Men in Chitra Banerji Divakaruni's the Forest of Enchantments

Abstract

Since times immemorial lord Rama is hailed as an obedient son and sita as an obedient wife. India has always reveled in the glorious treatment of women during Rigvedic times. Everybody adores Ram for his reverence that he has towards his parents as a son and his people as a king. He sure does receive his due of flak for time and again for conducting agni Pariksha for Sita but his role as a sacrificing son and as a suffering man receives but little attention. This story is similar with Dashrath and even Ravan. The present paper focuses on the men characters in Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni;s The Forest of Enchnatments. This book does a great favor to society as it presents every character in the novels sans their divinity that is generally attached to these characters.