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A review by architha_thebookishdweeb
Yashodhara: A Novel by Volga, P.S.V Prasad
4.0
What's the last feminist retelling you read?
"I must set ablaze his passion for knowledge... I can't become a pathfinder even though I have the desire to become one. So, I must make the path of the pathfinder more comfortable for him to tread upon. This shall be my aim and my life's noblest ambition."
History has done a damn good job at recording every event of importance solely focussed on men. Men waged wars. Men became kings. Men were brave. Men made our nation the way it is. Men married women.
Until this century.
The last 20 years saw the rise of retellings of major mythological and historical events around the world centered on women. Not just that, they became popular and widely acclaimed. Representation matters.
'Yashodhara' is the story of a girl who dared to dream and become the woman she wished to be. She married Siddhartha at the age of sixteen, and while she played a role in changing her husband's perspective towards women, she couldn't experience it from society until later on.
Yashodhara came across as a spiritual seeker with empathy, compassion, and intellect. Her story is one of resilience and perseverance. Feminist in every aspect, she paved the way for women who wanted to be enlightened; a very uncommonly said story.
Volga did an incredible job in bringing this character to life; a character who was largely ignored.
"I must set ablaze his passion for knowledge... I can't become a pathfinder even though I have the desire to become one. So, I must make the path of the pathfinder more comfortable for him to tread upon. This shall be my aim and my life's noblest ambition."
History has done a damn good job at recording every event of importance solely focussed on men. Men waged wars. Men became kings. Men were brave. Men made our nation the way it is. Men married women.
Until this century.
The last 20 years saw the rise of retellings of major mythological and historical events around the world centered on women. Not just that, they became popular and widely acclaimed. Representation matters.
'Yashodhara' is the story of a girl who dared to dream and become the woman she wished to be. She married Siddhartha at the age of sixteen, and while she played a role in changing her husband's perspective towards women, she couldn't experience it from society until later on.
Yashodhara came across as a spiritual seeker with empathy, compassion, and intellect. Her story is one of resilience and perseverance. Feminist in every aspect, she paved the way for women who wanted to be enlightened; a very uncommonly said story.
Volga did an incredible job in bringing this character to life; a character who was largely ignored.