Helene Cixous's play The Conquest of the School at Madhubai is based on this person's life.
Helene Cixous's play The Conquest of the School at Madhubai is based on this person's life. This person was an ally of Baba Mustakim and on raids they were known to rubber stamp their names on doors of their victims while shouting 'ki jai!'. Active in the Chambal ravines, this person was elected to Parliament as member of a party that uses a bicycle as an emblem and is led by ex-wrestler Mulayam Singh Yadav, but did not often participate due to illiteracy. That party, Samajwadi, recruited this person after they had served an 11 year prison term. Assassinated by unknown gunmen in New Delhi in 2001, this person may be best known for a St. Valentine's Day massacre of 22 Thakur landowners in Behmai in retaliation for her gang rape. For 10 points, name this woman known as the Bandit Queen of India.
Helene Cixous's play The Conquest of the School at Madhubai is based on this person's life.
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