500th Birth Anniversary of Veerangana Rani Durgavati
On 5th October, 2023, Prime Minister performed ‘bhoomi poojan’ of ‘Veerangana Rani Durgavati Smarak aur Udyaan’ in Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh) in line with the 500th birth centenary celebrations of Rani Durgavati.
About Rani Durgavati
- Rani Durgavati, the descendant of the famous Chandela dynasty of Mahoba, and the queen of the Gond kingdom of Garha-Katanga.
- She was born on 5 October 1524 in Kalinjar, one of the most important forts of medieval India, which lies in the Banda district of the state of Uttar Pradesh and was married to Dalpat Shah of Gond Dynasty of Garha-Katanga in 1542.
- She took reins of the ....