Starting with Mata Tripta and ending with Bibi Balbir Kaur the book narrates their life story and why are they important.
While some of the women were the close relatives and family members of the Guru Nanak, the other women were known as devotees and those who sacrificed their life for charity and service.
The rest were either the queens or lead Sikh army troops consisting barely of women: they saved villagers and protected those who needed help. Many women mentioned had the warrior spirit and knew martial arts, sword fighting and horse riding.
It is impressive to see an Eastern religion where there has been an attempt to balance out the male and female "inequality" by encouraging the same names and duties for both genders.
Although it's a children's book that my husband brought to me from the Golden Temple as a souvenir, I think I learned quite a bit about the great Sikh warrior women that not only fought but organized troops and planned attacks against the Mughals.
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