Join us as we discuss the life of the Rani of Jhansi, Lakshmibai! Hero to her people for her role in the First War for Indian Independence beginning with the Sepoy Mutiny, she led her troops from the front and is a legendary icon in India to this day. Sources: Tharoor, Shashi. Inglorious Empire: What the British Did to India. Scribe Publicaitons, 2019. Toler, Pamela D. Women Warriors: An Unexpected History. Beacon Press, 2020. Wolpert, Stanley. A New History of India. Oxford University Press, 2009.