The sun., 1910-05-12
Patriots ana soldiers whose Names Lave
In Hlsaary.

Frou ~ Nas.ssn1h Csa'ars aaa AnsT
Even during the Middle Ages, when India
vas .taeped In Ignorance. the country pro.
duccd many women who were the peers ~
the hest men N their time. Females ruled
wisely M various parts Of the land ard
rrot. not4hle books on philosophy and rr-
ligion
Iudiths were not lacking In the history ~
medieval India. which. with its countless
ronrir'.. Uroduced numerous Holofsrnss.
one NJ hes. brave V omen nj the DAYS Eors
hy va Tho Qreeu Of Gannr -" found
hrrself rompallrd m marrvths Mohsmm dan
who had conquered her In var With rare
suhtl'tv she placidlv went through tHs
marriage ceremony that tiad her for li's ~
har hated victor. and then presented her
husband WITH q poisoned tunir. informing
hin NJ nj, impending doom when u Vas 100
a'o for him u save hi~ life committing
Suicide ~ soon A. he was dead
Another woman mana Erd N escape ne
clutches ~ NurauEzeh. no proposed t0
force hsr into h,s hareW, by onerlns ~
marry tho Rama Eai singh ot Meyvar.
R,i singh seldom took .tep IN any matter
~ importance without consulting his tai
ont-d wife. ard II is declared that her d..
plomarv dictated a lrttrr. signed hy 'hs
irE unansvrribls a-Eumcrt. against q
captat.on taA which tho Mogu Emperor
proposed % levy Tho RANTS bensfacticus
~ tho tim. ~ the famine which devastated
tho LAND during AuranElebs reign have
become q matter ~ history and from the
ac,oruts thgi have been written regarding
hst there -an hr 10 doubt but that she vss
looked no 20 hy The peppis ~ her time - an
example oi bravery ana ~agaCt'
The aunAl. oi ~" rice ~ the Mshratias
furnish man" Instance Of Worans strength
0f ch4Tart " and mental ana hysical iardi.
us.~- even ~ her wHriike prociiNUies ard
martial abilities. Not only nave the queens
Of histors distinguished thcm-el'es a. lead
rrs oi ~ army, nut tho iOvly women have
filled me rark- a. private soldiers anu
fought yalAntly for tNeir land
The NAnrattt woman no distinguished
herself in IN" Nptiny. hEhting for What shs
considered was the right. was the widow cf
SbaHk"r EAo H~r -ou and husband we're
plovu rom the guns a. Iubhulpur on that
tr"adiul september ~ IN 1857 The widow
iook nart IN number n -kirwishes and
, seized RamCarh FINALLY when she found
hersFf hard pressed by tire pursuing Britlsh
soldiers, she Jumped from her horse and
plnnsrd her owr sword INTO hsT boson
dying shortly aitsTWafsi at the English camp
10 which she had heeu removed
Probably the most remarkable lndi1n
pWan " the lRat reutury was Laksfrn
HFi the RAM ~ 'hansi Who gave the British
q
Nufiny When the native troopa Of Jharsi
rnH" tn June. 1871. mHssarring all ths kufo"
p"ans IN the place who had surrendered,
! l.al shnl Hal took the -pius Of governments
/ In her Jan hands and defended ihe tou .
/ when ihe knEliah army besieged u IN is's
When Jhansi vas finally taken by the Bfillsh
IN" RAM netl IN the night and sucreeded In
es"aping. although hOtly puTaued BY part
. nf cavalry. She raised another army ~
rehri- and made = stand ~ kunch, where
~" Wa AGAIN defeated and once more
escHpcd making her way - Gualor N ta~e
al ,nriugr % Sindhia troops that had
. iuutiniHd Mere she met her death reCei'-
I inc sabre rut on the head and snof 10
/ the arm from the puFauing English cavalry
when shs va trying tO escape
Like the Hindu women. many ~ thsr
/ Nohamu'edan sisters have distinguished
tnemsctyea IN the time ~ taliph Omar
No@l lem women. clad ~ Rrmor Nent 10 ne
battlefield and fought withthe mon. inepir'rg
. them 10 The charge while the hRhting Begun
~ oudh rttll lives In the memory II fer
/ cOIntrvgomsn The ConsoTt Of Shah Jeh7n
exercised great Influence on him IN The 80,
/ ministralt0n ~ 00uTt AFFAIR. and be MocN il
Emperor built the World famed Tai M4hal
! II AEra A. = memorial 10 her Many Mof-
lem queena have ruled more OF lets e1tensI'e
pTincipalties ~ various periods of IND an
ably