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Savitri and Satyavan: The legend of the princess who outwitted Death - Iseult Gillespie

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Princess Savitri was benevolent, brilliant, and bright. Her grace was known throughout the land, and many princes and merchants flocked to her family’s palace to seek her hand in marriage. But upon witnessing her blinding splendor in person, the men lost their nerve. Unimpressed with these suitors, she determined to find a husband herself. Iseult Gillespie tells the tale of Savitri and Satyavan.

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  • Educator Iseult Gillespie
  • Director Jagriti Khirwar, Raghav Arumugam
  • Narrator Bethany Cutmore-Scott
  • Sound Designer Spencer Ward
  • Music Salil Bhayani
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How did Savitri trick Yamraj? And why do you think he finally granted her true wish?

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Avatar for Matvey Burykin
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But then he gave her husband back which is cool


Avatar for Bhoomi Kiran Gadiparthi
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Savitri tricked Yamraj by making him think she just wanted to have children. Then, after it was granted, she asked him how she would raise all of her children without her husband. Yamraj finally granted her true wish, to bring back Satyavan, because she had beaten him and found a loophole!


Avatar for Ronald Dutra Marques
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she tricked him by wishing having baby but she knew she wouldn't marry anyone unless it was the man. Yamraj granted her wish because he saw how loyal she was. and then her husband came back .


Avatar for Jason Lanza
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savitri tricked him by using the the polite nice and the smartness adn like she wanted her wish to come true and like got her wish on her having him as her husband.


Avatar for Patricia Castillo Hernandez
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He granted her true wish because Savitri was desperate to bring back her husband.


Avatar for Boanerge Orrego Ortega
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she tricked him by wishing having baby but she knew she wouldn't marry anyone unless it was the man. Yamraj granted her wish because he saw how loyal she was


Avatar for Mame Diarra Bousso Diouf
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Savitri tricks him by using respect and intelligence. In my opinion, he granted her true wish because he realizes that Savitry is really into his husband.


Avatar for Elena Tepavicharova
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She made him grant her wishes, leading to eventually reviving her husband. The god realized she outwitted him and returned the man as a sign of respect.


Avatar for Anagha  Bharadwaj
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Good questions. Savitri wished to mother multiple children, and if she wouldn't marry another man, she wouldn't be impregnated in order to give birth. Yamraj realized the girl's determination and cleverness, therefore, he allowed Satyavan to return to Savitri.


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I think he finally granted her true wish because it was her final grant. She tricked him by killing him.

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