Must know information before you Travel to Jhansi



The historic city of Jhansi is famously is famously associated with Rani Lakshmibai, the epitome of strong and unwavering womanhood. As the British General Sir Hugh Rose, who defeated Lakshmibai, said of her, 'She is a wonderful woman, very brave and determined. It is fortunate for us that the men are not all like her.' 

The queen of this princely state began her own odyssey as a leader and modernist visionary after the tragic death of her husband, the king of Jhansi, Gangadhar Rao, and the unwarranted denial of her adopted child s claim to the throne owing to the British policy of Doctrine of Lapse. During the 1857 Uprising, she trained and organized her troops, including men and women, and led them into the battlefield with the legendary proclamation, main Jlzansi ;whin doongi! (I will not give Jhansi!). 
After two weeks of relentless fighting in March 1858, Jhansi fort fell to the British. It was then that the Rani, with her son strapped to her back, mounted her favorite steed and rode to Gwalior to assist her fellow rebels, Tantiya Tope and Nana Saheb. In June 1858, she met her end fighting the British in Gwalior. 

The courageous queen is immortalized in Hindi literature, with Subhadra Kumari Chauhan's ballad 'Jhansi ki Rani' being the most popular ode to her courage. In 1953, India's first Technicolor film, The Tiger and the Flame, was made on Lakshmibai. More recently, Sushmita Sen acted in a Bollywood film based on her life. 

The walled city of Jhansi was a stronghold of the Chandela kings until the eclipse of the dynasty in the 11th century. This ancient city owes its foundation to Bir Singh Deo, Raja of Orchha and a close aide of the Mughal emperor, Jahangir, who built a fort here in 1613.
Bounded by the Pahuj and Betwa rivers, jhansi is supposed to have got its name when Bir Singh, sitting on the terrace of his Orchha palace, asked the Raja of Jaitpur whether he could see the new fort he had built. The Raja replied that he could see it jhain-si or like a shadow in the distance. The name Jhansi is said to be a corruption of this phrase.

For more information about travel to Jhansi contact Swan Tours one of the leading travel agents in India offers Jhansi tour and travel packages at economical price.
Location: Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India

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