Yashodhara - Princess who loved the buddha

Gautam Buddha becomes a world teacher but his chief queen Yashodhara is shrouded in mystery all that we know about her life is after she become a Buddhist nun. She had been a beautiful and talented woman; expert in martial arts yet no bards sang much in her praise. Her fate was like her ancestor Seta's. They were both loved and respected yet abandoned by their husbands., A society can only be judged for its civilized manners, by the condition of their women. This book tells us the predicament and the pitiful state of single women during 7th century BC. This historical fiction is based on facts and sometimes on assumptions by renouned scholars. The main aim of the story is to do justice to Princess of the Shakya Clan and bring out her character in the limelight; maintaining the correct milieu by describing true history and social customs of about three thousand years back, in time. The book is informative about ancient Indian history and culture yet captivating and entertaining