Rakhmabai Raut has gone down in history as a 22-year-old who was brave enough to petition the courts for a divorce in the 19th Century. When she finally won her freedom – in part thanks to Queen Victoria – she went on to study medicine. And she became one of India’s first practicing women doctors. Produced by Anagha Pathak Animations by Nikita Deshpande, illustrations by Gopal Shoonya
Rakhmabai Raut: The Indian child bride whose divorce Queen Victoria approved
