Guest guest Posted October 28, 2003 Report Share Posted October 28, 2003 RANI OF JHANSI Every morning the hours from four to eight were set apart for bathing, worship, meditation and prayer. From eight to eleven she would go out for a horse ride, practise shooting with a gun, and practise swordsmanship and shooting with arrows, with the reins hold in the teeth. Thereafter she would bathe again, feed the hungry, give aims to the poor and then have food; then she rested for a while. After that she would chant Ramanam by herself. She would exercise light ly in the evening. Later she would go through some religious books and hear religious sermons. Then she worshipped her chosen deity and had supper. All things were done methodically, according to a strict time-table.... ....There was no change in the routine of the Rani. In the midst of worship, prayer and religious discourses preparations for the war went on. "Your Highness, why still this training for fighting? Can you not set apart some more time for meditation upon God?" questioned a bosom friend once. "I am a Kshatriya woman; I am doing my duty. It is the duty of Kshatriyas to protect the country and justice. If necessary, we must be prepared to fight. I cannot surrender to an enemy, I cannot just weep and die like a helpless widow. I shall fight for my cause and accept death with a smile." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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