Sita’s Ramayana

Written by Samhita Arni

Illustrated by Moyna Chitrakar

Tara Books,

152 pages, R550

Narrated by the heroine Sita, this graphic novel is a powerful meditation on the fate of women as they become pawns in the wars between men and kingdoms. But Sita is not just a patient victim of events—she endures her fate with fortitude, until the moment she decides to challenge it. This novel brings together young writer Arni with Patua scroll artist Chitrakar.