Begum Sumroo:A Play In Three Acts

Though many books— academic and historical—have been written about this amazing woman, Begum Sumroo remained just another fleeting character in the shadows of history till the phenomenal success of the play Begum Sumroo by Partap Sharma. The play is set in the late eighteenth century during the decline of the Mughal empire when India swarmed with a variety of European mercenary soldiers and adventurers who came to make their fortunes by taking part in the power-struggles that were going on.