The image displayed on the title page was created by Nina Paley for the movie "Sita Sings the Blues". It comes from Fred Miller's Flickr page. It demonstrates Sita's idea to drop her jewelry when she is captured by Ravana in order to leave a trail for Rama to find her. This demonstrates one of her many strong character traits. I especially like that Sita is the main focus of this picture. I also like that the look on her face is strong, clever, and fearless.

You can read Kooni's story here!

To the side is an image of Kooni speaking with Queen Kaikeyi. It is titled "Kakaye and Manthara", and was published by BP Banerjee biography. Kooni goes by the name of Manthara in the Hindu version of the Ramayana.

You can read Kausalya's story here!

The image to the side is titled "Rama Meets Kausalya" from the Valmiki Ramayana.

You can read Sita's story here!

The image to the side is titled, "Sita Sarama Chit Chat".