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A meeting with Phoolan Devi Updated: Updated: April 10, 2021 16:53 IST It was difficult to believe that she was once the face of terror and lawlessness in the heart of North India Share Article AAA It was difficult to believe that she was once the face of terror and lawlessness in the heart of North India Heading the HR function of the Railways, I had public representatives of different political persuasions make routine visits to my office. But nothing had prepared me for the announcement one day by my secretary that Phoolan Devi, MP, had sought time to meet me. I must confess that the inst...

Persecution of Muslims Is No Longer About Divisive Politics, the Real Motive Is To Dehumanise Our leaders appear to have succeeded in polarising society to such an extent that their electoral victories are almost guaranteed. Then, why are they going with ever-increasing gusto for crimes that target Muslims? Representative image. Photo: Special arrangement Communalism02/Apr/2021 Recently, a Muslim boy was assaulted in Dasna, Ghaziabad for the ‘heinous crime’ of having taken water from a temple. In another incident, a young Muslim man was assaulted in Khajuri Khas, Delhi for some unkn...

URL copied In July 2001, Phoolan was shot dead in Delhi by a Thakur youth.  Forty years ago, on February 14, 1981, a young girl, who was pushed into the ravines, had shot dead 20 innocent persons in the Behmai village in Kanpur district to avenge her sexual exploitation by a dacoit gang. The young girl then known as bandit queen Phoolan Devi went on to become a Member of Parliament. Seventeen of those killed in the Behmai massacre were Thakurs. Who killed Phoolan Devi? In July 2001, Phoolan was shot dead in Delhi by a Thakur youth, Sher Singh Rana, who claimed that he had killed he...

40 years on, Behmai victims still await justice By IANS|   Updated: 15th February 2021 2:05 pm IST Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh): It has been exactly 40 years since 20 villagers were lined up and shot dead by once bandit queen Phoolan Devi in Behmai village. The incident took place on February 14, 1981 and the families of the victims are still awaiting justice even though the main accused Phoolan Devi was shot dead in 2001. Rajaram Singh, the main witness of the 1981 Behmai massacre and the plaintiff in the case, also died after prolonged illness at Behmai in December last year at the age of 85. Ra...

Instep Today Sun, 02, 21 Yasra Rizvi has been acting for almost a decade now but while she’s delivered all sorts of characters in her career, it’s the most problematic that people have chosen to define her by. Balwant Kaur in Manto’s ‘Thanda Gosht’; a woman who kills her husband in cold blood, with his own weapon. The alcohol dependent Jugnoo of Churails, who abuses substance, people and herself as her internal defense mechanism. Saira from Dunk is hardly problematic but the fact that Yasra signed up for a role defending an alleged sexual harasser didn’t go down well with women ...