Women and poison go way back, from Aqua Tofana to slipping arsenic into a husband's soup. Today we're going WAY back, 3BCE back to a time when a girl's horoscope could catapult her into a life of poison and assassination. It's time to peel back the mystery and misconception to reveal the true story of the Viṣakanyā, the poison maidens of India. Hurry up and press play!!!
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Further Reading
THE VISH KANY.A. OR POISON DAMSEL OF ANCIENT INDIA. ILLUSTRATED BY THE STORY OF SUSAN RAMASHGAR IN THE PERSIAN BURZO-NAMEH.
Aiyar on Poison Lore of Hinus INDIAN MEDICAL GAZETTE
Visha Kanyas: The Deadly Cult of Poisonous Female Assassins
A REVIEW ON TOXICOLOGY IN KAUTILIYA ARTHASASTRA
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