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She rebelled against the ancient tribal rules of India, her country, resulting in her becoming a Robin Hood type bandit. Essentially sold at the age of 11 to become a wife for a much older man, she ran away when he raped her. From that point on, there were few choices for her but to join a roaming gang of bandits, her ambition and thirst for revenge leading her to become their rebel chief. Ultimately, society caught up with her and she even became a strong voice for change, women, and social justice as a representative in the Indian parliament. A story of courage and unbending determination in front of centuries of established inequities in the classic Indian caste system.
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Phoolan Devi: Rebel Queen, Claire Fauvel
- Language
- Released
- 2020
- Binding
- (Hardcover)
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- Title
- Phoolan Devi: Rebel Queen
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Claire Fauvel
- Publisher
- NBM Publishing Company
- Released
- 2020
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 224
- ISBN10
- 1681122510
- ISBN13
- 9781681122519
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, True Stories, Biographies, Autobiographies & Memoirs, Feminism, Women's Biographies
- Rating
- 4.4 out of 5
- Description
- She rebelled against the ancient tribal rules of India, her country, resulting in her becoming a Robin Hood type bandit. Essentially sold at the age of 11 to become a wife for a much older man, she ran away when he raped her. From that point on, there were few choices for her but to join a roaming gang of bandits, her ambition and thirst for revenge leading her to become their rebel chief. Ultimately, society caught up with her and she even became a strong voice for change, women, and social justice as a representative in the Indian parliament. A story of courage and unbending determination in front of centuries of established inequities in the classic Indian caste system.