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RANI LAXMI BAI LIFE STORY-
Manikarnika was married to the Maharaja of Jhansi, Raja Gangadhar Newalkar, in May 1842 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" (Mein 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.
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Fast Facts
Date of Birth: November 19, 1828
Birth Name: Manikarnika Tambe
Parents: Moropant Tambe (Father), Bhagirathi Sapre (Mother)
Place of Birth: Varanasi, India
Husband: Maharaj Gangadhar Rao Newalkar
Children: Damodar Rao, Anand Rao (adopted)
Dynasty (House): Newalkar
Death: June 18, 1858
Place of Death: Kotah ki Serai, near Gwalior, India
Event: Revolt of 1857
Rani Lakshmibai was a gallant queen of the princely state of Jhansi (presently located in the Jhansi district in Uttar Pradesh). A legendary figure associated with early resistance against the British Raj, she played an important role during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. Following the death of her husband, Maharaja of Jhansi Raja Gangadhar Rao Newalkar, British governor-general of India Lord Dalhousie refused to recognise the Maharaja’s adopted son as his heir, and annexed Jhansi under their policy of the ‘doctrine of lapse.’ Lakshmibai gathered her forces and rose in revolt against the British, and joined the Indian Rebellion of 1857. Overpowered by the British troops, she escaped and later joined hands with Tantia Tope and occupied Gwalior and proclaimed Nana Sahib as peshwa (ruler). She continued her struggle, but died fighting a fierce battle with the British in Kotah ki Serai, near Gwalior.
Early Life
Rani Lakshmibai was born Manikarnika Tambe on November 19, 1828, in Varanasi, India, in a Marathi Brahmin family to Moropant Tambe and Bhagirathi Sapre (Bhagirathi Bai). Her nickname was Manu. She lost her mother at four years of age. Her father served as a court Peshwa of Bithoor, who adored Lakshmibai calling her a “Chhabili”, meaning “playful” and raised her as his own daughter. Lakshmibai had a rather unconventional upbringing compared to most girls of her time. Growing up with boys in the household of the Peshwa, she received her education at home which included training in martial arts, sword fighting, horsemanship, shooting and fencing. She also learned mallakhamba with her childhood associates, including Nana Sahib and Tantia Tope.
Rani & the Annexation of Jhansi
In May 1842, Manikarnika was married to Maharaja Gangadhar Rao Newalkar, the Maharaja of Jhansi. Sometime later she was named Lakshmibai (or Laxmibai) after the revered Hindu goddess Lakshmi. In 1851, she gave birth to a son Damodar Rao, who died in infancy after four months. Sans any heir, the Maharaja adopted the son of his cousin. The boy, originally called Anand Rao, was given the name Damodar Rao on the day before the Maharaja died. The Maharaja conducted the adoption procedure with a British political officer in attendance and gave a letter to the latter with instructions to treat the child with respect. In his letter, the Maharaja also mentioned that following his death, his widow Lakshmibai should be given the government of Jhansi for her lifetime.
The Maharaja died in November 1853, and thereafter the British East India Company, under Governor-General Lord Dalhousie refused to recognise the adopted son of the Maharaja as his heir and annexed the state of Jhansi applying the policy of ‘Doctrine of Lapse.’ The turn of events infuriated Lakshmibai who was generally known to the British as “the Rani of Jhansi”. She resolved not to surrender Jhansi to the British. The British ordered Lakshmibai to leave the Jhansi palace and fort and commissioned to her a yearly pension of Rs. 60,000 in March 1854.
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