The Missing Queen
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| Rating | : | 4.32 (720 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 9381017646 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-01-31 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Forced to flee, the journalist makes her way through a war-devastated land in search of answers and the missing queen.Arni’s first book, The Mahabharata: A Child’s View, written when she was just eight years old, was translated into seven languages and has sold more than fifty thousand copies. Part political thriller and part reimagining of the Ramayana, Samhita Arni’s debut novel is a brilliant critique of the political and media landscapes in modern India. Her second, a graphic rendering of Sita’s Ramayana, was a New York Times bestseller. A dark satire, The Missing Queen marks the triumphant return of a writer with fans around the world.. But in the course of her search, she runs afoul of the sacred, ancient city’s all-powerful secret police and its mysterious head, the Washerman. Here, a young investigative journalist retraces Sita’s steps in the years after she was banished from Ayodhya by her husband
S. J. Palit said A wonderful, fun read.. I ordered The Missing Queen from Amazon after picking up a copy of Sita's Ramayan by Samhita Arni from the local library. It was a good choice. Once I got started, I could not put down the book. Ms. Arni brings a fresh and delightful perspective to the classic. She also raises insightful questions as to how we should view the Ramayana in this age.I am looking forward to reading more of her books.. "A king's flaw and a society's decay. Engrossing book, though marred by an excessive in-your-face liberal ideology." Rama (à ¤°à ¤¾à ¤®) is considered an ideal - ideal son, ideal pupil, ideal king, and ideal husband. There are two blemishes however on Rama's character, described by adi-kavi Valmiki, in his Sanskrit epic, Ramayana, that almost every child who has heard the Ramayana's epic from his parents or grandparents knows fully well. Rama killed Bali by trickery, and he abandoned Sita for no fault of hers. Bali's killing is often seen as the lesser of the two blemishes, one that can be explained by an exiled prince's re. Five Stars Afia Amazing read
--(Samit Basu author of Turbulence). Every epic, every utopia deserves an undercover exposé, a little light shining on its dirty secrets. The Missing Queen is pacy, gritty, and very clever, both as a story of present-day India and an examination of the Ramayana s underbelly