The book situates Wilayat’s story in the long afterlife of colonial disruption: The abolition of princely states, dissolution ...

She was much more than a wife of Wajid Ali Shah, the Nawab of Avadh who was defeated by the British and then banished to Bengal in May 1856. After the poet-nawab was deposed, Begum Hazrat Mahal ...

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Juxtaposing the life of Begum Hazrat Mahal, who worked behind the scenes, with one of the most well-known heroes of the time, Rani Lakshmibai. May 15, 2025 e-Paper. LOGIN Account.

Begum Hazrat Mahal was one of the freedom fighters of the first freedom movement of India, Rae said she had always been remembered for her contributions in India's freedom struggle.

Begum Hazrat Mahal’s wouldn't have been an inspiring tale of patriotism had it not been for Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. The Royal Family of Avadh is in possession of testimony written by Begum's ...

After the annexation, her great, great grandmother Begum Hazrat Mahal who took charge of Awadh, put her son Birjis Qadr on the throne in 1857. Birjis Qudr was the son of Jaan e Alam Wajid Ali Shah ...

The staunch freedom fighter Begum Hazrat Mahal's 136th death anniversary was recalled yesterday. Her great sacrifices for the First War of Independence are almost forgotten in India and, save some ...

Begum Hazrat Mahal of Awadh (now Uttar Pradesh) is noted in history as a queen who herself participated in the war against colonial British East India Company and later started underground Indian ...

A play titled 'Begum Hazrat Mahal' was staged at Rai Umanath Bali Auditorium, recently. As suggested by the name, the play was largely based on the life and the reign of the Oudh ruler Nawab Wajid ...