Rani of Jhansi was represented as a __________ figure chasing the enemy, slaying British soldiers and valiantly fighting till her last.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Masculine
Art and literature kept alive the memory of 1857, and the Rani of Jhansi was represented as a masculine figure chasing the enemy and fighting till her last; Subhadra Kumari Chauhan’s famous line says “Like a man she fought”.
NCERT (2025-26): “5.6 Nationalist imageries … The leaders of the revolt were presented as heroic figures leading the country into battle, rousing the people to righteous indignation against oppressive imperial rule. Heroic poems were written about the valour of the queen who, with a sword in one hand and the reins of her horse in the other, fought for the freedom of her motherland. Rani of Jhansi was represented as a masculine figure chasing the enemy, slaying British soldiers and valiantly fighting till her last. Children in many parts of India grow up reading the lines of Subhadra Kumari Chauhan: ‘Khoob lari mardani woh to Jhansi wali rani thi’ (Like a man she fought, she was the Rani of Jhansi).…” |