Rekindling the Legacy: India's Women Freedom Fighters

Meet Subhadra Kumari Chauhan, the fearless poet who wielded words as weapons and bullets as protests in India's freedom struggle. Writing verses while bouncing in horse carts to school, this child...

Meet Uda Devi Pasi, the deadly sniper whose extraordinary courage at the Battle of Sikandar Bagh became legendary in the 1857 revolt. After her husband was killed fighting the British, this fearless D...

In this episode of Rekindling the Legacy: India’s Women Freedom Fighters, hosts Professor Andrew Davies and Dr Juhi Gupta turn to one of the most iconic figures of India’s independence story: Rani Lak...

Begum Hazrat Mahal, often called the “Tigress of Awadh,” was one of the most remarkable women leaders of the 1857 revolt against British rule. Rising from humble beginnings, she became queen and later...

In this opening episode, hosts Dr Juhi Gupta and Professor Andrew Davies set the stage for the upcoming journey into the lives of the women who helped shape India’s freedom struggle. Too often, histor...