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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... rupees . She said that since the government had taken over the state of Jhansi , the responsibility for the state and its debts was also the government's . She said that while 5,000 rupees a month was enough for herself , a great clan ...
... rupees as bride price . He pleaded , ' Where can I , a poor brahman , find 400 rupees ? ' The Queen gave him 500 rupees and joked , ' Don't forget to invite me with a vermilion - daubed letter when you set the hour for the wedding ...
... rupees per contribu- tion . That would make 60 rupees every month , which was simply great . I created a character called Anabarato Bagchi [ Nonstop Bagchi ] , who spoke non - stop , and this became very popular with the readers ...