Dehradun, Oct. 11 -- Centuries before India's Ministries, Policies and Flagship programmes were ever imagined, a young queen rode to the frontlines and chose honour, courage and duty over surrender. Rani Durgavati - remembered across central India as a warrior-queen and a paragon of valour - still speaks to a nation of women who are re-shaping public life, business, science and civic affairs. On her 501st Birth Anniversary, we are reminded of her story and the values it embodies which form a living thread from the battlefields of the 16th Century to the Policies that shape Modern India.
A Portrait of Courage
Rani Durgavati's life became a legend because she refused to be a passive figure in history. Faced with invading forces, she took up...