Jhansi Rani Lakshmi Bhai
Indian Freedom Fighter
Speech by VTS on Saturday, August 16, 2008
RA Gray Building, 500 S Bronough Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399
VTS gave a speech about Jhansi Rani Lakshmi Bhai, who as a queen of Jhansi, a Maratha kingdom in northern India participated in the First War of Indian Independence. He emphasized the fact that not all Indian Freedom Fighters were men. He spoke about her early child hood, her courage in standing up to the British Raj and her bravery in the battles of Jhansi, Tapli, and Gwalior