Radha Viswanath

Radha Viswanath was born in Andhra Pradesh and spent most of her career in Delhi, where she worked for three decades as a political correspondent. She holds the distinction of being the first woman journalist admitted to the parliamentary press gallery in 2006. In this novel published by Rupa Publications, she examines the full arc of Ravana's life — from the circumstances of his birth through his relationships and ultimate fate — as a means of retelling a familiar epic from a fresh vantage point.