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Nationalism and Feminism in Late Colonial India: The Rani of Jhansi Regiment, 1943–1945

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 November 2008

Carol Hills  and
Daniel C. Silverman
Carol Hills
Affiliation:
The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
Daniel C. Silverman
Affiliation:
Harvard Medical School
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Between 1943 and 1945, 1,500 Indian women in Burma, Malaya and Singapore exchanged their colorful saris for the khakis, breeches, half caps and boots of the Rani of Jhansi Regiment, the all-female brigade of the Indian National Army (INA). Under the leadership of Subhas Chandra Bose, Hindus, Muslims, and Sikhs, members of the moneyed elite and the daughters of rubber plantation laborers shared the same food and fate to fight a jungle war for India's freedom.

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Modern Asian Studies , Volume 27 , Issue 4 , October 1993 , pp. 741 - 760
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1993

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