![]() ![]() The Maharaja adopted a child called Anand Rao, the son of Gangadhar Rao's cousin, who was renamed Damodar Rao, on the day before the Maharaja died. She gave birth to a boy, later named Damodar Rao, in 1851, who died when four months old. Manikarnika was married to the Maharaja of Jhansi, Raja Gangadhar Rao Newalkar, in 1842 and was afterwards called Lakshmibai (or Laxmibai) in honour of the goddess Lakshmi. She was educated at home and was more independent in her childhood than others of her age her studies included shooting, horsemanship, and fencing. The Peshwa called her "Chhabili", which means "playful". Her father worked for a court Peshwa of Bithoor district who brought Manikarnika up like his own daughter. Her father was Moropant Tambe and her mother Bhagirathi Sapre (Bhagirathi Bai). She was named Manikarnika and was nicknamed Manu. ![]() Lakshmibai was born probably on 19 November 1828 in the holy town of Varanasi into a Maratha Brahman family. ![]()
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