Ravana's Sister (Meenakshi)

by Anand Neelakantan

‘The war was fought without a reason, Meenakshi. If he had to forsake me, why did he redeem me from Lanka? Why did he kill Ravana?’ She paused and then said, ‘Lakshmana shouldn’t have punished you thus. My husband shouldn’t have condoned it. Thinking back, sometimes I feel your brother was justified in kidnapping me.’

All wars are without reason, Sita. Men fight to satisfy their egos, to secure their property, or to simply grab what belongs to others.’