When most 13-year-olds were still learning lessons in school, Rani Gaidinliu was teaching the British Empire one of its toughest that freedom cannot be chained by age, gender, or geography. Deep in the misty Naga Hills of Manipur, this young tribal girl rose to lead a rebellion that would make her a legend, both a warrior and a spiritual torchbearer of her people.
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A REVOLUTION BORN IN THE HILLS
Born in 1915 in the tiny village of Nungkao (now in Tamenglong district of Manipur), Gaidinliu grew up in a simple Zeliangrong tribal family.
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