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Women's Day Special: From The Outlook Archives, A Counter-Narrative Like No Other

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| Photo: Animikh Chakrabarty/Outlook : Anmol, a local villager takes us to the house of Phoolan Devi in Shekhpur Guda. As he unveils the Statue from its “ghoongat”, he stops to pose with it for the camera

Phoolan Devi: Memory, Myth, And The Villages Left Behind

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Outlook Photo : Outlook Women’s Day Special: Crossing out the 'Femme Fatale'

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Phoolan Devi: Beyond the Bandit Queen - How Her Hometown Remembers Her

Phoolan Devi: Beyond the Bandit Queen - How Her Hometown Remembers Her

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| Photo: Vikram Sharma/Outlook : Phoolan Devi’s nephew Nishant

Veiled Truths: What The Women In Phoolan Devi’s Village Do—And Do Not—Say

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Sondeep Shankar/Getty Images : Indian rights activist, bandit and politician Phoolan Devi (1963 - 2001) greets her well wishers standing on the roof of a bus she was travelling in to the surrender at Bhind, Madhya Pradesh, India - February 1983

Phoolan Devi: A Subaltern Icon And An Emblem Of Empowerment

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Manoj Bajpayee Reveals The Amount He Was Paid For 'Bandit Queen', Shares What He Did With It

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Indian rights activist, bandit and politician Phoolan Devi greets her well-wishers

Dasyu Sundari Phoolan Devi: The Woman Who Dared To Fight Caste Oppression

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Samajwadi Party Pays Tributes To 'Bandit Queen' Phoolan Devi On Her Death Anniversary

Samajwadi Party Pays Tributes To 'Bandit Queen' Phoolan Devi On Her Death Anniversary

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Vidyut Jammwal Gears Up For His First Biopic 'Sher Singh Raana'

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Dacoit-turned-politician Phoolan Devi

22 Years After Phoolan Devi's Murder, Bandit Queen Remains A Divisive Figure In Mirzapur

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