Rani padmini of chittor biography books

  • Is an insightful account of the life and times of a queen about whom not much is known.
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  • Rani Padmini is a historical character of India, about whom most people hardly know anything except her name.

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    Rani Padmini

    Indian queen (13-14th century C.E.)

    This article is about the Queen of Mewar. For the Indian actress, see Rani Padmini (actress). For the Malayalam film, see Rani Padmini (film).

    Padmini, also known as Padmavati or Rani Padmavati, was a 13th–14th century queen of the Kingdom of Mewar in India.[2] Several medieval texts mention her, although these versions are disparate and many modern historians question the extent of their overall authenticity.[3]

    The Jayasi text describes her story as follows: Padmavati was an exceptionally beautiful princess of the Sinhalese kingdom (in Sri Lanka).[a]Ratan Sen, the Rajput ruler of Chittor Fort, heard about her beauty from a talking parrot named Hiraman. After an adventurous quest, he won her hand in marriage and brought her to Chittor. Ratan Sen was captured and imprisoned by Alauddin Khalji, the Sultan of Delhi. While Ratan Sen was in prison, the king of Kumbhalner Devapal became enamoured w

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    Rani Padmini the Heroine of Chittor

    November 22, 2017
    This book could not have been better timed. With so much controversy surrounding the historical facts around Rani Padmavati of Mewar, this is a well researched effort on the part of the author. Though the book is repetitive on a number of occasions and does not come to a definitive conclusion, it does put at one place various points of view pretty cogently. The story of Padmavati remained alive in the ballads of the region with very little documentation. It came alive after a couple of centuries and after another six centuries, thanks to a bio by Sanjay Leela Bhansali has created a raging controversy.
    The author goes beyond the chief protagonist and attempts to understand the history of Rajput valour both before and after Rani Padmavati. He also makes an important observation in the context of the valour of the Rajputs : "Glory lies in fighting well and winning, rather than laying the life; martyrdom is only the next best optio

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    Padmini: The Spirited Queen of Chittor

    April 13, 2020
    For me the book was not much rivetting, probably because I have heard the story before and watched the movie as well.
    Although the story in this piece is different from the contemporary movie that was made, still I felt the book was lacking in details in many aspects. Like the years, or atleast the number of years in between the even ( for example no.of years rani padmini and the king were married before allauddin khilji attacked them, or the days of time Mewar has got in between attacks etc)

    The characterisation fell shallow for a novel, as this is a fictional account there is possible scope for improving the character sketch and giving some more details. Like the life of Rajput kings, how Ranivasa was carried out in those days, any rules and regulations, the administration in the kingdom, the day to day activities, a bit more on the estranged relation of both the queens and the possible reasons for it (not just sharing a pati
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