The Lotus Lake Room

"I knew Raghav only briefly, yet long enough to see both his kindness and the burden of the laws he served."

"These people fought for me and her."

"Love is not Logic."

"She is as innocent as the Mansarovar. We will leave for home, but where will she go?"

"His public rejection struck her harder than a year of captivity."

"I have never felt so worthless."

"She needed a new reason to live."

"When Janasthana burned, it was not only warriors who died."

"He would have found me anyway."

"Many will remember me as the man who betrayed his brother."

"It is not for Guru Agastya alone to decide these matters."

"Fourteen years had changed Sita completely."

"Most Rakshas never carried a weapon."

"He would have found me anyway."

"I owe you my life, too."

"Yes, many will remember me as the man who betrayed his brother."

"It is not for Guru Agastya alone to decide these matters."

"Fourteen years had changed Sita completely."

"Yajnavalkya and Uddalaka Aruni spearheaded a revolutionary, inward-looking philosophy which directly challenged the rigid, ritual-dominant lifestyle of the Kuru-Panchala thinkers."

"I consider you a good friend, and I would love to write a story about you and Raghav."

"Perhaps reading your account helps me heal faster."

"Okay, I will speak to Raghav and let you know. Some of our scholars may read your work, and even suggest changes."

"He shall not be named unnecessarily in my books."

"Even before Raghav met Ravan in battle, Sita had defeated Ravan with her moral courage and determination."