I-Day: Remembering India's Top 10 Women Freedom Fighters

BANGALORE: For attaining India’s freedom, women have contributed to a great extent- be it holding of public meetings, or facing the baton of police and going behind  the bars or participating in the national movement. They have dedicated their lives for attaining freedom.

As India is celebrating the 68^th Independence Day, let us check out the names of the Indian Women freedom fighters who fought for India with great courage and high spirit.

Rani Lakshmi Bai:

The queen of Jhansi, Rani Lakshmi Bai was one of the leading warriors of India's first struggle of independence and was also one of the most important women of the 1857 sepoy mutiny.

She symbolizes bravery, patriotism and honor. She was admired by all for the attitude she had.

Her father was the one who encouraged her since her childhood by raising her in an exceptional way and supported her to learn to ride elephants and horses and also to use weapons effectively.

Rani Lakshmi Bai fought till her last breath for India’s independence with perseverance and bravery. She is popularly known as ‘Jhansi Ki Rani’ and also "Joan of Arc" of the Indian independence struggle.

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