The forgotten story of Ahilyabai Holkar’s Malwa Empire, built by a widow queen

Widowed young yet unshaken, Ahilyabai Holkar transformed eighteenth-century Malwa into a model kingdom built on justice, ...
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Ahilyabai Holkar, Begum Hazrat Mahal, Rani Durgavati, Rani Lakshmibai, Chand Bibi — Forgotten Queens Who Changed Indian History

In India’s long and intricate past, queens are often remembered only through myth or vague legend. Yet a number of remarkable women stepped decisively into power, governed with purpose, defended their ...
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India’s Iron Lady: The 1700s ruler who led troops, built dynasties, without a throne room

After tragedy struck—losing her husband, father-in-law, and son—Ahilyabai didn’t retreat behind palace walls. She stepped into command, leading armies and steering a kingdom once ruled by men, ...
The New Indian Express

Ahilyabai's thoughts more important than statues: Nitin Gadkari

MUMBAI: Union minister Nitin Gadkari has rued the lack of efforts in transforming society by prioritising Ahilyabai Holkar's thoughts and called for a rational approach as he pointed out ...
The Hindu

A new sari collection to honour Ahilyabai Holkar’s 300th birth anniversary

As you wander the narrow lanes towards Ahilya Fort in Maheshwar, located around an hour and a half from Indore, countless shops beckon, their displays of “authentic” Maheshwari saris billowing ...
The New Indian Express

Subhadra embodies Rani Ahilyabai Holkar’s ideals: Odisha CM

BHUBANESWAR: The state government’s Subhadra Yojana is an embodiment of Rani Ahilyabai Holkar’s ideals of social justice and women’s empowerment, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said on Saturday.