Subhadra Kumari Chouhan
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.