THE MOMENT RAMA IS EXILED

The Indian epic the Ramayana is a beautiful yet complex tangle of different characters that are woven in the broader story. Different expressions are used to describe the personality and beauty of women, behind this beauty lays a more dark and twisted truth. An analysis of the role of a man as a son, husband, is done and it concludes with a brief analysis of the role of men in society. In the epic the Ramayana the respective heroine Sita is the feminist icons though different in her circumstances and character. Despite laws being in place women continue to be subjected to violence, exploitation, harassment and subjugation in a patriarchal society. There has not been much evaluation from the age of this epic to present day society.