Question

what was the main grievance of Rani Lakshmibai against the British​

Answer 1

Answer: Lets go by points:-

• Rani Lakshmibai was one of the person to revolt against the British in 1857.
• She didn't have any heir, so she adopted a son named Damodar.
• Britsh was against this that if there was no heir of the king then the state would be annexed by them.
• Lakshmibai reportedly learned how to ride a horse and archery as a child.

• The Rani of Jhansi rose to prominence during India's first war of independence in 1857.

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Answer 2

The main grievance of Rani Lakshmibai against the British​ is discussed in the points below :

• In 1848, the power-hungry British East India Company under the leadership of Lord Dalhousie adopted the “doctrine of lapse” – allowing the British to annex an Indian state if the ruler did not have a male heir.
• Resistance to the policy, and the subsequent Great Rebellion of 1857, brought the Rani of Jhansi – the young widow of the last ruler of the state of Jhansi – into the political spotlight.
• After Jhansi “lapsed” to the British in 1854, the Rani repeatedly petitioned the British for her adopted son’s rightful inheritance.
• To Dalhousie she wrote: “It is notorious, my Lord, that the more powerful a state … the less disposed it is to acknowledge an error or an act of arbitrary character.”
• She later appealed to the Court of Directors of London, writing that the lapse represented a “gross violation and negation of the Treaties of the Government of India.”
• Her diplomatic pleas were rejected.
• When British army Sepoys (Indian-born soldiers) rebelled in Jhansi, the Rani was held accountable despite her lack of involvement in the mutiny.
• In retaliation, the British army led by Major-General Sir Hugh Rose attacked Jhansi in March 1858, and laid siege upon the fort.
• Lakshmi Bai escaped and was tracked to Banda, where Rose’s forces reported that “… though the fellows did their utmost, she got away … She is a wonderful woman, very brave and determined. It is fortunate for us that the [Jhansi] men are not all like her.”
• In June 1858, 20,000 Indian rebels led by the Rani – donned in full warrior’s regalia – mounted an attack on Rose’s forces outside Gwalior.
• And it was here that the queen met her death. Rose wrote of his foe: “The Rani was remarkable for her bravery, cleverness and perseverance; her generosity to her Subordinates was unbounded.
• These qualities, combined with her rank, rendered her the most dangerous of all the rebel leaders.”
• The British captured Gwalior three days later, and burnt the royal library containing thousands of ancient Sanskrit scriptures.
• In 1942, an all-women regiment of the Indian National Army formed to fight British colonial rule, was named in honour of the Rani of Jhansi.
• She was a most potent symbol of women’s empowerment, courage, tenacity and capacity for India – and for us all!
• Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi wanted the East India Company to recognise her adopted son as the heir to the kingdom after the death of her husband. This demand was refused by the British.

Hence, these were the main grievance of Rani Lakshmibai against the British​.

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