'This wise commentary that deeply enhances our understanding of the Ramayana should be an essential read for our times that insist on a monochromatic interpretation of the epic.'

- Ashutosh Bhardwaj, The Hindustan Times

'An excellent read ... engaging and reader-friendly, without losing academic rigour.'

- Bibek Debroy, Open

'Offer[s] unique and distinctive insights. It is also characterized by a deep-rooted affection and compassion for the people in the epic. She has an ability to see and understand them not just as characters, but as living and breathing beings negotiating through the complex, thorny issues of being human.'

- Samhita Arni, Mumbai Mirror

'In her erudite yet conversational style, Sattar unpeels the layers of uncertainty that elude the public's simplistic understanding of the epic's moral arc as one where good triumphs over evil.'

- Somak Ghoshal, Mint Lounge