I Phoolan Devi

Author : Phoolan Devi,Marie-Thérèse Cuny,Paul Rambali
Publisher : Sphere
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Autobiographies
ISBN : 0751519642

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I, Phoolan Devi by Phoolan Devi,Marie-Thérèse Cuny,Paul Rambali Pdf

Enduring cruel poverty and degradation, Phoolan Devi survived the humiliation and horrifying gang rape to claim retribution for herself and all low-caste women of the Indian plains. In a three-year campaign which rocked the government, she delivered justice to rape victims and stole from the rich to give to the poor, before negotiating surrender on her own terms. Throughout her years of imprisonment without trial Phoolan Devi remained a beacon of hope for the poor and downtrodden, and in 1996, admist both popular support and media controversy, she was elected to the Indian Parliament. For over a decade journalists, biographers and film-makers have found the power and scope of Phoolan Devi's myth irresistible. Now finally she tells the story of her life through her eyes and in her own voice.

Author : Claire Fauvel
Publisher : NBM
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2020-03-15
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781681122526

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Phoolan Devi, Rebel Queen by Claire Fauvel Pdf

She rebelled against the ancient tribal rules of India, her country, resulting in her becoming a Robin Hood type bandit. Essentially sold at the age of 11 to become a wife for a much older man, she ran away when he raped her. From that point on, there were few choices for her but to join a roaming gang of bandits, her ambition and thirst for revenge leading her to become their rebel chief. Ultimately, society caught up with her and she even became a strong voice for change, women, and social justice as a representative in the Indian parliament. A story of courage and unbending determination in front of centuries of established inequities in the classic Indian caste system.

Author : Mala Sen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Brigands and robbers
ISBN : STANFORD:36105008512639

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India's Bandit Queen by Mala Sen Pdf

Author : Phoolan Devi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Biography
ISBN : 0751518441

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I, Phoolan Devi by Phoolan Devi Pdf

Author : Phoolan Devi,Paul Rambali
Publisher : Globe Pequot
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1592286410

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The Bandit Queen of India by Phoolan Devi,Paul Rambali Pdf

When trust fund baby-turned-waitress Allie and her friends accidentally open a Door to Hell in the basement of Sally's Diner, they don't realize the havoc it will wreak on their Brooklyn neighborhood. Of course, the upside to murder-happy demons coming through the Door all the time is that Allie gets her own sexy and mysterious demon hunter: the dark-eyed, leather-clad, Stetson-wearing Ryan.Ryan teaches Allie everything he knows about fighting the creatures of the underworld-but refuses to give in to the sexual tension that simmers between them. Allie has almost given up on taking her relationship with Ryan to the next level when there's a surge in demonic activity... and the Door disappears.Now Allie and Ryan have to travel through Hell, literally, to try to stop Hell from taking over the Earth. They may not survive the trip, but Allie is about to discover something very important: Mortal peril is a total turn-on.

Author : Roy Moxham
Publisher : Random House
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2010-06-03
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781407080130

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Outlaw by Roy Moxham Pdf

In June 1992, author Roy Moxham did a very strange thing: he wrote to a bandit in an Indian jail. Phoolan Devi was the controversial and charismatic 'Bandit Queen' hailed as a modern-day Robin Hood in the villages surrounding Delhi. In revenge for her own gang rape, her followers killed 20 high-caste Indians, which led to her surrender and imprisonment. Struck by her story and appalled by her plight, Roy Moxham helped Phoolan Devi obtain justice, offered her encouragement when she became an MP in India on her release, and travelled with her for several years before she was finally gunned down in 2001. Based on the diaries that documented their extraordinary friendship, Moxham offers a fascinating portrait of a remarkable woman and reveals the hidden face of India.

Author : Phoolan Devi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2001-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 4444407972

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I, Phoolan Devi by Phoolan Devi Pdf

Author : Nirad C. Chaudhuri
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 515 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Bengal (India)
ISBN : 0330371266

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The Autobiography of an Unknown Indian by Nirad C. Chaudhuri Pdf

Author : Phoolan Devi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1997-03-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 075159072X

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I, Phoolan Devi by Phoolan Devi Pdf

Author : Bishnupriya Ghosh
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2011-08-24
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780822350163

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Global Icons by Bishnupriya Ghosh Pdf

Global Icons considers how highly visible public figures such as Mother Theresa become global icons capable of galvanizing intense affect and sometimes even catalyzing social change.

Author : Sher Singh Rana
Publisher : HarperHindi
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2012-10-09
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9350293285

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Jail Diary : Tihar Se Kabul-Kandhar Tak by Sher Singh Rana Pdf

On 25 July 2001, Bandit Queen Phoolan Devi who had become an MP by then was shot dead as she got out of her car near the gate of her New Delhi residence. Sher Singh Rana, Dheeraj Rana, and Rajbir were accused of the crime. Twenty-five-year-old Rana allegedly surrendered in Dehradun and confessed to the murder, saying he was avenging the deaths of twenty-two Kshatriyas at Phoolan's hands in Behmai. Then he escaped from Tihar Jail in 2004 to reach Afghanistan via Bangladesh in order to reclaim the relics of the last Hindu ruler Prithviraj Chauhan from his grave there. He was captured again from Kolkata in April 2006 and sent to Rohini Jail in Delhi. He is still lodged there since the matter is sub judice. Jail Diary is Rana's story in his own words. It begins on the day of his escape from Tihar and goes back and forth in time describing his childhood in small-town India, the beginning of his political career during college days, his induction into Eklavya Sena through which he was introduced to Phoolan, his days as a liquor vendor in Haridwar, and his nerve-wracking adventures as someone who broke one of the highest security prisons in Asia to pursue what, to his mind, was an act of honour.

Author : Ellen Goldberg,Aditi Sen,Brian Collins
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2020-11-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781350143166

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Bollywood Horrors by Ellen Goldberg,Aditi Sen,Brian Collins Pdf

Bollywood Horrors is a wide-ranging collection that examines the religious aspects of horror imagery, representations of real-life horror in the movies, and the ways in which Hindi films have projected cinematic fears onto the screen. Part one, “Material Cultures and Prehistories of Horror in South Asia” looks at horror movie posters and song booklets and the surprising role of religion in the importation of Gothic tropes into Indian films, told through the little-known story of Sir Devendra Prasad Varma. Part two, “Cinematic Horror, Iconography and Aesthetics” examines the stereotype of the tantric magician found in Indian literature beginning in the medieval period, cinematic representations of the myth of the fearsome goddess Durga's slaying of the Buffalo Demon, and the influence of epic mythology and Hollywood thrillers on the 2002 film Raaz. The final part, “Cultural Horror,” analyzes elements of horror in Indian cinema's depiction of human trafficking, shifting gender roles, the rape-revenge cycle, and communal violence. This book also features images (colour in the hardback, black and white in the paperback).

Author : Pénélope Bagieu
Publisher : First Second
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2018-03-06
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781250307354

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Brazen by Pénélope Bagieu Pdf

2019 Eisner Award Winner for Best U.S. Edition of International Material Throughout history and across the globe, one characteristic connects the daring women of Brazen: their indomitable spirit. With her characteristic wit and dazzling drawings, celebrated graphic novelist Pénélope Bagieu profiles the lives of these feisty female role models, some world famous, some little known. From Nellie Bly to Mae Jemison or Josephine Baker to Naziq al-Abid, the stories in this comic biography are sure to inspire the next generation of rebel ladies. This title has Common Core connections.

Author : Sundeep Misra
Publisher : SCB Distributors
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2015-06-22
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9788183284271

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Forgive Me Amma by Sundeep Misra Pdf

In a nation deprived of good sports literature, Forgive Me Amma comes as a breath of fresh air. Written in the author's unique style, the book takes the reader to the thick of action, be it on the lush green astro turf, or in the middle of an enthusiastic crowd, or at the highly charged press conferences. Precise, objective and highly readable, the book succeeds in not only presenting the enigmatic legend Dhanraj Pillay in all his fame and fury, but also documents the tumultuous journey of Indian hockey during the times he played.

Author : Joseph Lambert
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2018-09-04
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781368027410

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Annie Sullivan and the Trials of Helen Keller by Joseph Lambert Pdf

Helen Keller lost her ability to see and hear before she turned two years old. But in her lifetime, she learned to ride horseback and dance the foxtrot. She graduated from Radcliffe. She became a world famous speaker and author. She befriended Mark Twain, Charlie Chaplin, and Alexander Graham Bell. And above all, she revolutionized public perception and treatment of the blind and the deaf. The catalyst for this remarkable life's journey was Annie Sullivan, a young woman who was herself visually impaired. Hired as a tutor when Helen was six years old, Annie broke down the barriers between Helen and the wider world, becoming a fiercely devoted friend and lifelong companion in the process. In Annie Sullivan and the Trials of Helen Keller, author and illustrator Joseph Lambert examines the powerful bond between teacher and pupil, forged through the intense frustrations and revelations of Helen's early education. The result is an inspiring, emotional, and wholly original take on the story of these two great Americans.