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anti colonial fiction
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British colonialism
British Raj
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children's adventure
colonial India resistance
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Devika Rangachari
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forgotten women in history
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freedom fighters YA
historical fiction
history of British colonialism
history of colonialism
India
Indian culture
Indian freedom fighter story
Indian history
Indian history for young adults
Indian Rebellion
Indian Rebellion 1857
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Queen Lakshmibai of Jhansi
Queen of Freedom
Rani of Jhansi
rebellion
rebellion and resistance novel
softlaunch
South Asian historical fiction
strong female protagonist
The Girl Who Said No to the Nazis
true adventure inspired fiction
True Adventures
Uttar Pradesh
warrior queen story
women warriors in history
Product details
- ISBN 9781782693031
- Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
- Publication Date: 04 Feb 2021
- Publisher: Pushkin Press
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
- Language: English
- Age Group: Ages 9-11
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Queen Lakshmibai of of Jhansi was an unconventional queen. She could read and write; she rode a horse and wielded a sword; she trained other women to ride and fight alongside her. When the East India Trading Company, who ruled India in the 19th century, demanded that she hand over control of Jhansi, she refused.
And when an uprising began to stir in 1857, and the British laid siege to her fortress, the warrior queen tied her infant son to her back, mounted her favourite horse, and escaped to raise an army.
This is the story of a woman who defied all conventions to become an icon of resistance in colonial-era India
Dr. Devika Rangachari is an award-winning writer whose book, Queen of Ice (Duckbill), was on the White Raven list, won the Neev Young Adult Book Award and has been optioned to be made into a movie/TV series. Her other books include 10 Indian Monarchs Whose Amazing Stories You May Not Know, Tales of Love and Adventure, Swami Vivekananda - A Man With A Vision, Harsha Vardhana, The Merry Mischief of Gopal Bhand, The Wit of Tenali Raman and Growing Up. She is currently the recipient of a prestigious national fellowship awarded by the ministry of culture in India to research aspects of gender and historical fiction in Indian children's literature.
