झलकारीबाई (November 22, 1830–1890): Courageous woman who came from a humble background but rose to the occasion to fight for her people and country.
She was a soldier in the women’s army of Queen Laxmibai of Jhansi.She was the ‘body double’ of Rani Laxmibai of Jhansi, the legendary warrior who fought the invading British army in the first War of Independence. A little known figure in Indian history, Jhalkari Bai lives on in the folklore of the Bundelkhand region.
During the rebellion, at the height of the battle of fort of Jhansi, she disguised herself as the queen and fought on the front to let the queen escape safely out of the fort.
