num_pages: 35
description: She was a young girl of sixteen. The firstborn the original scion of Ikshvaku the daughter of Dasharatha and Kaushalya who came before Rama Lakshmana Bharata and Shatrughana. Shanta as her named suggested preferred solitude to her royal status of the princess of Ayodhya. She yearned for lovefrom her parents who were obsessed with producing a male heir for their kingdom. After the passing of many years when Dasharatha lies on his death bed pining for his son Rama who has been banished to the forest for 14 long years it is Shanta who is besides her father but watches helplessly as Dasharatha doesnt even recognize her. In this fascinating and hitherto unknown account Shanta: The Story of Ramas Sister Anand Neelakantan tells the story of a woman who makes sacrifice her lifes mission propelled by love affection and a commitment to the land of her birth Ayodhya.
language: None
title: Shanta : The Story of Rama's Sister
publisher: Westland