why do we remember channamma of kittur
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Answer:
Kitturu Rani Chennamma is an epitome of bravery. She stands in the front when we think of Freedom fighters. She can also be an icon for women today who fight for women liberation and motivation to every person fighting life.
It is not something small, considering the time she lived, to fight for a cause, especially being a women.
Chennamma was born on 23 of October, 1778 to a Lingayat family in a small village called Kakati in the Belgaum district of present Karnataka. Chennamma was trained in sword fighting, archery and horse riding at a very young age. She was well known throughout the village for her bravery. At the age of 15, she was married off to Raja Malasaraja who belonged to the famous Desai family and were the rulers of the kingdom of Kittur which is presently situated in Karnataka. Thus she got the title of queen hence she is called as Kittur Rani Chennamma.
Explanation:
Chennamma was born 56 years before the 1857 rebel Rani of Jhansi, and was thus the first woman to fight against British governance and the kappa tax. Her legacy and first victory are still commemorated in Kittur, during the Kittur Utsava of every 22–24 October.
Answer:
Because the British tries to annex the small state of kittor Rani Channamma took the arms and led and anti British resistance movement.