Rani of Jhansi and the Sepoy Rebellion

If you do a Google image search of Lakshmibai you will see a fierce Indian woman dressed in a man’s uniform, with her son strapped to her back, holding a sword and leading a charge against British soldiers. This was Lakshmibai, Queen of Jhansi.

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Reflection Questions

1. What is the difference between the words mutiny and rebellion?
2. Why would the British textbooks refer to it as the Indian Mutiny and Indian perspectives the Sepoy Rebellion or the First War of Independence?
3. Why do you think that Lakshmibai is celebrated in Indian culture, but barely mentioned in the modern Western History books about the Sepoy Rebellion?
4. Why would early Western novels depict her as a seductress and jezebel?
5. Why do you think paintings depict her son as an infant?
6. How useful are songs in telling stories of the past?
7. From whose perspective is the song written?
8. How might you check the reliability of a song?

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