Begum and A Rani: Hazrat Mahal and Lakshmibai in 1857

Exploring the lives of two remarkable women who chose to enter a field of activity which, in the middle of the 19th century, was seen a male domain, this book brings to light how unusual circumstances catapulted Begum Hazrat Mahal of Awadh and Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi into the rebellion of 1857. Both of them sacrificed their lives trying to overthrow the British rule, which they considered to be alien and oppressive. Their resistance and their deaths are heroic and poignant. The book captures the different trajectories of their lives and their struggles.