Phoolan Devi (10 August 1963 – 25 July 2001), popularly known as “Bandit Queen”, was an Indian female rights activist, bandit, and politician from the Samajwadi Party who later served as Member of Parliament. Born into a poor family in rural Uttar Pradesh, Devi endured poverty, child marriage and had an abusive marriage before taking to a life of ...
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