"Khoob lari mardani woh to Jhansi wali rani thi." Children in many parts of India grow up reading these lines which were composed by:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Subhadra Kumari Chauhan
Children in many parts of India grow up reading these lines of Subhadra Kumari Chauhan on the Rani of Jhansi (“Like a man she fought, she was the Rani of Jhansi”).
NCERT (2026-27): “5.6 Nationalist imageries … 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). In popular prints Rani Lakshmi Bai is usually portrayed in battle armour, with a sword in hand and riding a horse – a symbol of the determination to resist injustice and alien rule.” |