Every now and then, life has this full circle feeling. A film I made two years ago is now screening once again because it s linked to a book on Sita that is being released. I am so looking forward to once again being at the Habitat Centre with a documentary - it’s like being in my comfort zone.

Laying Janaki To Rest is a documentary about the Sita myth and how it is intrinsically  intertwined with the way women see themselves and are seen by men in India. I made the film because I really related to the premise that the Sita myth has really effected the self image of women in India.

The book that is being released is called “In Search oF Sita” and it has a chapter with an interview with me and my experiences with making the film (amongst many other lovely essays and interviews)

As I read the interview and see the film, I see how much I have moved personally. I guess two years in Bombay and making the feature film have changed me. I till think that Sita is relevant but for me personally - I can’t identify with her pain anymore. Somehow the urge to make another feature film and to tell the many stories that are bubbling in my brain  have overtaken any thoughts of being seen as a woman struggling with her status as a single mother and single woman. I now enjoy the fact that I am alone and feel quite unbridled and free.

All the same, I can’t wait to see all those I know and enjoy being with…and seeing and hearing Sita again.