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Begum Hazrat Mahal

Begum Hazrat Mahal : Warrior Queen of Awadh Book

Begum Hazrat Mahal : Warrior Queen of Awadh

By Malathi Ramachandran

MRP: 595

Lucknow, 1857

The last Nawab of Awadh has been exiled by the British to Calcutta along with his courtiers and his coterie. Only his beautiful queen, Hazrat Mahal, stays back with young prince Birjis Ali. Hazrat vows to fight the British and win back her beloved Awadh for her people and the crown for her son. She builds a rebel army and high drama ensues as they besiege the Residency, the walled British cantonment, for five months.

A fictional saga based on actual events, this book takes you within the walls of the Residency where love and passion rage alongside the battle, and into the world of Begum Hazrat and her loyal band. Will the rebel army storm the British bastion before their relief forces arrive? Or will the tide turn in a wave of loss and grief, crushing Hazrat Mahalโ€™s dream for Awadh and her son?

Begum Hazrat Mahal
Malathi Ramachandran

Malathiย Ramachandranย is a masters in Mass Communication,ย and began her foray into fiction writingย with several short stories publishedย in magazines and anthologies. She isย the author of four novels, the last twoย titles The Legend of Kuldhara (2017) andย Mandu (2020) in the genre of historicalย fiction. Fascinated by India's rich pastย and the many human stories of loveย and loss buried beneath the largerย narratives, Malathi endeavours in herย novels not just to re-create history as itย happened long ago, but to also exploreย the lives and relationships of those whoย lived in those times. If I can pull India'sย past out of the dreary books of historyย and bring it alive for my readers, I'dย have achieved my purpose of writingย historical fiction, she says.

Format: Paperback
Size: 197mm x 127mm; 330pp
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