Women’s Web & Juggernaut Books invite you to join us on an exciting blogathon, inspired by the warrior women of history.
In Devi Yesodharan’s Empire, a young Greek girl in India, Aremis grows up to be a fearsome warrior guarding the Chola emperor. Whether literally like Aremis, or in so many other ways, women are warriors! Share a warrior story of a woman you know – maybe even yourself.
Empire is a stunning historical novel set in the time of the Chola empire, with superb plotting and a memorable and unique heroine, Aremis.
When a Greek pirate ship sails in to loot the wealth of the Cholas, it is brutally defeated by the navy and forced to pay a compensation. A payment that includes a twelve-year-old girl, Aremis.
Aremis grows up to be a skilled warrior, a great asset to the Cholas. But she is a foreigner among her captors, even though the emperor trusts her to guard his person. Empire is the story of a lone Greek girl among Tamil boys.
Get set for an exciting read at Juggernaut Books.
Share your story of a warrior woman – perhaps a woman you know who’s battled the odds, or someone who actually serves in the forces, or a historical warrior woman – or maybe yourself!
There are no limits to this story-telling – except your imagination. We’re waiting to hear your story, inspired by that of Aremis.
Drumroll please. Congratulations to all winners. Please send us your postal address and phone numbers at [email protected] to claim your prize!
Mandavi Jaiswal, Lakshmi Priya, TheGreyDove, Sinjini Sengupta, Shivani Thakral, Romila C, Tanvi Sinha, Vedica Saxena,Deepti Menon, Ipsita Basu, Maitabi Banerjee,Tina Seqiera, Anupama Dalmia,Rajlakshmi Kurup , Seema Taneja ,Nupur Maskara, Pooja Sharma Rao, Sowjanya Bonda, Madhu, Arunima Singh.
CONGRATULATIONS. You can read the winning entries below in the comments.
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Netflix’s ‘House Of Secrets: The Burari Deaths’ dwells into the shocking death of an entire family of 11 in one night. It throws light on gender roles, superstitions & mental health in Indian households.
(Trigger Warning: This story delves into a documentary about alleged suicide/murder and may be triggering. Spoilers ahead).
Directed by Leena Yadav and Anubhav Chopra, Netflix’s latest three-episode documentary ‘House of secrets: The Burari Deaths’ traces what happened with the Bhatia family in 2018. On a usual summer morning, 11 members of the same family were found suspiciously hanging from the roof in the suburb of Burari. Later it was concluded to be an occult ritual gone wrong.
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Khutulun, the 13th century Mongol princess was an extraordinary warrior who couldn't be defeated by anyone, and deserves a rightful place in history.
Khutulun, the 13th century Mongol princess was an extraordinary warrior who couldn’t be defeated by anyone, and deserves a rightful place in history.
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