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Thisisanoldarticleupdatedwithtwonewnotes:RudramaDevisChandupatlainscriptionandJohnLangsIndiaconnection.

1. RudramaDevi&ChandupatlaInscription2. JohnLang,theLawyerofLaxmibai(18161864)3. HazratMahal:135thAnniversary4. StreeShaktiPuraskar5. WomeninFreedomStruggleofIndia6. MockQuestions

RudramaDevi&ChandupatlaInscription

WhyinNews?2014,Novemberwasher725thAnniversary.

12361240

RaziaSultan,thedaughterofIltumish,becamethefirstandonlywomanruleDelhisthrone.

12591289

RudramaDevi,thefirstHindufemalerulerofAndhraTelanganaregion.

RudramadevibelongedtoKakatiyadynasty,CapitalWarangal,ranseveralirrigationandwelfareprogramsanddefendedherempirefromattacksofCholaandYadavkings.TelanganasChadupatlavillageinscriptionsaysshediedon27thNovember1289inabattle.So2014marksher725thDeathAnniversary.

JohnLang,theLawyerofLaxmibai(18161864)

Whyinnews?BecauseModigiftedsomethingtoAustralianPMin2014,November.

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JohnLangwasthefirstnativenovelistofAustralia.Notablenovels:Willhemarryher?,Myfriendswife,ForgersWife,SecretPolice,Toocleverbyhalf.

LanginIndia

1842CametoIndia,learnedHindilanguageandranTheMoffusilitenewspaper.LangpublishedarticlesagainstEastIndiacompany,wasjailedforlibel.

1854GovernorGeneralLordDalhousieannexedJhansi,underdoctrineofLapseaftertheKingofJhasidied,leavingManikarnikaTambe(Laxmibai)andhisadoptedsonDamodarRaobehind.

AfterAngloSikhwars,EastIndiacompanydidnotpaymoneytoonecontractorJotiRam,whohadsuppliedthemwarprovisions.JohnLangfoughthiscase,andwonaheftycompensationfromEastIndia

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company.Impressedwithhislegalacumen,RaniLaxmibaiaskedJohnLangtogetJhansisannexationremoved.JohnLangpreparedapetitionagainsttheEastIndiacompany.ButBritishgovernmentdiscardeditinaweek.[perhapstosettlethescoreofearlierdefeatinthatcontractorcaseandhisAntiBritishnewspaperarticles.]

1857 RanifoughtanddiedduringSepoymutiny1864 JohnLangdiedandburiedinMussoorie.

2014ModigiftedLangspetitionagainstEastIndiaCompany,toAustralianPMTonyAbbott,tohelpexaminersframeMCQsonthistopic.

HazratMahal:135thAnniversary

HazratMahal=135thAnniversary,hencesheautomaticallybecomesimportantforUPSCMains2014.JustlikeMaulanaAzadinMains2013Q.WriteanoteaboutthecontributionofBegamHazratMahalinIndiasstruggleforIndependence.(200words)1856underDoctrineofLapse,LordDalhousieexiledtheNawabwajidAlishahofAwadhtoCalcutta.Hiswife,BegumHazratMahaltookthechargeofthestate,andplayedaprominentroleinthemutinyof1857

1. ProvidedLeadershiptorebelsofLucknow,andfoughtinthenameofherminorsonBirjisQadr.

2. InthewarofAlambaug,herselffoughtagainstBritishtroops.3. AssistedNanaSahebinKanpur.4. LordDalhousieaskedthehelpofNepalsRanaJangBahadurand

offeredareasofGorakhpurandAwadhinreturn.BegumcounteredDalhousiesmovebyofferingtheRanathreemoreprovinceofAwadhapartfromGorakhpur.

5. AssistedMaulviAhmedullah(DankaShah)againstattackonShahjahanpur(Firozabad)anddefeatedHenryLawrence.

6. Britishagainattackedgreatforce,shewasdefeatedbutescapedtoNepal.

7. Britishofferedpensiontoherifshegaveupherclaimonthroneforhisson.ButBegamdeniedandchosetoliveinNepal,whereshediedin1879.

BegumHazratMahalfoughtwithgreatfervor,showedexceptionalcourageandorganisationalskills.ShehadabilitytounitepeoplefromdifferentclassandprovidedaninstrumentalleadershipduringIndiasfirststruggleforindependence.~200words.

StreeShaktiPuraskar

Everyyear,WomenandchildDevelopmentMinistrygivesStreeShakti

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Purarskars.Winnersnot*that*importantbutthehistoricwomenassociatedwiththem=importantforMCQ.Wheretheybelongto,whattimeeratheylivedin?

Exactyearsnotimportant.ButchronologyisWHEN WHERE WHO WHAT

100300 TN Kannagi

characterinTamilepicSilapathikaramMaduraisPandyankingmurderedherhusband,shetookrevengebyputtingacurseonthecity.

12591289 Andhra

RaniRudramma

rulerofKaktiyadynasty,inAndhraPardesh(capitalWarangal)in13thcentury.defendedherkigdomagainstCholasandYadavas.

15981674 MH

MataJijabai

motherofShivajithefounderofMarathaempire.alsoknownasrajmataJijabaiBhosle,

17251795 MP

RaniAhlyabaiHolkar

queenofMalwakingdom,afterdeathofherhusbandpatronofHindutemples.

18281858 UP

RaniLaxmibai wealreadyknowwhysheisfamous

19151993 Manipur

RaniGaidinliuZeliang.

Nagaspiritualleaderandfreedomfighter.1932:Imprisonedforlifeatage161947:releasedNehrugavehertitleRaniGotPadmaBhushan

WomeninFreedomStruggle

Abbreviationsusedinfollowingtable:

R=rich,M=middleclass,P=poor,?=notmentionedinbook,andIdidnotbothergoogling(Becauseinreallifepreparation,acandidatewouldnthavethatmuchtimetodoPh.Doneverything.)NV=nonviolent.R=Revolutionary/violentmethods.

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ArunaAsafAli M NV

Breakingthesocialconventions,marriedtoaMuslimCongressmanAsafAli.WenttoprisonduringCDMandIndividualSatyagraha.Hoistedtricolor@GowaliatankafterMaulanaAzadsarrest.EditorofInquilabamonthlyjournalofCongress

BegumSafiaAbdul

WajidR NV

RichMuslimFamily,PostgraduatefromAllahabadUniv.LostgovernmentlecturerjobbecauseofherparticipationinQuitIndiamovement.

DurgabaiDeshmukh M NV

Middleclassfamily,initiallycouldntaffordeducationbutgraduatedfromAndhra.Studiedlaw,practicedinMadrasHighcourt.JailedforsaltsatyagrahaAndhraMahilasabhaforwelfareofwomen.

JyotirmoyeeGanguli ? NV

leftGovernmentjobduringcivildisobediencemovement.tookpartintheBritishdemonstrationsDemandedthereleaseofjailedINAsoldiers.KilledbytheBritishduringaprocession.

Kasturba ? NVTookpartinalltheprogramsofGandhi,jailedduringQuitIndiamovementanddiedinPoonajailtwoyearslater.

MadamBhikaijiCama

NV

herselfinfluencedbyDadabhaiNaoroji,sheInspiredIndianyouthinUK,rannewsletterBandeMataramandorganizationfreeIndiasociety.UnfurledfirstnationalflagofIndiainGermany.

MatanginiHajra P NV

borninapoorpeasantfamilyofBengalexploitedbybothZamindarsandtheBritish.DandiMarch,campaignedfornonpaymentofChowkidaritaxarrested.DuringQuitIndiamovement,plannedanAttackonpolicestationbutkilledwhilehoistingthenationalflag.

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Nehru R NV

Jawaharlalsmom:SwarupRaniNehru,providedmoralsupportandfoughtforfreedomstruggle.HissisterVijayLaxmiPandit:jailedthriceduringCDMWifeKamalaNehru:participatedinCDMandNotaxcampaign.

RajkumariAmritaKaur R NV

RoyalfamilyfromPunjabGrad.fromEngland,influencedbyGandhiJailedforquitIndiamovement

RehanaTyabjee R NV

Affluentfamily,herfatherwasaJudge.influencedbyGandhi,joinedSabarmatiAshram,NCM,opposedUntouchability+childmarriagePresidentofYouthcongressJailedforQIMFirstmuslimladytosingVandemataraminCongresssession

SarojiniNaidu ? NV

GraduatedfromLondononeofthefirstwomentoparticipateinFreedomstruggleundermentorshipofG.K.GokhalelaterparticipatedinallprogramsofGandhi,includingDandiMarchservedasPresidentofIndiannationalcongress.EvenherdaughterPadmajaNaidu,21,wasarrestedforQuitIndiamovement.

Cpt.LaxmiSahgal ? R

youngmedicalstudentBecameCaptainofallwomanRaniofJhansiregimentoftheIndianNationalArmy(INA)underSubhashChandraBose.LedthetroopsinBurmaduringWW2,butcaughtbytheBritisharmy.

KalpanaDuttJoshi ? R

RevolutionaryfromBengal.partofSuryaSensChittagongrepublicationarmy.Caughtandtransportedforlife,laterreleased.

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Nanibaladevi ? R

Brahminfamily.Widowed@thetenderageof16JoinedJugandharparty,associatedwithrevolutionarymovements.ArrestedfortransportingweaponsandammunitionwasthefirstandonlywomantobetorturedbythepoliceunderRegulationIIIof1818Calcuttajailsfirstwomanprisoner.

PreetilataWaddedar ? R

PartofChittagaongrevolutionariesofSuryaSen.OrganizedattacksonBritishestablishmentsinBengal.ConsumedPostassiumcyanidetoevadedetentionandinterrogation.

RaniGaidinliu ? R

NagaTribal,whoorganizedrebelliontooverthrowBritishfromManipur.Jailedfor14years,freedafterindependence.GiventitleRaniofNagas

MockQuestionsQ1.Whichofthefollowingstatementsarecorrect?

A. RudrammaDeviwasacontemporaryofRaniLaxmibai.B. RudrammaDevihadsignedatreatywiththeFrench,forprotection

againsttheBritish.C. BothAandBD. NeitherAnorB

Q2.Chadupatlainscriptionislocatedat____andmentionsthe____.

A. AndhraPradesh,ThervadaBuddhismB. Telangana,ConquestsofCheraKings.C. AndhraPradesh,ConquestsofCholaKingsD. Telangana,HeroicdeathofRudrammaDevi.

Q3.RudrammaDevibelongedto___dynastyandhercapitalwaslocatedat___.

A. Chera,ThiruvanthapuramB. Chola,HampiC. Pandya,MaduraiD. Kakatiya,Warangal

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Q4.Whichofthefollowingwereactualqueens?

1. Kannagi2. RaniRudrama3. RaniGaidinliu

Answerchoices

a. Only1and2b. Only2and3c. Only1and3d. Noneofthem

Q5.WhichofthefollowingdidnotparticipateinIndiasstruggleforindependence?

1. RaniAhalyabaiHolkar2. RaniRudrama3. RaniGaidinliuZeliang

Answerchoices

1. Only1and22. Only2and33. Only1and34. Allofthemparticipated

Q6.ConsiderfollowingstatementsaboutJohnLang

1. HewasthefounderofTheosophicalsocietysMissourichapter.2. HewastheeditorofAnnieBesantsnewspaperCommonwealwhile

shewasinjail.3. HewasthelegalcounselofBegumHazratMahalandRaniLaxmibai.

Correctstatementsare:

A. Only1and2B. Only2and3C. Only1and3D. Noneofthem

Q7.JohnLangwasbornin____anddiedin____.

A. Australia,MussoorieB. Mussoorie,AustraliaC. America,AustraliaD. Australia,Britain

Q8.CorrectPair

A. RaniRudramma:Kerala

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B. RaniAhlyabaiHolkar:MaharashtraC. RaniGaidinliuZeliang:AssamD. NoneofAbove

Q9.CorrectChronology:(1)RaniGaidinliuZeliang(2)RaniAhlyabaiHolkar(3)MataJijabai(4)RaniRudramma

A. 1234B. 2143C. 2134D. 4321

MainsGeneralStudiesPaper1:Answerfollowingin200wordseach

1. Q.Defyingthebarriersofage,genderandreligion,theIndianwomenbecamethetorchbearerduringthestruggleforfreedominIndia.Discuss.(Mains2013)

2. CriticallyevaluatethecontributionofBegumHazratMahalandRaniLaxmibaiinIndiasstruggleforIndependence.

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