Subhadra Kumari Chauhan was an Indian poet who wrote in Hindi. Best known for 'Jhansi Ki Rani', a patriotic poem about the bravery of Queen Lakshmibai, she was one of the first women to participate in the Non-Cooperation Movement and was twice arrested.
❝Thrones trembled, dynasties furrowed their brows, old India found new youth once again, everyone recognized the worth of lost freedom, she fought like a man, that queen of Jhansi.❞
❝I will have to take birth in this country again — I will have to carry the fragrance of this soil within me. The joy of resting in Mother India's lap is something else — for this one will have to live and die in every birth.❞
❝She fought bravely like a warrior — she was the Rani of Jhansi, We heard this story from the Bundele bards. She was the beloved sister of Nana of Kanpur — Lakshmibai was her name, and she was a lone warrior.❞
❝Break me off, O Gardener of the wild, Cast me on that path where warriors file. Where countless brave souls give their life, For the motherland amid all strife.❞
❝O brave one, march ahead! O steadfast one, march ahead! Whether a mountain stands before you or a lion's roar is dread. Never stop your march, never bend your head — This earth is yours, this mother is yours instead.❞
❝I have returned from the world's marketplace today, Carrying the wish to gain something along the way. But in the soil of this nation I find, I must say, A strange and inexplicable peace that holds its sway.❞
❝The thrones trembled when the royal clans knit their brows tight, Even old India found a new youthful spirit in its fight. All had recognized the worth of lost freedom so bright, Each one had resolved to drive the foreigner from sight.❞
❝She fought like a warrior, the Queen of Jhansi's fame, She clashed with the British — bravery was her name. This nation's daughters are made of such steel, For this dear homeland, they live and kneel.❞
❝Mukul — you are the flower of my innermost heart, You are life's sweetest sunshine from the very start. You comfort like a mother's gentle shade, In an instant, every pain of mine is made to fade.❞