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From Ruler to Literate Role Model: Queen Victoria in Urdu Verse and Novel Literature presents the changes in social and cultural values of a society. Urdu world saw substantial changes during colonial period. Its literature presents some of these changes in verse and prose. After the failure of war of independence and the establishment of Queen Victoria’s rule in 1857, the Indian subjects tried to rehabilitate themselves in new circumstances. Literature was one form for them to start a dialogue with new ruler. In Urdu Qaseeda and Novel presented Queen Victoria as ruler and a literate role model. These representations were also gave Urdu writers a chance to negotiate about the space and place of women in society. Queen helps them to rethink about the position and capabilities of women in a male dominant society.