Viewing Shoorpanakha from beyond the myth and its margins
Rejected and reviled — a deadly combination in a woman scorned and an encapsulation of how Shoorpanakha from The Ramayana has been viewed down the ages. Well, every villain has an origin story and Shoorpanakha: A Search is hers. Presented by Parshathy J Nath, this piece not only looks at the woman within the demon…