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Sita’s Ramayana: The Many Lives of a Text

By admin | Published: December 5, 2011

In the aftermath of Delhi University’s decision to ban A K Ramanujan’s essay discussing disparate versions of The Ramayana, Tara publisher V.Geetha reflects upon the many lives of the text, and in particular our recently published retelling of the great epic from the female point of view, Sita’s Ramayana. 5 people like this post. Like [...]

Posted in Behind the scenes, Books, Events, Gender, Tara Ethos, Workshops | Also tagged A K Ramanujan, books, Chennai, Feminist re-tellings, Folk Art, Gender, independent publishers, india, Jonathan Yamakami, literature, mahabharata, Medinipur, Moyna Chitrakar, Orijit Sen, Patua Art, publishing, Ramayana, samhita arni, Sita's Ramayana, Tara Books, the mahabharatha: a child's view, Three Hundred Ramayanas, V.Geetha, West Bengal | 8 Responses

Questioning the Greats

By admin | Published: February 17, 2011

Education, Authority & the Indian Epics Samhita Arni wrote and illustrated Tara’s ‘The Mahabharatha: a Child’s View’ when she was just twelve. Fifteen years, almost 50,000 copies worldwide and seven language editions later, we have just released the fifth edition of the book in a single volume. To mark this milestone, Samhita returns to her [...]

Posted in Behind the scenes, Books, General | Also tagged books, children, education, Freelance author Bangalore, illustrated mahabharatha, india, indian epics, Indian myths, Katha Upanishad, Kauravas, King Yayati, literature, mahabharatha for children, nachiketa, Pandavas, publishing, Puru, rote learning, samhita arni, Shantanu, Tara Books, the mahabharatha, the mahabharatha: a child's view | 6 Responses

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