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The Book of Indian Queens Stories and Essays

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HBH322
Publisher: Aleph Book Company
Language: English
Edition: 2023
ISBN: 9789395853125
Pages: 110
Cover: HARDCOVER
8x5.5 inch
190 gm
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The Book of Indian Queens brings together stories and essays by some of our finest writers and historians about some of the greatest women who ruled India.

Mahasweta Devi writes about Rani Lakshmibai, Ruskin Bond tells the story of an enigmatic modern rani, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni narrates the poignant tale of the last great queen of Punjab, Rudrangshu Mukherjee describes Begum Hazrat Mahal's role in the freedom struggle, Ira Mukhoty brings Razia Sultan to life, Manu S. Pillai chronicles the queens of Travancore, Ruby Lal provides insights into Nur Jahan, Abraham Eraly recounts the exploits of the queens of classical India, Gayatri Devi tells her own astonishing story, and Binodini and Archana Garodia Gupta relate stories of other remarkable queens from history.

The Rani of Jhansi by Mahasweta Devi

The Room of Many Colours by Ruskin Bond

Rani Jindan Kaur by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

The Controversial Queen of Kashmir by Archana Garodia Gupta Raziya Bint Iltutmish, Slave to Sultan by Ira Mukhoty

The Queens of Classical India by Abraham Eraly The Maharanis of Travancore by Manu S. Pillai

Begum Hazrat Mahal by Rudrangshu Mukherjee Nur Jahan by Ruby Lal

Princess Sanatombi by Binodini

A Princess Remembers by Gayatri Devi

About the Book
The Book of Indian Queens brings together stories and essays by some of our finest writers and historians about some of the greatest women who ruled India.

Mahasweta Devi writes about Rani Lakshmibai, Ruskin Bond tells the story of an enigmatic modern rani, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni narrates the poignant tale of the last great queen of Punjab, Rudrangshu Mukherjee describes Begum Hazrat Mahal's role in the freedom struggle, Ira Mukhoty brings Razia Sultan to life, Manu S. Pillai chronicles the queens of Travancore, Ruby Lal provides insights into Nur Jahan, Abraham Eraly recounts the exploits of the queens of classical India, Gayatri Devi tells her own astonishing story, and Binodini and Archana Garodia Gupta relate stories of other remarkable queens from history.

Introduction
There was a time', writes the great historian of early India, Romila Thapar, 'when matrilineal societies were the accepted social pattern in the Indian subcontinent'. However, the era when women ruled India was disrupted by the 'coming of the Aryans' from Central Asia, 'who brought with them a patriarchal culture. While the patriarchy would be the dominant feature of Indian society for centuries thereafter, the history of India is studded with stories of awe-inspiring queens (the descriptor 'queens' in this book covers all women who were rulers or of royal birth-empresses, queens, regents, princesses, begums, and so on). This book brings together some of the finest accounts in fiction and non-fiction on Indian queens from the earliest times to the present day, from every corner of the subcontinent.

Mahasweta Devi writes about Rani Lakshmibai in her final battle, Ruskin Bond tells the story of an enigmatic modern rani who has withdrawn from social life, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni narrates the poignant tale of the last great queen of Punjab, Rani Jindan Kaur, Abraham Eraly recounts the exploits of the queens of classical India, Archana Garodia Gupta relates the story of Queen Didda, a controversial figure in the history of Kashmir, Ira Mukhoty brings Razia Sultan to life, Rudrangshu Mukherjee describes Begum Hazrat Mahal's entry in the freedom struggle, Ruby Lal provides insights into the empress Nur Jahan, Manu S. Pillai chronicles the maharani regents of Travancore who ruled as sovereigns, Binodini narrates the story of her rebellious aunt Princess Sanatombi of Manipur, and Gayatri Devi tells her own astonishing story.

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