The popular poem "Khoob ladi mardani woh to Jhansi wali rani thi" (Like a man she fought, she was the Rani of Jhansi) was written by :
- A.Mahadevi Varma
- B.Subhadra Kumari Chauhan
- C.Amrita Pritam
- D.Balamani Amma
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, Subhadra Kumari Chauhan. The line comes from her famous Hindi poem Jhansi Ki Rani, which celebrates Rani Lakshmibai's fight in the Revolt of 1857.
Subhadra Kumari Chauhan (1904–1948) was born in Prayagraj and was both a poet and a freedom fighter; she was among the first women to court arrest in the Satyagraha led by Gandhi. Her poem Jhansi Ki Rani, written in simple, stirring verse, became one of the most recited poems in Hindi and is taught in schools across north India. Her collections include Mukul and Tridhara. In 2021 the Indian Coast Guard named a ship ICGS Subhadra Kumari Chauhan in her honour.
Option A is wrong, because Mahadevi Varma was a leading Chhayavad poet known for Yama and Neerja. Option C is wrong, because Amrita Pritam was a Punjabi writer famous for the poem Ajj Aakhaan Waris Shah Nu. Option D is wrong, because Balamani Amma was a Malayalam poet, mother of the writer Kamala Das.
Exam tip: Jhansi Ki Rani = Subhadra Kumari Chauhan; Yama = Mahadevi Varma, Jnanpith 1982.
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