Saraswati's Gift

I must say kavita kane books are best books.

I have always been a fan of Kavita Mam's writing style. Menaka's choice and now Sarasvati's Gift. I have Lanka's princess, Sita's sister and Karna's wife too in my collection - but yet to read.Kavita ji writes in a way that stirs the sublime emotions within self. The most sublime feelings meet the spiritual plane and transports us to a different dimension altogether. The intricate emotions are so well described like the shock vs surprise, the anger vs disgust, the cold stare vs shaking lips - one can visualise this wide range of divine feminine emotions as one reads through her books. I rever the author for bringing to life (omnipresent though they are) such feminine powers from our ancestors. The vivid connection drawn by the author is indescribable. One has to live the experience by reading through the lines. Unconsciously, it brings a smile, sometimes a sigh, sometimes tears and stays as a memory for days after you have finished reading. Very very theatrical and Magnum opus in their description - someday I wish to have these stories by Kavita ji enacted on big screens. You won't believe, everytime I read few pages of the books - I dearly felt a need to see Saraswati maa in person and ended up bowing to the book cover 😄. Pure emotions with no unnecessary drama - that's what I love about Kavita Ji's writings. Menaka's choice was a fiery love affair between a heroic Maharishi and tantalizing Apsara, their lovemaking, their separations and the melancholy I still remember till date. Now Sarasvati's Gift, the disappearance of Maa Saraswati from face of earth, her curse to mankind and the enigma that follows - this brings out the core of feminine divine and can move even the toughest of hearts, for within every being is ardhanariswara - we too have a divine feminine within us which reciprocates with HER Shakti

Knowledge is wealth but humans seem to misunderstand what wealth actually means.Sarasvati's Gift by Kavita Kane is a mythological fiction that tells the unknown story of Goddess Sarasvati. She who has her own singular identity and never as a part of couple like Shiv-Parvati or Laxmi-Vishnu.The book not only highlights her story as a Goddess of knowledge but also as a river who was the source of life but mankind's misuse led to its drying up.This book was very interesting for me as I got to know so much about this unknown part of mythology. I could so relate to Sarasvati's questioning of patriarchy at each step and making choices like not being a mother just to satisfy the society or be identified as someone's wife. She was always regarded with respect by every male and female celestials for her wisdom.Even if you are not a mythology reader I feel you should still read this book to know the story of a woman who stood up for her own identity and rights.

I picked up this book to understand the story and ideals of Saraswati maa better. Instead, it seems the author has chosen to capitalise on ideas of modern feminism using Saraswati maa's story merely as a medium.Feminist stories are great, and there are so many great examples in cinema, literature and life. But to show our gods deal with the exact same issues millenia ago that modern India deals with today seems like a deliberate choice to make it more relatable over making it truer to source or even logical.While most books in the mythological fiction world depict ancient times as more inclusive and balanced, and patriarchy and misogyny as relatively modern corruptions, this book shows that even the celestial beings in our culture affected by the same corruptions, which is a disservice to both our culture and feminism in general IMO.To be fair, I did learn some things about Saraswati maa that I didn't earlier, but I think the author picked up two very powerful topics (Saraswati maa and feminism) and didn't deal with either with the nuance they deserve.

I found this to be one the best book by Kavita Kanè. The book takes us on a beautiful journey of understanding the goddess who is often not spoken about as much. Kavita with her beautiful and powerful writing speaks about every detail that one must have noticed in Goddess Saraswati. Being in the field of education and working for women empowerment, I found this book to be so empowering yet comforting! I am definitely going to share it with my friends and my students!

A forgotten river and a neglected Goddess got emotional after reading

This author is famous for her feminist take on Indian Mythology, and that’s one of the many charms of her works. However in this book, it came across as trying too hard to keep up with relevant and trending topics of climate change and Beti Bachao.

A riveting tale about the Goddess of Knowledge, Saraswati, she tells us the truths of life which have become largely hazy. I loved the book a lot!