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037			_cPurchased _nPrism Books,Kadavanthra,Kochi
041			_aEnglish
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100			_aMukhoty , Ira
245			_aHERO INES : _b Powerful Indian Women of Myth and History
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260			_aDelhi _bAleph Book Company _c2017/01/01
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500			_aThe 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 patriarchy. In the book we meet lotus-eyed, dark-skinned Draupadi, dharma queen, whose story emerges almost three millennia ago; the goddess Radha who sacrificed societal respectability for a love that transgressed convention; Ambapali, a courtesan, who stepped out of the luxurious trappings of Vaishali to follow the Buddha and wrote a single, haunting poem on the evanescence of beauty and youth. Raziya, the battle-scarred warrior, who proudly claimed the title of Sultan, refusing its fragile feminine counterpart, Sultana; the courageous Meerabai who repudiated her patriarchal destiny as cloistered daughter-in-law of a Rajput clan; the gentle Mughal princess Jahanara: who claims the blessings of both Allah and the Prophet Muhammad and wishes 'never to be forgotten'; Laxmibai, widow, patriot and martyr, who rides into legend and immortality fighting for her adopted son's birthright; and Hazrat Mahal, courtesan, begum and rebel queen, resolute till the very end in defying British attempts to seize her ex-husband's kingdom.In these engrossing portraits, mythological characters from thousands of years ago walk companionably besides historical figures from more recent times. They rise to reclaim their rightful place in history. Daughters, wives, courtesans, mothers, queens, goddesses, warriors-heroines.
650			_aBiography
650			_aWomen heroes -- India -- Biography
650			_aHindu mythology
650			_aIndia -- History
650			_aContents:-Draupadi : Dharma Queen-Radha : Illicit Goddess-Ambapali : The Glory of Vaishali-Raziya Bint Iltutmish : Slave to Sultan-Meerabai : Dyed in Blue-Jahanara Begum : In the Shadow of the Peacock Throne-Rani Laxmibai : The Accidental Heroine-Hazrat Mahal : The Making of a Rebel Begum
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