RANI LAXMI BAI OF JHANSI. SHE WAS A VERY BRAVE QUEEN AND REFUSED TO HAND OVER HER KINGDOM TO EAST INDIA COMPANY AFTER HER HUSBANDS DEATH AND TOOK ACTIVE PART IN 1857 SEPOY MUTINY. SHE WAS KILLED IN A BATTLE NEAR GWALIOR. ( Drawn in water colors by Dr K Prabhakar Rao)