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Damodar Rao (born as Anand Rao) (15 November 1849 – 28 May 1906) was the adopted son of Maharaja Gangadhar Rao and Rani Laxmibai of Jhansi State. Born as Anand Rao to Vasudev Rao Newalkar in November 15, 1849 Parola Fort, Jalgaon, Maharashtra.
Jan 24, 2019 · In 1851, Laxmibai gave birth to her a son, Damodar Rao, but sadly, he passed away after only four months. Raja Gangadhar Rao wanted to safeguard the future of Jhansi and desperately needed a heir...
Everyone remembers her son Damodar Rao (real name Anand Rao) tied on the back of the queen in the last struggle of Jhansi. But, no one knows what happened to her son after the queen’s pyre was burnt.
Jun 16, 2017 · Discover the heart-wrenching story of Damodar Rao, the adopted son of Rani Lakshmibai, who was fought for by the Indian hero during the Revolt of 1857. Learn about the infamous 'Doctrine of Lapse' and how it led to the annexation of states by the British.
After the death of the Maharaja in November 1853, because Damodar Rao (born Anand Rao) was an adopted son, the British East India Company, under Governor-General Lord Dalhousie, applied the Doctrine of Lapse, rejecting Damodar Rao's claim to the throne and annexing the state to its territories.
Damodar Rao (born as Anand Rao) (15 November 1849 – 28 May 1906) was the adopted son of Maharaja Gangadhar Rao and Rani Laxmibai of Jhansi State. Quick Facts Prince of Jhansi Shrimant Damodar Rao Newalkar, Maharaja of Jhansi (disputed) ... Close. Born as Anand Rao to Vasudev Rao Newalkar in November 15, 1849 Parola Fort, Jalgaon, Maharashtra.
Following the Maharaja's death in 1853, the British East India Company, under Governor-General Lord Dalhousie, invoked the Doctrine of Lapse to annex Jhansi since Damodar Rao (previously known as Anand Rao) was an adopted son.
Jun 21, 2018 · Sometime later she was named Lakshmibai (or Laxmibai) after the revered Hindu goddess Lakshmi. In 1851, she gave birth to a son Damodar Rao, who died in infancy after four months. Sans any heir, the Maharaja adopted the son of his cousin. The boy, originally called Anand Rao, was given the name Damodar Rao on the day before the Maharaja died.
Oct 6, 2020 · In 1853 the maharaja became ill. Following Hindu tradition, the couple adopted a five-year-old boy named Damodar Rao, the son of a relative, and declared him to be heir to the Jhansi throne.
The Rani, the damsel fought for Jhansi, Recount her valour, people of India! However, this respect for Lakshmibai was revived only after the women of free and independent India resurrected her memory as a symbol of both Indian nationalism and a woman's strength and fortitude.
