The Queen of JhansiSeagull Books, 2010 - 325 من الصفحات Lakshmibai, the Queen of Jhansi, a legendary Indian heroine, led her troops against the British in the uprising of 1857, which is now widely described as the first Indian War of Independence. The image of the young warrior queen who died on the battlefield but not in the minds of her people captured the imagination of novelist Mahasweta Devi, who undertook extensive research that encompassed family reminiscence, oral literature, local histories, and more traditional sources. From these she wove a very personal history of a heroine--an unusual woman, widowed at an early age, who grew from a free-spirited child into an independent young leader. Devi's resulting work traces the history of the growing resistance to the British, while building a detailed picture of Lakshmibai as a complex, spirited, full-blooded woman who wears her long tresses unbound at the same time as she prefers a male attire on horseback; who is a cool-headed and far-sighted leader of men, full of warm concern for her soldiers; as well as a mother who worries about her infant son's well-being. Simultaneously a history, a biography, and an imaginative work of fiction, this book is a valuable contribution to the reclamation of history and historiography by feminist writers. |
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... face , and in falling asleep at sundown to that same face singing lullabies . One day , a blinding storm came to this little nest filled with happiness , peace and contentment . The north wind raged , and the light of the brass lamp ...
... face of this 23- year - old young man had reddened with anger and impa- tience . The chieftain appeared and calmed ... face to face and taking them prisoner cheered Jayajirao . To encourage him doubly , his faithful Marathi chieftains ...
... face to face at others . He was hanged on 15 April , 1859 . Chapter 25 HERE'S ALWAYS MORE TO TELL even when the THE QUEEN OF JHANSI 291.