Kittur Chennamma - wikipedia Kittur Chennamma For the 1961 film, see Kittur Chennamma ( film ). Kittur Chennamma Kittur Chennamma Chennamma ( 1778 - 10 - 23 ) 23 October 1778 Kakati, Belgaum Taluka, Belgaum District, Mysore State, British India 21 February 1829 ( 1829 - 02 - 21 ) ( aged 50 ) Bailhongal Taluka, Belgaum District, Mysore State, British India Nationality Indian Other names Rani Chennamma, Kittur Rani Chennamma Organization Kittur dynasty Known for 1824 Revolt against the British East India Company Parent ( s ) Desai Dhulappa Goudru of Kakati ( father ) Kittur Chennamma ( 23 October 1778 -- 21 February 1829 ) was the Rani of Kittur, a former princely state in Karnataka. She led an armed rebellion against the British East India Company in 1824 in defiance of the doctrine of lapse in an attempt to maintain Indian control over the region, but was defeated and died imprisoned. One of the first female rulers to rebel against British rule, she has become a folk hero in Karnataka and symbol of the independence movement in India. Contents 1 Early life 2 Rebellion against the British 3 Statue at Parliament House complex, New Delhi 3.1 Burial place 4 In popular culture 5 External links 6 References Early life Kittur Chennamma was born on 23 October 1778, in Kakati, a small village in the present Belagavi District of Karnataka, India. She belonged to the Lingayat community and received training in horse riding, sword fighting and archery from a young age. She married Raja Mallasarja of the Desai family at the age of 15. Rebellion against the British Chennamma 's husband died in 1824, leaving her with a son and a state full of volatility. This was followed by her son 's death in 1824. Rani Chennamma was left with the state of Kittur and an uphill task to save it from the British. Following the death of her husband and son, Rani Chennamma adopted Shivalingappa in the year 1824 and made him the heir to the throne. This irked the East India Company, who ordered Shivalingappa 's expulsion, on the pretext of the Doctrine of Lapse introduced by Lord Dalhousie, the then Governor General, to annex independent Indian States in 1848. This doctrine was based on the idea that in case the ruler of an independent state died childless, the right of ruling the State reverted or ' lapsed ' to the sovereign. The state of Kittur came under the administration of Dharwad collectorate in charge of St John Thackeray of which Mr. Chaplin was the commissioner, both of whom did not recognize the new ruler and regent and notified Kittur to accept the British regime. Rani Chennamma sent a letter to Mountstuart Elphinstone, Lieutenant - Governor of the Bombay Presidency pleading her cause, but the request was turned down, and war broke out. The British tried to confiscate the treasure and jewels of Kittur, valued at around 1.5 million rupees. They attacked with a force of 20,797 men and 437 guns, mainly from the third troop of Madras Native Horse Artillery. Cite error : A < ref > tag is missing the closing < / ref > ( see the help page ). Two British officers, Sir Walter Elliot and Mr. Stevenson were also taken as hostages. Rani Chennamma released them with an understanding with Chaplin that the war would be terminated but Chaplin continued the war with more forces. During the second assault, Subcollector of Solapur, Mr. Munro, nephew of Thomas Munro was killed. Rani Chennamma fought fiercely with the aid of her lieutenant, Sangolli Rayanna, but was ultimately captured and imprisoned at Bailhongal Fort, where she died on 2 February 1829. Chennamma was also helped by her lieutenant Gurusiddappa in the war against British. Sangolli Rayanna continued the guerrilla war to 1829, in vain, until his capture. He wanted to install the adopted boy Shivalingappa as the ruler of Kittur, but Sangolli Rayanna was caught and hanged. Shivalingappa was arrested by the British. Chennamma 's legacy and first victory are still commemorated in Kittur, during the Kittur Utsava held on 22 -- 24 October annually. Statue at Parliament house Complex, new delhi On 11 September 2007 a statue of Rani Chennamma was unveiled at the Indian Parliament Complex by Pratibha Patil, the first woman President of India. On the occasion, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Home Minister Shivraj Patil, Lok Sabha Speaker Somanath Chatarjee, BJP leader L.K. Advani, Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy and others were present, marking the importance of the function. The statue was donated by Kittur Rani Chennamma Memorial Committee and sculpted by Vijay Gaur. There are also statues commemorating her at Bangalore and Kittur. Burial place Rani Chennamma 's samadhi or burial place is in Bailhongal taluk, but is in neglected state with poor maintenance and the place is surrounded by a small park maintained by Government agencies. In popular culture The heroics of Kittur Rani Chennamma are sung by folk in the form of ballads, lavani and GiGi pada. Kittur Chennamma is a 1962 film in Kannada, directed by B. Ramakrishnaiah Panthulu. Coast guard ship `` Kittur Chennamma '' was commissioned in 1983 and decommissioned in 2011. The Indian Railways train Rani Chennamma Express connecting Bangalore and Kolhapur is named after her. Raiganj University Associate Professor Pinaki Roy 's essay `` Alternative History : A Postcolonial Rereading of Naikar 's The Queen of Kittur '', published in the Indian Journal of Multidisciplinary Academic Research ( ISSN 2347 - 9884 ), 1 ( 2 ), August 2014 : 105 - 15, offers several instances of critical references to literary representations of the Queen of Kittur. Rani Channamma University, located in Belagavi is named in her honour. In the Season 3 Episode 4 : `` Reload '' of The Expanse after running low on PDC ( Point Defence Cannons ) ammunition James Holden 's crew board the Kittur Chennamma to scavenge its remaining munitions. Whilst on board the ship it was discovered that there were survivors. Three were rescued and received treatment on board the Rocinante. The ship was repaired enough to safely return to a Martian Congressional Republic controlled area and given back to its remaining crew along with a message to give to their C.O. from Chrisjen Avasarala which she asked for them to send to UNN Admiral Souther. External links Paintings of Kittur Rani Chennamma Karnataka Goddess of Courage : Kittur Rani Chennamma ( an article ) by S. Srikanta Sastri References Jump up ^ `` Rani Chennamma of Kitturu ''. pib.nic.in. Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 21. ^ Jump up to : Gopalakrishnan, Subramanian ( Ed. ) ; Gopalakrishnan, edited by S. ( 2007 ). The South Indian rebellions : before and after 1800 ( 1st ed. ). Chennai : Palaniappa Brothers. pp. 102 -- 103. ISBN 9788183795005. CS1 maint : Extra text : authors list ( link ) Jump up ^ Disturbances at Kittur and the death of Mr. Thackeray. London : Parbury, Allen, and Company,. 1825. pp. 474 -- 5. ^ Jump up to : O'Malley, Lewis Sydney Steward ( 1985 ). Indian civil service, 1601 -- 1930. London : Frank Cass. p. 76. ISBN 9780714620237. Jump up ^ `` Kambar calls for research on Chennamma ''. The Hindu. 25 October 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2012. Jump up ^ `` Pratibha unveils Kittur Rani Chennamma statue '', news.oneindia.in ^ Jump up to : `` Kittur Rani statue unveiled ''. The Hindu. 12 September 2007. Retrieved 5 November 2012. ^ Jump up to : `` Kittur Rani Chennamma 's samadhi lies in neglect ''. The Times of India. 30 October 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2012. Jump up ^ Datta, Amaresh ( Ed. ) ( 1988 ). Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature : devraj to jyoti, Volume 2. New Dehi : Sahitya Akademi. p. 1293. ISBN 9788126011940. CS1 maint : Extra text : authors list ( link ) Jump up ^ `` Kittur Chennamma ( 1962 ) '', imdb.com Jump up ^ Varma, Dinesh M ( 28 June 2011 ). `` Coast Guard to acquire 20 ships, 10 aircraft ''. The Hindu. Retrieved 13 November 2012. 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Question: who led an anti british movement in kittur
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