{"product_id":"2ojs78px3ivq","title":"Begam Bagee Banduk by Souvik Das [Hardcover]","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"249\" class=\"\"\u003eThe history of \u003cstrong data-start=\"15\" data-end=\"26\"\u003eLucknow\u003c\/strong\u003e is incomplete without her name. She was not just the wife of \u003cstrong data-start=\"88\" data-end=\"112\"\u003eNawab Wajid Ali Shah\u003c\/strong\u003e—she was one of the \u003cstrong data-start=\"132\" data-end=\"184\"\u003emost unforgettable leaders of the 1857 Rebellion\u003c\/strong\u003e. A true pride of Lucknow, the fearless \u003cstrong data-start=\"224\" data-end=\"246\"\u003eBegum Hazrat Mahal\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"251\" data-end=\"536\" class=\"\"\u003eEven when the Nawab abandoned her and left for Kolkata, she plunged into the flames of revolt with unmatched determination. She \u003cstrong data-start=\"379\" data-end=\"440\"\u003ekept the British confined within the Residency for months\u003c\/strong\u003e, and for the next \u003cstrong data-start=\"459\" data-end=\"478\"\u003eeighteen months\u003c\/strong\u003e, she led relentless \u003cstrong data-start=\"499\" data-end=\"533\"\u003eguerrilla attacks across Awadh\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"538\" data-end=\"804\" class=\"\"\u003eThe British had thought that \u003cstrong data-start=\"567\" data-end=\"619\"\u003eLucknow would fall into their hands effortlessly\u003c\/strong\u003e—but when they tried to take it, they realized it was not sugar but \u003cstrong data-start=\"687\" data-end=\"703\"\u003eBhut Jolokia\u003c\/strong\u003e—one of the spiciest chilies in the world. They faced \u003cstrong data-start=\"757\" data-end=\"802\"\u003emassive losses in both men and resources.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"806\" data-end=\"1022\" class=\"\"\u003eThis glorious history of Lucknow is not just a matter of pride for the people of Awadh. It belongs to \u003cstrong data-start=\"908\" data-end=\"953\"\u003eevery Bengali who made Lucknow their home\u003c\/strong\u003e, for Bengalis, too, have been a part of this legacy for centuries!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1024\" data-end=\"1263\" class=\"\"\u003eMy historical novel, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1045\" data-end=\"1091\"\u003e\"Begum, Bagi, Bandook\" (Begum, Rebel, Gun)\u003c\/strong\u003e, weaves together this extraordinary tale of \u003cstrong data-start=\"1136\" data-end=\"1261\"\u003eLucknow’s resistance, 19th-century Kolkata, the arrival of railways in India, and the fascinating stories surrounding it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1265\" data-end=\"1500\" class=\"\"\u003eWhen we think of the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1286\" data-end=\"1320\"\u003eleaders of the 1857 Revolution\u003c\/strong\u003e, we often remember \u003cstrong data-start=\"1340\" data-end=\"1358\"\u003eRani of Jhansi\u003c\/strong\u003e. But history also belongs to \u003cstrong data-start=\"1388\" data-end=\"1465\"\u003eJhalkari Bai, Maharani Avantibai Lodhi, Begum Hazrat Mahal, Uda Devi Pasi\u003c\/strong\u003e, and many more forgotten warriors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Mitra \u0026 Ghosh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48329428631802,"sku":"2OJS78PX3IVQ","price":682.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/0473\/5226\/files\/2OJS78PX3IVQ_1.jpg?v=1742899455","url":"https:\/\/versoz.co.in\/products\/2ojs78px3ivq","provider":"VERSOZ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}