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Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s Top Five Mythological Retellings

The Liberation of Sita
Volga

‘Volga is very original in creating new stories about Sita’s life, especially after she is banished to the forest’

The Penelopiad
Margaret Atwood

‘Atwood makes us think about the sorrows of Penelope, who is left behind when her husband goes off on his adventure’

Sitayan
Mallika Sengupta

‘Sengupta made me understand Sita’s quiet strength’

Circe
Madeline Miller

‘Miller has a very original voice and that drew me into Circe’s story’

Yajnaseni
Pratibha Ray

‘Ray made me realize that Draupadi is a symbol of the human soul, and that’s why she has such a special relationship with Krishna’

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