Empress Nur Jahan ruled Hindustan for sixteen long years. While her story is often told with wonder and awe, historians and writers ignore the tale of her daughter, Laadli: the reluctant princess who found herself sucked in the maelstrom of her insensitive mother’s ruthless ambitions. Destiny having thrust royalty on her, Laadli was trapped into living a life dictated by her ambitious mother. She travelled through tragic events of her life with a stoic optimism. The novel is a peep into the pages of history–a saga of broken hearts, palace intrigues, ruthless machinations, endless tussles for power and riches, decadence and debauchery. Set against the background of the opulence of the Mughal Empire, Nur Jahan’s Daughter is the story of a royal lineage plunged into fratricidal friction, treachery, unbelievable loyalty and passion; a colourful tapestry woven with the splendorous skeins of life in medieval India and the Mughal courts. Nur Jahan’s Daughter presents a vibrant and pulsating view of those times through a fascinating kaleidoscope of events.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Tanushree Podder
Tanushree Podder, a management graduate, has specialised in Labour Law and Human Resource. She has debbled in varied fields like beauty, education, Reiki, Vipassana, pranic healing and Yoga. Lately, she has been studying the various alternative therapies used in India and abroad. Tanushree has been writing for the past twenty-eight years. Her writings have been published in almost all leading newspapers and magazines in the country, some of which are The Times of India, the Hindustan Times, the Indian Express, the Deccan Herald, The Hindu, the Femina, the Week, the Outlook Traveller, the Eve's Weekly, the Savvy, the Society, the New Woman, the Woman's Era, the Health and Beauty, etc. She has been writing on diverse subjects ranging from travel, fiction, health and fitness, sprituality, beauty and relationships. She has worked for Larsen and Toubro Limited and Magna Publishing Co., besides setting up a woman's portal called evetimes. com in which she was an editor and content manager. She is also involved with India Development Foundation and Asha, which are two bodies that serve the society. Besides her involvement in social work, she is often invited to speak at various seminars on social issues. Tanushree has widely travelled all around the country with her husband who is an army officer and has contributed travelouges for various publications. She visited Switzerland and Malaysia on invitation of the respective tourism boards. She has written fourteen books on various subjects like alternative therapies, health, fitness, relationships, management and nutrition. Tanushree's interests vary from music to reading, traveling, and community work.
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