(1)Sita
Portrayed as a tragic personality in the Ramayan., Sita was actually one of the great Indian ladies in History who showed quite dignity and strength in face of adversiry.
Although she is often seen as a docile wife, it was actually this ancient woman's love and devotion to her family that drove her actions.
When Rama was exiled from his kingdom, the newly married Sita insisted on accompanying him and experiencing the same hardships instead of remaining in the lap of luxury.
She was compassinate even to strangers and a disguised Ravan took advantage of this to kidnap her. Throughout her captivity, she maintained her dignity and refuted any advance made by him.
When she returned, Rama asked her to walk through fire to prove her chastity as it was believed that fire would not burn the innocent. She is said to have emerged alive and unhurt.
But when he asked her second time to prove her chastity to the kingdom, She refused to sacrifice her dignity and chose exile into the forest than living in luxury with a husband who did not trust her.
She raised her two children love and kush in the forest. They grew up to be strong, wise and educated in the arts that were required of princes
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