The Queen of Jhansi

Name: The Queen of Jhansi
Author: Mahasweta Devi

by Mahasweta Devi

A dramatic retelling of the legendary queen's rebellion against British colonial rule

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Mahasweta Devi

Bengali activist-novelist whose fiction gave voice to adivasis, Dalits, and bonded laborers in postcolonial India. Hajar Churashir Maa and Aranyer Adhikar brought her international recognition for literature that was simultaneously art and social documentary.

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