Women Freedom Fighters

In his ninth Independence Day address to the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort, Prime Minister paid tribute to the followingwomen freedom fighters for showing the world the true meaning of India’s “nari shakti”.

Rani Laxmibai

  • The queen of the princely state of Jhansi, Rani Laxmibai is known for her role in the First War of India’s Independence in 1857.
  • Born Manikarnika Tambe in 1835, she married the king of Jhansi- Maharaja Gangadhar Rao Newalka.

Jhalkari Bai

  • A soldier in Rani Laxmibai’s women’s army, Durga Dal, she rose to become one of the queen’s most trusted advisers. ....
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