Umade Bhattiyani

Umade Bhattiyani
Umade Bhattiyani
Rani of Marwar
Tenure	c. 1537 – 1562
Died	20 November 1562; Kelva, Mewar, India
Spouse	Maldeo Rathore
Dynasty	Bhati
Father	Rawal Lunkaran Bhati
Religion	Hinduism

Umade Bhattiyani (d. 1562; other names Umadeo, Uma Devi) was one of the wives of Maldeo Rathore, the renowned Rathore ruler of Marwar (r. 1532 – 1562). She was known as Roothi Rani — the Irate or Aggrieved Queen, or 'the Queen-who-Sulked.

Family

Umade is a princess of the Bhati Rajput clan of Jaisalmer and was the daughter of Rawal Lunkaran Bhati, the ruler of Jaisalmer (r. 1530 - 1551). Her sister Dheer Bai Bhattiyani was the favourite wife of Maharana Udai Singh II of Mewar.

Marriage

She was married to Maldeo Rathore. The marriage was not a happy one. She also refused to have any conjugal relations with him. Her attitude towards Maldeo earned her the title Roothi Rani.

In popular culture

Umade is the titular character of the novella Roothi Rani written by Premchand.
A fictionalized Umade was portrayed by Mreenal Deshraj in Sony TV's historical drama Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana Pratap.

Of note

There is a similar story about another Roothi Rani in the Jaisamand area The Hawa Mahal near Dhebar Lake or Jaisamand Lake is also known as Roothi Rani ka Mahal.

References

↑ Hooja, Rima (2006). A history of Rajasthan. Rupa & Co. p. 520.
1 2 Kothiyal, Tanuja (2016). Nomadic Narratives: A History of Mobility and Identity in the Great Indian Desert. Cambridge University Press. p. 85, 87. ISBN 9781107080317.
↑ Mathur, Kanchan (2004). Countering gender violence : initiatives towards collective action in Rajasthan. New Delhi: Sage. p. 81. ISBN 9780761932451.
↑ Chatterjee, Indrani; M. Eaton, Richard, eds. (2006). Slavery and South Asian History. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. p. 145. ISBN 0253116716.
↑ Chopra, Rukmini (June 22, 2014). "Mreenal Deshraj to be a part of Maharana Pratap?". Archived from the original on July 1, 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
↑ "Places of Udaipur: Roothi Rani ka mahal". 21 December 2016.

[Hooja06-1] Hooja, Rima (2006). A history of Rajasthan. Rupa & Co. p. 520.

[Kothiyal-2] 1 2 Kothiyal, Tanuja (2016). Nomadic Narratives: A History of Mobility and Identity in the Great Indian Desert. Cambridge University Press. p. 85, 87. ISBN 9781107080317.

[Mathur04-3] Mathur, Kanchan (2004). Countering gender violence : initiatives towards collective action in Rajasthan. New Delhi: Sage. p. 81. ISBN 9780761932451.

[4] Chatterjee, Indrani; M. Eaton, Richard, eds. (2006). Slavery and South Asian History. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. p. 145. ISBN 0253116716.

[5] Chopra, Rukmini (June 22, 2014). "Mreenal Deshraj to be a part of Maharana Pratap?". Archived from the original on July 1, 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2017.

[6] "Places of Udaipur: Roothi Rani ka mahal". 21 December 2016.