Ravana had a sister and she played an important role in Ramayana. A very little about her is written though. What she was doing before she met the warrior duo in the Jungle? And, what happened to her after the deadly battle between Rama (or Ram) and Ravana (or Raavan)? Answers to these questions are mostly unknown or unanswered for many of us.
On behalf of our team, I tried to explore this book if it has the answers. And what I found is? Well, no the book doesn't have all the answers but hint about a lot of incidents.
It is a short EBook and talking about majority of incidents explored in this book will definitely affect the reader's experience while reading it, so I will try to not to discuss about the incident which could have been spoilers.
The book tells us that no kingdom can be ideal and you cannot satisfy all the people all the time. It is not possible for the God also to do that. Because, possibly, everyone follows his/her part based on his/her karma and the consequences which are result of the same.
A war doesn't end when one party wins over the other. It ends there of course, formally. The aftershocks of the war disorients the lives of the people who are affected with and carries forward even through generations. So, we can say, only love trumps all!
You can share happiness with anyone, but, sorrow and grief can only be understood by those who experienced similar things.
There are many more lessons or conclusions you can reach to by reading the book.
In terms of writing the book has gems of sentences and phrases found almost throughout. While the tale is not taking us anywhere in linear direction, it is associated fictionally with an important incident after the war between Ram and Ravan as said earlier. The lives of poor people is explored with conviction by the author.
If you would like to read something short yet heavy, full of sorrows yet leading to happiness, talking about sad incidents but showing the hope, good at literary attributes, then this book is a good choice.
Currently there are book promotion offers are running and this book is available for just Rs. 5 at: https://amzn.to/2qn6ZX5
At this rate it is definitely a good choice.
We would give it 3.5 stars out of 5.

Ravana's Sister: Meenakshi
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Listening Length | 26 minutes |
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Author | Anand Neelakantan |
Narrator | Neel Chaudhuri |
Audible.in Release Date | 28 November 2018 |
Publisher | Audible Studios |
Program Type | Audiobook |
Version | Unabridged |
Language | English |
ASIN | B07JZH4S2G |
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3.0 out of 5 stars
A short read full of literary gems which doesn't explore much of the protagonists life
Reviewed in India on 11 April 2018Verified Purchase
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Reviewed in India on 3 December 2018
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Finished it yesterday but still not able to come out of this book. It's very good and emotional. I was always thinking that what is the story from Ravana's family and this book speaks about that. It also shows the male domination since that age. Dialogs between Meenakshi, Sita and Chandali really touched my heart. It would have been a big novel rather than short story
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Reviewed in India on 6 January 2019
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This is quite a character based short story. It's more of the philosophical touch to the mythology in a very brief manner. One thing quite keep me in thought that how come Soopankha stayed in Ayodhya after all that war between Gods and Demons.
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Reviewed in India on 7 September 2018
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It’s a short story pointing to a fiction of what might have happened to Shurpanakha. I don’t agree with author making it a love story for her but it’s a nice read for a change to look at the whole episode in a different way.
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Reviewed in India on 5 April 2018
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I liked the narration. The flow of the story was smooth. I'd have liked more details on Meenakshi's husband killed by her brother. It makes for a good read nevertheless. I look forward to reading more of Anand Neelakantan's works.
Reviewed in India on 20 March 2018
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What a realistic way to look at our ancients who have done a major job in screwing us up. About time we rewrite our legends
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Reviewed in India on 24 February 2019
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Very sensitive and undisclosed aspects of Sita's and Meenakshi's psyches have been brought forth.
The dangerousness of loving with all one's heart has been presented.
Not all in this world is black or white, the majority of it falls in grey areas, circumstances make us judge
The dangerousness of loving with all one's heart has been presented.
Not all in this world is black or white, the majority of it falls in grey areas, circumstances make us judge
Reviewed in India on 26 January 2018
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This short story acts a bridge between two different sets of stories. Good story which is also a refreshing read. :)
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PragyaR
1.0 out of 5 stars
It's fraud! Please don't but this book. The first page was 9, second was 16 and so on. Just one chapter is the whole book! The same happened when I opened his other book about Shanta
Reviewed in the United States on 14 September 2019Verified Purchase
Fraud book. First page was 9, second was 16 and so on..
One chapter is the whole book! Same happened with his other book.
One chapter is the whole book! Same happened with his other book.

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AZG
Reviewed in the United States on 26 July 2018Verified Purchase
AZG - GOOD BOOK FOR READING. I WOULD RECOMMEND THIS BOOK FOR THE HARDCORE READERS. YOU WILL LIKE IT FOR SURE.
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