write the stories and poems of rani of jhansi
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Rani Lakshmibai was the queen of the Jhansi kingdom ruled by the Marathas and was one of the heroes who played the bugle against the British rule in the first Indian freedom struggle of 1857. She was such a heroine who took the army from the British Empire at the age of only 23 and got Veergati in the battlefield, but did not let the British conquer Jhansi.
Lakshmibai was born on 19 November 1828 in Varanasi district into a Marathi Brahmin family. Her childhood name was Manikarnika, but family members used to call her Manu with affection. His father's name was Moropant Tambe and mother's name was Bhagirathi Sapre. His parents were from Maharashtra. When Laxmibai was only four years old, her mother died. His father was in the service of Maratha Bajirao. After the demise of the mother, there was no one to take care of Manu in the house, so the father took Manu with him to Bajirao's court. There Manu's nature fascinated everyone and people started lovingly calling him "Chhabili". Along with the teaching of the scriptures, Manu was also taught weapons. In 1842, Manu was married to Gangadhar Rao Nimbalkar, the king of Jhansi and thus she became the queen of Jhansi and was renamed as Laxmibai. In 1851, Rani Lakshmibai and Gangadhar Rao were blessed with a son Ratna, but she died at the age of four months. On the other hand, Gangadhar Rao's health was deteriorating. He was advised to have an adopted son if his health deteriorated drastically. He did the same and after adopting the son, Gangadhar Rao went to Parlok Sidhar on 21 November 1853. His adopted son was named Damodar Rao.
In January 1858, the English army started marching towards Jhansi and in March besieged the city. After nearly two weeks of struggle, the British captured the city, but Rani Laxmibai escaped from the English army with her son Damodar Rao. Rani Lakshmibai reached Kalpi after escaping from Jhansi and met Tatya Tope.
The combined forces of Tatya Tope and Lakshmibai captured a fort in Gwalior with the help of rebel soldiers from Gwalior. Rani Laxmibai fought the English army with a lot of heart, but on 17 June 1858, Veeragati was received while fighting with the British army at the inn of Kota near Gwalior.