Phoolan -Goddess Of Flowers
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
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Phoolan Devi (Wikipedia)
Phoolan Devi (Ph?lan Dev?, Hindi: ???? ????, Urdu: ????? ????) (August 10, 1963 - July 25, 2001), popularly known as "The Bandit Queen", was an Indian dacoit and later a politician. She was notorious across India during her time as a bandit.
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- JenOfChicago JenOfChicago Mar 30, 2009 @ 4:04 pm
- Never heard of her before - fascinating story!
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- lisadh lisadh Nov 29, 2007 @ 1:32 pm
- Great lens on a very interesting woman. 5 stars!
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- corebizstyle corebizstyle Nov 28, 2007 @ 8:53 am
- Interesting lens on Phoolan. 5* Denver Colorado
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