the Veda, the need to control and favour hierarchy, is an expression of an anxious mind.

Hindu, Buddhist and Jain lore is full of tales where women do not let men define their dharma. In modern times we call this feminism. In the Veda, the acceptance of a woman's choice is an expression of a wise and secure mind.

While in Western myth, patriarchy is traditional and feminism is progressive, in Indian myth both patriarchy and feminism have always co-existed, in eternal tension, through endless cycles of rebirth. Liberation thus is not a foreign idea. It has always been here.

You have heard tales of patriarchy. This book tells you the other tales—the ones they don’t tell you.
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    March 29, 2024
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0CWS3TX1X
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Penguin (March 29, 2024)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 29, 2024
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1956 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 201 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
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Devdutt Pattanaik

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Devdutt Pattanaik was trained in medicine, and worked in the pharmaceutical and healthcare industry for fifteen years, before turning his part-time passion for mythology into his full-time profession. He has authored over 1000 articles and over 50 books on the relevance of sacred stories, symbols and rituals in modern times. These have been translated in Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Gujarati and many international languages including Russian, Polish and Japanese. He is a much sought after corporate speaker and acts as a consultant to organisations on matters related to leadership and culture.

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Sikha Sen
5.0 out of 5 stars A nice book
Reviewed in India on April 17, 2024
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Readers who love to read mythological stories must read the book and keep in their pile of books for future reference. The writing of Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik is nice as usual.
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AC Shandil
3.0 out of 5 stars Unlike Pattnaik books....
Reviewed in India on April 27, 2024
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Mostly repetitive stuff, rambling and lacking coherence.
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