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Today, Jhansi is famous more for Rani Laxmi Bai than for any other reason. Yet this fact obscures the town's historical importance as the gateway to the region of Bundelkhand. "Bundelen harbolon ke munh hamni suni kahani thi'", yet people forget.
Legend has it that Raja Bir Singh, sitting in his palace at Orccha, turned to his friend, the Raja of Jaitpur, and asked him if he could see the new fort he was building on Bangara Hill. The Raja of Jaitpur replied that it was visible to him only "jhain si" (shadow like) and thus Jhansi got its present name.
After the Revolt of 1857, in which Rani Laxmi Bai was martyred, Jhansi fell into the hands of the British. The town that we see today, with its well planned Cantonment Area and Civil Lines, dates from this era.
To the untrained eye, Jhansi might seem like any other bustling mid-sized Indian town. Yet this exterior conceals such gems as the Jhansi Fort, Rani Ka Mahal, Maharaj Gangadhar Rao Ki Chhatri and Maha Lakshmi Temple.
Jhansi is also an important gateway for travelling to Khajuraho and Orccha, which are 175 km and 18 km respectively from the town.
Legend has it that Raja Bir Singh, sitting in his palace at Orccha, turned to his friend, the Raja of Jaitpur, and asked him if he could see the new fort he was building on Bangara Hill. The Raja of Jaitpur replied that it was visible to him only "jhain si" (shadow like) and thus Jhansi got its present name.
After the Revolt of 1857, in which Rani Laxmi Bai was martyred, Jhansi fell into the hands of the British. The town that we see today, with its well planned Cantonment Area and Civil Lines, dates from this era.
To the untrained eye, Jhansi might seem like any other bustling mid-sized Indian town. Yet this exterior conceals such gems as the Jhansi Fort, Rani Ka Mahal, Maharaj Gangadhar Rao Ki Chhatri and Maha Lakshmi Temple.
Jhansi is also an important gateway for travelling to Khajuraho and Orccha, which are 175 km and 18 km respectively from the town.
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