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Sridevi versus Vakdevi
Updated On: 14 October, 2012 08:22 AM IST | | Devdutt Pattanaik
I cannot resist saying this. While male directors and male actors continue to cling to youth through surreal films about students and romance and make zillions at the box office, it is a relief to find one sensible lady director getting a mature actress to play a mature role about language, meaning and validation and, bringing a smile and joy to many in the audience. It feels good to grow up!

Now, back to mythology. For very different reasons, the film English Vinglish drew attention to two goddesses: Sridevi, goddess of wealth and glamour, and Vakdevi, goddess of speech and meaning, both referred to in the Rig Veda, so the earliest goddesses known to this land.
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