Miss Conduct Ep 07 - Durga Bhabhi

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Researching for this episode was sheer and unadulterated joy. In fact, the only thing that would have made the process any better is if we could have physically been present in Delhi, with access to all the expansive memorial museums that the city has to offer. There’s nothing quite like a museum dedicated to the Indian freedom movement to give you that immediate boost of patriotism (although Ragavi still maintains that the India v. Australia hockey match from Chak De India would also do the job). 

HOWEVER, we have come across some interesting news as we wrote this blog entry. It appears we are getting a spanking new gallery at the Allahabad Museum dedicated to Indian revolutionaries. And Dr. Sunil Gupta, the director of the museum, has committed to dedicating a section of the Azad Gallery to Durga Bhabhi ! In his words: 

“She was no less than Bhagat Singh. A day after Bhagat Singh and his associates were sentenced to death, she fired at a British police officer and his wife from a moving car in Bombay [...] She almost remained incognito till she died in 1999. She ran a small school in Lucknow and we are in the process of acquiring documents related to her.”

Isn’t that exciting?! Here’s hoping the gallery comes through, and soon! In the meantime, do listen to our episode covering Durga Bhabhi’s exploits, from Lahore to Delhi to Calcutta. 

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Love (platonically),  

Ragavi & Nisha

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