The Half Empress

The Half Empress
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Publisher : Penguin Random House India Private Limited
Total Pages : 358
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ISBN-10 : 9789354928819
ISBN-13 : 9354928811
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Book Synopsis The Half Empress by : Tripti Pandey

Download or read book The Half Empress written by Tripti Pandey and published by Penguin Random House India Private Limited. This book was released on 2023-01-09 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Among the rulers of Jaipur, Maharaja Sawai Jagat's name is taken with contempt, because of his affair with a tawaif, or courtesan, Raskapoor, the daughter of a Muslim mother and a Brahmin father. The Maharaja defied all norms and bestowed upon her the title of 'Half Empress'. With little experience, Raskapoor resiliently navigated her way through the cobwebs of the royal life. But, pitched against a fleet of plotters in an atmosphere filled with deceit, she finally fell into their trap and was imprisoned. There are many stories about how her life ended-the compassionate prison chief allowed her to flee or she flung herself on to the pyre of Jagat Singh. But today, she is best remembered by the guides who routinely mention her as a celebrity prisoner at the famous Nahargarh Fort. In her historical novel The Half Empress, Tripti Pandey transports the reader to the royal corridors of nineteenth-century Jaipur and brings to life the story of a formidable woman who has been deliberately omitted from history.


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