Episode 103 Phoolan Devi: The Bandit Queen

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Join us this week as we talk about one of the bravest and most influential women to come out of India. Hear about her time as a bandit and gang leader and her lasting impact on Indian culture. Trigger warning: sexual and physical violence against women.Sources:https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-35650616https://www.theatlantic.com/past/issues/96nov/bandit/bandit.htmhttps://roadsandkingdoms.com/2017/indias-bandit-queen/https://blog.bham.ac.uk/historybham/women-in-history-phoolan-devi/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rape_in_Indiahttps://edition.cnn.com/interactive/asequals/india-rape-crisis-justice-failures-as-equals-intl-cmd/

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