"Shoorpanakha's mutilation is not just of her nose," said author and psychoanalyst Sudhir Kakar. It is a violent reaction from Lakshmana against her expression of unbridled passion for his brother Rama. Draupadi's stock fell because she was married to all five Pandava brothers. Sexism in Hindu mythology is surely there, especially in the repeated shunning of women's desire in most versions of epics.
But for every tale of sexism, there is another version that celebrates women, agreed panellists Kakar and best-selling writer Amish Tripathi at the discussion on 'Is Hindu mythology sexist?' Kakar told moderator Urvashi Butalia that as all myths about women were composed by men, they could be called sexist.
This trend is seen in most world cultures . "Scriptures should be looked at holistically ," said Tripathi. Then there are many versions. "The 12th century version of Ramayana has Sita-ji as a warrior. It is she who kills Ravana and not Rama, unlike Tulsidas's version," said Tripathi. Sita was a much stronger character in Valmiki's original work. However, it was Tulsidas's Ram Charit Manas that was the source material for Ramanand Sagar for creating the 1980s TV series. Most progressive narratives have disappeared from collective memory in the last 20 years, said Kakar.
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