Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi in Time magazine’s list of 10 ‘Resolute’ Wives

Time magazine compiled and published in July 2011 the list 10 wives who were resolute even in troubled times. The Time magazine compiled and published in July 2011 the list 10 wives who were resolute even in troubled times. The magazine compiled its list of 10 such women following the much-talked about charge by Rupert Murdoch’s wife Wendi Dang against the man who tried to throw a pie at her husband’s face during the hearing of the phone-hacking scandal.

The young and fiery 19th century queen Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi, who fought the British valiantly in the 1857 war, was listed by the Time magazine in the list.  Rani of Jhansi was born in a well established noble family and was struck by ill-luck soon after marrying the King of Jhansi as her son died, followed by the death of her husband. In 1853 the British East India Company annexed the territory as its own citing lack of heirs. Four years later, Jhansi was swept by a widespread, bloody rebellion against the East India Company rule and the gallant Rani plunged into the battlefield winning a few stunning battles for her husband's kingdom. She perished while fighting the British on horseback at the young age of 22.

Time Magazine's Top 10 Daredevil wives list is as follows:

Sarah Palin
Michelle Obama
Wendi Dang Murdoch
Elin Nordegren
Rani Laksmibai
Eleanor Roosevelt
Egyptian Queen Cleopatra
Queen Isabella of Spain
Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi
June Carter Cash and Melinda Gates