A Begum & A Rani: Hazrat Mahal and Laksh

Exploring the lives of two remarkable women who chose to enter a field of activity which in the middle of the nineteenth century was seen a male domain this book brings to light how unusual circumstances catapulted Begum Hazrat Mahal of Awadh and Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi into the rebellion of 1857. Both of them sacrificed their lives trying to overthrow the British rule which they considered to be alien and oppressive. Their resistance and their deaths are heroic and poignant. The book captures...See More