ABOUT THIS BOOK
Matsyagandha, Daseyi, Yojanagandha—the queen of Hastinapur, Satyavati. Abandoned as a baby, preyed on by a rishi, she hardens herself, determined that the next time she is with a man, she will be the one to win. And win she does: the throne of Hastinapur for herself, and the promise that her sons will be heirs to the kingdom. But at what cost?
In a palace where she is disdained and scorned, Satyavati must set aside her own loss and pain if she is to play the game of politics. She learns to be ruthless, unscrupulous—traits that estrange her from everyone around. Everyone, except the man she cheated of his birthright.
AUTHOR OF THE BOOK
Kavita Kané is a former journalist and the bestselling author of five books. She is considered a
revolutionary force in Indian writing because she has brought in feminism where it is most needed— mythology. Her five novels are all based on women in Indian mythology: Karna’s Wife (2013); Sita’s Sister (2014), on Ramayana’s most neglected character, Urmila; Menaka’s Choice (2015), on the apsara, Menaka; Lanka’s Princess (2016), on the female antagonist in the Ramayana, Surpanakha; and The Fisher Queen’s Dynasty (2017) on Satyavati, the grand matriarch in the Mahabharata.
After a career of over two decades in Magna and DNA, Kavita quit her job as assistant editor of
The Times of India to devote herself to writing novels full-time. With a post-graduate degree in
English literature as well as in journalism and mass communication, the only skill she has, she
confesses, is writing.
Passionate about theatre, cinema and art, she is also a columnist, a screenplay writer and a motivational speaker, having given several talks all across the country in educational and research institutes, corporate and management fora and literary festivals.
Born in Mumbai, with a childhood spent largely in Patna and Delhi, she currently lives in Pune
with her mariner husband, Prakash, their two daughters, Kimaya and Amiya, two dogs Chic and
Beau, and Cotton, the uncurious cat.
