Reading notes: Sita Sings the Blues, Part A

Rama and Sita with some of the Gods. Source.

This film makes the Ramayana easier to understand, without all of the elaborate language that was in the books. It is really similar to the PDE edition of the Ramayana in the way of story telling.

  • Sita, Janaka's daughter
  • Rama, son of King Dasharatha - one of 4 sons
  • Kaikeyi, one of Dasharatha's 3 wives  - exiles Rama, the king dies after.
  • Sita and Rama go into the forest, Rama slays rakshashas.
  • Ravana - devoted to Shiva but is still a villain
  • Surpanakha, Ravana's sister, mad at Rama and suggests that Ravana take Sita away from him.
  • Ravana sends Maricha to turn into a deer and lure Sita towards Ravana.
  • Rama tries to capture the deer (Maricha) and Ravana take Sita away in a chariot.
  • Hanuman goes to find Sita and ends up setting Lanka on fire and goes back to Rama
  • Rama battles rakshashas, as he brought Hanuman's army to fight Ravana and they win
  • Rama rejects Sita because she was with Ravana and in his house and he tells her to go away
  • Sita tests herself and is protected by the god of fire
  • Rama asks Sita to forgive him
This story is set apart in a way that Lakshmana did not accompany Sita and Rama in the forest. I liked Lakshmana so this story was a bit odd without him being a part of the first section.

Bibliography: Paley, Nina. Sita Sings the Blues. Source.

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