Jhalkari Bai, born on
22 November 1830, was a woman soldier who played an important role in the
Indian Rebellion of 1857. She served in the women's army of Rani Lakshmibai of
Jhansi. She eventually rose to a position of a prominent advisor to the queen,
Rani of Jhansi herself. At the height of the Siege of Jhansi, she disguised
herself as the Queen and fought on her behalf, on the front, allowing the Queen
to escape safely out of the fort.
