I, Phoolan Devi

by Phoolan Devi
I, Phoolan Devi
Author: Phoolan Devi
Publisher: Sphere
Total Pages: 500
Release: 1997
Genre: Autobiographies
ISBN: 9780751519648
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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.

Phoolan Devi, Rebel Queen

by Claire Fauvel
Phoolan Devi, Rebel Queen
Author: Claire Fauvel
Publisher: Nbm Comics Biographies
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2020-04-15
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781681122519
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Phoolan Devi rebelled against the ancient caste 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 leading her to become their rebel chief. Ultimately, she became a strong voice for change as a representative in the nascent Indian parliament. A story of courage and unbending determination in front of centuries of established inequities in the classic Indian caste system.

The Bandit Queen of India

by Phoolan Devi
The Bandit Queen of India
Author: Phoolan Devi
Publisher: Globe Pequot
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2006
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781592286416
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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.

Outlaw

by Roy Moxham
Outlaw
Author: Roy Moxham
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2010-06-03
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 140708013X
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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.

Global Icons

by Bishnupriya Ghosh
Global Icons
Author: Bishnupriya Ghosh
Publisher: Duke University Press
Total Pages: 400
Release: 2011-08-24
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0822350165
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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.

Death by Fire

by Mala Sen
Death by Fire
Author: Mala Sen
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2002
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780813531021
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Before a crowd of several thousand people, mostly men, a young woman dressed in her bridal finery was burned alive on her husband's funeral pyre. The apparent revival of an ancient tradition opened old wounds in Indian society and focused world attention on the status and treatment of women in modern India.".

The Scandal of the State

by Rajeswari Sunder Rajan
The Scandal of the State
Author: Rajeswari Sunder Rajan
Publisher: Duke University Press
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2003-04-09
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9780822330486
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Women in custody -- Women in law -- Killing women.