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Here's a thread to various references to Queen Didda in historical documents and novels.
#ManikarnikaReturns : The Legend of Didda
Starring @KanganaTeam
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The 10th century Queen's story is in public domain.
Here's a thread to various references to Queen Didda in historical documents and novels.
#ManikarnikaReturns : The Legend of Didda
Starring @KanganaTeam
Produced by @KamalJain_TheKJ
The 10th century Queen's story is in public domain.
1. 'Rajatarangini' by Kalhana in 12th Century. Kalhana mentions about her birth, her rule (Utpala Dynasty) and how she placed her brother's son on the throne to start the Lohara Dynasty.
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2. Sir Marc Aurel Stein, Hungarian-British archeologist translated Rajatarangini. His translated version was published in the year 1989 (45 years after Sir M.A. Stein's demise)
Also Rajatarangini was translated by various authors.
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Also Rajatarangini was translated by various authors.
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3. Aspects of Ancient Indian Administration: Queen Didda's life and regime have also been documented in a book written by D.K. Ganguly in 1979. He also documented the presence of coins that appear to show the Queen's name and image. #ManikarnikaReturnsTheLegendOfDidda
4. In a document book: Bhubaneswar: From a temple town to a capital city by Ravi Kalia in 1994 : A short mention that Queen Didda was one of the very few monarchs in Indian history is available.
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5. The book, Kashmir and its people: studies in the evolution of Kashmiri society by M.K. Kaw in 2004, mentions about Queen Didda and how women in Kashmir were held in high regard.
6. In 1981, Prof. GM Rabbani wrote about Queen Didda in a different perspective from Kalhana's view, in the book 'Ancient Kashmir' The author tried to clear various myths about the Queen.
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Read this article by Krutika:
https://www.livehistoryindia.com/herstory/2018/02/23/kashmirs-ruthless-queen-didda
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Read this article by Krutika:
https://www.livehistoryindia.com/herstory/2018/02/23/kashmirs-ruthless-queen-didda
7. In the Novel, Queen of Ice, author Devika Rangachari, writes about Queen Didda in detail. She has innovatively written it in first person fashion, as if the Queen is narrating her day to day life herself. The book was published in 2014.
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8. In the novel, The Women Who Ruled India, written by Archana Gupta, published in 2019, she mentions about various women leaders. She has written about Queen Didda's political insticts, ruthlessness and fierceness in detail.
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9. Didda: the warrior Queen of Kashmir written by Ashish Kaul is another novel based on the life of Queen Didda.
The producer of the film #ManikarnikaReturnsTheLegendOfDidda has cleared that the film is not based on his book and the story of Queen Didda is in public domain.
The producer of the film #ManikarnikaReturnsTheLegendOfDidda has cleared that the film is not based on his book and the story of Queen Didda is in public domain.
