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Rukmini: Krishna�S Wife

Saiswaroopa Iyer . Rupa Publications India . English

Part history, part legend, part sacred lore, Rukmini will leave the readers spellbound Rukmini nodded with a confident smile. 'Trust me, Acharya. In addition to the mayhem I fought against in my own family, I also fought against the fear of uncertainties that would envelope my life, if, all gods willing, I wed Krishna. I am no stranger to the fact that life would become only more challenging at Dwaraka.' A Princess. A Lover. A Goddess An overreaching emperor thought he would use her as a pawn. Her eldest brother became a tool of her enemy. In her own family, she had none to call her own. But Rukmini, the princess of Vidarbha, made a choice. She would not bow down to patriarchy.

Categories: Fiction

About the Author

SAISWAROOPA IYER holds an MBA from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, and has worked as an investment professional before turning to her passion of storytelling. Her love for the epics, Puranas and philosophy made her become a full-time author. She has written five novels, Abhaya, Avishi, Mauri, Draupadi and Rukmini, all based on strong female characters from the ancient past of India. She also holds a certificate in the Puranas from The Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies, University of Oxford, England. She runs a mentorship programme for aspiring novelists and is also a Carnatic Classical singer. She lives in Bengaluru.

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