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The Bandit Queens
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For Geeta, life as a widow is more peaceful than life as a wife…
Until the other women in her village decide they want to be widows, too.
Geeta is believed to have killed her vanished husband – a rumour she hasn’t bothered trying to correct, because a reputation like that can keep a single woman safe in rural India. But when she’s approached for help in ridding another wife of her abusive drunk of a husband, her reluctant agreement sets in motion a chain of events that will change the lives of all the women in the village….
Locations
Reset- India - Utter Pradesh
- A: Giwoli prison
- B: Vikram Mahal
- C: Gorha Ka Purwa
- D: Devariya
- E: Kanpur
Travel Guide
Utter Pradesh, India
Though Phoolan Devi was a real person, she lived a life flooded with extremes beyond credulity, such that her legend adopts a cinematic, fictional patina. This aura of epic mythos is certainly furthered b the various adaptations of her life, some made with her consent and cooperation, others not.
Phoolan began life with many disadvantages – she was born into poverty, into a low-caste and as a woman. She grew up to be head strong and determined to go her own way. Her family married her off to a man three times her age. Later, she turned to a life of crime. joined a family of dacoits (a term used for “banditry” in the Indian subcontinent) and ended up in trouble with the police. She served 11 years in prison. When released, she became a member of parliament and am activiis. In 2001, she was assasinated.
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Destination: Utter Pradesh, India Author/guide: Parini Shroff Departure Time: 2022
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