Reading Diary B: Amba

I love love LOVE Amba! This is such an empowering story after all the women that get pushed around in the Indian Epics. I think I want to make my third story in my storybook about Amba. It will be a positive departure from the sad tales of Sita and Draupadi. Amba was first stolen by Bishma. Which, hold it right there. For some reason in The Mahabharata it is honorable to steal women away???? That proves you're the best warrior?? How screwed up is that? And to top it all of, Amba was in love with King Salwa. Who apparently loved her back. But that is complete bullcrap. Because when Amba stayed true to Salwa and was finally sent to him after insisting she would marry  no other. Instead of holding her and apologizing that she went through such an ordeal, as he should of, he instead rejected her and left her husbandless and landless. What a jerk. But that is okay, she comes back as a man and kicks some ass.

Bhisma takes the three princesses
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