Rhyme time
The warrior queen

A great warrior from Jhansi

Her name was Rani Lakshmi Bai

She is still remembered with a great sigh

A courageous woman she was

She fought for India’s freedom

With determination and wisdom

She was committed to save her motherland

An enemy, who in front of her couldn’t stand

She bravely piereced her way

Any obstacle that came her way

Though married at an early age

She never lost courage

She always had in her hand a sword

There was full faith in the lord

She wanted the British to leave India

For this, she sought the help

of Gwalior’s Jiaji Rao Schindia

But because of conspirators in his kingdom

He could not help in this struggle of India

Lakshmi Bai lead the Indian army in 1857

She sacrificed her life for the country’s First War of Independence

Her ashes merged in the sky

She is remembered even today with a sigh

Sahaj Batra, IX-G, Guru Nanak Mission Public School, Paonta Sahib