Women Against the Raj: The Rani of Jhansi Regiment

by Joyce Lebra

This is a ground-breaking history of the Rani of Jhansi Regiment, part of the Indian National Army led by Bengali revolutionary Subhas Chandra Bose during World War II. The Regiment, a hitherto forgotten part of "the Forgotten Army," was composed largely of teenage volunteers from Malayan rubber estates, girls who had never seen India yet were eager to enlist to liberate India from colonial bondage. Bose, creator of the Regiment, connected a historical thread extending from the original Rani of Jhansi, killed in battle by the British in 1858, through Bengali women revolutionaries of the 1930s, to the Regiment, which he hoped would spearhead the liberation of India. The Rani of Jhansi Regiment provides a model of empowerment relevant for contemporary Indian women.

Genres: India

168 pages, Hardcover

First published December 1, 2008

About the author

Joyce Lebra, also known as Joyce Chapman Lebra, was an American historian of Japan and India and the celebrated author of nine non–fiction titles and three novels. She was a scholar of Japan and notable professor emeritus at the University of Colorado.

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