The name of the adopted son of Rani Laxmi Bai of Jhansi was ________.
The name of the adopted son of Rani Laxmi Bai of Jhansi was ________.
The correct option is C Damodar Rao
Manikarnika
was born into a Maratha family at Varanasi. She was married to Raja Gangadhar
Rao, the Maharaja of Jhansi in 1842, and became the Rani of Jhansi. After her
marriage Manikarnika became Lakshmibai, so named in honour of the goddess
Lakshmi. Before her marriage, she was known as Chabeeli because of her jolly
ways. In 1851, Rani Lakshmibai had a son, Damodar Rao. He died at the age of
about four months. On the day before the raja's death in November 1853, he
adopted a son. His name was Anand, but was renamed Damodar, after their actual
son. The raja wrote a letter to the British government of India requesting that
his widow should be recognised as the ruler of Jhansi after his death during
her lifetime. After the death of her husband the head of the British government
of India, Lord Dalhousie, refused to allow her adopted son to become raja and
Jhansi was then ruled by the British.
Manikarnika was born into a Maratha family at Varanasi. She was married to Raja Gangadhar Rao, the Maharaja of Jhansi in 1842, and became the Rani of Jhansi. After her marriage Manikarnika became Lakshmibai, so named in honour of the goddess Lakshmi. Before her marriage, she was known as Chabeeli because of her jolly ways. In 1851, Rani Lakshmibai had a son, Damodar Rao. He died at the age of about four months. On the day before the raja's death in November 1853, he adopted a son. His name was Anand, but was renamed Damodar, after their actual son. The raja wrote a letter to the British government of India requesting that his widow should be recognised as the ruler of Jhansi after his death during her lifetime. After the death of her husband the head of the British government of India, Lord Dalhousie, refused to allow her adopted son to become raja and Jhansi was then ruled by the British.
