Rani Lakshmibai

How an impoverished Marathi priest wrote an eyewitness account of 1857 revolt, and last days of Rani Lakshmibai

Vishnu Bhatt Godse's manuscript lay unpublished 25 years after he completed it, going into print only in 1907, the 50th anniversary of 1857. Titled Mazha Pravas (My Journey), the work is a fascinating up, close and personal narrative of historic events.

Watch: Devika Rangachari reads from her novel Queen of Fire, about Rani Lakshmibai's flight from Jhansi

In her latest novel Queen of Fire, award-winning author Devika Rangachari focuses on the journey of Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi — as queen, statesman and soldier.

Queen of Fire: Read an excerpt from Devika Rangachari's novel about Rani Lakshmibai, the rebellion simmering in Jhansi

Rangachari draws a detailed portrait of how the newly-widowed Rani Lakshmibai took the reigns of an unsteady kingdom into her own hands.

The Warrior Queen of Jhansi movie review: Devika Bhise is sincere in this surface skimmer on life of Rani Lakshmibai

Humour and a lightness of touch are missing in The Warrior Queen of Jhansi, a costume drama that places a great deal of emphasis on ‘costume’, and not enough on drama.

Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy: How Chiranjeevi’s period drama portrays patriotism for a contemporary audience

By tracing the origin of an uprising in the mid-19th century AD, Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy gives insight into how discontent starts a mass movement for change.

Hrithik Roshan's Super 30 is a film Kangana Ranaut should support, given its take on nepotism

Super 30 seems like a film that Kangana would lend support to, given she has waged war against nepotism in the past two years. But there's no sign of any support on her end.

Manikarnika movie review: Kangana Ranaut's inspiring Rani battles the film's confused, tacky politics

In terms of ambition, Manikarnika mirrors the Baahubali films. However, the quality of the visual effects is vastly inferior to those two.

Contemporary literature's feminist transformation: Women from history are finding better representation

Historical and mythological literature have swerved towards female protagonists, with authors giving them interesting twists and disrupting beliefs both traditional and religious, and sometimes, even historically documented facts

Manikarnika star Kangana Ranaut pays tribute to Rani Laxmibai on 190th birth anniversary: She was a true patriot

Kangana Ranaut will be seen as Rani Laxmibai in Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi.

Polls in five state fight between 'individual-centric' and 'ideology-based' parties, says Amit Shah at Gwalior rally

BJP president Amit Shah Tuesday sought to project the forthcoming elections in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan as a contest between "individual-centric" parties and those driven by ideologies.