Jhansi laxmi bai biography of michael
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│By Carolyn Beckford, Gale Product Trainer│
For Women’s History Month, I wanted to highlight a woman that many of us have probably not heard of before. Sure, we know about Cleopatra, the Dahomey Warriors, Boudica, Nana Yaa Asantewaa, Joan of Arc, and maybe even Njinga, but have you ever heard of Rani Lakshmibai?
Warrior Queen of Jhansi
Over the festive period I watched a few movies and relaxed with some time away from work. However, whenever I see or read anything, I turn to my Gale Primary Sources to check historic newspapers and documents to challenge what I’ve seen or heard. It does help that I work for Gale where I have access to these valuable historical documents. Not to worry, you can find Gale Primary Sources at most public and university libraries, particularly The Times Digital Archives or British Library Newspapers.
One movie that captivated me was Warrior Queen of Jhansi, because I was unaware of the fascinating story of Jhansi and the fearless Rani Lakshmibai.
It goes without saying that India is a huge country. It spreads over one million square miles with over one billion people speaking more than four hundred languages. India was colonised by Great Britain and divided into military districts, as seen in the map above from Nineteenth Century • Being fond of history and of books, I was delighted to come across an extremely old book recently. This was &#; Lachmi Bai, Rani of Jhansi&#; by Michael White, re- published by Project Gutenberg which has brought out over 60, ebooks which are available for free to readers. The original was published way back in by J F Taylor And Company, New York! This book has an interesting sub-title, &#;The Jeanne D&#;Arc of India&#; There are so many stories about the valiant Rani Lakshmibai ( as we would spell her name these days) that we are not quite sure which story is true and which is more of a legend. For those not familiar with the background, her biography in the Encyclopedia Britannica can be a starting point. A more current and interesting account appears in, &#;What &#;Really&#; Happened in Jhansi?&#; in Live History of India, However, in reading White&#;s book, you must remember when it was written. In , at the start of the twentieth century , Queen Victoria was ruling over a vast Empire and India had been the jewel in the crown since The language therefore sounds stilted to our ears. A sampling: &#; Thou art the Jamadar Golab Das&#;? she interrogated. &#; As thou sayest, Noble Rani&#;. &#; Tell me, O Golab, &#; she besought anxiously, &#; Have they heard? Have the eyes •Lachmi Bai, Patrician of Jhansi: The Jeanne D'Arc signify India infant Michael White
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