{"product_id":"sitayan","title":"Sitayan","description":"\u003cul data-start=\"19\" data-end=\"230\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"42\" data-end=\"74\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"44\" data-end=\"55\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mallika Sengupta\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"75\" data-end=\"95\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"77\" data-end=\"87\"\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Novel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"96\" data-end=\"120\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"98\" data-end=\"109\"\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"121\" data-end=\"148\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"123\" data-end=\"132\"\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9788172156183\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"149\" data-end=\"167\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"151\" data-end=\"161\"\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 152\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"168\" data-end=\"193\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"170\" data-end=\"181\"\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 278 grams\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"194\" data-end=\"230\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"196\" data-end=\"210\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ananda Publishers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"232\" data-end=\"534\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"232\" data-end=\"245\"\u003eSynopsis:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"245\" data-end=\"248\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"248\" data-end=\"257\"\u003eSitayan\u003c\/em\u003e is a \u003cstrong data-start=\"263\" data-end=\"289\"\u003emodern prose retelling\u003c\/strong\u003e of \u003cstrong data-start=\"293\" data-end=\"311\"\u003eSita’s journey\u003c\/strong\u003e, exploring her life beyond the conventional \u003cstrong data-start=\"356\" data-end=\"378\"\u003eRamayana narrative\u003c\/strong\u003e. Unlike a mere echo of the epic, this novel presents Sita’s \u003cstrong data-start=\"439\" data-end=\"492\"\u003eevolution into an independent, self-reliant woman\u003c\/strong\u003e despite enduring relentless misfortune.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"536\" data-end=\"991\"\u003eAt the age of \u003cstrong data-start=\"550\" data-end=\"564\"\u003ethirty-six\u003c\/strong\u003e, Sita is \u003cstrong data-start=\"574\" data-end=\"586\"\u003epregnant\u003c\/strong\u003e, glowing in the sacred light of impending motherhood. But her happiness is shattered when \u003cstrong data-start=\"677\" data-end=\"710\"\u003eRama, fearing societal gossip\u003c\/strong\u003e, decides to \u003cstrong data-start=\"723\" data-end=\"738\"\u003eabandon her\u003c\/strong\u003e. Following his orders, \u003cstrong data-start=\"762\" data-end=\"801\"\u003eLakshmana leaves the expectant Sita\u003c\/strong\u003e in exile near \u003cstrong data-start=\"816\" data-end=\"836\"\u003eValmiki’s ashram\u003c\/strong\u003e in Naimisharanya. Rama prioritizes his \u003cstrong data-start=\"876\" data-end=\"929\"\u003ekingdom’s image over his wife and unborn children\u003c\/strong\u003e, exposing the \u003cstrong data-start=\"944\" data-end=\"988\"\u003epatriarchal rigidity of Aryan statecraft\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"993\" data-end=\"1314\"\u003eThrough \u003cstrong data-start=\"1001\" data-end=\"1034\"\u003epain, struggle, and isolation\u003c\/strong\u003e, Sita \u003cstrong data-start=\"1041\" data-end=\"1055\"\u003etransforms\u003c\/strong\u003e—not as a helpless victim but as a \u003cstrong data-start=\"1090\" data-end=\"1116\"\u003eself-illuminated force\u003c\/strong\u003e. She redefines her existence, rising beyond \u003cstrong data-start=\"1161\" data-end=\"1186\"\u003esocietal expectations\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cem data-start=\"1188\" data-end=\"1197\"\u003eSitayan\u003c\/em\u003e intricately explores how she achieves this, making it a powerful \u003cstrong data-start=\"1263\" data-end=\"1292\"\u003efeminist reinterpretation\u003c\/strong\u003e of an age-old tale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1316\" data-end=\"1587\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1316\" data-end=\"1337\"\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1337\" data-end=\"1340\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1340\" data-end=\"1360\"\u003eMallika Sengupta\u003c\/strong\u003e (March 27, 1960 – May 28, 2011) was a \u003cstrong data-start=\"1399\" data-end=\"1425\"\u003eprofessor of sociology\u003c\/strong\u003e, holding a \u003cstrong data-start=\"1437\" data-end=\"1509\"\u003ePhD in the sociological analysis of divorced women in Bengali novels\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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