Rani Durgawati – Who Never Lost A War Till She Was Alive

Description

Rani Durgawati was the emperor of Gondwana or that time Garha Katanga. Her husband died at the age of 26 but instead of performing Jauhar, she preferred to nurture his son Bir Narayan. She ruled in Garha Katanga for 14 years. During her rule, the kingdom became very prosperous. The tax collected in her rule was in the form of gold coins and in the form of elephants. She worked a lot on water bodies. She made about 1000 ponds and 500 bawdies. She fought 52 battles in her life and won 51 battles in her life. She could win her last battle against Asaf Khan, if her commanders and priests accepted the idea of attacking on Asaf Khan’s camp in the night. On that night Asaf Khan set his canons on the right place. After that she lost the war next day. She killed herself from her dagger in the battlefield than going into the hands of Mughal force and especially Asaf Khan.

About the author

The author is Deputy Commissioner, Rural Development in UP Government. Pravin Anand was born at Kanpur City. He spent most of his earlier life in Kanpur. His schooling and college study took place in Kanpur. After that he did MBA from Motilal Nehru Institue of Research and Business Administration ( MONIRBA). He started his journey of writting by the stories in Mukta and Meri Saheli. He wrote his first book-I Love You More Than Anyone Else in 2013. Later in 2014 he wrote another book – Mars,Love And Breakup. He has written a new and very popular book-Mumtaz And Tajmahal. His last book Acid-Why I was Acid Attacked was also became very popular. Now he has come with her new book – Rani Durgawati.