Revisiting a Book about 12 Women

   Some posts must be re-blogged…this is one of them.   On the occasion of International Women’s Day, I revisit and re-post this after adding a few more remarks and insights which I think make it more relevant.
      Maharshi Veda Vyāsa

Once upon a time, long, long, long ago there lived a rishi called Krishna-Dvaipāyana (meaning ‘the dark one who was born on/lived on an island’). Maharshi Veda Vyāsa, as he later came to be known, is credited to have authored many of our ancient texts t...