UID:
(DE-602)gbv_1691359009
Format:
1 Online-Ressource (156 p)
ISBN:
9789812308085
,
9789812308092
,
9789812308108
,
9812308083
,
9812308091
Content:
Women against the Raj : the Rani of Jhansi regiment -- Contents -- Message from ISEAS Director, Ambassador -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1. The Historical Rani -- 2. Bengali Nationalism -- 3. Bengali Women Revolutionaries -- 4. Subhas Chandra Bose -- 5. The Indian National Army -- 6. Volunteers from the Malayan Rubber Estates -- 7. The Rani of Jhansi Regiment -- 8. Deployed to Burma -- 9. After the War -- 10. Conclusion -- Epilogue: The Impact of ina on Post-War Malaya -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.
Content:
This is a ground-breaking history of the Rani of Jhansi Regiment, part of the Indian National Army led by Bengali revolutionary Subhas Chandra Bose during World War II. The Regiment, a hitherto forgotten part of "the Forgotten Army," was composed largely of teenage volunteers from Malayan rubber estates, girls who had never seen India yet were eager to enlist to liberate India from colonial bondage
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Language:
English
URL:
http://erf.sbb.spk-berlin.de/han/iglibrary/portal.igpublish.com/iglibrary/search/ISEASB0000188.html
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