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THE MANY LIVES OF A RAJPUT QUEEN: Heroic Pasts in India, circa 1500-1900

	The Many Lives Of A Rajput Queen: Heroic Pasts In India, Circa 1500-1900 by Ramya Sreenivasan
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This book is centred on the legend of Padmini, the medieval Rajput queen widely believed to have been pursued by Alauddin Khalji, Sultan of Delhi. Sreenivasan investigates the many narratives that exist about this heroic queen’s legend in India, ranging from Sufi mystical romances in the sixteenth century to nationalist histories in the late nineteenth century.

The book explores the manner in which early modern regional elites, caste groups, and mystical and monastic communities shaped their distinctive versions of past times through the repeated refashioning of this legend. It then traces the appropriations of these narrations by colonial administrators and nationalist intellectuals for varying political ends.
ISBN 8178241854

Pages : 286