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Rani Lakshmibai (or Rani Lakshmi Bai) was born on 19 November 1828 [5] [6] (some sources say 1835) [2] [7] [8] in the town of Banares (now Varanasi) into a Marathi Karhade Brahmin family. [9] She was named Manikarnika Tambe and was nicknamed Manu. [10] Her father was Moropant Tambe [11] and her mother Bhagirathi Sapre (Bhagirathi Bai).
"Jhansi ki Rani" (Devanagari: झाँसी की रानी; transl. The Queen of Jhansi ) is a poem by Hindi poet Subhadra Kumari Chauhan . The poem narrates the tale of Rani Lakshmibai and her fight against the British forces in the 1857 Indian Rebellion .
She served in the women's army of Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi. She eventually rose to a position of a prominent advisor to the queen, Rani of Jhansi. [3] At the height of the Siege of Jhansi, she disguised herself as the queen and fought on her behalf, on the front, allowing the queen to escape safely out of the fort. [3] [4]
Her most famous composition is Jhansi Ki Rani, an emotionally charged poem describing the life of Rani Lakshmi Bai. [11] The poem is one of the most recited and sung poems in Hindi literature. An emotionally charged description of the life of the queen of Jhansi ( British India ) and her participation in the 1857 revolution , it is often taught ...
A number of patriotic songs have been written about the Rani. The most famous composition about Rani Lakshmi Bai is the Hindi poem Jhansi ki Rani written by Subhadra Kumari Chauhan. An emotionally charged description of the life of Rani Lakshmibai, it is often taught in schools in India. [28] A popular stanza from it reads:
Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language epic historical biographical action drama film [3] based on the life of Rani Lakshmi Bai of Jhansi. [7] It is directed by Krish Jagarlamudi and Kangana Ranaut from a screenplay written by V. Vijayendra Prasad. Produced by Zee Studios, the film stars Ranaut in the title role. [8]
Rani Lakshmi Bai fought bravely and then made a daring escape on horseback from the fort before the city was pillaged by Rose's troops. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] In 1861, the British Government gave the Jhansi fort and the city of Jhansi to Jayajirao Scindia , the Maharaja of Gwalior in the return for Gwalior Fort , but the British took back Jhansi from ...
The rebels now wasted time celebrating and proclaiming the renewed rebellion. Rose had offered to remain in the field until his replacement arrived, and on 12 June, he recaptured Morar, in spite of the great heat and humidity. Rani Lakshmi Bai was killed in a cavalry action near Kotah-ke-Serai on 17 June.