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Phoolan Devi
Phoolan Devi, popularly known as the Bandit Queen, was an Indian dacoit (bandit) who became a politician, serving as a member of parliament until her assassination. She was a woman of the Mallah subcaste who grew up in poverty in a village in the state of Uttar Pradesh, where her family was on the losing side of a land dispute which caused them many problems. After being married off at the age of…
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politics · Indian bandit and politician (1963–2001) · politician · brigand · also Phoolan Devi, Bandit Queen, Devi
Born 10 August 1963 · Died 25 July 2001 · Q465026
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2026· 18 entries
The Times of India: From football dream to hockey hero: Bichu Devi’s journey to India’s No. 1 goalkeeper
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PIB: Union Minister Smt. Annpurna Devi Chairs Consultative Committee Meeting of the Ministry of Women and Child Development on Mission Shakti
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The Times of India: Bichu Devi’s stunning save helps India hold England, reach World Cup next round
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DD India: Union Minister Annpurna Devi Reviews Women and Child Development Schemes in West Bengal
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ESPN: India 0 - 0 England: Bichu Devi heroics see India cling on to qualify for second round
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PIB: Union Minister Smt. Annpurna Devi Chairs Review Meeting of Ministry of Women and Child Development Schemes in West Bengal at Kolkata
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Deccan Herald: Varamahalakshmi Vratam: Devi temples you can visit in and around Bengaluru on this auspicious day
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Hindustan Times: Vaishno Devi varsity has emerged as beacon of knowledge, innovation and values: J&K LG | Hindustan Times
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ThePrint: Mata Vaishno Devi University Has Emerged As Beacon Of Knowledge, Innovation And Values: LG Sinha
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Khabarhub: Former President Bidya Devi Bhandari visits protesting cooperative and microfinance victims
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Bollywood Hungama: Kangana Ranaut visits Siddhivinayak and Mumba Devi temples in Mumbai, shares pictures
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Public attention spiked: 13,715 Wikipedia readers in one day, 8× the usual 1,716, with 3 article edits. Editors noted: Bandit Queen film stray article
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The Guardian: Right now, we could be living through a hantavirus disaster. The world avoided that, and this is why | Devi Sridhar
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The Guardian: Cancer is now a story of the good, the bad and the ugly – but also hope | Devi Sridhar
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Public attention spiked: 7,506 Wikipedia readers in one day, 4.4× the usual 1,716, with 1 article edits. Editors noted: Move 1 url. Wayback Medic 2.5 per WP:URLREQ#boston.com
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The Guardian: Ebola in the DRC needs the world’s attention now – if your neighbour’s house is on fire, you don’t wait and watch | Devi Sridhar
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2023· 1 entry
Another suspect died, leaving only two people on trial
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2022· 1 entry
Farrukh Dhondy announced that he was making a web series about her life told from the perspective of Rajendra Chaturvedi, the person who arranged her surrender
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2021· 1 entry
Tributes marking the anniversary of her death were made by Chirag Paswan of the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) and Tejashwi Yadav of Rashtriya Janata Dal
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2020· 1 entry
Because important case documents had been lost
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2018· 2 entries
The NISHAD Party reported it would build a statue of her in Gorakhpur
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Phoolan Devi's mother told The Asian Age that she was still fighting to regain the land which Maiyadin had stolen from the family
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2010· 1 entry
At the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, US
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2001· 1 entry
Died 2001-07-25.
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1999· 1 entry
Career landmark: Member of the 13th Lok Sabha (1999–2001).
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1996· 1 entry
Phoolan Devi lost a Supreme Court appeal to have the charges against her dropped
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1994· 4 entries
Arundhati Roy commented that Phoolan Devi "is suffering from a case of Legenditis
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Dictated her autobiography I, Phoolan Devi which was published first in French in 1996 and then in other languages, including English, Japanese and Malay
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By order of Mulayam Singh Yadav, the leader of the Samajwadi Party and Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
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And in 2019 Hossein Martin Fazeli was developing a documentary entitled Phoolan
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1983· 2 entries
Phoolan Devi surrendered to the authorities in Bhind after long negotiations led by Rajendra Chaturvedi, a local police officer who had gained the trust of local dacoits after arresting Malkhan Singh Rajpoot
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Claimed that she had not been present at the time of the shooting
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1981· 1 entry
“s infamous massacre in 1981, in which she gunned down 22 high-caste thakurs in the tiny north Indian village of Behmai. Bizarrely, Rana also said he carried out the killing because he wanted a career in Indian politics. There is only one problem with Rana”
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1963· 1 entry
Born 1963-08-10.
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