The Rani Of Jhansi / Rani Lakshmi bai
Birth Name: Manikarnika
Lost her mother at a tender age of four.
Raised by her father
,educated at home,she took formal training in martial arts which included
archery, horsemanship, self-defence,fencing.
Married to Gangadhar Rao,
the Raja of Jhansi, at the age of 14,she was given the name 'Laxmibai'.In 1851,
she gave birth to a son. Sadly, the child did not survive more than four
months.In 1853, Gangadhar Rao fell
sick and became very weak. So, the couple adopted a child.On 21st November
1853, Maharaja Gangadhar Rao died. Rani Laxmibai was just 18 at that time.
