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EPISODE · Sep 18, 2025 · 11 MIN

S1 E12 Uda Devi

from Rekindling the Legacy: India's Women Freedom Fighters · host Inclusive Futures Foundation

Meet Uda Devi Pasi, the deadly sniper whose extraordinary courage at the Battle of Sikandar Bagh became legendary in the 1857 revolt. After her husband was killed fighting the British, this fearless Dalit warrior disguised herself as a man, climbed a pipal tree, and single-handedly picked off 32 British soldiers with perfect precision. Her steep downward bullet trajectories puzzled British officers until they discovered the truth - a woman from the "untouchable" Pasi community had become their most lethal enemy. Leading an all-women battalion called the Dalit Veeranganas, she defied every convention of her era, proving that heroism knows no boundaries of caste or gender. Her story challenges everything we think we know about 1857's forgotten heroes.

Meet Uda Devi Pasi, the deadly sniper whose extraordinary courage at the Battle of Sikandar Bagh became legendary in the 1857 revolt. After her husband was killed fighting the British, this fearless Dalit warrior disguised herself as a man, climbed a pipal tree, and single-handedly picked off 32 British soldiers with perfect precision. Her steep downward bullet trajectories puzzled British officers until they discovered the truth - a woman from the "untouchable" Pasi community had become their most lethal enemy. Leading an all-women battalion called the Dalit Veeranganas, she defied every convention of her era, proving that heroism knows no boundaries of caste or gender. Her story challenges everything we think we know about 1857's forgotten heroes.

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