AN ULTRAMODERN PORTRAYAL OF SITA IN AMISH TRIPATHY'S NOVEL 'SITA: THE WARRIOR OF MITHILA'- A STUDY

This paper delineats the portrayal of Sita in Amish Tripathy's novel ' Sita: The Warrior of Mithila' and her relevance in the' Ramayana' where Sita is depicted as a devoted wife,daughter and a silent visionary. She is always behind the customs and traditions which may be relevant in that particular  context. She is full of love and compassion and her patience can be judged with the fact that she accepts meekly what is imposed on her . She remains  as pure as Gangajal in spite of so many hardships and ordeal in her life. Religion is every thing to him. Tripathy's Sita is endowed with extraordinary courage ,wisdom,devotion,love,compassion,martial art, war strategy and physical strength. She is ready to break all the 'Man Centred shackles'. She is able to rule , enjoy her strength and independence. Amish has his own vision and thinking which brings her out in the ' Forest of Enchantments' where she presents her in bold terms . Coming out in new horizon has different connotations-Sita not only puts her feet boldly in an alien world but she remains virtouos and optimistic in different unforeseen circumstances. She is a torch bearer for the whole class by representing her strong values, patience,devotion,mititary art and novel thinking.