{"product_id":"sharvay-a-novel-mansi-9789354475306","title":"Sharvay a Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt is the eighth century in South India during the rule of the Rashtrakutas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndian philosophy is at its zenith, Ayurvedic knowledge is being compiled and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe new Prakrit languages are being developed to read and write new texts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe heroine, Sharvay, is born into this world with many disadvantages. She is\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ean orphan, the daughter of a dasi, a mixed-caste person of low social standing, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebonded to the royal princess of Kavipura as a spittoon holder. Despite all\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethis, she is determined to devote herself to a life of learning and becoming\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ea philosopher. Can Sharvay overcome the socially imposed limits of caste\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand gender to access Sanskrit and philosophy? If she does succeed, will her\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eteachings be validated by the world?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSharvay's story is told through the experience of a contemporary woman\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eacademic who chances upon a sculpture of an ancient female philosopher\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eduring her research. The sculpture inspires the academic to dream of Sharvay's\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elife. She forms a bond with this exceptional historical character as she\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eencounters places and objects that were important parts of Sharvay's life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis remarkable debut novel sensitively explores what it meant to be an\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eordinary, marginalized person in ancient India, and questions the gender, class\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand caste biases within the discipline of philosophy, which has been dominated\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eby men for centuries. Intriguing, atmospheric and richly imagined, Sharvay is\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehistorical fiction at its best\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mansi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9354475302\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789354475306\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Speaking Tiger Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/20\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.69lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.72d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mansi","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48066421424383,"sku":"9789354475306","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_881ca0fb-3d38-4977-9bfd-33a22c4103b3.jpg?v=1768678385","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sharvay-a-novel-mansi-9789354475306","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}