Subhadra Kumari Chauhan
Topic: The Revolt of 1857 · NCERT: Class 12, Ch 2 "Rebels and the Raj"
Meaning
Subhadra Kumari Chauhan (1904–48) was a Hindi poet who also took part in the national movement. Her poem "Jhansi ki Rani" tells the story of Rani Lakshmibai's fight in 1857 in simple, stirring verse. The poem became one of the best-known nationalist poems in India. It helped turn the Rani into a symbol of courage and resistance to British rule.
Example
The poem's refrain is "Khoob lari mardani woh to Jhansi wali rani thi". A refrain is a line that keeps repeating. It means "she fought bravely like a man, she was the queen of Jhansi". It praises Lakshmibai, who fought the British and was killed on 18 June 1858.
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