About the Book: Suniti Namjoshi’s “Matriarchs, Cows and Epic Villains” is a substantial collection of compelling tales, featuring fables old and new, lyric poems, and ironic commentary. The work spans from stories of metamorphosed cows and ruling mothers to talking donkeys and epic villains. It also completes her Ravana trilogy with Shupi’s Choices and Kumbh, featuring villainous siblings who are self-aware of their shortcomings. Namjoshi uses these stories to continually raise questions about humanity’s destiny while confronting our inherent inadequacies