Rishika by Dipavali Sen

 About the book

The novel Rishika by Dipavali Sen describes a journey that Ila, a working woman in the NCR, takes in her lonely flat by reading ancient Indian texts through the night. She reads about the lives of Rishikas or women sages mentioned in the Vedas, the  Upanishads and the Puranas. She re-lives as well as re-creates those stories with her own contemporary approach. Based on original material in Sanskrit, this book provides - through Ila - a fresh look at an essentially male-dominated world where women are still doing their tapasya and coping with challenges. Interspersed with the lives of Gargi, Apala and the like, there are snippets of Ila’s own life. This is what makes the book a blend of the present and the past.

About the author

Dipavali Sen, the author of Rishika, writes on mythological as well as contemporary themes. Her work includes short stories in popular magaziness like Children’s World and Tinkle, novels Kusum (Children’s Book Trust), The Last Message The Lost Message and The Waiting ( Invincible Publishers) , research-based articles in reputed national and international journals such as Annals of Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute      (Pune), Journal of Authors and Illustrators for Children      (New Delhi), and The      Bookbird (Baltimore, U.S.A.) and translation-based works like Chanakya Today (Unicorn Books),Jaya - Stories from the Mahabharata(C.B.T.) and The Legend of the Monkey Warriors (C.B.T.) She has prelsented papers at international conferences in Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand and is a Life Member of the Association of Writers and Illustrators for Children (A.W.I.C.). A retired Associate Professor of Economics at Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce, Delhi University, she is reachable on Facebook (mobile 9899584991) and email (dipavali@gmail.com)

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