Vat Savitri Vrat
Women across India celebrate Vat Savitri Vrat in the memory of the powerful female icon Savitri every year. For centuries, her image has caught the imagination of a number of girls across India. Savitri stood for everything which a modern feminist shall strive for. Independent, assertive, devotion, wisdom, intelligence, and a fighting spirit. Her story appears in the Vana Parva (Chapter of Forest) of ‘Mahabharata’ one of the greatest epic of Hindus. Savitri is the daughter of Ashwapati, King of Madra. Her father received her in a boon from Goddess Savitri, the divine consort of Lord Brahma. She was one of the most beautiful girls of her time. Further, being raised by a devotional parent, she also had good knowledge and virtues. She was so beautiful that none of the boys of her time even dared to dream of her. Her father was a wise person. He knew that a girl of such beauty and knowledge cannot get a companion easily. And therefore, he asked her to choose a g...