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Draupadi's Choice: Examining Polyandry In Hindu Mythology

Draupadi's Choice: Examining Polyandry In Hindu Mythology

Shampa Chatterjee

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ISBN13: 9798899294709
Publisher: Notion Press
Published: May 8 2025
Pages: 118
Weight: 0.27
Height: 0.28 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English

What if the most debated marriage in Indian mythology wasn't a curse, but a conscious choice-a divine disruption that redefined power, agency, and womanhood?

Draupadi's Choice delves into the enigmatic, often misunderstood story of the only queen in epic literature to marry five brothers. Weaving together scriptural citations, historical traces of polyandry, and feminist re-readings, this book confronts centuries of moral judgments to unveil the symbolic, sociopolitical, and spiritual layers behind Draupadi's polyandrous union. Was it Shiva's boon or patriarchy's plan? Through meticulous exploration of Vyasa's justifications, ancient dharmashastra debates, ethnographic parallels from India's polyandrous communities, and bold comparisons to global mythic figures, this book reclaims Draupadi not as a pawn of fate, but as a timeless force of resistance.

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