Amrapali – A royal courtesan
This article was written by Shivangi Kaushik. The infant Amrapali was reportedly found at the trunk of a mango tree in the city of Vaishali […]
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Begum Hazrat Mahal – The rebel Princess
This article was written by Shivangi Kaushik. Born as Muhammadi Khanum at Faizabad, Awadh, India, into an extremely poor family, Muhammadi Khanum was sold into […]
Princess Niloufer – An unfulfilled yearning
This article was written by Shivangi Kaushik. Princess Niloufer Khanum Farhat was born on 4th January 1916 at the Göztepe Palace in Istanbul, Turkey. She […]
Maharani Durgavati – The Warrior Queen
This article was written by Shivangi Kaushik. Born on 5 October 1524 in the family of Kirti Singh ruler of Kalinjar (Central India), Durgavati, belonged […]
Bamba Müller – A Victorian Cinderella Story
Bamba Müller was born on 6 July 1848 as the daughter of Ludwig Müller and his mistress Sofia in Cairo. She was educated in Cairo by missionaries. In […]
Sophia Duleep Singh – A Suffragette Princess (Part 2)
Read part one here. The Suffragette Cause Sophia joined Emmeline Pankhurst and other suffragettes as they descended on the House of Commons, hoping to meet the […]