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	==Heroics of Obavva==		==Heroics of Obavva==
	During the reign of [[Madakari Nayaka]], the city of Chitradurga was besieged by the troops of [[Hyder Ali]] (1754-1779). A chance sighting of a man entering the Chitradurga fort through a hole in the rocks led to a plan by Hyder Ali to send his soldiers through that hole. The Guard (Kahale Mudda Hanuma, who was on duty near that hole) had gone home to have his lunch. During his meal he needed some water to drink, so his wife Obavva went to collect water in a pot~~<~~ref name="Mysore"~~>~~{{cite book \|title=March of Mysore Vol.3 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=97YeAQAAIAAJ&q=obavva \|access-date=10 September 2012 \|edition=1966 \|year= 1966}}~~<~~/ref~~>~~ from a pond which was near the hole in the rocks, halfway up the hill.~~<~~ref name="history"~~>~~{{cite book \|last1=Hayavadana Rao \|first1=Conjeevaram \|title=History of Mysore (1399-1799 AD) 1766-1799 \|year=1943 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kZ4D3zfzbKgC&q=obavva \|access-date=10 September 2012 \|volume= 3 \|publisher=Govt. of Mysore \|location=Bangalore \|page=260 }}~~<~~/ref~~>~~ She noticed the army trying to enter the fort through the hole. She used the ''Onake'' or [[Mortar and pestle\|pestle]] to kill the soldiers one by one by hitting them on the head and then quietly moving each corpse without raising the suspicions of the rest of the troops. Mudda Hanuma returned from lunch and was shocked to see Obavva standing with a blood stained ''Onake'' and several of the enemies' dead bodies around her. Later, the same day, she was found dead either due to shock or having been killed by the enemy soldiers.~~<~~ref name="jasmine"~~>~~{{cite book \|last1=Cathy Spagnoli \|first1=Paramasivam Samanna \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6_Aci8KA7JEC&q=obavva&pg=PA112 \|title=Jasmine and Coconuts: South Indian Tales \|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group \|year=1999 \|isbn=9781563085765 \|edition=1999 \|location=Englewood, USA \|access-date=10 September 2012}}~~<~~/ref~~>~~ Though her brave attempt saved the fort this time, Madakari could not resist the attack by Hyder Ali during 1779, when the fort of Chitradurga was lost to Hyder Ali.~~<~~ref name=shintri~~>~~{{Cite book\|author= Sarojini Shintri\|author2=Kurukundi Raghavendra Rao\|pages=151\|title= Women freedom fighters in Karnataka\|access-date=2009-06-17\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HwEtAAAAIAAJ&q=Chitradurg+fort\|publisher= Prasaranga, Karnatak University\|year=1983}}~~<~~/ref~~>~~		During the reign of [[Madakari Nayaka]], the city of Chitradurga was besieged by the troops of [[Hyder Ali]] (1754-1779). A chance sighting of a man entering the Chitradurga fort through a hole in the rocks led to a plan by Hyder Ali to send his soldiers through that hole. The Guard (Kahale Mudda Hanuma, who was on duty near that hole) had gone home to have his lunch. During his meal he needed some water to drink, so his wife Obavva went to collect water in a pot<ref name="Mysore">{{cite book \|title=March of Mysore Vol.3 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=97YeAQAAIAAJ&q=obavva \|access-date=10 September 2012 \|edition=1966 \|year= 1966}}</ref> from a pond which was near the hole in the rocks, halfway up the hill.<ref name="history">{{cite book \|last1=Hayavadana Rao \|first1=Conjeevaram \|title=History of Mysore (1399-1799 AD) 1766-1799 \|year=1943 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kZ4D3zfzbKgC&q=obavva \|access-date=10 September 2012 \|volume= 3 \|publisher=Govt. of Mysore \|location=Bangalore \|page=260 }}</ref> She noticed the army trying to enter the fort through the hole. She used the ''Onake'' or [[Mortar and pestle\|pestle]] to kill the soldiers one by one by hitting them on the head and then quietly moving each corpse without raising the suspicions of the rest of the troops. Mudda Hanuma returned from lunch and was shocked to see Obavva standing with a blood stained ''Onake'' and several of the enemies' dead bodies around her. Later, the same day, she was found dead either due to shock or having been killed by the enemy soldiers.<ref name="jasmine">{{cite book \|last1=Cathy Spagnoli \|first1=Paramasivam Samanna \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6_Aci8KA7JEC&q=obavva&pg=PA112 \|title=Jasmine and Coconuts: South Indian Tales \|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group \|year=1999 \|isbn=9781563085765 \|edition=1999 \|location=Englewood, USA \|access-date=10 September 2012}}</ref> Though her brave attempt saved the fort this time, Madakari could not resist the attack by Hyder Ali during 1779, when the fort of Chitradurga was lost to Hyder Ali.<ref name=shintri>{{Cite book\|author= Sarojini Shintri\|author2=Kurukundi Raghavendra Rao\|pages=151\|title= Women freedom fighters in Karnataka\|access-date=2009-06-17\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HwEtAAAAIAAJ&q=Chitradurg+fort\|publisher= Prasaranga, Karnatak University\|year=1983}}</ref>

	== Legacy ==		== Legacy ==
	She is considered to be the epitome of [[Kannada]] female pride. The hole through which Hyder Ali's soldiers snuck in is called Onake Obavvana ''Kindi'' (kindi=hole) or ''Onake kindi''.~~<~~ref name="gazetteer"~~>~~{{cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=66q1AAAAIAAJ&q=obavva \|title=Mysore State Gazetteer - Chitradurga District \|publisher=Govt. of Mysore \|year=1967 \|editor1-last=B.N \|editor1-first=Sri Sathyan \|volume=4 \|location=Bangalore \|page=393 \|access-date=10 September 2012}}~~<~~/ref~~>~~ Her heroic effort is depicted in a famous song-sequence in the film [[Nagarahavu]], directed by [[Puttanna Kanagal]]. A sports stadium in Chitradurga, Veera Vanithe Onake Obavva Stadium, is named after her,~~<~~ref~~>~~{{cite book \|last1= John\|first1= Jijo K.\|title=Studies in South \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qSRo4_35T78C&q=obavva&pg=PA24 \|access-date=10 September 2012 \|edition=2005 \|volume=2 \|issue=1 \|publisher=Printnet Info Services Pvt Ltd. \|location=Bangalore \|page=24 }}~~<~~/ref~~>~~ and she is commemorated with a statue sculpted by [[Ashok Gudigar]], erected in front of the District Commissioner’s office in Chittradurga.~~<~~ref~~>~~{{Cite web\|url=https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/blewis/www/chitradurga.htm\|title=An Informal History of the Chitradurga Nayakas\|last=Lewis\|first=Barry\|date=2007\|website=Barry Lewis UIUC Department of Anthropology\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110515154647/https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/blewis/www/chitradurga.htm\|archive-date=15 May 2011\|access-date=25 April 2018}}~~<~~/ref~~>~~		She is considered to be the epitome of [[Kannada]] female pride. The hole through which Hyder Ali's soldiers snuck in is called Onake Obavvana ''Kindi'' (kindi=hole) or ''Onake kindi''.<ref name="gazetteer">{{cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=66q1AAAAIAAJ&q=obavva \|title=Mysore State Gazetteer - Chitradurga District \|publisher=Govt. of Mysore \|year=1967 \|editor1-last=B.N \|editor1-first=Sri Sathyan \|volume=4 \|location=Bangalore \|page=393 \|access-date=10 September 2012}}</ref> Her heroic effort is depicted in a famous song-sequence in the film [[Nagarahavu]], directed by [[Puttanna Kanagal]]. A sports stadium in Chitradurga, Veera Vanithe Onake Obavva Stadium, is named after her,<ref>{{cite book \|last1= John\|first1= Jijo K.\|title=Studies in South \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qSRo4_35T78C&q=obavva&pg=PA24 \|access-date=10 September 2012 \|edition=2005 \|volume=2 \|issue=1 \|publisher=Printnet Info Services Pvt Ltd. \|location=Bangalore \|page=24 }}</ref> and she is commemorated with a statue sculpted by [[Ashok Gudigar]], erected in front of the District Commissioner’s office in Chittradurga.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/blewis/www/chitradurga.htm\|title=An Informal History of the Chitradurga Nayakas\|last=Lewis\|first=Barry\|date=2007\|website=Barry Lewis UIUC Department of Anthropology\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110515154647/https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/blewis/www/chitradurga.htm\|archive-date=15 May 2011\|access-date=25 April 2018}}</ref>

	== In popular culture ==		== In popular culture ==
	The 2019 [[Kannada]] language historical drama film ''Chitradurgada Onake Obavva'' stars Kannada actress Tara as Onake Obavva.~~<~~ref~~>~~{{cite web\|title=Chitradurgada Onake Obavva (2019)\|url=https://www.moviebuff.com/chitradurgada-onake-obavva\|publisher=Movie Buff\|date=21 June 2019}}~~<~~/ref~~>~~		The 2019 [[Kannada]] language historical drama film ''Chitradurgada Onake Obavva'' stars Kannada actress Tara as Onake Obavva.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Chitradurgada Onake Obavva (2019)\|url=https://www.moviebuff.com/chitradurgada-onake-obavva\|publisher=Movie Buff\|date=21 June 2019}}</ref>

	Actress [[Jayanthi (actress)\|Jayanthi]] played the role of Onake Obavva in the movie [[Naagarahaavu\|Nagarahaavu]].		Actress [[Jayanthi (actress)\|Jayanthi]] played the role of Onake Obavva in the movie [[Naagarahaavu\|Nagarahaavu]].

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	'''Onake Obavva''' ~~({{lang-kn\|ಒನಕೆ ಓಬವ್ವ}}, 18th Century)~~ was a Karnataka ~~hindu~~ warrior who fought the forces of [[Hyder Ali]] single-handedly with a [[pestle]] (''Onake'')<ref name="jasmine">{{cite book \|last1= Cathy Spagnoli \|first1=Paramasivam Samanna \|title=Jasmine and Coconuts: South Indian Tales \|year=1999 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6_Aci8KA7JEC&q=obavva&pg=PA112 \|access-date=10 September 2012 \|edition=1999 \|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group\|location=Englewood, USA \|isbn=9781563085765 }}</ref> in the kingdom of [[Chitradurga]] of [[Karnataka]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.thenewsminute.com/article/why-bjp-against-tipu-sultan-and-was-always-case-71211\|title=Why is BJP against Tipu Sultan, and was this always the case?\|date=7 November 2017}}</ref> Her husband was a guard of a watchtower in the rocky fort of [[Chitradurga]].~~<ref name="Mysore" />~~ In the state of [[Karnataka]], she is celebrated along with [[Abbakka Rani]], [[Keladi Chennamma]] and [[Kittur Chennamma]], as the foremost women warriors and patriots. She belonged to the [[Holeya\|~~Holayas]~~] ~~([[Chalavadi~~]]) community.~~<ref name="gazetteer">{{cite book \|editor1-first=Sri Sathyan \|editor1-last=B.N \|title=Mysore State Gazetteer - Chitradurga District \|url=https://books.google~~.~~com/books?id=66q1AAAAIAAJ&q=obavva \|access-date= 10 September 2012 \|volume= 4 \|year=1967 \|publisher=Govt. of Mysore \|location=Bangalore \|page=393 }}</ref>~~		'''Onake Obavva''' was a [[Karnataka]] warrior who fought the forces of [[Hyder Ali]] single-handedly with a [[pestle]] in the kingdom of [[Chitradurga]] of Karnataka, [[India]]. Her husband was a guard of a watchtower in the rocky fort of Chitradurga. In the state of Karnataka, she is celebrated along with [[Abbakka Rani]], [[Keladi Chennamma]] and [[Kittur Chennamma]], as the foremost women warriors and patriots. She belonged to the [[Holeya\|Holaya]] community. The Government of Karnataka has taken up the initiative to celebrate November 11 as Onake Obavva Jayanti since 2021.

	==Heroics of Obavva==		==Heroics of Obavva==
	During the reign of [[Madakari Nayaka]], the city of Chitradurga was besieged by the troops of [[Hyder Ali]] (1754-1779). A chance sighting of a man entering the Chitradurga fort through a hole in the rocks led to a plan by Hyder Ali to send his soldiers through that hole. The Guard (Kahale Mudda Hanuma, who was on duty near that hole) had gone home to have his lunch. During his meal he needed some water to drink, so his wife Obavva went to collect water in a pot<ref name="Mysore">{{cite book \|title=March of Mysore Vol.3 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=97YeAQAAIAAJ&q=obavva \|access-date=10 September 2012 \|edition=1966 \|year= 1966}}</ref> from a pond which was near the hole in the rocks, halfway up the hill.<ref name="history">{{cite book \|last1=Hayavadana Rao \|first1=Conjeevaram \|title=History of Mysore (1399-1799 AD) 1766-1799 \|year=1943 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kZ4D3zfzbKgC&q=obavva \|access-date=10 September 2012 \|volume= 3 \|publisher=Govt. of Mysore \|location=Bangalore \|page=260 }}</ref> She noticed the army trying to enter the fort through the hole. She used the ''Onake'' or pestle ~~(a wooden long club meant for pounding paddy grains)~~ to kill the soldiers one by one by hitting them on the head and then quietly moving ~~the dead~~ without raising the suspicions of the rest of the troops. Mudda Hanuma~~, Obavva's husband,~~ returned from lunch, was shocked to see Obavva standing with a blood stained ''Onake'' and several of the enemies' dead bodies around her. Later, the same day, she was found dead either due to shock or having been killed by the enemy soldiers.<ref name="jasmine"/> Though her brave attempt saved the fort this time, Madakari could not resist the attack by Hyder Ali during 1779, when the fort of Chitradurga was lost to Hyder Ali.<ref name=shintri>{{Cite book\|author= Sarojini Shintri\|author2=Kurukundi Raghavendra Rao\|pages=151\|title= Women freedom fighters in Karnataka\|access-date=2009-06-17\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HwEtAAAAIAAJ&q=Chitradurg+fort\|publisher= Prasaranga, Karnatak University\|year=1983}}</ref>		During the reign of [[Madakari Nayaka]], the city of Chitradurga was besieged by the troops of [[Hyder Ali]] (1754-1779). A chance sighting of a man entering the Chitradurga fort through a hole in the rocks led to a plan by Hyder Ali to send his soldiers through that hole. The Guard (Kahale Mudda Hanuma, who was on duty near that hole) had gone home to have his lunch. During his meal he needed some water to drink, so his wife Obavva went to collect water in a pot<ref name="Mysore">{{cite book \|title=March of Mysore Vol.3 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=97YeAQAAIAAJ&q=obavva \|access-date=10 September 2012 \|edition=1966 \|year= 1966}}</ref> from a pond which was near the hole in the rocks, halfway up the hill.<ref name="history">{{cite book \|last1=Hayavadana Rao \|first1=Conjeevaram \|title=History of Mysore (1399-1799 AD) 1766-1799 \|year=1943 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kZ4D3zfzbKgC&q=obavva \|access-date=10 September 2012 \|volume= 3 \|publisher=Govt. of Mysore \|location=Bangalore \|page=260 }}</ref> She noticed the army trying to enter the fort through the hole. She used the ''Onake'' or [[Mortar and pestle\|pestle]] to kill the soldiers one by one by hitting them on the head and then quietly moving each corpse without raising the suspicions of the rest of the troops. Mudda Hanuma returned from lunch and was shocked to see Obavva standing with a blood stained ''Onake'' and several of the enemies' dead bodies around her. Later, the same day, she was found dead either due to shock or having been killed by the enemy soldiers.<ref name="jasmine">{{cite book \|last1=Cathy Spagnoli \|first1=Paramasivam Samanna \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6_Aci8KA7JEC&q=obavva&pg=PA112 \|title=Jasmine and Coconuts: South Indian Tales \|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group \|year=1999 \|isbn=9781563085765 \|edition=1999 \|location=Englewood, USA \|access-date=10 September 2012}}</ref> Though her brave attempt saved the fort this time, Madakari could not resist the attack by Hyder Ali during 1779, when the fort of Chitradurga was lost to Hyder Ali.<ref name=shintri>{{Cite book\|author= Sarojini Shintri\|author2=Kurukundi Raghavendra Rao\|pages=151\|title= Women freedom fighters in Karnataka\|access-date=2009-06-17\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HwEtAAAAIAAJ&q=Chitradurg+fort\|publisher= Prasaranga, Karnatak University\|year=1983}}</ref>

	== Legacy ==		== Legacy ==
	She is considered to be the epitome of [[Kannada]] female pride. The hole through which Hyder Ali's soldiers ~~sneaked~~ is called Onake Obavvana ''Kindi'' (kindi=hole) or ''Onake kindi''.<ref name="gazetteer" /> Her heroic effort is depicted in a famous song-sequence in [[Nagarahavu]] ~~picture~~ directed by [[Puttanna Kanagal]]. ~~The~~ sports stadium in Chitradurga ~~- [[~~Veera Vanithe Onake Obavva Stadium]], is named after her,<ref>{{cite book \|last1= John\|first1= Jijo K.\|title=Studies in South \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qSRo4_35T78C&q=obavva&pg=PA24 \|access-date=10 September 2012 \|edition=2005 \|volume=2 \|issue=1 \|publisher=Printnet Info Services Pvt Ltd. \|location=Bangalore \|page=24 }}</ref> and she is commemorated with a statue sculpted by [[Ashok Gudigar]], erected in front of the District Commissioner’s office in Chittradurga<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/blewis/www/chitradurga.htm\|title=An Informal History of the Chitradurga Nayakas\|last=Lewis\|first=Barry\|date=2007\|website=Barry Lewis UIUC Department of Anthropology\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110515154647/https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/blewis/www/chitradurga.htm\|archive-date=15 May 2011\|access-date=25 April 2018}}</ref>		She is considered to be the epitome of [[Kannada]] female pride. The hole through which Hyder Ali's soldiers snuck in is called Onake Obavvana ''Kindi'' (kindi=hole) or ''Onake kindi''.<ref name="gazetteer">{{cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=66q1AAAAIAAJ&q=obavva \|title=Mysore State Gazetteer - Chitradurga District \|publisher=Govt. of Mysore \|year=1967 \|editor1-last=B.N \|editor1-first=Sri Sathyan \|volume=4 \|location=Bangalore \|page=393 \|access-date=10 September 2012}}</ref> Her heroic effort is depicted in a famous song-sequence in the film [[Nagarahavu]], directed by [[Puttanna Kanagal]]. A sports stadium in Chitradurga, Veera Vanithe Onake Obavva Stadium, is named after her,<ref>{{cite book \|last1= John\|first1= Jijo K.\|title=Studies in South \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qSRo4_35T78C&q=obavva&pg=PA24 \|access-date=10 September 2012 \|edition=2005 \|volume=2 \|issue=1 \|publisher=Printnet Info Services Pvt Ltd. \|location=Bangalore \|page=24 }}</ref> and she is commemorated with a statue sculpted by [[Ashok Gudigar]], erected in front of the District Commissioner’s office in Chittradurga.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/blewis/www/chitradurga.htm\|title=An Informal History of the Chitradurga Nayakas\|last=Lewis\|first=Barry\|date=2007\|website=Barry Lewis UIUC Department of Anthropology\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110515154647/https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/blewis/www/chitradurga.htm\|archive-date=15 May 2011\|access-date=25 April 2018}}</ref>

	== In popular culture ==		== In popular culture ==
	The 2019 [[Kannada]] language historical drama film ''Chitradurgada Onake Obavva''~~, starring~~ Kannada actress Tara as Onake Obavva.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Chitradurgada Onake Obavva (2019)\|url=https://www.moviebuff.com/chitradurgada-onake-obavva\|publisher=Movie Buff\|date=21 June 2019}}</ref>		The 2019 [[Kannada]] language historical drama film ''Chitradurgada Onake Obavva'' stars Kannada actress Tara as Onake Obavva.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Chitradurgada Onake Obavva (2019)\|url=https://www.moviebuff.com/chitradurgada-onake-obavva\|publisher=Movie Buff\|date=21 June 2019}}</ref>

	Actress [[Jayanthi (actress)\|Jayanthi]] played the role of Onake Obavva in the movie [[Naagarahaavu\|Nagarahaavu]].		Actress [[Jayanthi (actress)\|Jayanthi]] played the role of Onake Obavva in the movie [[Naagarahaavu\|Nagarahaavu]].

			She was played by Neha Gokhale, the younger daughter of veteran actor [[Vikram Gokhale]] during Art of Living's Kala Arpan 2023 festival at Bangalore, India in a play called Adnyaat Shalaka directed by Sheetal Talpade which showcases unknown female warriors of India lost to annals of history.

	== See also ==		== See also ==
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	* [[Abbakka Rani]]		* [[Abbakka Rani]]
	* [[Kitturu Chennamma]]		* [[Kitturu Chennamma]]
			* [[Rani Chennabhairadevi]]
	* [[Household Stone Implements in Karnataka]]		* [[Household Stone Implements in Karnataka]]

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	'''Onake Obavva''' ({{lang-kn\|ಒನಕೆ ಓಬವ್ವ}}, 18th Century) was a ~~brave woman~~ who fought the forces of [[Hyder Ali]] single-handedly with a [[pestle]] (''Onake'')<ref name="jasmine">{{cite book \|last1= Cathy Spagnoli \|first1=Paramasivam Samanna \|title=Jasmine and Coconuts: South Indian Tales \|year=1999 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6_Aci8KA7JEC&q=obavva&pg=PA112 \|access-date=10 September 2012 \|edition=1999 \|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group\|location=Englewood, USA \|isbn=9781563085765 }}</ref> in the kingdom of [[Chitradurga]] of [[Karnataka]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.thenewsminute.com/article/why-bjp-against-tipu-sultan-and-was-always-case-71211\|title=Why is BJP against Tipu Sultan, and was this always the case?}}</ref> Her husband was a guard of a watchtower in the rocky fort of [[Chitradurga]].<ref name="Mysore" /> In the state of [[Karnataka]], she is celebrated along with [[Abbakka Rani]], [[Keladi Chennamma]] and [[Kittur Chennamma]], as the foremost women warriors and patriots. She belonged to the [[Holeya\|Holayas]] ([[Chalavadi]]) community.<ref name="gazetteer">{{cite book \|editor1-first=Sri Sathyan \|editor1-last=B.N \|title=Mysore State Gazetteer - Chitradurga District \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=66q1AAAAIAAJ&q=obavva \|access-date= 10 September 2012 \|volume= 4 \|year=1967 \|publisher=Govt. of Mysore \|location=Bangalore \|page=393 }}</ref>		'''Onake Obavva''' ({{lang-kn\|ಒನಕೆ ಓಬವ್ವ}}, 18th Century) was a Karnataka hindu warrior who fought the forces of [[Hyder Ali]] single-handedly with a [[pestle]] (''Onake'')<ref name="jasmine">{{cite book \|last1= Cathy Spagnoli \|first1=Paramasivam Samanna \|title=Jasmine and Coconuts: South Indian Tales \|year=1999 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6_Aci8KA7JEC&q=obavva&pg=PA112 \|access-date=10 September 2012 \|edition=1999 \|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group\|location=Englewood, USA \|isbn=9781563085765 }}</ref> in the kingdom of [[Chitradurga]] of [[Karnataka]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.thenewsminute.com/article/why-bjp-against-tipu-sultan-and-was-always-case-71211\|title=Why is BJP against Tipu Sultan, and was this always the case?\|date=7 November 2017}}</ref> Her husband was a guard of a watchtower in the rocky fort of [[Chitradurga]].<ref name="Mysore" /> In the state of [[Karnataka]], she is celebrated along with [[Abbakka Rani]], [[Keladi Chennamma]] and [[Kittur Chennamma]], as the foremost women warriors and patriots. She belonged to the [[Holeya\|Holayas]] ([[Chalavadi]]) community.<ref name="gazetteer">{{cite book \|editor1-first=Sri Sathyan \|editor1-last=B.N \|title=Mysore State Gazetteer - Chitradurga District \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=66q1AAAAIAAJ&q=obavva \|access-date= 10 September 2012 \|volume= 4 \|year=1967 \|publisher=Govt. of Mysore \|location=Bangalore \|page=393 }}</ref>

	==Heroics of Obavva==		==Heroics of Obavva==
	During the reign of [[Madakari Nayaka]], the city of Chitradurga was besieged by the troops of [[Hyder Ali]] (1754-1779). A chance sighting of a man entering the Chitradurga fort through a hole in the rocks led to a plan by Hyder Ali to send his soldiers through that hole. The Guard (Kahale Mudda Hanuma, who was on duty near that hole) had gone home to have his lunch. During his meal he needed some water to drink, so his wife Obavva went to collect water in a pot<ref name="Mysore">{{cite book \|title=March of Mysore Vol.3 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=97YeAQAAIAAJ&q=obavva \|access-date=10 September 2012 \|edition=1966 \|year= 1966}}</ref> from a pond which was near the hole in the rocks, halfway up the hill.<ref name="history">{{cite book \|last1=Hayavadana Rao \|first1=Conjeevaram \|title=History of Mysore (1399-1799 AD) 1766-1799 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kZ4D3zfzbKgC&q=obavva \|access-date=10 September 2012 \|volume= 3 \|publisher=Govt. of Mysore \|location=Bangalore \|page=260 }}</ref> She noticed the army trying to enter the fort through the hole. She used the ''Onake'' or pestle (a wooden long club meant for pounding paddy grains) to kill the soldiers one by one by hitting them on the head and then quietly moving the dead without raising the suspicions of the rest of the troops. Mudda Hanuma, Obavva's husband, returned from lunch, was shocked to see Obavva standing with a blood stained ''Onake'' and several of the enemies' dead bodies around her. Later, the same day, she was found dead either due to shock or having been killed by the enemy soldiers.<ref name="jasmine"/> Though her brave attempt saved the fort this time, Madakari could not resist the attack by Hyder Ali during 1779, when the fort of Chitradurga was lost to Hyder Ali.<ref name=shintri>{{Cite book\|author= Sarojini Shintri\|author2=Kurukundi Raghavendra Rao\|pages=151\|title= Women freedom fighters in Karnataka\|access-date=2009-06-17\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HwEtAAAAIAAJ&q=Chitradurg+fort\|publisher= Prasaranga, Karnatak University\|year=1983}}</ref>		During the reign of [[Madakari Nayaka]], the city of Chitradurga was besieged by the troops of [[Hyder Ali]] (1754-1779). A chance sighting of a man entering the Chitradurga fort through a hole in the rocks led to a plan by Hyder Ali to send his soldiers through that hole. The Guard (Kahale Mudda Hanuma, who was on duty near that hole) had gone home to have his lunch. During his meal he needed some water to drink, so his wife Obavva went to collect water in a pot<ref name="Mysore">{{cite book \|title=March of Mysore Vol.3 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=97YeAQAAIAAJ&q=obavva \|access-date=10 September 2012 \|edition=1966 \|year= 1966}}</ref> from a pond which was near the hole in the rocks, halfway up the hill.<ref name="history">{{cite book \|last1=Hayavadana Rao \|first1=Conjeevaram \|title=History of Mysore (1399-1799 AD) 1766-1799 \|year=1943 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kZ4D3zfzbKgC&q=obavva \|access-date=10 September 2012 \|volume= 3 \|publisher=Govt. of Mysore \|location=Bangalore \|page=260 }}</ref> She noticed the army trying to enter the fort through the hole. She used the ''Onake'' or pestle (a wooden long club meant for pounding paddy grains) to kill the soldiers one by one by hitting them on the head and then quietly moving the dead without raising the suspicions of the rest of the troops. Mudda Hanuma, Obavva's husband, returned from lunch, was shocked to see Obavva standing with a blood stained ''Onake'' and several of the enemies' dead bodies around her. Later, the same day, she was found dead either due to shock or having been killed by the enemy soldiers.<ref name="jasmine"/> Though her brave attempt saved the fort this time, Madakari could not resist the attack by Hyder Ali during 1779, when the fort of Chitradurga was lost to Hyder Ali.<ref name=shintri>{{Cite book\|author= Sarojini Shintri\|author2=Kurukundi Raghavendra Rao\|pages=151\|title= Women freedom fighters in Karnataka\|access-date=2009-06-17\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HwEtAAAAIAAJ&q=Chitradurg+fort\|publisher= Prasaranga, Karnatak University\|year=1983}}</ref>

	== Legacy ==		== Legacy ==
	She is considered to be the epitome of [[Kannada]] female pride. The hole through which Hyder Ali's soldiers sneaked is called Onake Obavvana ''Kindi'' (kindi=hole) or ''Onake kindi''.<ref name="gazetteer" /> Her heroic effort is depicted in a famous song-sequence in [[Nagarahavu]] picture directed by [[Puttanna Kanagal]]. The sports stadium in Chitradurga - Veera Vanithe Onake Obavva Stadium, is named after her,<ref>{{cite book \|last1= John\|first1= Jijo K.\|title=Studies in South \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qSRo4_35T78C&q=obavva&pg=PA24 \|access-date=10 September 2012 \|edition=2005 \|volume=2 \|issue=1 \|publisher=Printnet Info Services Pvt Ltd. \|location=Bangalore \|page=24 }}</ref> and she is commemorated with a statue sculpted by [[Ashok Gudigar]], erected in front of the District Commissioner’s office in Chittradurga<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/blewis/www/chitradurga.htm\|title=An Informal History of the Chitradurga Nayakas\|last=Lewis\|first=Barry\|date=2007\|website=Barry Lewis UIUC Department of Anthropology\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110515154647/https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/blewis/www/chitradurga.htm\|archive-date=15 May 2011\|access-date=25 April 2018}}</ref>		She is considered to be the epitome of [[Kannada]] female pride. The hole through which Hyder Ali's soldiers sneaked is called Onake Obavvana ''Kindi'' (kindi=hole) or ''Onake kindi''.<ref name="gazetteer" /> Her heroic effort is depicted in a famous song-sequence in [[Nagarahavu]] picture directed by [[Puttanna Kanagal]]. The sports stadium in Chitradurga - [[Veera Vanithe Onake Obavva Stadium]], is named after her,<ref>{{cite book \|last1= John\|first1= Jijo K.\|title=Studies in South \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qSRo4_35T78C&q=obavva&pg=PA24 \|access-date=10 September 2012 \|edition=2005 \|volume=2 \|issue=1 \|publisher=Printnet Info Services Pvt Ltd. \|location=Bangalore \|page=24 }}</ref> and she is commemorated with a statue sculpted by [[Ashok Gudigar]], erected in front of the District Commissioner’s office in Chittradurga<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/blewis/www/chitradurga.htm\|title=An Informal History of the Chitradurga Nayakas\|last=Lewis\|first=Barry\|date=2007\|website=Barry Lewis UIUC Department of Anthropology\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110515154647/https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/blewis/www/chitradurga.htm\|archive-date=15 May 2011\|access-date=25 April 2018}}</ref>

	== In popular culture ==		== In popular culture ==
	The 2019 [[Kannada]] language historical drama film ''Chitradurgada Onake Obavva'', starring Kannada actress Tara as Onake Obavva.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Chitradurgada Onake Obavva (2019)\|url=https://www.moviebuff.com/chitradurgada-onake-obavva\|publisher=Movie Buff\|date=21 June 2019}}</ref>		The 2019 [[Kannada]] language historical drama film ''Chitradurgada Onake Obavva'', starring Kannada actress Tara as Onake Obavva.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Chitradurgada Onake Obavva (2019)\|url=https://www.moviebuff.com/chitradurgada-onake-obavva\|publisher=Movie Buff\|date=21 June 2019}}</ref>

	Actress [[Jayanthi (actress)\|Jayanthi]] played the role of Onake Obavva in the movie Nagarahaavu.		Actress [[Jayanthi (actress)\|Jayanthi]] played the role of Onake Obavva in the movie [[Naagarahaavu\|Nagarahaavu]].

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{{short description|Woman warrior of Chitradurga fort}}

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[[File:Obavvana Kindi.JPG|thumb|Onake Obavvana ''kindi'' inside Chitradurga Fort]]
'''Onake Obavva''' ({{lang-kn|ಒನಕೆ ಓಬವ್ವ}}, 18th Century) was a brave woman who fought the forces of [[Hyder Ali]] single-handedly with a [[pestle]] (''Onake'')<ref name="jasmine">{{cite book |last1= Cathy Spagnoli |first1=Paramasivam Samanna |title=Jasmine and Coconuts: South Indian Tales |year=1999 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6_Aci8KA7JEC&q=obavva&pg=PA112 |access-date=10 September 2012 |edition=1999 |publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|location=Englewood, USA |isbn=9781563085765 }}</ref> in the kingdom of [[Chitradurga]] of [[Karnataka]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenewsminute.com/article/why-bjp-against-tipu-sultan-and-was-always-case-71211|title=Why is BJP against Tipu Sultan, and was this always the case?}}</ref> Her husband was a guard of a watchtower in the rocky fort of [[Chitradurga]].<ref name="Mysore" /> In the state of [[Karnataka]], she is celebrated along with [[Abbakka Rani]], [[Keladi Chennamma]] and [[Kittur Chennamma]], as the foremost women warriors and patriots. She belonged to the [[Holeya|Holayas]] ([[Chalavadi]]) community.<ref name="gazetteer">{{cite book |editor1-first=Sri Sathyan |editor1-last=B.N |title=Mysore State Gazetteer - Chitradurga District |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=66q1AAAAIAAJ&q=obavva |access-date= 10 September 2012 |volume= 4 |year=1967 |publisher=Govt. of Mysore |location=Bangalore |page=393 }}</ref>

==Heroics of Obavva==
During the reign of [[Madakari Nayaka]], the city of Chitradurga was besieged by the troops of [[Hyder Ali]] (1754-1779). A chance sighting of a man entering the Chitradurga fort through a hole in the rocks led to a plan by Hyder Ali to send his soldiers through that hole. The Guard (Kahale Mudda Hanuma, who was on duty near that hole) had gone home to have his lunch. During his meal he needed some water to drink, so his wife Obavva went to collect water in a pot<ref name="Mysore">{{cite book |title=March of Mysore Vol.3 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=97YeAQAAIAAJ&q=obavva |access-date=10 September 2012 |edition=1966 |year= 1966}}</ref> from a pond which was near the hole in the rocks, halfway up the hill.<ref name="history">{{cite book |last1=Hayavadana Rao |first1=Conjeevaram |title=History of Mysore (1399-1799 AD) 1766-1799 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kZ4D3zfzbKgC&q=obavva |access-date=10 September 2012 |volume= 3 |publisher=Govt. of Mysore |location=Bangalore |page=260 }}</ref> She noticed the army trying to enter the fort through the hole. She used the ''Onake'' or pestle (a wooden long club meant for pounding paddy grains) to kill the soldiers one by one by hitting them on the head and then quietly moving the dead without raising the suspicions of the rest of the troops. Mudda Hanuma, Obavva's husband, returned from lunch, was shocked to see Obavva standing with a blood stained ''Onake'' and several of the enemies' dead bodies around her. Later, the same day, she was found dead either due to shock or having been killed by the enemy soldiers.<ref name="jasmine"/> Though her brave attempt saved the fort this time, Madakari could not resist the attack by Hyder Ali during 1779, when the fort of Chitradurga was lost to Hyder Ali.<ref name=shintri>{{Cite book|author= Sarojini Shintri|author2=Kurukundi Raghavendra Rao|pages=151|title= Women freedom fighters in Karnataka|access-date=2009-06-17|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HwEtAAAAIAAJ&q=Chitradurg+fort|publisher= Prasaranga, Karnatak University|year=1983}}</ref>

== Legacy ==
She is considered to be the epitome of [[Kannada]] female pride. The hole through which Hyder Ali's soldiers sneaked is called Onake Obavvana ''Kindi'' (kindi=hole) or ''Onake kindi''.<ref name="gazetteer" /> Her heroic effort is depicted in a famous song-sequence in [[Nagarahavu]] picture directed by [[Puttanna Kanagal]]. The sports stadium in Chitradurga - Veera Vanithe Onake Obavva Stadium, is named after her,<ref>{{cite book |last1= John|first1= Jijo K.|title=Studies in South |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qSRo4_35T78C&q=obavva&pg=PA24 |access-date=10 September 2012 |edition=2005 |volume=2 |issue=1 |publisher=Printnet Info Services Pvt Ltd. |location=Bangalore |page=24 }}</ref> and she is commemorated with a statue sculpted by [[Ashok Gudigar]], erected in front of the District Commissioner’s office in Chittradurga<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/blewis/www/chitradurga.htm|title=An Informal History of the Chitradurga Nayakas|last=Lewis|first=Barry|date=2007|website=Barry Lewis UIUC Department of Anthropology|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110515154647/https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/blewis/www/chitradurga.htm|archive-date=15 May 2011|access-date=25 April 2018}}</ref>

== In popular culture ==
The 2019 [[Kannada]] language historical drama film ''Chitradurgada Onake Obavva'', starring Kannada actress Tara as Onake Obavva.<ref>{{cite web|title=Chitradurgada Onake Obavva (2019)|url=https://www.moviebuff.com/chitradurgada-onake-obavva|publisher=Movie Buff|date=21 June 2019}}</ref>

Actress [[Jayanthi (actress)|Jayanthi]] played the role of Onake Obavva in the movie Nagarahaavu.

== See also ==
* [[Belawadi Mallamma]]
* [[Keladi Chennamma]]
* [[Abbakka Rani]]
* [[Kitturu Chennamma]]
* [[Household Stone Implements in Karnataka]]

==References==
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