I phoolan devi ebook

Married off at 11 and raped by her husband, Phoolan teen years are a constant litany of degradation, torment and assault. At 16, Phoolan is kidnapped by a group of bandits - dacoit; slowly but surely Phoolan finds her place and her power. Eventually heading her own gang, Devi devotes her Well written.

Mar 31, Elna rated it liked it Shelves: graphic-novel , bleak , giveaway , geo-political , foreign , non-fiction , ya , unsettling , title-draw , bio. Definitely one to hand to female high schoolers who are despairing about the lack of justice we see in this world. I do wish that Fauvel had included a pronunciation guide with the foreword especially for "Phoolan" , and some of the Hindi?

I assume words were italicized with definitions provided and others were not. Oct 04, Ellen rated it it was amazing. This was a fantastic true story that was really done justice by the graphic novel format.

The art was really lovely and was able to communicate so much emotion, and let's just say this was an emotional story. Be forewarned though, this has some graphic depictions of rape, and the images can be disturbing. If that makes you uncomfortable, maybe this book might not be the one to choose, since rape and abuse of women is a central theme. If you can stomach that, do yourself a favor and read this i This was a fantastic true story that was really done justice by the graphic novel format.

If you can stomach that, do yourself a favor and read this intriguing story. Apr 17, Rasak rated it it was amazing. Found this book on a give away shelf and lately been quite into comic books so thought I'll give it a try.

The story moved me deeply and paired up with beautiful illustrations it's really a book I would recommend. The illustrator made a great job portraying rape scenes, making them emotionally very charged but not too graphic. As you can already guess the story is heavy, but author's decisions made the story to focus on the strength of Phoolan Devi and fighting injustice. Very heavy, but extreme Found this book on a give away shelf and lately been quite into comic books so thought I'll give it a try.

Very heavy, but extremely powerful story that is worth reading. May 11, Villain E rated it it was amazing Shelves: comics , 5-stars , non-fiction , releases. Trigger warnings. Like, all the trigger warnings. I couldn't put this down.

The story was engrossing. Phoolan Devi grew up in rural India with its caste system and patriarchal gender roles. After being raped multiple times and experiencing many other forms of injustice, she joined and ultimately led a band of violent outlaws. This is adapted directly from Phoolan Devi's autobiography. The rapes and other acts of violence are unflinching. I would have liked to know what happened after, when Devi wa Trigger warnings. I would have liked to know what happened after, when Devi was in India's Parliament, but I gather that was also not in the autobiography.

Oct 05, Caoimhe Murphy-Twhigg added it. The art was incredible. The story progression was smooth. It give a clear and easily understood explanation of complicated events. There are darker elements included in this retelling, and it didn't feel like it was overdoing it for shock factor, but felt like an honest portrayal so the reader could understand how terrible the events that occurred were. I haven't read Phoolan Devi's autobiography 'I, Phoolan Devi', so I can't comment on whether this book is accurate to her life, or true to its s The art was incredible.

I haven't read Phoolan Devi's autobiography 'I, Phoolan Devi', so I can't comment on whether this book is accurate to her life, or true to its source material. But I plan to read it, so I will update this review once I have. Feb 20, Aysha Imran rated it it was amazing Shelves: e-books , netgalley. Phoolan devi was an enigma. I still remember the day when I first heard about her from my father.

She was a novel character, a mystery. This book keeps the essence of her life and fives the story another life for people to read and cherish in upcoming times. Its a story about a vulnerable girl,a victim,a survivor,a lover and a woman full of rage. A woman can do anything and everything if she sets eyes on her purpose.

A must read for everyone. May 19, Staci Taylor rated it really liked it. A nice change to what I'm used to reading, this graphic novel based off a real female robinhood in India was a quick read but very much an emotional rollercoaster.

You learn of the challenges women faced in the caste system as well as how little say they had of their bodies and their right to choose who they marry.

Phoolan decides to take matters into her own hands! Take down the horrible men who rape, steal, and deceive the poor local villagers while earning the respect of the jungle gangs. She A nice change to what I'm used to reading, this graphic novel based off a real female robinhood in India was a quick read but very much an emotional rollercoaster.

She ends up working in parliament, imagine that! Definitely for mature audience. May 25, Pragya Singh added it Shelves: comics-manga-graphic-novel , popsugar-reading-challenge The dark art style compliments the story and makes it more impactful. I wish I had read the warning because the illustration of abuse and rape is disturbing.

Phoolan devi is a popular name in India and we all have heard about her since childhood. The fact that she has actually gone through with all this is heart wrenching. I would only recommend it to the mature readers. Wonderfully illustrated, haunting tale of a rebel who becomes the same when pushed to the extreme. Forced into marriage and raped at a very young age. Phoolan devi is a rebel with a cause, on a mission to fight against the caste based differences that mar the society.

This is for mature readers as it has mature content. Jan 05, Rachel rated it it was amazing Shelves: books-read-in , read-harder Although Phoolan Devi is a heroine in the film, she fiercely disputed its accuracy and fought to get it. After surrendering and. But, Phoolan Devi had already given up violence, she was a Buddhist, she was a politician. The violent Thakurs in India understand only one language, the language of violence.

My experience reading this book has been different on all four occasions and I just fall more and more in love with this woman and her struggle. She is the most emotionally powerful human being I have ever heard of and I will always hold her as THE role model for women and young girls. This book should be compulsory to read, especially with what is happening in India today with female infanticide, rape and violence against women.

India is a great marker of the condition of women today and the state of patriarchy - it is the second largest population in the world and an economically strong developing country but women are still treated worse than cattle. I think this book is a great reminder of the strength and passion we as women have to have for justice in order to take solid steps towards gender equality.

Please read; man or woman. Read it and confront your own demons. Empower yourself. Recharge your passion and thirst for life and justice. Author books Kunjila Mascillamani. I read this book to clear some doubts. That it was an upper caste, male narrative. Then I got to know that Phoolan Devi had moved court against the release of the film. So I bought her autobiography. My research list has grown bigger. What I found out, was that Shekhar Kapoor was being a complete mansplainer when he made the film.

The preface is succinct. It is an outstretched hand of courage to the humiliated and downtrodden, in the hope that a life like my own may never repeat itself.

I should be dead today, but I am alive. I took my fate into my hands. I was born an underdog, but I became a queen. She was instructed not to disclose what her husband had done to her to anyone. Some of them said I ought to go back because it was dishonourable for a wife not to live with her husband.

Others thought I should wait a few years at least. They all stared at me as though I had changed somehow in their eyes, and they were trying to work out what it was. Nobody knew the real ages of the women of our villages. There was nothing to mark the time apart from the lines that formed on their faces. Mayadin protested to my father that marrying me to another man would be a stain on his good name.

The men made the decisions and the women could weep however much they liked, their fears and hopes would always be carried away like the walls washed away by the rain. More specifically, not women friendly. See how the language itself is a problem for people seeking justice. Even in my own language, he spoke too well for me to understand much of what he was saying.

As soon as they realised I was alone, men tried to take me aside. One of them threatened me with a knife, and I ran until I was out of breath, fearing that at any moment, I would turn the corner and see the red and blue sign of the police station again. After that, again her mother beat her. It would be better if you died this time!

It was all she could do. I was the only person she could beat and curse. And what happened there? He asked me for my name, and the first policeman began to type a report while the deputy superintendent asked me questions. But when I started describing the thakurs and telling him I had recognised some of them, the superintendent stood up and slapped me.

I had to hide all the time. I could no longer sleep at my house. I used to sleep in a tree instead, hidden up in the branches among the monkeys and birds, with fear knotting my gut and tears constantly in my eyes. There were so many thakurs coming around looking for me that the villagers began to worry about the safety of their wives and daughters and I was the one who was blamed. When I had asked the police to keep me in the lock-up, they had just joked that they would be only too pleased to keep me there.

Phoolan hoped that they would then let her go. You owe him your life. You must obey him now. From that point on, there were few choices for her but to join a roaming gang of bandits, her ambition and thirst for revenge leading her to become their rebel chief.

Ultimately, society caught up with her and she even became a strong voice for change, women, and social justice as a representative in the Indian parliament. A story of courage and unbending determination in front of centuries of established inequities in the classic Indian caste system.

Haunting Violations offers a corrective to such uncritical acceptance of the "real" in confessional, testimonial, and ethnographic narratives.