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Razia, queen of India

by Rafiq Zakaria

"The story of Razia - one of the most colourful characters in Indian history, and the only queen who ever sat on the throne of Delhi - is told here in an eminently readable work which is essentially historical in its context, but woven with fiction to bind the material." "Razia, to whom no serious historian has paid any attention in the past, turns out to be singularly fascinating and elusive. In the Epilogue the author explains at length how he became interested in the story of Razia, how he collected and evaluated source material, developed the theme, and finally how he resurrected the Queen from the jungle of evidential data."--BOOK JACKET.

Chappie’s discussion starters

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?