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1500s: A modern retelling of the story of one of the most legendary figures in India; Queen Padmini
The Lotus Queen
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The Rajputs face total destruction, Padmini knows only one route to freedom and honour but this decision could affect an entire people and inspire generations to come. This is going to be a tough decision with long lasting consequences and in fact evokes and explains the story of one of the most legendary figures in India.
This is the story of Rajasthan’s most famous forts, the novel richly blends facts and fiction to retell the story of one of the most legendary figures in India. A story which explores the passionate love story between Queen Padmini and Rawal Rattan Singh in 14th Century Rajasthan and the tumultuous events that led to the destruction of Mewar during that time.
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The Lotus Queen is the author’s imagining of one of the most famous legends in India. Although the novel is based on historical events, places and persons, it should be be very much considered a world of fiction.
“Mewar was the ancient kingdom of the Rajputs, stretching from Gujarat in the south to Ajmer in the north (most of the modern day Rajasthan). Its capital Chittor was one of India’s largest forts, situated hundred and twenty kilometres east of the modern city of Udaipur, at the northern end of the Aravali Mountain range. Built on a rocky plateaus about hundred and eighty metres in heights from the flat plans below the fort was encircled by walls and seven gates (pols): Lakshman, Pol, Jodla Pol, Ganesh Pol, Hanuman Pol, Bhairon Pol and Padal Pil (in descending order) to the west and Suraj Pol to the east.”
“In the fourteenth century, the rules of Mewar were referred to as as “Rawal” in honour of the legendary Kalbhoj (Bappa Rawal), the founder of the Mewar Dynasty. the titles ‘Rawal’ and ‘King’ are, therefore, used interchangeably throughout.”
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A) India - Rajasthan - Chittor Fort
A) India - Rajasthan - Chittor Fort
Booktrail Boarding Pass: The Lotus Queen
Destination: Rajasthan Author/Guide: Rikin Khamar Departure Time: 1500s
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