Memoirs of a Rebel Princess

by Abida Sultaan

Written shortly before her death and based on the diaries that she kept throughout her life, this book documents the activities of a Muslim princess who rebelled against societal conventions to take an active public role, first, as heir-apparent and chief secretary to an Indian princely state, then as diplomat and dissident in independent Pakistan.

Genres: History

370 pages, Hardcover

First published July 8, 2004

Reviews

[Shefali Tripathi Mehta · Rating 5 out of 5]

Moving and extraordinarily inspirational memoir of the feisty Begum Abida Sultaan, the heir to the Bhopal Nawabs who decided to move to the newly created Pakistan during the partition of the country. It is one book everyone, girls and Bhopalis especially, should read to understand our common culture and background, and be inspired not just by her exceptional courage and fortitude, but her fearless questioning of conventions and stereotypical attitudes, especially regarding women. A woman far ahead of her times whose life continues to inspire as well as touch our lives two generations later. The book falters in the flow of the narrative and repetitions mainly due to too much material but this never distracts from the story.

[Nasreen Ghori · Rating 5 out of 5]

A myriad of fascinating tales comprising of Princess Abida Sultan, of Sarkar AmmaN, of princely states of India, their Nawabs and princes, of Bhopal, of Muslim culture of colonized Indian subcontinent, of British royalty, of changing political scene of colonized India, of political history of Pakistan since birth and what not..!

اصل میں یہ ایک سوانح حیات نہیں تین سوانح عمریاں ہیں۔ ایک شہزادی عابدہ سلطان کی، ایک سرکار اماں کی عابدہ سلطان کی زبانی اور ایک پاکستان کی۔

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