Phoolan Devi Rebel Queen (NBM Comics Biographies)

About this book

She rebelled against the ancient tribal rules of India her country resulting in her becoming a Robin Hood type bandit. Essentially sold at the age of 11 to become a wife for a much older man she ran away when he raped her. From that point on there were few choices for her but to join a roaming gang of bandits her ambition and thirst for revenge leading her to become their rebel chief. Ultimately society caught up with her and she even became a strong voice for change women and social justice as a representative in the Indian parliament. A story of courage and unbending determination in front of centuries of established inequities in the classic Indian caste system.