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Why King Mohammed Quli Qutb Shah and devadasi Bhagmati’s marriage is integral to Hyderabad’s history
Dancer, your image is in the pupil of my heart You are always sought after by my eyes Waking and sleeping I can see only you I look I see you standing. In his poems, Quli often addressed the unknown woman as a “dancer”. This is believed to be a reference to Bhagmati because she was a dancer – a devadasi or servant of God. She lived in Chinchlam, a predominantly Brahmin settlement where the Sufi saint Shah Chirag also had his abode.
A page from history: How Rani Lakshmibai met her companion Chandraki
An excerpt from the book ‘The Queen’s Last Salute’ by Moupia Basu. The new queen arrived astride an elephant, amidst a shower of coins, roses and lilies, glittering in gold and diamonds. She was seated in a bejewelled howdah atop the elephant, gently swaying to its motion. She looked like a jewel, radiant and dazzling. And before Meera could see her face properly, the Maharani had passed by and was headed towards the durbar hall.
Jhansi Ki Rani to Manikarnika: Rani Lakshmibai Through the Ages
Jhansi Ki Rani to Manikarnika: Rani Lakshmibai Through the Ages SHARE, SAVE, COMMENT The life of a 25-year-old widowed queen continues to interest and intrigue writers and filmmakers spanning generations.(Photo: Altered by The Quint) ‘Queen Lakshmibai is one smart woman. Look what she writes,’ laughs Lord Dalhousie on receiving a missive from the Queen of Jhansi in The Queen’s Last Salute. ‘Can you believe it?
Contemporary literature's feminist transformation: Women from history are finding better representation
Living Moupia Basu Jan 24, 2019 09:37:00 IST “Why are there so many women on the throne?” wonders Riyaz Khan in The Queen’s Last Salute. As a matter of fact, there was nothing extraordinary about this. India has had several women wear the crown through the centuries leading up to the Revolt of 1857, among whom the queen of Jhansi, Maharani Lakshmibai, is perhaps the best known. But, there were others, too, who were equally illustrious and who ruled with aplomb.
How Lakshmibai became Rani of Jhansi: Read an excerpt from Moupia Basu's book, The Queen's Salute
Living Moupia Basu Jan 21, 2019 08:20:49 IST Excerpted from the book The Queen's Last Salute: The story of the Rani of Jhansee and the 1857 mutiny, written by Moupia Basu and published by Juggernaut in January 2019 *** The people of Jhansee [Jhansi] loved Maharani Lakshmibai and the few liberties she took even as a widow were either ignored or forgiven by everyone. She would walk into the durbar brisk and confident, flashing her sunny smile. She was neither shy nor diffident.
I Don't Know Who I Am Anymore
I am Nelly, a daughter, a wife, and a mother. If education means what you study and where you study, then I am well educated. I used to have opinions, conversations, a career, albeit a haphazard one. But I preferred being with my husband to going to work and, ever since, I became that person. I don’t know who I am anymore. I followed my husband around everywhere and went wherever he went. Tagging along like a tail, I never left him. And, what’s more, I thoroughly enjoyed it too.
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