Rani laxmi bai biography with photo in english

She was one of the leading figures in the Indian Rebellion of , who became a national hero and symbol of resistance to the British rule in India for Indian nationalists. The Rani was unwilling to cede control and joined the rebellion against the British in She led the successful defense of Jhansi against Company allies, but in early Jhansi fell to British forces under the command of Hugh Rose.

The Rani managed to escape on horseback and joined the rebels in capturing Gwalior , where they proclaimed Nana Saheb as Peshwa of the revived Maratha Empire. She died in June after being mortally wounded during the British counterattack at Gwalior. Little is known for certain about the Rani's life before , because there was then no need to record details about an as-yet ordinary young girl.

As a result, every biography of her life relies on a mixture of factual evidence and legendary tales, especially when concerning her childhood and adolescence. According to legend, the astrologers attending her birth foretold that she would combine the qualities of the three principle Hindu goddesses : Lakshmi , deity of wealth; Durga , deity of strength; and Saraswati , deity of knowledge.

Rani lakshmi bai story

Both Manakarnika's mother Bhagirathi and her father's employer Chimaji died when she was a young child. Moropant moved to the court of Baji Rao at Bithur , who gave him a job and who became fond of Manakarnika, whom he nicknamed "Chhabili". These stories relate that Manakarnika, deprived of a feminine influence by her mother's death, was allowed to play and learn with her male playmates: she was literate , skilled in horseriding, and—extremely unusually for a girl, if true—was given lessons in fencing, swordplay, and even firearms.

It is presumed that Baji Rao brought Manakarnika to the attention of Gangadhar Rao , the old raja of Jhansi who had no children and greatly desired an heir.