| Language | English |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10 | 938995827X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-9389958270 |
| No of pages | 184 |
| Book Publisher | Speaking Tiger Books |
| Published Date | 30 Nov -0001 |
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| Language | English |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10 | 938995827X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-9389958270 |
| No of pages | 184 |
| Book Publisher | Speaking Tiger Books |
| Published Date | 30 Nov -0001 |
Born at New Delhi, she worked in the corporate sector for eight long years before Tanushree quit the rat race to wield her pen and found her calling.
A well know travel writer and novelist, she is also known for the hundreds of ‘Middles’ that entertained readers of almost all English dailies in the country for over a decade. Tanushree is passionate about travelling and writing. If the lady is not packing her bags to zip around the world, she is sure to be found tapping the keys of her computer.
Among her bestselling books in non- fiction genre are Death of a Dictator - The Story of
Saddam Hussein, Secrets of Happiness, The Ultimate Food for Body, Mind and Soul, The
Power of Relaxation. The book Smart Memory has also been translated into Tamil and Spanish.
She has published 15 novels till date. Nurjahan’s Daughter, Boots Belts Berets, Escape from Harem, On the Double, Solo in Singapore, I fell in love with a soldier, Cakewalk Murder, No Margin for Error, A Closetful of Skeletons, The Breath of Death, Decoding the Feronia Files, The Teenage Diary of Rani Laxmibai, The Girls in Green, Spooky Stories, An Invitation to Die, are a few novels written by her. Boots Belts Berets and On the Double - are soon to be adapted into web series.
She lives with her husband at Pune.
Tanushree can be contacted on email at [email protected] or via her website at http://www.tanushreepodder.com. on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/tpodder
Her travel stories can be found at http://tanushreez.wordpress.com
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Manikarnika, a poor priest’s daughter, grew up in the small town of bithoor, at the court of the exiled Peshwa of Poona. Brave, spirited and highly intelligent, she went on to become Rani laxmibai, the legendary warrior-queen of Jhansi.In this fictional diary, we find out about manikarnika’s eventful teenage years, and how she went from being an ordinary girl to a proud and fearless leader.
She writes about her training in horse-riding, floodlighting and other physical arts that made her stronger and Fitter than most boys. She excels in her studies, and knows how to speak her mind. At the age of thirteen, when she is married to Gangadhar Rao, the much-older king of Jhansi, she embraces the role of a queen.
Clever and determined, she begins to rule Jhansi alongside the king. But when, in 1847, The British start hatching plans to take over the kingdom, laxmibai knows she will have to fight for all that she holds beloved. A gripping blend of history and fiction, this book is a fascinating and inspiring portrait of the young laxmibai, the extraordinary states person and fighter whom India has never forgotten. .