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Was Surpanakha a vamp or a victim? Was she a woman more hated than hateful? Indian author Kavita Kane delves into the infamous character of Surpanakha from the Hindu epic Ramayana. The best-selling author is famous for writing on lesser-known female characters from the Indian mythology as her collection...
female mythical characters mythological books underrated mythological charactersAuthor Kavita Kane is a revolutionary force in Indian writing, mainly because she has brought in feminism in an area where it was much needed — mythology. Just over a month before her new book is released, she delighted audiences at the Bengaluru Lit Fest with her take on women in mythology. Her sessions...
Interview mythology“Without Shurpanakha, there would be no Ramayana, don’t you think?” asked Kavita Kane. “There wouldn’t have been a war if Shurpanakha hadn’t met Ram and Lakshman in the forest. She’s the main trigger of the entire series of events in Ramayana. Yet, there is so little we know about her!”...
Shurpanakha Lanka’s Princess mythologyThe author talks about her latest book, Ahalya’s Awakening, which fleshes out the characters of Ahalya, Indra, and Gautama From the mind that brought us Sita’s Sister, Menaka’s Choice, Lanka’s Princess, The Fisher Queen’s Dynasty and the bestselling Karna’s Wife: The Outcast’s Queen comes...
As dreary winter gives way to a bright spring and we welcome Basant Panchami with an ode to Goddess Sarswati, Penguin Random House India proudly announces the acquisition and publication of a brilliant new novel, titled Sarasvati’s Gift, by bestselling writer and former journalist Kavita Kane. This...
Minor characters sometimes give you an alternative perspective to mythological stories, says author Kavita Kane “Stories are very deep and symbolic. You don’t have to take them literally,” smiles best-selling mythological author Kavita Kane, who was in Coimbatore recently for a book-signing session...
Write India author, Kavita Kane is popularly known for bringing into attention the much-neglected women characters in Indian mythology. Barring a few exceptions, women find scant mentions in epics like Ramayana and Mahabharata and her work carries a necessary trend of resuscitating the tales of marginalised...
Women have, to a greater extent, been ignored in Indian mythologies. Barring a few exceptions, women find scant mentions in both Ramayana and Mahabharata. For instance – we venerate Lakshmana and his dedication towards his brother but are unfamiliar with the fact that his wife, Urmila, slept the entire...
She was the queen of Hastinapur. Yet, when it comes to the great Mahabharata, her story is seldom spoken about, despite her responsibility in the continuation of the Kuru dynasty, and the consequences that would later lead to the Kurukshetra war. Fisher Queens’s Dynasty by Kavita Kane is the story...
“Life is only given to us once and I wanted to live it boldly, with full consciousness and beauty and honesty- at least to myself.” – Queen Satyavati Kavita Kane is always known for her strong female characters which were often overshadowed in the epic tales like Sita’s sister Urmila; Karna’s...
The pampered princess of Pukeya, Uruvi, falls in love with the personable warrior, archer and charming Karna, whose birth origins are unknown and this fact brings only misery to him. Though warned by her parents, friends and relatives, about the future miseries she would have to face, Uruvi still manages...
ndian mythology is a wonderful way to introduce gender into conversations at home. Tell your child stories of these characters, known for their gender fluidity. By Kavita Kané Hindu mythology, through evolved heroes and instances, has displayed elements of gender variance and non-heterosexual sexuality....
Sita’s Sister by Kavita Kane isn’t just a mythological retelling, it is an experience! Kavita Kane is one of the most lauded and popular authors in mythological retelling genre. And Sita’s sister happens to be my first from her. Published by Rupa Publications this book is around 300 pages long....
I bought Karna’s Wife and Sita’s Sister authored by Kavita Kane together after completing my first mythological novel “The Palace of Illusions” by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni. As mentioned earlier the later one instigated my curiosity, which was subtly always present for our mythological tales. A...
Since India is a country with huge diversity, every person takes mythology and concepts of religion in his/her own way, so how far do you think that the religious experiences of a writer affects his writings? Definitely, it affects the writing to a great deal, writers think comprehensively, they have...
No other way to celebrate my 5Oth post on WordPress than to have the versatile author and senior Journalist, Kavita Kane talk to us about her love for mythology, what inspires her and a little something about her no one knows! You can read the review of her latest book Lanka’s Princess here: Review:...
Kavita Kane is a senior journalist and the author of Karna’s Wife: The Outcast’s Queen, which tells the story of Karna through the eyes of his wife Uruvi. A revisionist version of the Mahabharata told from a different perspective indeed! 1. Many recent novels fall into the category of ‘history/mythology...
From the mind that brought us Sita’s Sister, Menaka’s Choice, Lanka’s Princess, The Fisher Queen’s Dynasty and the bestselling Karna’s Wife: The Outcast’s Queen comes the latest book – Ahalya’s Awakening. Chatty and approachable, author Kavita Kane, who was recently in the city for the...
The devi or the devil? The winner or the vamp? The good or the bad. The answer , of course, will be as stereotyped as the question itself. It is far easy and presumptive to bracket characters and people in mythology into stereotypes and to paint them either black or white than see them in their moods...