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Phoolan Devi (10 August 1963 – 25 July 2001), popularly known as the Bandit Queen, was an Indian dacoit (bandit) who became a politician, serving as a member of parliament until her assassination.
Mar 5, 2023 · Phoolan Devi was the bandit queen of India. She had humble, difficult beginnings, and she later rose to fame as an outlaw, dacoit, and a politician.
Bandit Queen is a 1994 Indian Hindi-language biographical action-adventure film based on the life of Phoolan Devi as covered in the book India's Bandit Queen: The True Story of Phoolan Devi by the Indian author Mala Sen.
Apr 10, 2018 · Phoolan Devi escaped an abusive arranged marriage and embarked on a life of crime, intent on getting revenge on those who had hurt her. Flickr Phoolan Devi, the “Bandit Queen.”. Phoolan Devi was born in Uttar Pradesh, India, to a poor family of the Mallah caste.
Aug 10, 2015 · Phoolan Devi, widely known as the Bandit Queen would have turned 52 this day, had she been alive. Let us have a look at the 10 things about this brave dacoit and politician. 10. Legend was born.
Aug 11, 2021 · What makes Phoolan Devi a feminist icon? In a global list of the top women rebels in world history, Time Magazine has placed Phoolan Devi at number four. She is the only one in this list from India. There are a total of 17 names in this list, from Joan of Arc to Aung San Suu Kyi.
Sep 7, 2023 · Phoolan Devi’s transition from outlaw to lawmaker is nothing short of remarkable. In the eyes of her admirers, she was a revolutionary. A survivor of several brutal episodes of sexual violence, that fought valiantly for social justice.
Nov 1, 1996 · Early one evening in February of 1983—a bitterly cold evening, as she remembers it now—Phoolan Devi, draped in a brown wool blanket topped by a vibrant red shawl, led a group of men, twelve in...
Aug 14, 2014 · Phoolan Devi, who became one of India's best-known political figures after giving up years of crime, was shot dead at the age of 38 in front of her home. Her life...
Aug 8, 2014 · Thirteen years after she was killed, a man has been convicted of murdering India's bandit-turned-politician Phoolan Devi. Sher Singh Rana was arrested after Devi was shot dead at the age of 38...
