Rani of Jhansi Regiment
Topic: The National Movement: Gandhian Era · NCERT: Beyond NCERT
Meaning
The Rani of Jhansi Regiment was the women's regiment of the Indian National Army (INA). It was formed in 1943 in South-East Asia under Subhas Chandra Bose. Captain Lakshmi Swaminathan (later Lakshmi Sahgal) commanded it. It was one of the first all-women fighting units in any modern army. It showed that women could take up arms for India's freedom.
Example
Many of its recruits were Indian women living in Malaya and Burma. They trained in Singapore in 1943, and some served in Burma during the INA's campaign.
Don't confuse with
- Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi: the queen who fought the British in the revolt of 1857. The regiment was only named after her.
Related concepts
- Provincial elections of 1937
- Congress ministries 1937-39
- Wardha scheme of basic education
- Congress Socialist Party
- Haripura session 1938
- Tripuri crisis 1939
- Forward Bloc
- Second World War
- Lord Linlithgow
- Resignation of Congress ministries