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Escape from Harem (2013), is the novel of an Indian author Tanushree Podder, who tells the story of Zeenat and the night that changed her life. The story gives us a preview of the Mughal dynasty, its culture, and its way of life. Tanushree spots the light on some unknown and less important facts (in the eye of historians) from the history of great conquerors through the journey of the girl who is taken to the harem. This book reveals the dark side of the dynasty--the harem, massacre, filicide, fratricide, animalistic behaviors of emperors, and the oppressive treatment of the women of the era between 1610 to 1650.
On that dark and fateful winter night, Zeenat was pushed into the Mughar emperor's harem so she could satisfy his lust. Her life changed that night, she goes to indolent Jahangir's harem to rebellion Shah Jahan's golden age of architecture. She even visits Jahanara's boudoir. Her life is a dizzy string of events with both sad and happy moments. Those soft moments of romance, passion, and times of aggression.
About the Author
Tanushree Podder, Born in New Delhi, is a well-known travel writer and novelist. She had worked in the corporate sector for eight years before she started following her passion for writing. Climate change and the environment are her special interest areas. Her book Smart Memory has been translated to Tamil and Spanish. Nur Jahan's Daughter (2005) was her first book which was followed by Boots Belts Berets (2008, Series of Military books). On the Double and No Margin for Error are the other two books of the same series which is soon to be adapted into web series.
With nine successful novels, a dozen books selling nonfiction titles, and a few hundred travel tales under her belt, she is all set to travel to another world of the words.
She lives with her husband in Pune.
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Rating: 3.9/5
Author: Tanushree Podder
Publisher: India Ink
Publishing Date: February 1, 2013
Edition Language: English
Genre: Historical Fiction
ISBN-10: 9788186939765
ISBN-13: 978-8186939765
Pages: 216 (Paperback)
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