Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 13: From a legendary woman warrior Queen of Kashmir to the only living legend the world has, life came full circle for Ashish Kaul as the mega star of the millennium Amitabh Bachchan unveiled his bestseller book “Didda – The Warrior Queen of Kashmir”.
Kaul said Didda – The Warrior Queen of Kashmir is the overwhelming story of how a beautiful princess abandoned by her parents rises to become the longest serving Queen in medieval world. Born in 925 AD, not only does Didda defeat death at birth, survives being pushed into Sati but also went on to create world’s first commando force, counter-intelligence mechanism and invented the deadly Guerrilla warfare strategy.
Didda is the untold story of a woman’s rise to power during the 10th century. The legend of Didda is entwined with the life of solitary struggles against the prejudice and patriarchy. She eventually went on to rule the unified Kashmir encompassing the Lohar Kingdom and Kashmir for a period of 44 years, taking it to the glorious heights and making it the most powerful kingdom in medieval Asia.
She overcomes her physical disability and rises to crush the mutiny by the Prime Minister to take control of a kingdom on the verge of disintegration. She sacrifices her own life and love for the sake of her promise to the dying King to ensure the Kingdom transforms into one of the largest and most feared kingdoms. The foundation laid by Didda helped Kashmir defeat the dreaded warlord Mahmood of Gaznavi twice.
The book debuted at a stellar number 10 on global rankings and has received overwhelming response from critics and readers alike. Didda is a part of unique initiative ‘Streedesh – 13 forgotten women of Kashmir’ that is being produced by Ashish Kaul, the Chief Creative Officer of Folklore Entertainment and Ex Group Executive Vice President of Zee Network.
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