The Brave Life of Rani Laxmi Bai

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The Brave Life of Rani Laxmi Bai

Life of Rani Laxmi Bai: Rani Laxmi Bai was a great Indian freedom fighter who fought against the British Raj. She is the symbol of women’s empowerment. Although she fought for her state but she never bent down before the British and fought for the rights of her country till her last breath. Rani Laxmi Bai was born on 19 November 1828 in Varanasi. In her childhood, she was called Manikarnika in short. She grew up under the care of Nana Sahib, the son of Peshwa Bajirao. She had a loveable childhood, she learned arm training, horse riding, and sword fighting. She had a different upbringing than other women of her time. Her beauty and talent stole the attention of every soon she was selected as the bride of Raja Gangadhar Rao at a very young age. At the age of 14, she became the wife of Jhansi’s king, Gangadhar Rao. Raja Gangadhar Rao and she soon became a parent a of a son Damodar Rao, but unfortunately died after 4 months. They adopted a son and gave him the same name as their late son. As soon as Gangadhar became seriously ill, and passed away in 1853. She became a widow at the age of 25. India’s then governor-general lord Dalhousie, following the doctrine of lapse, didn’t accept Damodar as the successor of Jhansi’s throne. But she never gave up on Jhansi. Rani Laxmi Bai built her army, her army included people of every caste and class, including women. The British government became so fearful about her considered her as its biggest enemy. She started the rebellion against the British on May 10, 1857, at Meerut. She successfully assembled an army with the help of her fellow neighboring states. She was not ready to give up the throne of Jhansi. She fought face to face with the British Army in 185.8. Her army was led by Tatiya Tope. But she can’t dominate the British and fought till her last breath and died at the age of 30 on battle.

– Written By Ishita Gupta