Major General Hugh Rose stared at Jhansi's towering walls, his Central India Field Force poised for a decisive attack. The air crackled with tension, dust swirling under the boots of 4,300 men ...

The court said that the country cannot forget the Revolt of 1857 and that Maharani of Jhansi is a historical figure and not a religious figure.

Rani Lakshmibai, popularly known as Jhansi ki Rani. She was also known as Manikarnika. The fearless queen was born on November 19, 1828, and she died on June 18, 1928.