A Woman's Ritual

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A Woman's Ritual is written by Sudha Murthy and published by Penguin UK. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 9351180689 (ISBN 10) and 9789351180685 (ISBN 13).

Shraddha is a ritual where once a year, three generations of elders who have passed away are venerated by their loved ones. When Sudha Murthy went to perform the shraddha for her father, she was turned away, because she was a woman. "No woman has ever performed this ritual," the pandit said. Sudha Murty questions the importance of meaningless ritual while still being devoted to tradition - what does it mean to be a religious woman in the 21st century? A searching and powerful piece on reaching a balance between old and the new as a woman.