Thank you to my Mom for funding this project and so kind and supportive. This piece is a dedication to you as a thank you for all that you’ve taught me.

Thank you to Palak Patel for checking in on me every single day since the idea was born in Sri Lanka and being an amazing godmother to this work.

Thank you to the amazing actors who gave magnificent interpretations of these juicy characters. I am inspired by each one of you:

• Shezi Sardar for being such an amazing co-creator and least evil Raavan I could have dreamt up.

• Gayatri Patel Bahl as the fierce powerhouse Queen Mandy.

• Nitin Madan as the cunning and hilarious Valmiki.

• Radhika Rao as the sweet Veena.

• Jaiden Patel for playing the most hilarious Hanuman ever.

Thank you to the producer and sound designer and Ben Leinbach and Jai Uttal - thank you for creating the most perfect, beautiful music for Sita.

Thank you to all the support Sita needed:

• Mukta Phatak for turning my attention to the fire when you edited the first version and helped me see the potential of this piece.

• Shauntay Dunbar for always making me sound funnier, and for being such a sparkly human in my life.

• Amila who drove us around in Sri Lanka and got my spidey-senses going at the Sita temple when I just KNEW the story I had been told was wrong.

• Anjali Nath for the bells and whistles, literally.

• The Spark File and everyone in it for inspiring me to own my destiny as a storyteller.

• Amita Nagori and Koonam Aurora for the early, honest feedback and Zeena, Marisa, Andrea, Christine for support along the way.

• Nilesh Patel for the photos and Trisha Patel for the fab styling.

• Niam Patel for being amazing.