RaviSez

It's a pet peeve of mine, when people look at mythological characters and start complaining how women got a raw deal due to the patriarchal deal then. In this interview, Mallika Sarabhai, says that Draupadi, infact, was an epitome of the 21st century woman. It's a very different period( had Mahabharatha existed the way we read about it), and the society was set in a certain way. Being animated about it now, is, pointless. Had Draupadi been a 21st century woman, she would have refused to marry five brothers -- just because her mother-in-law had a slip of tongue. Had Draupadi been a 21st century woman, she would have refused to come to court -- just because one of her husband had gambled her away. If you look at it that way, she comes out like she has no personality and personality is what defines a 21st century woman.
However, when somebody points to Seetha and says that's the way a modern woman is supposed to behave, that shouldn't make sense either. That was then; this is now.