[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Science, technology and education](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science) › [Vada in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021) › c6.s2.37 # Vada in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c6.s2.37 Vāda in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c6.s2.37 - **Language:** English ### [c6.s2.37](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c6.s2.37) Confounded by this unexpected unkindness and Rāma’s sudden outburst, Sītā summons all her strength to give a passionate, yet befitting rejoinder to the charges inflicted on her. It is a lonely woman’s defence in a cruel society of men. Even though on the verge of an emotional breakdown, and being unduly stigmatized, Sītā pleads her case and a summary of her arguments in her own words can be given in the following way: - [Previous: c6.s2.36](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c6.s2.36) - [Next: c6.s2.38](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c6.s2.38) - [Up: c6.s2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c6.s2) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c6.s2.37](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c6.s2.37) · Pramāṇa