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{{Short description|Historical novel by author Vrindavanlal Verma}}
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'''''Jhansi Ki Rani Lakshmibai''''' is a [[historical novel]] by Hindi author Vrindavanlal Verma. It was first published in 1946.{{sfn|Mohan Lal|1992|p=}}{{sfn|Vrindavanlal Verma|2001|p=11}} From 1946 to 1948, the author also wrote a play with the same title, which was staged in 1955.{{sfn|Shishir Kumar Das|1991|p=}} However, the novel gained greater fame and is considered a milestone in historical fiction in Hindi literature.{{sfn|K. M. George|1992|p=165}} A reprint of the novel was issued in 1951.{{sfn|Bates|Carter|2017|p=xlv}}

The novel is based on the life of [[Rani Lakshmibai]], the queen of the Maratha-ruled [[Jhansi State]] during the [[British Raj]] in India. It also provides a modern interpretation of the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]].{{sfn|Satyendra Kush|2000|p=195-196}}

== Reception ==
In the preface, Verma explains that the creation of the novel stemmed from his quest to determine whether Lakshmibai fought for ''swaraj'' (self-rule) or merely to preserve her own kingdom. He writes that the available written sources were insufficient, but his interviews and the stories he heard from people convinced him that she fought the British for ''swaraj''.{{sfn|Vrindavanlal Verma|2001|p=7–10}} As a result, the novel has also been seen as a form of personal historical recollection.{{sfn|Harleen Singh|2014|p=111}}

The novel was published in 1949 and reprinted in 1951.{{sfn|Bates|Carter|2017|p=xlv}} Before this, Verma had published several short stories and a few novels, but this work established him as an important figure in Hindi literature.{{sfn|Harleen Singh|2014|p=111}}

One of the novel's key contributions was that Verma wrote it during a period when historical fiction was scarce in Hindi literature. His contributions not only enriched Hindi fiction in this genre, but later English scholars also declared these works as milestones.{{sfn|K. M. George|1992|p=165}}

[[Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi]] once compared Verma's novel ''Garh Kundar'' to the works of English author [[Walter Scott]]. With later works like ''Jhansi Ki Rani'' and ''Mrignayani'', Verma came to be known as the "Walter Scott of Hindi."{{sfn|Sri Tilak|2013|p=534}}{{sfn|Joyce Lebra-Chapman|1986|p=181}}

== References ==
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== Sources ==

* {{cite book |author=Vrindavanlal Verma |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_-HVBdF_YLsC&pg=PA11 |title=Lakshmi Bai, the Rani of Jhansi |publisher=Ocean Books |year=2001 |isbn=978-81-87100-54-6 |access-date=24 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170424193631/https://books.google.com/books?id=_-HVBdF_YLsC&pg=PA11 |archive-date=24 April 2017}}
* {{cite book |author=Sri Tilak |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ag9iBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA533 |title=Ganeshshankar Vidyarthi (Vol 1) |publisher=Prabhat Prakashan |year=2013 |isbn=978-93-5048-271-1 |access-date=24 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170424193033/https://books.google.com/books?id=Ag9iBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA533 |archive-date=24 April 2017 |url-status=live}}
* {{cite book |author=Mohan Lal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KnPoYxrRfc0C&pg=PA4515 |title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Sasay to Zorgot |publisher=Sahitya Akademi |year=1992 |isbn=978-81-260-1221-3 |access-date=24 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170424194251/https://books.google.com/books?id=KnPoYxrRfc0C&pg=PA4515 |archive-date=24 April 2017 |url-status=live}}
* {{cite book |author=Shishir Kumar Das |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sqBjpV9OzcsC&pg=PA118 |title=History of Indian Literature: 1911–1956, Struggle for Freedom: Triumph and Tragedy |publisher=Sahitya Akademi |year=1991 |isbn=978-81-7201-798-9 |access-date=24 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170424193436/https://books.google.com/books?id=sqBjpV9OzcsC&pg=PA118 |archive-date=24 April 2017 |url-status=live}}
* {{cite book |author=Satyendra Kush |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UcAwrV60cpAC&pg=PA195 |title=Dictionary of Hindu Literature |date=1 January 2000 |publisher=Sarup & Sons |isbn=978-81-7625-159-4 |access-date=24 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170424194100/https://books.google.com/books?id=UcAwrV60cpAC&pg=PA195 |archive-date=24 April 2017 |url-status=live}}
* {{cite book |first1=Crispin |last1=Bates |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pIPlDQAAQBAJ&pg=PR45 |title=Mutiny at the Margins: New Perspectives on the Indian Uprising of 1857: Documents of the Indian Uprising |first2=Marina |last2=Carter |date=2 January 2017 |publisher=SAGE Publications |isbn=978-93-85985-75-1}}
* {{cite book |author=Harleen Singh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=joHRAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA111 |title=The Rani of Jhansi: Gender, History, and Fable in India |date=9 June 2014 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-1-107-04280-3 |access-date=24 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170424193343/https://books.google.com/books?id=joHRAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA111 |archive-date=24 April 2017 |url-status=live}}
* {{cite book |author=K. M. George |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=m1R2Pa3f7r0C&pg=PA165 |title=Modern Indian Literature, an Anthology: Surveys and Poems |publisher=Sahitya Akademi |year=1992 |isbn=978-81-7201-324-0 |access-date=24 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170424193511/https://books.google.com/books?id=m1R2Pa3f7r0C&pg=PA165 |archive-date=24 April 2017 |url-status=live}}
* {{cite book |author=Joyce Lebra-Chapman |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1oMeAAAAMAAJ |title=The Rani of Jhansi: A Study in Female Heroism in India |publisher=University of Hawaii Press |year=1986 |isbn=978-0-8248-0984-3 |access-date=24 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170424193617/https://books.google.com/books?id=1oMeAAAAMAAJ |archive-date=24 April 2017 |url-status=live}}

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