Who composed the famous lines: “Khoob lari mardani woh toh Jhansi wali rani thi”, for Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Subhadra Kumari Chauhan
After 1857, the Rani of Jhansi became a symbol of resistance in nationalist imagination. Heroic poems described her fighting with a sword in one hand and the reins of her horse in the other. 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).
NCERT (2025-26): “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).…” |