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She Disclaimer- This post is a modest pour-out of sensitivities or rather it is my way of introspection, after hearing numerous elements of violence on women as circulated in various media platforms. We often feel proud in saying that "we have changed as a society and are now more human", but is it so? She is strong. She is empowered. She is a Devi. She is the centrifugal point of the world. These sayings are some of the stinging satire of our so-called modern society. Many say She has been liberated … from whom . She has been freed … from which conservators . She has been permitted to tell her mind … although her spoken words directly filter out from their ego . And yes, she has been allowed to wear anything … with a big BUT involved. She is a day-to-day companion in the community. She can be seen administering home and kids, running in offices, standing tall in politics, cooking quietly in the kitchen, driving hard with a focus in mind. She is present anywhere and everywhe...

Picture from Internet Mahabharat is an epic Indian legend that is a precise mix of folklore, mysticism, and a story of numerous characters which not only diversify in their inherent traits but inevitably make me marvel upon varied types of human temperaments. "The Palace of Illusions" written by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is a retelling of Mahabharata from the standpoint of the famously maligned female of her times yet a dominant character of Mahabharat, Draupadi.  The Palace of Illusions seizes us back to a time that is half history, half myth, and wholly magical. This book, in my view, is broadly an imaginary-autobiography of Draupadi. The book is inscribed in the first person. The Princess of Panchal begins with the portrayal of the sufferings associated with her shortly after she was born. Then she carries the reader to the journey leading to her matrimony with five princes, and of becoming the mistress of the breathtaking and stupendous palace named Indraprastha, to the ...