Lakshmi Bai (c. 1835-1858), the Rani of Jhansi, is a national hero in India for her fight against the injustices of the British Raj. As the reigning queen (Rani) of the Jhansi province of India, Bai was killed in a battle during the Indian First War of...

(d. 1858), Indian nationalist. Laxmibai—or the Rani (queen) of Jhansi, as she is also known—came to prominence in India after the British East India Company sought to consolidate its power in the mid-nineteenth century. Under the...

Lakshmibai, The Rani of Jhansi (c. 1828 – 17 June 1858) ([Hindi]- झाँसी की रानी Marathi- झाशीची राणी), the queen of the Maratha-ruled princely state of Jhansi in North India, was one of the leading figures of...

Devika Rani, actress: born Waltair 30 March 1908; married 1929 Himanshu Rai (died 1940), 1945 Svetoslav Roerich (died 1993); died Bangalore 9 March 1994. TODAY ALL that remains of Devika Rani's Bombay Talkies is a beaten-up old placard, swinging on a rusty nail...

Bollywood and Beyond R. D. BURMAN Aap Ke Kassam. Raja Rani * RPG 120060 (65:27) Aap Ke Kassam (1974) and Raja Rani (1973) are films with serious undertones. However, in true Indian fashion, the darker dramatic elements don't totally dominate, but are...

Rani of Jhansi was an important figure in the fight for India's freedom from British colonalism.