Forgotten lioness of the Deccan

Forgotten lioness of the Deccan

While figures from the Mughal and British eras dominate textbooks, regional dynasties like the Kakatiyas and leaders like Rudrama Devi are often reduced to footnotes.   Unsung and marginalised, for the image of brave and courageous women rulers did not fit with the narration of the history of Bharat being backward and anti-women of the Left historians, who dominated independent India’s historical narratives. History becomes agenda setting and ve…