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Title	:	Rani
Author	:	Jaishree Misra
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 432 pages
Published	:	November 26th 2008 by Penguin Global (first published December 10th 2007)
Categories	:	Historical. Historical Fiction. Cultural. India. Fiction. Asia

Rani

Jaishree Misra

Paperback | Pages: 432 pages

Rating: 3.91 | 165 Users | 19 Reviews

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As a review for a book, this might contain spoilers but since Rani Lakshmibai is a historic figure, the time line and major events in her life are well known.

As an Indian I know that Rani Lakshmibai is known as one of the greatest warriors in India and the fact that she was a woman gives her an entirely different status altogether. It is sad to know that not many people outside India know who she was.

Rani Lakshmibai was born in 1828 with the name Manikarnika and grew up under her fathers love and care. He taught her different languages and horsemanship and everything that was accessible only to a man in those days. She married at the tender age of 14 to the Raja Gangadhar Rao Nevalkar of Jhansi who was almost her fathers age. Manikarna became the Rani of Jhansi and her name was changed to Lakshmibai.

She gave birth to a son 8 years into the marriage but unfortunately he died when he was 4 months old. Her husband died soon after because of poor health. Barely in her 20′s, Rani Lakshmibai had to take over the reign’s of Jhansi. She adopted a boy whom she named Damodar as she had no son of her own. But the British, who had taken control over many provinces in India in the same pretext, refused to acknowledge Damodar as an heir.

As Rani Lakshmibai was trying to find a way out of her predicament, discontent was brewing among the natives in the British army. The discontent reached its peak when British wanted the sepoys to open the new Enfield rifles that were coated with beef and pork fat by biting them. As cows are sacred to the Hindu’s and pork not eaten by Muslims, it was the last straw along with the other problems the native army was facing. This led to the famous mutiny also known as India’s first war of Independence which started in May 1857 in Meerut after which it spread to various parts of India. Many English men and their families were slaughtered and a few of the territories taken back from the British.

Rani Lakshmibai was one of the leaders of the revolt and marched along with an army with her childhood friends Nanasahib and Tantia Tope to Gwalior. Rani Lakshmibai died in battle on June 17th 1958.

The author Jaishree Misra has not only managed to capture the warrior spirit that the Rani was reknown for but has also effectively managed to capture the woman in her. Ms. Misra shows us the child that Manikarnika would have been, the apprehension of a young girl that was married and made a Queen and the fear and helplessness that the woman and ruler of Jhansi felt. Along with this she also captured the loneliness caused by her husband’s and son’s early death and the kind of mother she would have been to her adopted son Damodar.

Rani is not just about Rani Lakshmibai’s life and rule as a Queen. It is, as every good historical novel should be, a story that is intermingled with the circumstances of that time-the British occupation of India and neighboring countries and the 1857 uprising. So the reader does get to know a lot about that time period. I was enraged by the British who conveniently changed policies to suit themselves. Although we were taught all this in school, the details in the book made me feel like I was learning everything all over again.

The only thing I didn’t like about the book is that Rani Lakshmi and Robert Ellis (the British political agent of Jhansi) were shown to have romantic inclinations towards each other, which not only seems absurd but could also hurt the sentiments of a few people (considering Ellis was British and hence enemy). I get what the author was trying to project but she should have taken into account how sensitive some Indians can be about their heroes. But I really do wish that the real Rani found some love with Robert Ellis in reality too. Other than that this book could be a little tedious for someone not interested in the Indian Freedom struggle or someone who is not aware of India and it’s freedom struggle at all.

This book deserves to be read just because it is one of the very few novels on Rani Lakshmibai. The fact that it is beautifully and sensitively written is a major plus point. Highly Recommended.

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Original Title:	Rani
ISBN:	0143102109 (ISBN13: 9780143102106)
Edition Language:	English

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Ratings: 3.91 From 165 Users | 19 Reviews

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I thought the book was very well imagined. The author has done her research from The british records and includes incidents indians would not have heard off at all. For instance, the Kanpur Massacre. For the first time, you view Rani Laxmibai ,Nana Phadnavis and Tatya tope as how the British would have viewed her - as their adversaries. For anyone who loves historical novels, and getting under the skin of characters of famous people from a bygone era - their thoughts, their circumstances and

For anyone who loves historical novels, and getting under the skin of characters of famous people from a bygone era - their thoughts, their circumstances and time travel back into a era with different customs - it is a lovely read.

Rani is an interesting book about the life of Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi. She is a famous historical figure in India and my image of her as a valiant almost ferocious queen seated on a horse probably came from Amar Chitra Katha depictions of her life. Jaisree Mishra's Rani is far more nuanced and we get to appreciate Lakshmibai as a multi faceted person who faced the challenges thrown at her with spirit. Manikarnika is the daughter of a courtier in the erstwhile Pesha's court and is brought up in

I never knew that histories can be said so beautifully.I really appreciate the effort taken by Jaishree Misra to write this beautiful book.I had goosebumps when I finished reading this book.I felt like this book had a lot to tell to its readers about the brave queen of Jhansi and how she leapt over all the hurdles in her life.It made me understand that the lives of the bravest and courageous was not that easy to live as they were also humans like all others with feelings and emotions...It is

One of the best written historical fiction books I've ever read! The story has been built so beautifully entwined with real incidents and facts. Call it a tragic tale of a brave warrior fighting to win her loved land or a tragic love story, it's an interesting read. I could feel the emotions of each character as I read along and was tied to them throughout the book. The prologue and the epilogue were something that I loved and read 2-3 times! I wish there was a movie based on this book! 😛

Written with a lot of research to present the facts. The events leading to the Great Mutiny have been written so well. This book is a true tribute to the great Rani of Jhansi. Loved the book.

The history of Jhansi and her Rani was well written, with details added to make the character life-like.