Yevalum Saralum Innum Sila Pengalum

About the book

In an imagined sacred dialogue, biblical women like Sara and Eve come before God to voice their long-silenced grievances and claim their rightful place in the divine story. Sara questions why her identity was reduced to her barrenness, why her laughter of disbelief was remembered more than her unwavering faith, and why she had to share her husband with another woman to fulfil God's promise. Eve challenges the centuries of condemnation heaped upon her, asking why her desire for wisdom was cast as the original sin, why she alone bears the blame for humanity's fall, and why her pain in childbirth became a curse rather than a sacred sacrifice. Together, these women ask God for recognition of their struggles under patriarchal systems that used divine authority to justify their oppression. They seek acknowledgement that they, too, are created in God's image, deserving of dignity, agency, and the right to be authors of their own stories rather than footnotes in men's narratives. Their conversation becomes a powerful reclaiming of feminine spirituality and a call for justice that echoes through the ages.

About the author

Danaseeli Divyanathan is a writer, essayist, and women's development activist. She holds postgraduate degrees in History, Psychology, Theology, and Women's Studies. She is well-known in the Tamil Nadu Catholic Church. She is multifaceted as a feminist theology professor and trainer for women's development.