Recently I am reading a book called Urmila (Sita’s sister).As this book is so wonderful it keeps me hooked and I Urmila ,sunayna(raja janak’s wife I.e Sita and Urmila’s mother ) and maharani sumitra (Lakshman’s mother).
world only knows the struggles Ram,Sita and Lakshaman has faced in the jungle but the emotional turmoil through which newly wed Urmila has gone through was never highlighted.
A women holds husband’s hand and come to his family ,to a whole new world but when she is being left alone to take care of husband’s family ..strange why is this women’s duty to take care of the family when their son is not around .she was being left alone may be surrounded by many but women feels alone when husband not around.
such was the story of Urmila sister of Sita ,Sita went along with her husband.Women can be very happy even in jungle ..in a hut having not much or I can say no luxury at all but husband by aside she can be the happiest as for her husband is the world.
Urmila was the most brave character of the greatest epic of times “The Ramayan”.Its not at all easy for a women to stay without her husband that to for 14 years .one can’t stay without 14days.
let me tell u can’t even stay without him for a week that to feels lots of emotional roller coasters.
Actually her mother seems to be more braver than her as she raised such an emotionally strong daughter. Her character has bever been highlighted.
she might have a struggled a lot to cope up with the fact that her both daughters who were raised with lots of love n care and determined to take their own decisions.
In Mithila,Raja Janak and Rani Sunayana involved all the four girls in every day decisions of darbar.
Sunayana raised Sita , Urmila ,Mandavi and Kirti in the same manner and gave the same values.Actually she seemed to be more protective about Sita who was not born like Urmila to her.
Mandavi and Kirti had lost their mother very early so all these four girls were raised by Sunayana who was more protective of them than Urmila who was born through her.
Urmila was said to be determined,intelligent,curious from childhood.
Saumitra/Sumitra the mother of Lakshman and shatrughan.she was said to be calm n compost in every situation and the lady who let her son go along with ram and serve the elder brother in jungle. She is also one of the hidden characters of the Ramayan who was the back light or I can say back power of the family in every grievous situation.
But these brave ladies were never ever highlighted.
Just think how these ladies have been handling their emotional storms.
Urmila was really a strong character, stronger than any other from our past stories.
Its never ever easier to leave alone without Husband and that to for so long handling emotions all alone.She seriously had lot of inner strength which helped her to deal with the loneliness in the crowd.
Without husband one feels alone in spite of being surrounded by a village.
