Synopsis
‘Imaginative, intense and insightful … After Ahalya, Kunti *and *Draupadi, Koral Dasgupta brings us Mandodari, the fourth of the Pancha Kanyas in the Sati series. Narrated in Koral’s signature style, the exchanges of Mandodari and Sita (and their implications for Ravan and Ram) are absolutely fascinating.’ Ashwin Sanghi
**The untold story of the queen of Lanka, torn between two conflicting ideologies...
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03 July 2023
9789395624701Reviews
‘The book has several strengths, including, but not limited to, Dasgupta’s envisioning of the inner world of the women of Lanka, the differences, sympathies and alliances within, as well as the titular character’s moral turbulence’
Sohini Chakraborty, Telegraph Online
‘Narrated with insight and imagination, her tale is captivating … with its lyrical prose and philosophical moorings that conjure up visions of a mesmerising world’
Anuja Chandramouli, New Indian Express
