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These writings invoke political and public Bahujan memories, where women like Jhalkaribai of the Kori caste; Uda Devi, a Pasi; Avanti Bai, a Lodhi; Mahabiri Devi, a Bhangi; and Asha Devi, a Gurjar, all stated to be involved in the 1857 revolt, have become the symbols of bravery of particular Bahujan castes and ultimately of all Bahujans