Mythic Bodies, Marginal Voices: Reclaiming Women in The Ramayana and The Mahabharata by Rituparna Chakraborty
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- Publisher : PENPRINTS
- Publication date : 4 March 2026
- Language : English
- Print length : 301 pages
- ISBN-10 : 8199671327
- ISBN-13 : 978-8199671324
- Reading age : 12 years and up
- Item Weight : 450 g
- Dimensions : 13.97 x 5.08 x 20.32 cm
- Country of Origin : India
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