Begum Zeenat Mahal was the last standing queen of the famous Indian Mughal Empire, her reign being from November 1840 to September 1857. 

The queen consort of Bahadur Shah Zafar, the last Mughal emperor, very little is known about Zeenat's early life other than the fact that she was married off at the age of 18 years… while the emperor was 64 years old at the time. 

When her husband's reign was cut short by the angry British army and East India Company, Zeenat was not really the focus of the whole revolt. In fact, when the barracks revolt of 1857 happened in north India, Zeenat ran way from Delhi city to make sure her son Mirza Jawan Bakht was protected. 

Yet, she thrived in the sidelines, through calculative and methodical puppeteering of political influence and palace intrigue. 

Because what Zeenat wanted more than anything in the world was to keep the Mughal empire up and running. And for her son to remain on the throne of Hindustan. 

Even if it meant poisoning one (or two, or three) high-ranking English officers along the way. 

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Begum Zeenat Mahal was the last standing queen of the famous Indian Mughal Empire, her reign being from November 1840 to September 1857. 
The queen consort of Bahadur Shah Zafar, the last Mughal emperor, very little is known about Zeenat's early life other than the fact that she was married off at the age of 18 years… while the emperor was 64 years old at the time. 
When her husband's reign was cut short by the angry British army and East India Company, Zeenat was not really the focus of the whole revolt. In fact, when the barracks revolt of 1857 happened in north India, Zeenat ran way from Delhi city to make sure her son Mirza Jawan Bakht was protected. 
Yet, she thrived in the sidelines, through calculative and methodical puppeteering of political influence and palace intrigue. 
Because what Zeenat wanted more than anything in the world was to keep the Mughal empire up and running. And for her son to remain on the throne of Hindustan. 
Even if it meant poisoning one (or two, or three) high-ranking English officers along the way. 
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Miss Conduct is a true-crime podcast about Indian women that committed some heinous (and sometimes, hilarious) crimes. Your hosts are RAGAVI RAMESH (a lawyer with 2 cats) and NISHA CHANDRASEKARAN (a PR professional who is allergic to cats).

We talk about criminal cases, unethical activities, and even morally dubious behaviour – all with women at the forefront. 

Follow us on Instagram - @missconductpod 

When we think of criminals in India, we have the big names – Charles Sobharaj, Dawood Ibrahim, Nirav Modi, Veerappan, Raman Raghav… the list goes on.


But what about Cyanide Mallika, who killed many women for money? Indrani Mukerjea, who may have killed her own daughter for financial gain? Madhuri Gupta, who sold her country for love? Haseena Parkar, the don of Mumbai? Or Shabnam, who killed her entire family for a man (that she promptly threw under the bus)? 

I guess it’s hard for us to believe that women can be criminals. But we want to make you comfortable with the notion that female criminals exist – that they have motives, they have intent, and that they can be bad people. 

Join our mission to uncover famous and interesting Indian female criminals. We investigate 13 women every season and ask ourselves – why did they end up on the wrong side of the law? We don’t have easy explanations for their actions. But we can promise that it will be a wild ride.

Hosts: 


Ragavi is an Indian lawyer and privacy officer. She loves reading about criminals and getting personally outraged by their actions. She loves skincare, pictures of small animals in baskets, and home organisation TikToks. Ragavi has two ginger cats. You can hear them screaming in the background of every single episode.



Nisha is an Indian PR professional. She investigates the media’s perception of the women featured on the podcast. She also gets particularly mad when their motives are boiled down to “a crime of passion”. Nisha loves her ukulele and harmonies, and would happily sell a kidney to hang out with Tom Hiddleston for one day. She is the godmother to Ragavi’s cats. On an unrelated note, Nisha is allergic to cats. 

Miss Conduct is a true-crime podcast about Indian women that committed some heinous (and sometimes, hilarious) crimes.&nbsp;Your hosts are RAGAVI RAMESH (a lawyer with 2 cats) and NISHA CHANDRASEKARAN (a PR professional who is allergic to cats).We talk about criminal cases, unethical activities, and even morally dubious behaviour – all with women at the forefront. Follow us on Instagram - <a href="https://instagram.com/missconductpod" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">@missconductpod </a>When we think of criminals in India, we have the big names – Charles Sobharaj, Dawood Ibrahim, Nirav Modi, Veerappan, Raman Raghav… the list goes on. But what about Cyanide Mallika, who killed many women for money? Indrani Mukerjea, who may have killed her own daughter for financial gain? Madhuri Gupta, who sold her country for love? Haseena Parkar, the don of Mumbai? Or Shabnam, who killed her entire family for a man (that she promptly threw under the bus)? I guess it’s hard for us to believe that women can be criminals. But we want to make you comfortable with the notion that female criminals exist – that they have motives, they have intent, and that they can be bad people. Join our mission to uncover famous and interesting Indian female criminals. We investigate 13 women every season and ask ourselves – why did they end up on the wrong side of the law? We don’t have easy explanations for their actions. But we can promise that it will be a wild ride. Hosts:&nbsp; Ragavi is an Indian lawyer and privacy officer. She loves reading about criminals and getting personally outraged by their actions. She loves skincare, pictures of small animals in baskets, and home organisation TikToks. Ragavi has two ginger cats. You can hear them screaming in the background of every single episode. Nisha is an Indian PR professional. She investigates the media’s perception of the women featured on the podcast. She also gets particularly mad when their motives are boiled down to “a crime of passion”. Nisha loves her ukulele and harmonies, and would happily sell a kidney to hang out with Tom Hiddleston for one day. She is the godmother to Ragavi’s cats. On an unrelated note, Nisha is allergic to cats.&nbsp;

Miss Conduct is a true-crime podcast about Indian women that committed some heinous (and sometimes, hilarious) crimes. We'll explore their actions and motives, and how law enforcement and the public responded to them.

Miss Conduct: A True Crime Podcast

Begum Zeenat Mahal was the last standing queen of the famous Indian Mughal Empire, her reign being from November 1840 to September 1857.  The queen consort of Bahadur Shah Zafar, the last Mughal emperor, very little is known about Zeenat's early life other than the fact that she was married off at the age of 18 years… while the emperor was 64 years old at the time.

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