What happened to the son of Rani Lakshmibai after her death ? plz I want to know answer me.
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Damodar Rao (born as Anand Rao) (15 November 1849 – 28 May 1906) was the adopted son of Maharaja Gangadhar Rao and Rani Laxmibai of Jhansi State.
Damodar Rao Newalkar
Born
Anand Rao
15 November 1849
Jhansi State, British India
(present-day Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India)
Died
28 May 1906 (aged 56)
Indore State, British India
(present-day Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India)
Children
Lakhsman Rao Jhansiwale
Born as Anand Rao to Vasudev Rao Newalkar, a cousin of Raja Gangadhar Rao, he was adopted by the maharaja after his own son died. The adoption of Anand Rao, who was renamed Damodar Rao, occurred 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 adopted, 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, Rani Laxmibai cried out "I shall not surrender my Jhansi" (mai apni Jhansi kabhi nahi doongi). In March 1854, Rani Laxmibai was given an annual pension of Rs. 60,000 and ordered to leave the palace and the fort. [1][2]
However, actions by mutineers at Jhansi and the failure of negotiations between the Rani and the Company resulted in Jhansi State reasserting its independence. Eventually, Company forces laid siege to the city of Jhansi and after determined resistance, they breached its defences. Rani Laxmibai evaded capture by, according to tradition, with Damodar Rao on her back jumping on her horse, Badal from the fort. They survived but the horse died. More probably she escaped in the night with her son, surrounded by guards.[3][4]
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After the death of Rani laxmibai everyone thought that her son Damodar rao too had died and no one spoke of him. however he was brought to indore and settled there by the British government he was given a monthly panson by them.".....After Damodars death , his panson was halved and later stoped