Reading Notes: Daughter of the Earth Part A

The graphic novel, "Sita: Daughter of the Earth", written by Saraswati Nagpal  has been really interesting to read. One of the aspects of the graphic novel that stood out to me were the graphics or the artwork. The artwork was beautiful and I felt fully immersed into the story of the Ramayana through the eyes of Sita. There are certain aspects of the life of Sita that I did not realize took place within the Ramayana. For example, I did not realize her sister, Urmila, and her cousins, Mandavi and Shrutakriti, married the brothers of Rama. Furthermore, I was not sure if within the Ramayana, Sita was able to pick up the bow. I knew Rama could, but within the graphic novel Sita could as well. I have only read the beginning half of the graphic novel, but I believe that Sita is going to be portrayed as more heroine figure within the graphic novel. What is great about this graphic novel is that the artwork tells a majority of the story. We have words in the bubble that provide us more information, but looking at the artwork, I am being told the story from an alternative perspective.

                                                                                   

This is the cover of the graphic novel, Sita: Daughter of the Earth. Source: Goodreads
Bibliography: Sita: Daughter of the Earth by Saraswati Nagpal, 2011