Phoolan -Goddess Of Flowers
'God has given me more strength to endure than he has given other women'
Introducing Phoolan Devi......
Childhood
The Bandit Queen
She became the lover of one of the dacoits and together they led they gang until her lover was killed by two higher caste members of the gang. This lead to perhaps the most traumatic event of Devi's life when she was subjected to a barbaric, public and brutal series of rapes, assaults and public humiliations by her fellow dacoits.
Characteristically Phoolan took revenge in spectacular style, returning to the scene of her humiliation with the gang she now led and shot dead twenty of the men who'd participated in the assault.
To say Phoolan was by now causing great embarrassment to the authorities is something of an understatement. Having become the subject of the most extensive (wo)manhunt India has ever seen Devi proved adept at evading capture. So much so that in the end the authorities allowed her to give herself up on her own terms.
Despite this Phoolan was never brought to trial as a result of disagreements between the states where her crimes were committed and changes of national government. She served eleven years whilst awaiting trial.
Later Years
Phoolan Devi was shot dead on 25/07/01 by three men claiming to be avenging the twenty villagers killed by Phoolan's gang.
Further Reading
DVD
Bandit Queen [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.0 Import - Australia ]
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Phoolan Devi - Related Clips
Phoolan Devi (Wikipedia)
Phoolan Devi (Ph?lan Dev?) August 10, 1963 - July 25, 2001), popularly known as "The Bandit Queen", was an Indian dacoit, who later turned politician.
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| lisadh
Great lens on a very interesting woman. 5 stars! Posted November 29, 2007 |
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Interesting lens on Phoolan. 5* Denver Colorado Posted November 28, 2007 |




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