The Sword of Birgosri

Birgwsri, a legendary Mech woman warrior, serves the British as a tax collector before turning against them to free the Duars and build a new kingdom for the Mech, or Bodo, people. Around her struggle the novel sets out the daily, religious and social life of the Bodo community: its charms and proverbs, crafts and food, folk medicine, rituals, festivals and customary courts.

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About the book

Form

Novel

Genres

Historical, War (assigned by AI)

Set in

India

First published

2004 by Bodosa Publication

Author's age

50 when first published

ISBN

9788126032976 (Sahitya Akademi, India)