Draupadi and Satyavati are two extraordinary women of the Mahabharata who stood firm against destiny with courage and wisdom. Draupadi’s humiliation ignited the great war, where she transformed her pain into fiery resolve and reshaped history. Satyavati, on the other hand, relied on intellect and political foresight to secure her sons’ lineage and throne. Both women challenged fate in a male-dominated world, leaving an indelible mark through their strength and determination. Their stories symbolize female power, resilience, and struggle, continuing to inspire generations with lessons of dignity, endurance, and the will to redefine destiny.
દ્રૌપદી અને સત્યવતી મહાભારતની બે અદ્વિતીય સ્ત્રીઓ છે, જેઓએ પોતાના જીવનમાં નસીબ સામે અડગ હિંમત અને બુદ્ધિથી લડત આપી. દ્રૌપદીનું અપમાન સમગ્ર યુદ્ધનું કારણ બન્યું, જ્યાં તેણીએ અગ્નિ સમાન પ્રતિશોધ લઈને ઇતિહાસને નવી દિશા આપી. બીજી તરફ, સત્યવતી રાજસિંહાસન માટે રાજનીતિ અને બુદ્ધિનો સહારો લઈને પોતાના પુત્રોના ભવિષ્યને સુરક્ષિત કરવા પ્રયત્નશીલ રહી. બંનેએ પુરુષપ્રધાન સમાજમાં પોતાની હાજરીને મજબૂત બનાવી, નસીબને પડકાર્યું અને પોતાની શક્તિથી અવિસ્મરણીય છાપ મૂકી. તેમની કથાઓ સ્ત્રીશક્તિ, ધૈર્ય અને સંઘર્ષનું પ્રતિક બની, જે આજ સુધી પ્રેરણારૂપ છે.
Jayshree Merchant retired as a director of a clinical laboratory. She stays in California and is a writer. She has been associated with Gujarati Literary Academy of North America right from its inception.
Her foray in literature writing started in early 70s. He articles and poems have appeared in prestigious Gujarati dailies. For last Thirty Five years, Jayshree’s articles,poems and essays have appeared in prestigious Gujarati Magazines and Newspapers. She has written novels,short stories, poems, articles and Gazals.
On 1st January 2023,Jayshree was given ‘Vishva Gurjari Award’ by the eminent saint shree MorariBapu. For her poetry, she has been bestowed with famous poet Ramesh Parekh memorial award
She is also very actively involved in arrangement of workshops to promote Gujarati literature and expose the youngsters with, to various aspects of literature.
Till 2020, she was actively involved with the blog ‘Daavdanu aanganu’ (દાવડાનું આંગણું) as an editor in chief. Now she is coming up with ‘Aapanu aanganu’ blog.
