Raibaghini: The Warrior Queen Of Bengal is a historical-fiction narrative inspired by the enduring Bengali legend of Maharani Bhavashankari — the sixteenth-century queen of Bhurishrestha remembered in regional folklore as the Raibaghini, or Royal Tigress. Trained from childhood by a father who suspected, without quite knowing why, that his daughter would need a warrior's skills, Bhavashankari rose from a feudal commander's household to command armies, negotiate with the Mughal empire, and defend her small kingdom against relentless Afghan and Pathan incursions.

Spanning eleven chapters — from her early life and first battle to her diplomatic triumphs, her successors, and her final days — the book traces both her military legend and the quieter, equally remarkable work of governance, philanthropy, and alliance-building that sustained Bhurishrestha through decades of upheaval. Drawing on oral tradition, temple lore, and district gazetteers, the narrative fills the gaps left by a thin historical record with imagined detail, offering a fuller, human portrait of a queen history nearly forgot.

• Paperback: 104 pages
• Publisher: White Falcon Publishing; 1 edition (September 2026)
• Author: Anirban Hom Choudhuri
• ISBN-13: 9789376313419
• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 8.5 inch

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