Heroines: Powerful Indian Women of Myth and History

The idea of heroism in women is not easily defined. In men the notion is often associated with physical strength and extravagant bravery. Women’s heroism has tended to be of a very different nature less easily categorized. All the women portrayed—Draupadi Radha Ambapali Raziya Sultan Meerabai Jahanara Laxmibai and Hazrat Mahal—share an unassailable belief in a cause for which they are willing to fightto the death if need be. In every case this belief leads them to confrontation with a horrified ...See More