Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Modern India: Rebels and the Raj

Question:

She was famous poet who wrote about the Rani of Jhansi - "Khoob lari mardani woh to Jhansi wali rani thi". Who was this poet?

Options:

Mahashweta Devi

Tapti Roy

Subhadra Kumari Chauhan

Begum Hazrat Mahal

Correct Answer:

Subhadra Kumari Chauhan

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3) → Subhadra Kumari Chauhan

Subhadra Kumari Chauhan wrote the famous poem Jhansi ki Rani which had famous lines- “Khoob lari mardani woh to Jhansi wali rani thi” (Like a man she fought, she was the Rani of Jhansi).

Subhadra Kumari Chauhan (1904–1948) was an Indian poet, freedom fighter, and a prominent literary figure. She is best known for her patriotic poems, and "Jhansi ki Rani" is one of her most celebrated works.

The line, when translated, means "She fought bravely, she was the Queen of Jhansi." It is a tribute to Rani Lakshmi Bai, the Queen of the Maratha-ruled princely state of Jhansi, who played a crucial role in the Indian Rebellion of 1857 against British colonial rule.