Lakshmibai, the Rani of Jhansi (pronunciation; 19 November 1828 – 18 June 1858),^[1][2] was the queen of the princely state of Jhansi in North India currently present in Jhansi district in Uttar Pradesh, India.^[3] She was one of the leading figures of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 and became a symbol of resistance to the British Raj for Indian nationalists.

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Early life[edit]

Rani Lakshmibai was born on 19 November 1828^[4][5][6] in the town of Varanasi into a MarathiKarhade Brahmin family.^[7] She was named Manikarnika Tambe and was nicknamed Manu.^[8] Her father was Moropant Tambe^[9] and her mother Bhagirathi Sapre (Bhagirathi Bai). Her parents came from Maharashtra.^[10] Her mother died when she was four years old. Her father worked for PeshwaBaji Rao II of Bithoor district.^[11] The Peshwa called her 'Chhabili', which means 'playful'. She was educated at home, able to read and write, and was more independent in her childhood than others of her age; her studies included shooting, horsemanship, fencing^[12][13] and mallakhamba with her childhood friends Nana Sahib and Tantia Tope.^{[14][dubious]} Rani Lakshmibai contrasted many of the patriarchal cultural expectations for women in India's society at this time.^[15]

Rani Lakshmibai was accustomed to riding on horseback accompanied by a small escort between the palace and the temple although sometimes she was carried by palanquin.^[16] Her horses included Sarangi, Pavan and Baadal; according to historians she rode Baadal when escaping from the fort in 1858. The Rani Mahal, the palace of Rani Lakshmibai, has now been converted into a museum. It houses a collection of archaeological remains of the period between the 9th and 12th centuries AD.

History of Jhansi, 1842 - May 1857[edit]

Manikarnika was married to the Maharaja of Jhansi, Raja Gangadhar Newalkar, in May 1842^[4][17] and was afterwards called Lakshmibai (or Laxmibai) in honour of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi and according to the traditions. She gave birth to a boy, later named Damodar Rao, in 1851, who died after four months. The Maharaja adopted a child called Anand Rao, the son of Gangadhar Rao's cousin, who was renamed Damodar Rao, on the day before the Maharaja died. The adoption was in the presence of the British political officer who was given a letter from the Maharaja instructing that the child be treated with respect and that the government of Jhansi should be given to his widow for her lifetime.

After the death of the Maharaja in November 1853, because Damodar Rao (born Anand Rao) was an adopted son, the British East India Company, under Governor-General Lord Dalhousie, applied the Doctrine of Lapse, rejecting Damodar Rao's claim to the throne and annexing the state to its territories. When she was informed of this she cried out 'I shall not surrender my Jhansi' (Main meri Jhansi nahi doongi). In March 1854, Rani Lakshmibai was given an annual pension of Rs. 60,000 and ordered to leave the palace and the fort.^[18][19].

According to Vishnu Bhatt Godse the Rani would exercise at weightlifting, wrestling and steeplechasing before breakfast. An intelligent and simply-dressed woman, she ruled in a business-like manner.^[20]

Indian Rebellion of 1857[edit]

Beginning of the Rebellion[edit]

On 10 May 1857 the Indian Rebellion started in Meerut. When news of the fighting reached Jhansi, the Rani asked the British political officer, Captain Alexander Skene, for permission to raise a body of armed men for her own protection; Skene agreed to this.^[21] The city was relatively calm in the midst of the regional unrest, but the Rani conducted a Haldi Kumkum ceremony with pomp in front of all the women of Jhansi to provide assurance to her subjects, in the summer of 1857 and to convince them that the British were cowards and not to be afraid of them.^[22][23]

Until this point, Lakshmibai was reluctant to rebel against the British. In June 1857, rebels of the 12th Bengal Native Infantry seized the Star Fort of Jhansi containing the treasure and magazine,^[24] and after persuading the British to lay down their arms by promising them no harm, broke their word and massacred 40 to 60 European officers of the garrison along with their wives and children. The Rani's involvement in this massacre is still a subject of debate.^[25][26] An army doctor, Thomas Lowe, wrote after the rebellion characterising her as the 'Jezebel of India ... the young rani upon whose head rested the blood of the slain'.^[27]

Four days after the massacre the sepoys left Jhansi, having obtained a large sum of money from the Rani, and having threatened to blow up the palace where she lived. Following this, as the only source of authority in the city the Rani felt obliged to assume the administration and wrote to Major Erskine, commissioner of the Saugor division explaining the events which had led her to do so.^[28] On 2 July, Erskine wrote in reply, requesting her to 'manage the District for the British Government' until the arrival of a British Superintendent.^[29] The Rani's forces defeated an attempt by the mutineers to assert the claim to the throne of a rival prince Sadashiv Rao (nephew of Maharaja Gangadhar Rao) who was captured and imprisoned.

There was then an invasion of Jhansi by the forces of Company allies Orchha and Datia; their intention however was to divide Jhansi between themselves. The Rani appealed to the British for aid but it was now believed by the governor-general that she was responsible for the massacre and no reply was received. She set up a foundry to cast cannon to be used on the walls of the fort and assembled forces including some from former feudatories of Jhansi and elements of the mutineers which were able to defeat the invaders in August 1857. Her intention at this time was still to hold Jhansi on behalf of the British.^[30]

Siege of Jhansi[edit]

From August 1857 to January 1858 Jhansi under the Rani's rule was at peace. The British had announced that troops would be sent there to maintain control but the fact that none arrived strengthened the position of a party of her advisers who wanted independence from British rule. When the British forces finally arrived in March they found it well-defended and the fort had heavy guns which could fire over the town and nearby countryside. Hugh Rose, commanding the British forces, demanded the surrender of the city; if this was refused it would be destroyed.^[31] After due deliberation the Rani issued a proclamation: 'We fight for independence. In the words of Lord Krishna, we will if we are victorious, enjoy the fruits of victory, if defeated and killed on the field of battle, we shall surely earn eternal glory and salvation.'^[32] She defended Jhansi against British troops when Sir Hugh Rose besieged Jhansi on 23 March 1858.

The bombardment began on 24 March but was met by heavy return fire and the damaged defences were repaired. The defenders sent appeals for help to Tatya Tope;^[29] an army of more than 20,000, headed by Tatya Tope, was sent to relieve Jhansi but they failed to do so when they fought the British on 31 March. During the battle with Tatya Tope's forces part of the British forces continued the siege and by 2 April it was decided to launch an assault by a breach in the walls. Four columns assaulted the defences at different points and those attempting to scale the walls came under heavy fire. Two other columns had already entered the city and were approaching the palace together. Determined resistance was encountered in every street and in every room of the palace. Street fighting continued into the following day and no quarter was given, even to women and children. 'No maudlin clemency was to mark the fall of the city' wrote Thomas Lowe.^[33] The Rani withdrew from the palace to the fort and after taking counsel decided that since resistance in the city was useless she must leave and join either Tatya Tope or Rao Sahib (Nana Sahib's nephew).^[34]

According to tradition with Damodar Rao on her back she jumped on her horse Badal from the fort; they survived but the horse died.^[36] The Rani escaped in the night with her son, surrounded by guards.^[37] The escort included the warriors Khuda Bakhsh Basharat Ali (commandant), Gulam Gaus Khan, Dost Khan, Lala Bhau Bakshi, Moti Bai, Sunder-Mundar, Kashi Bai, Deewan Raghunath Singh and Deewan Jawahar Singh.^{[citation needed]} She decamped to Kalpi with a few guards, where she joined additional rebel forces, including Tatya Tope.^[34] They occupied the town of Kalpi and prepared to defend it. On 22 May British forces attacked Kalpi; the forces were commanded by the Rani herself and were again defeated.

Flight to Gwalior[edit]

The leaders (the Rani of Jhansi, Tatya Tope, the Nawab of Banda, and rao Sahib) fled once more. They came to Gwalior and joined the Indian forces who now held the city (Maharaja Scindia having fled to Agra from the battlefield at Morar). They moved on to Gwalior intending to occupy the strategic Gwalior Fort and the rebel forces occupied the city without opposition. The rebels proclaimed Nana Sahib as Peshwa of a revived Maratha dominion with Rao Sahib as his governor (subedar) in Gwalior. The Rani was unsuccessful in trying to persuade the other rebel leaders to prepare to defend Gwalior against a British attack which she expected would come soon. General Rose's forces took Morar on 16 June and then made a successful attack on the city.^[38]

Death[edit]

On 17 June in Kotah-ki-Serai near the Phool Bagh of Gwalior, a squadron of the 8th (King's Royal Irish) Hussars, under Captain Heneage, fought the large Indian force commanded by Rani Lakshmibai, who was trying to leave the area. The 8th Hussars charged into the Indian force, slaughtering 5,000 Indian soldiers, including any Indian 'over the age of 16'.^[39] They took two guns and continued the charge right through the Phool Bagh encampment. In this engagement, according to an eyewitness account, Rani Lakshmibai put on a sowar's uniform and attacked one of the hussars; she was unhorsed and also wounded, probably by his sabre. Shortly afterwards, as she sat bleeding by the roadside, she recognised the soldier and fired at him with a pistol, whereupon he 'dispatched the young lady with his carbine'.^[40][41] According to another tradition Rani Lakshmibai, the Queen of Jhansi, dressed as a cavalry leader, was badly wounded; not wishing the British to capture her body, she told a hermit to burn it. After her death a few local people cremated her body.

The British captured the city of Gwalior after three days. In the British report of this battle, Hugh Rose commented that Rani Lakshmibai is 'personable, clever and beautiful' and she is 'the most dangerous of all Indian leaders'.^[42][43] Rose reported that she had been buried 'with great ceremony under a tamarind tree under the Rock of Gwalior, where I saw her bones and ashes'.^[44][45]

Her tomb is in the Phool Bagh area of Gwalior. Twenty years after her death Colonel Malleson wrote in the History of the Indian Mutiny; vol. 3; London, 1878 'Whatever her faults in British eyes may have been, her countrymen will ever remember that she was driven by ill-treatment into rebellion, and that she lived and died for her country, We cannot forget her contribution for India.'^[46]

Descendant[edit]

According to a memoir purporting to be by Damodar Rao, the young prince was among his mother's troops and household at the battle of Gwalior. Together with others who had survived the battle (some 60 retainers with 60 camels and 22 horses) he fled from the camp of Rao Sahib of Bithur and as the village people of Bundelkhand dared not aid them for fear of reprisals from the British, they were forced to live in the forest and suffer many privations.After two years there were about 12 survivors and these, together with another group of 24 they encountered, sought the city of Jhalrapatan where there were yet more refugees from Jhansi. Damodar Rao surrendered himself to a British official and his memoir ends in May 1860. He was then allowed a pension of Rs. 10,000, seven retainers, and was in the guardianship of Munshi Dharmanarayan.^[47]

Cultural depictions and statues[edit]

• An equestrian statue of Lakshmibai in Solapur, Maharashtra.

• The samadhi of Rani Lakshmibai.

• Birthplace of Rani Lakshmibai, Varanasi.

• Rani Lakshmi Bai Park, Jhansi.

Statues of Lakshmibai are seen in many places of India, which show her and her son tied to her back. Lakshmibai National University of Physical Education in Gwalior, Laksmibai National College of Physical Educationin Thiruvananthapuram, Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College in Jhansi are named after her. Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University in Jhansi was founded in 2013. The Rani Jhansi Marine National Park is located in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal. A women's unit of the Indian National Army was named the Rani of Jhansi Regiment. In 1957 two postage stamps were issued to commemorate the centenary of the rebellion. Indian representations in novels, poetry, and film tend towards an uncomplicated valorization of Rani Lakshmibai as an individual solely devoted to the cause of Indian independence.^[48]

Songs and poems[edit]

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.^[49] A popular stanza from it reads:

बुंदेले हरबोलों के मुँह हमने सुनी कहानी थी,

खूब लड़ी मर्दानी वह तो झाँसी वाली रानी थी।।^[50]

Translation: 'From the bards of Bundela we have heard this story / She fought valiantly like a man, she was the queen of Jhansi.'

For Marathi people there is an equally well-known ballad about the brave queen penned at the spot near Gwalior where she died in battle, by B. R. Tambe, who was a poet laureate of Maharashtra and of her clan. A couple of stanzas run like this:

रे हिंदबांधवा, थांब या स्थळीं अश्रु दोन ढाळीं /

ती पराक्रमाची ज्योत मावळे इथे झाशिवाली / ... / घोड्यावर खंद्या स्वार, हातात नंगि तर्वार / खणखणा करित ती वार / गोर्‍यांची कोंडी फोडित पाडित वीर इथे आली / मर्दानी झाशीवाली!

Translation: 'You, denizen of this land, pause here and shed a tear or two / For this is where the flame of the valorous lady of Jhansi was extinguished / … / Astride a stalwart stallion / With a naked sword in hand / She burst open the British siege / And came to rest here, the brave lady of Jhansi!'

Novels[edit]

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• Flashman in the Great Game by George MacDonald Fraser, a historical fiction novel about the Indian Revolt describing several meetings between Flashman and the Rani.
• La femme sacrée, in French, by Michel de Grèce. A novel based on the Rani of Jhansi's life in which the author imagines an affair between the Rani and an English lawyer. Pocket, 1988, ISBN978-2-266-02361-0
• La Reine des cipayes, in French, by Catherine Clément, Paris: Seuil, 2012, ISBN978-2-021-02651-1
• Rani, a 2007 novel in English by Jaishree Misra.
• Nightrunners of Bengal, a 1951 novel in English by John Masters.
• Manu (ISBN072788073X) and Queen of Glory (ISBN0727881213), (2011 & 2012) by Christopher Nicole, two novels about Lakshmibai from the time of her marriage until her death during the 'Indian Revolt' as seen and experienced by an English woman companion.
• Rebel Queen: A Novel by Michelle Moran 'A Touchstone Book' New York: Simon and Schuster, March 2015 (ISBN978-1476716367)
• Seeta: This mutiny novel written by Philip Meadows Taylor in 1872 is showing the admiration of Taylor for the Rani.^[51]
• Lachmi Bai, Rani of Jhansi: The Jeanne D’Arc of India: This novel written by Michael White in 1901 depicts the Rani in a romanticised way.^[52]
• The Rane: A legend of the Indian Mutiny: In this novel written by Gillean, a British military officer, in 1887 the Rani is shown as an unscrupulous and cruel woman.^[53]
• The Queen's Desire: This novel written by Hume Nisbet in 1893 focuses on the Rani's sexuality. However, she does not want to use her sexuality to manipulate the British, but she cannot resist a British officer and consequently falls in love with him.^[54]

Film and television[edit]

• The Tiger and the Flame (1953), directed and produced by Sohrab Modi
• Jhansi Ki Rani, a television series aired on Doordarshan starring Varsha_Usgaonkar as Rani Laxmibai.
• Jhansi Ki Rani (2009), a television series aired on Zee TV starring Kratika Sengar as Rani Lakshmibai and Ulka Gupta as young Rani Lakshmibai
• The Rebel, a film by Ketan Mehta, a companion piece to his film Mangal Pandey: The Rising
• Swords and Sceptres (forthcoming), a Hollywood film starring Devika Bhise as Rani Lakshmibai.
• Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi (2019), a Hindi film starring Kangana Ranaut as Rani Lakshmibai.
• Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy (2019), a Pan India film starring Anushka Shetty as Rani Lakshmi Bai.
• Khoob Ladi Mardaani...Jhansi Ki Rani (2019), a television series airing on Colors TV starring Anushka Sen as Rani Lakshmibai.

Video game[edit]

• The Order: 1886, a single-player third-person shooter video game features a fictional version of Rani Lakshmi Bai. In the game, she is the rebel leader fighting the United India Company plotting to rule the world with unethical force.
• Fate/Grand Order, a mobile turn based RPG based on the popular Fate franchise, Lakshmibai appears as a playable 'Servant' in the 'Saber' class. Her design is based on that of 'Fate' Jeanne D'Arc, in reference to the 1901 novel Lachmi Bai, Rani of Jhansi: The Jeanne D’Arc of India by Michael White which described her as 'The Jeanne D'Arc of India'.

Other works[edit]

• The Queen of Jhansi, by Mahasweta Devi (translated by Sagaree and Mandira Sengupta). This book is a reconstruction of the life of Rani Lakshmi Bai from extensive research of both historical documents (collected mostly by G. C. Tambe, grandson of the Queen) and folk tales, poetry and oral tradition; the original in Bengali was published in 1956; the English translation by Seagull Books, Calcutta, 2000, ISBN8170461758.
• The Rebellious Rani, 1966; by Sir John George Smyth, 1st Baronet.
• 'The Rani of Jhansi: Gender, History, and Fable in India,' by Harleen Singh (Cambridge University Press, 2014. The book is a study of the many representations of Rani Lakshmibai in British novels, Hindi novels, poetry, and film.

See also[edit]

• Gangadhar Rao, Maharaja of Jhansi
• Jhalkaribai, a soldier of the Rani

References[edit]

1. ^Meyer, Karl E. & Brysac, Shareen Blair (1999) Tournament of Shadows. Washington, DC: Counterpoint; p. 138--'The Rani of Jhansi ... known to history as Lakshmi Bai, she was possibly only twelve in 1842 when she married the .. Rajah of Jhansi ...'
2. ^Though the day of the month is regarded as certain historians disagree about the year: among those suggested are 1827 and 1835.
3. ^'Who is Manikarnika?'.
4. ^ ^abMeyer, Karl E. & Brysac, Shareen Blair (1999) Tournament of Shadows. Washington, DC: Counterpoint; p. 138--'The Rani of Jhansi ... known to history as Lakshmi Bai, she was possibly only fourteen in 1842 when she married the .. Rajah of Jhansi ...'
5. ^Copsey, Allen. 'When was she born?'. Lakshmibai, Rani of Jhansi. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
6. ^The 177th anniversary of the Rani's birth according to the Hindu calendar was celebrated at Varanasi in November 2012: 'Lakshmi Bai birth anniversary celebrated'. Times of India. World News. 13 November 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
7. ^Joyce Lebra (2008). Women Against the Raj: The Rani of Jhansi Regiment. Institute of South Asian Studies, Singapore. p. 2. Myth and history intertwine closely in the life of the Rani of Jhansi, known in childhood as Manu...She was born in the holy city of Varanasi to a Karhada brahmin, Moropant Tambe
8. ^Allen Copsey (23 September 2005). 'Lakshmibai, Rani of Jhansi – Early Life'. Copsey-family.org. Retrieved 7 July 2012. (gives date of birth as 19 November 1835)
9. ^Edwardes (1975), p. 115
10. ^'The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, April 16, 1922, SUNDAY MORNING, Image 24'. 16 April 1922. p. 5 – via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
11. ^Later in his life Moropant Tambe was a councillor in the court of Jhansi under his daughter's rule; he was executed as a rebel after the capture of the city.'Lakshmibai, Rani of Jhansi; Victims'. Allen Copsey. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
12. ^David (2002), p. 350
13. ^N.B. Tambe and Sapre are clan names; 'Bai' or '-bai' is honorific as is '-ji' the masculine equivalent. A Peshwa in a Maratha state is the chief minister.
14. ^Agarwal, Deepa (8 September 2009). 'Rani Lakshmibai'. Penguin UK – via Google Books.
15. ^Lakshmibai, Rani of Jhansi; accessed 15 August 2019
16. ^Godse, Vishnu Bhatt. 'Godse's account'. Lakshmibai, Rani of Jhansi. Allen Copsey. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
17. ^'Lakshmibai, Rani of Jhansi; Timeline'. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
18. ^Edwardes, Michael (1975) Red Year. London: Sphere Books, pp. 113–14
19. ^N.B. Rao only means 'prince; the Maharaja was Gangadhar Newalkar of the Newalkar clan'
20. ^Khilnani, Sunil (2016). Incarnations: India in 50 Lives. London: Allen Lane. p. 246. ISBN9780241208229.
21. ^Edwardes, Michael (1975) Red Year. London: Sphere Books, p. 115
22. ^David E. Jones (March 2000). Women Warriors: A History. Potomac Books Incorporated. p. 46. ISBN978-1-57488-206-3.
23. ^Vishnubhat Godse Maja Pravas
24. ^Edwardes (1975), pp. 115-16
25. ^David, Saul (2002) The Indian Mutiny 1857, London: Penguin, p. 368
26. ^'One Indian source [Vishnubhat Godse] alleges that the day before the sepoys mutinied, Skene went to the Rani and asked her to 'take charge of the state'. But there is no supporting evidence. Nor is there any real basis for the assertion that she was involved in conspiracy with the sepoys before they mutinied.'--Edwardes Red Year, p. 115
27. ^Lowe, Thomas (1860) Central India during the Rebellion, cited in Edwardes, Michael (1975) Red Year. London: Sphere Books, p. 117
28. ^Edwardes, Michael (1975) Red Year. London: Sphere Books, p. 118
29. ^ ^abEdwardes, Michael (1975) Red Year. London: Sphere Books, p. 119
30. ^Edwardes, Michael (1975) Red Year. London: Sphere Books. p. 117
31. ^Edwardes, Michael (1975) Red Year. London: Sphere Books, pp. 117–19
32. ^Edwardes, Michael (1975) Red Year. London: Sphere Books, p. 119, citing Vishnubhat GodseMajha Pravas, Poona, 1948, in Marathi; p. 67
33. ^Edwardes, Michael (1975) Red Year. London: Sphere Books, pp. 120–21
34. ^ ^abEdwardes, Michael (1975) Red Year. London: Sphere Books, p. 121
35. ^The English version of the notice reads: 'Rani Jhansi jumped from this place on horseback with her adopted son'
36. ^'Jhansi'. Remarkable India. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
37. ^Rani of Jhansi, Rebel against will by Rainer Jerosch, published by Aakar Books 2007; chapters 5 and 6
38. ^Edwardes, Michael (1975) Red Year. London: Sphere Books, pp. 124–25
39. ^Gold, Claudia, (2015) 'Women Who Ruled: History's 50 Most Remarkable Women' ISBN978-1784290863 p. 253
40. ^David (2006), pp. 351–362
41. ^Allen Copsey. 'Brigadier M W Smith Jun 25th 1858 to Gen. Hugh Rose'. Copsey-family.org. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
42. ^David, Saul (2003), The Indian Mutiny: 1857, London: Penguin; p. 367
43. ^Ashcroft, Nigel (2009), Queen of Jhansi, Mumbai: Hollywood Publishing; p. 1
44. ^Meyer Tournament; p. 145
45. ^'The British believed they had found some of her bones at the place where she was said to have been hurriedly cremated by her followers, but this too is open to doubt.'--Edwardes Red Year, p. 125
46. ^Edwardes Red Year: one of two quotations to begin pt. 5, ch. 1 (p. 111); History of the Indian Mutiny was begun by John Kaye but Malleson both rewrote parts of it and completed the work.
47. ^The whole memoir was published in Marathi in Kelkar, Y. N. (1959) Itihasachya Sahali ('Voyages in History'). It is likely that this text is a written version based on tales of the prince's life in oral circulation and what actually happened to him remains unknown.
48. ^The Rani of Jhansi: Gender, History, and Fable in India (Harleen Singh, Cambridge University Press, 2014)
49. ^'Poems of Bundelkhand'. www.bundelkhand.in. Bundelkhand.In. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
50. ^Chauhan, Subhadra Kumari. 'Jhansi ki rani'. www.poemhunter.com. Poem hunter. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
51. ^Sen, Indrani (2007). 'Inscribing the Rani of Jhansi in Colonial 'Mutiny' Fiction'. Economic and Political Weekly. 42: 1756.
52. ^Sen, Indrani (2007). 'Inscribing the Rani of Jhansi in Colonial 'Mutiny' Fiction'. Economic and Political Weekly. 42: 1759.
53. ^Sen, Indrani (2007). 'Inscribing the Rani of Jhansi in Colonial 'Mutiny' Fiction'. Economic and Political Weekly. 42: 1757–1758.
54. ^Sen, Indrani (2007). 'Inscribing the Rani of Jhansi in Colonial 'Mutiny' Fiction'. Economic and Political Weekly. 42: 1758–1759.

Sources[edit]

• Vishnu Bhatt Godse.Maza Pravas: 1857 cya Bandaci Hakikat (Marathi 'My journey: the truth about the 1857 rebellion')
• Meyer, Karl E. & Brysac, Shareen Blair. Tournament of Shadows Washington D.C.: Counterpoint, 1999; pp. 138–45.
• Verma, Janki Sharan Amar Balidani
• Zila Vikas Pustika, 1996–97, Jhansi

Further reading[edit]

• Jerinic, Maria (1997). 'How we lost the empire: retelling the stories of the Rani of Jhansi and Queen Victoria'. In Homans, Margaret; Munich, Adrienne (eds.). Remaking Queen Victoria. Cambridge University Press. ISBN9780521574853.

External links[edit]

• Lakshmi Bai in the Encyclopædia Britannica

Ek Veer Stree Ki Kahaani... Jhansi Ki Rani (English: Story of a Brave Woman... The Queen of Jhansi) is an Indian historical drama based on the life of Lakshmi Bai, the Rani of Jhansi. The series was directed by Jitendra Srivastava and written by Rajesh Saksham, Ila Dutta Bedi, Malavika Asthana, Mairaj Zaidi and Virendra Singh Patyal. It premiered on 18 August 2009 on Zee TV with Ulka Gupta playing Queen Lakshmi Bai. On 8 June 2010, the story moved on several years and Kratika Sengar portrayed the Queen from there on. The last shw episode aired on 19 June 2011.

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Plot[edit]

Jhansi Ki Rani begins with Manikarnika (Manu) at age 14. She lives with her father, Moropant Tambe, a pandit in the Bithoor court of Peshwa Baji Rao II and Nana Saheb. Manu is trained in the arts of war by Tatya Tope. She despises the British rule of India, and takes the form of Kranti Guru to combat it. Manu is a thorn in the side of Manson, a British official. She marries Maharaja of Jhansi, Gangadhar Rao Newalkar.The court of Jhansi is headed by Raghunath Singh and Narsingh Rao.Her name changes to Lakshmi Bai, and her life changes drastically. At Jhansi a servant, Moti Bai, collaborates with British officer Captain Fraser but changes sides after meeting Rani. Another officer, Marshal, kills Prachi (Bajirao's daughter) and is killed by Kranti Guru in revenge. When the maharaja discovers that Kranti Guru is Rani, their relationship deteriorates. He agrees with a British officer that Kranti Guru will not be accused of Marshal's death if he hands over Rani's friend, Samar Singh. When Rani saves Samar, the maharaja casts her away.

When Rani sees the British mistreating villagers outside Jhansi, she persuades them to fight. She finds Samar Singh (who helps her) and Karma (who wants to kill the maharaja). Captain Martin promises Karma the leadership of the villages if he works for them, but he then betrays him. Rani saves Karma, who becomes an ally. Martin challenges Rani (disguised as a man, Raja) to fight against a madman; Raja wins the fight, but is then revealed as Rani. The maharaja takes her back as the maharani; Martin retires, and is replaced by Captains Malcom and Ross.

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After several failed attempts to kill the maharaja, Captain Nelson kills Ross; Samar Singh is framed for the murder and hanged. Rani visits Baji Rao, who is severely ill in Bithoor; he dies while Manson tries to conquer Bithoor Fort. Rani fights victoriously, and cuts off Manson's leg. She gives birth to Damodar Rao, and adopts Anand Rao. Nelson kills Damodar, Ali Bahadur kills the maharaja and Captain Hamilton is sent to Jhansi to subdue it. Rani renames Anand Damodar and wages war against the East India Company against the backdrop of the Indian Rebellion of 1857. Hamilton pits Jhansi and the city of Orchha against each other; Orchha's queen, Ladai Sarkar, is sympathetic to the British and holds a grudge against Jhansi.Ladai Sarkar initially imprisoned Tatya Tope,Raghunath Singh and Gauss Khan but Rani Lakshmi Bai frees them all and wins the battle. The victorious Rani returns to a conquered Jhansi, which she reclaims after threatening the life of the 1st Earl of Dalhouise. Nelson frames her for the death of the king of Mot, and when Ladai Sarkar (the king's sister-in-law) captures Rani he betrays Sarkar. The queens become allies in prison, and after Rani escapes she kills Nelson. Queen Victoria sends General Hugh Henry Rose, who helps Hamilton capture Prince Damodar, as a replacement. After Rani saves her son's life she kills Hamilton; Hugh Rose's army attacks Jhansi Fort, where many of her loyal followers and allies (Guass Khan, Karma, Moropant Tambe, Jhalkaribai, Ladai Sarkar, Kashi, Raghunath Singh and Vahini Saheb) dies. Bithoor is conquered. Nana Saheb flees to Nepal while Rani Lakshmi Bai is shot by Captain Gall. At the end, Lakshmi Bai asks a villager to burn her body in order to avoid capture by the British

Cast[edit]

Indians[edit]

• Ulka Gupta as young Rani Lakshmibai / Manikarnika a.k.a. Manu / Kaali / Kranti Guru
• Kratika Sengar as Rani Lakshmibai KrantiGuru / Rana Bakura Double role is twin
• Sameer Dharmadhikari as King Gangadhar Rao Newalkar (Rani Laxmibai's Husband)
• Amit Pachori as Tatya Tope / Kranti Guru 2 (Rani Laxmibai's Guru)
• Hemant Choudhary as Raghunath Singh (Commander in Chief of Jhansi)
• Shailesh Dattar as Moropant Tambe (Rani Laxmibai's father)
• Siddharth Vasudev as Samar Singh
• Ravindra Mankani as Baji Rao II
• Dinesh Kaushik as Narsingh Rao
• Puneet Vashishta as Karma
• Sanjay Swaraj as Rai Dulhajo
• Manoj Verma as Ghulam Ghaus Khan (the most skilled gunman of Jhansi state)
• Shreya Laheri as Sunder
• Aruna Irani as Vahini Sahiba
• Kalyani Badeka as Prachi
• Puneet Panjwani as Nana Sahib
• Shaheer Sheikh / Satyajeet Dubey as young Nana Sahib
• Aarav Chowdhary as Mangal Pandey
• Shagun Ajmani as Moti Bai
• Jaya Bhattacharya as Sakhu Bai
• Amita Nangia as Lachcho Bai
• Sunila Karambelkar as Jankibai
• Priyam Ambalia as Anand Rao / Damodar Rao
• Ashnoor Kaur as Prachi (Manu's friend, a young girl who supported and died while fighting against Britishers)
• Tanya Malji as young Indu
• Surbhi Tiwari as Maina Bai
• Ishita Vyas as Jhalkaribai / Rana Bankura
• Tarun Khanna as Ali Bahadur
• Sharhaan Singh as Krishna Rao
• Vishnu Sharma as Vadrayan
• Trishikha Tiwari as Vaaishali
• Dev Khubnani as Dhrupad
• Pranitaa Pandit as Juhi
• Soni Singh as Vishkanya
• Minal Kapoor as Mandira
• Eva Grover as Bhagirathi Tambe
• Benaf Dadachandji as Ganga
• Ashwini Kalsekar as Heera Bai
• Achint Kaur as Larai Sarkar of Orchha^[2]
• Sudhanshu Pandey as Kunwar Yuvraj (Prince of Modh).
• Jayajirao Scindia of Gwalior
• Shefali Gupta as Naari Sena Chief
• Raja Bahadur of Gwalior
• Dinkar Rao of Gwalior

Englishmen[edit]

• Alexx O'Nell as Major Robert W. Ellis
• Ben Kaplan as John Lang
• Gary Richardson as The Earl of Dalhousie
• Thomas Munro as Hugh Henry Rose
• David Steele as Captain Mac
• Edward Sonnenblick as Captain James Manson/Captain John W. Nelson
• Ramona Sav as Rose Nelson
• David Steele as Gall
• Maurice Caves as British Officer
• Vikas Verma as Marshall/Captain Robert Hamilton
• Ganpat Roa as Captain Malcolm
• Samuel Brown as Captain Ross
• Simon Fraser as Captain Fraser
• Glen David Short as Commissioner Wilson
• Robin Pratt as Sir Moreland (Commissioner of Kanpur)
• Suzanne Bernert as Mistress Moreland
• Muhammad Ayhan Murtaza as General Aron J.smith

Other broadcast versions[edit]

• The serial currently^[when?] airs on Netflix
• The serial currently^[when?] airs free to air on Dangal (TV channel) and Zee Anmol
• An Arabic dubbed version is broadcasting on Zee Alwan since 19 September 2012 under the name 'ملكة جانسي' Arabic for 'Malikat Jhansi; Queen of Jhansi'.
• The Hindi version of the serial with English subtitles debuted on Zee TV USA and ATN Canada on 10 October 2011 and ended c. August 2013.
• The drama was dubbed in Kurdish as 'شاژنی جانسی' Kurdish for 'Shajni Jhansi; Queen of Jhansi' on Kurdish satellite channel Kurdsat in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The language of the drama in Sorani dialect of Kurdish language.
• Jhansi Ki Rani has been dubbed in Marathi and this version started airing on 31 October 2011; it was broadcast on Zee Marathi as Jhansichi Rani.
• The drama was dubbed in Tamil as Jhansi Rani and broadcast on Zee Tamil. The Tamil version of the drama came to an end on 27 January 2012.
• The drama was dubbed in Telugu as Veera Naari Jhansi Lakshmi and broadcast on Zee Telugu. This Telugu version came to an end on 4 February 2012.
• The English language version is broadcasting on BUKEDDE TV.1 UGANDA since 14 November 2013 as Jhansi Ki Rani (The Warrier Queen Of jhansi).
• Jhansi Ki Rani was dubbed into Indonesian as Ratu Jhansi and has been broadcast on Zee Bioskop since 1 March 2017.

Reception[edit]

Historical accuracy[edit]

The drama was praised for the historical accuracy of the dresses and ornaments worn by the characters. However, doubts were raised on the authenticity of 'Ek Veer Stree Ki Kahani... Jhansi Ki Rani' by some historians. Jhansi-based historian Professor Jawaharlal Kanchan protested that the drama is playing with history and providing incorrect information to young minds.^[3] Dr A. K. Pandey, director, State Museum, Jhansi states, 'makers of the serial should understand that they cannot distort historical facts just for the sake of TRPs.'^[1]

Reactions from orthodox viewers[edit]

Certain reactions from orthodox Indian viewers and historians were negative. The director of the State Museum (Dr A. K. Pandey) at Jhansi states, 'Rani Lakshmi Bai is like a goddess to us and seeing her story presented in a distorted manner is painful. Showing intimate bedroom scenes of Jhansi ki Rani is also unacceptable.' Dharmesh Shah, the director of the drama defends the protests^{[clarification needed]} by pointing out, 'The British ruled that any kingdom without an heir would be annexed by the East India Company. So Rani Laxmi Bai wanted an heir, because of which we were required to show those intimate scenes. There is no need of creating a hullabaloo.'^[1]

Awards[edit]

2010 Zee Gold Awards^[4]

• Best Videography (Fiction) - Deepak Pandey
• Best Art Direction - Sandesh Gondhalekar
• Best Editing
• Performer of the Year - Ulka Gupta

2010 FICCI Award

• Best Entertainer of the Year^[5]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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1. ^ ^abcSumit Jha (18 August 2010). 'Jhansi Ki Rani in trouble – Times of India'. Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
2. ^Siddiqui, A. U. (2004). Indian Freedom Movement in Princely States of Vindhya Pradesh. Northern Book Centre, New Delhi. pp. 44.
3. ^[1] The bone of contention for Prof Kanchan is an episode which shows Rani Laxmi Bai wounded by enemy soldiers while on a visit to a hilltop temple in Jhansi. 'And despite being hurt she visits the temple. But there is no historical evidence of such an incident and neither is there any such hilltop temple in Jhansi,' he points out.
4. ^'Zee TV Official Website: Zee TV Shows, Zee TV Serials Online, Videos'. zeetv.com. 4 July 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
5. ^'Zee TV Official website: Zee TV Shows, Zee TV Serials Online, Videos'. zeetv.com. Retrieved 23 July 2012.

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