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Posted: 15 years ago
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hi frnds,
We knew a little abt the life of our rani lakshmi bai...certain things are unknown to the world.....
about her son,adopted son,moropant tambe,tatia tope...etc.......i jst made an effort to find some of the informations..pls join with me....


  • GANGADHAR RAO 1838/1853, married May 1842, Rani Lakshmi Bai [Manikarnika or Manu Bai], born 15th June 1834 in Bithur, daughter of Moropant Balwant Rao Tambe and Bhagirathi Baishe, received traditional education and learnt horse-riding and wielding of small arms, forced to retire on a pension of 6,000Rs, she died in battle on 17th June 1858, cremated in a nearby garden where a memorial was erected after independence in her honour. He died 21st November 1853 without surviving issue and the state lapsed.
    • Son (damodhar rao), born in 1851, died 1851 aged three months.
  • Rao DAMODAR RAO 1853/aft 1898, adopted by Rani Lakshmi Bai, but wasn't recognised as Rao by the British authorities resulting in the Indian War of Independence [Indian Mutiny], petitioned Queen Victoria's government for recognition which wasn't given, born 1848 as Anand Rao Newalkar, married and had issue. He died after 1898.




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Posted: 15 years ago
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Tatya Tope(1814 - 18 April 1859) 's real name is Ramachandra Pandurang Tope.he born in village Yeola in maharashtra and only son of Pandurang Rao Tope and his wife Rukhmabai.
Tatya Tope became the most intimate friend of the Peshwa's adopted son, Nana Dhondu Pant (known as Nana Sahib) and Maharaja Madhav Singhji.belong to the caste Rosha of Punjab.He was executed at the gallows on April 18, 1859. There is a statue of Tatya Tope at the site of his execution near the present collectorate in Shivpuri town in Madhya Pradesh.
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ur welcome...i have more information to share..

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Rani Lakshmi Bai strengthened the defense of Jhansi and she assembled a volunteer army of rebellions. Women were also given Military training. Rani was accompanied by her brave warriors, some of them were Gulam Gaus Khan, Dost Khan, Khuda Baksh, Lala Bhau Bakshi, Moti Bai, Sunder-Mundar, Kashi Bai, Deewan Raghunath singh and Deewan Jawahar Singh. Along with all these warriors the local population of Jhansi irrespective of their religion or caste were always determined to fight and give their lives with pleasure for the cause of Independent and their beloved Rani.

The Britishers attacked Jhansi in March 1858. Rani Jhansi with her faithful warriors decided not to surrender. The fighting continued for about two weeks. Shelling on Jhansi was very fierce. In the Jhansi army women were also carrying ammunition and were supplying food to the soldiers. Rani Lakshmi Bai was very active. She herself was inspecting the defense of the city. However, after this great war, Jhansi fell to the British forces.

On that black day, the British army entered the Jhansi City . Rani Lakshmi Bai, still full of courage and deathless patriotism dressed as a man, took up arms, her son Damodar Rao was strapped tightly to her back. She was holding the reins of her horse in her mouth. In the fierce fighting she was using the sword with both her hands. When the situation was not in control, Rani of Jhansi with some of her warriors departed from Jhansi .

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