I wanted to stop reading this book many times in the middle but I only completed it as it's not right to opine on the book without reading it fully. Mind you, I am not talking about minor follies but jealousy, anger, abuse, and so on. This also talks about Rama as a mortal human with follies. This seems like retelling Ramayana in a completely different way which hurts the readers' feelings. It shows Ravana as a good person with good intentions which I cannot imagine. It's disappointing to read the character of Rama in a negative shade.Īuthors can take liberty with their imagination and show us more context and details regarding a certain action of the character but they shouldn't tweak the epics favoring a negative character for a good story. The story is based on her research of the other versions of the Ramayana.īeing an Indian and having deep respect and belief in the epic Ramayana, it becomes tough for me to read this book. This novel is a fiction/ fantasy and an imaginative interpretation of the author. This story is not the representation of Valmiki Ramayana which is popular and widely known by most in India.
Kaikeyi is the third wife of King Dhasaradh, ruler of the Kosala kingdom and the mother of Bharatha. Kaikeyi is a novel about the character 'Kaikeyi' in Ramayana. "Patel's mesmerizing debut shines a brilliant light on the vilified queen from the Ramayana" The unforgettable tale of a woman determined to leave her mark in a world gods and men dictate the shape of things to come. And Kaikeyi must decide if resistance is worth the destruction it will wreak-and what legacy she intends to leave behind. With it, Kaikeyi transforms herself from an overlooked princess into a warrior, diplomat, and most favored queen.īut as the evil from her childhood stories threatens the cosmic order, the path she has forged clashes with the destiny the gods have chosen for her family. And when she calls upon the gods for help, they never seem to hear.ĭesperate for independence, she turns to the texts she once read with her mother and discovers a magic that is hers alone. Yet she watches as her father unceremoniously banishes her mother, and listens as her own worth is reduced to the marriage alliance she can secure. The only daughter of the kingdom of Kekaya, she is raised on tales about the might and benevolence of the gods: how they churned the vast ocean to obtain the nectar of immortality, how they vanquish evil and ensure the land of Bharat prospers, and how they offer powerful boons to the worthy. Blurb: “I was born on the full moon under an auspicious constellation, the holiest of positions-much good it did me.”
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