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Subhadra Kumari Chouhan

16th August, 2021 History

Context

  • Google marked famous poet Subhadra Kumari Chouhan, the Indian poet who wrote the famous poem Jhansi ki Rani, on her 117th birth anniversary with a doodle.

 

About

  • Subhadra Kumari Chauhan was an Indian poet.
  • She wrote in the Khariboli dialect of Hindi, in a simple, clear style.
  • One of her most popular poems is "Jhansi ki Rani" (about the courageous Queen of Jhansi).
  • This and her other poems, Jallianwala Bagh mein Vasant, Veeron Ka Kaisa Ho Basant, Rakhi Ki Chunauti, and Vida, openly talk about the freedom movement.
  • They are said to have inspired great numbers of Indian youth to participate in the Indian Freedom Movement.
  • The ICGS Subhadra Kumari Chauhan, an Indian Coast Guard ship, was named for the poet.

 

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