{"product_id":"raj-of-the-rani","title":"Raj of the Rani","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ray, Tapati\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrand:\u003c\/b\u003e PENGUIN INDIA\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber Of Pages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 01-07-2006\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e The 400-year-old town of Jhansi still feels that it owes its fame to a young rani who ruled for four-and-a-half years. In the uprising of 1857 which came to be known as the 'First War of Indian Independence', she was a singular figure in a gallery of heroes. Rani Lakshmi Bai also became the protagonist in a different kind of story - fiction by British writers to dramatize the horrific experience of the mutiny in which an Oriental queen, full of passion, added a thrilling dimension. But despite an incredible career, it took eighty years for Indians to write a comprehensive description of Rani Lakshmi Bai's life. It was not because she was forgotten but that people who lived in her time did not leave any writing behind - and the few who knew her were too afraid of reprisals to profess links with her. How did a young Marathi woman come to wield so much influence in a strongly Rajput-dominated region in the grip of an alien power? The life of the warrior queen has inspired historians, writers and, more recently, film-makers. But for the first time, in biographer Tapti Roy's vivid rendition, Lakshmi Bai is located within the wider context of her time and space.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEAN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143062219\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePackage Dimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.7 x 5.1 x 0.6 inches\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PENGUIN INDIA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50120597340464,"sku":"Trans_9780143062219","price":263.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/9968\/4144\/files\/61KgYswUN2L.jpg?v=1757319697","url":"https:\/\/www.retailmaharaj.com\/products\/raj-of-the-rani","provider":"Retail Maharaj","version":"1.0","type":"link"}