SUBHADRA KUMARI CHAUHAN

Aug. 16, 2021

Google marked famous poet Subhadra Kumari Chouhan, the Indian poet who wrote the famous poem Jhansi ki Rani, on her 117th birth anniversary with a doodle.

About:

  • Subhadra Kumari Chauhan (16 August 1904 – 16 February 1948) was an Indian poet.

  • She wrote in the Khariboli dialect of Hindi, in a simple, clear style.

  • One of her most popular poems is "Jhansi ki Rani" (about the courageous Queen of Jhansi).

  • This and her other poems, Jallianwala Bagh mein Vasant, Veeron Ka Kaisa Ho Basant, Rakhi Ki Chunauti, and Vida, openly talk about the freedom movement.

  • They are said to have inspired great numbers of Indian youth to participate in the Indian Freedom Movement.

  • The ICGS Subhadra Kumari Chauhan, an Indian Coast Guard ship, was named for the poet.

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