The rani kittur chennama exhibition is well on the way photo. Aravind sitaraman is a computer scientist is one of cisco systems leading innovators with 54 patents. Why arent we taught about great people like onake obavva. Heres the untold story of rani abbakka chowta, the valiant queen of ullal. Rani abbakka devi chowta was the queen of ullal who fought the portuguese in the latter half of the 16 th century. Rani abbakka challenged successfully the might of the portuguese.
Many talk about her being the last indian to have the power of the agniban. The port town of ullal served as their subsidiary capital. Rani abbakka chowta was the first female freedom fighter that india has seen. Rani abbakka chowta time to tell our daughters her story. Rani abbakka of ullal, who defied the might of portuguese aggression. The indian coast guard ship icgs rani abbakka the 1st of a series of five inshore patrol vessels built at hindustan shipyard ltd is named after abbakka mahadevi.
Rudramadevi history, achievements and administration. Buy rani abbakka amar chitra katha book online at best prices in india on. Rani abbakka chowta, rode with her men towards mangalore that same night, and laid siege to the mangalore fort. Her first novel the rice motherinfused with her own sri lankan family history is a vivid imaginative story about the frailties of human nature and the consequences of war. Yet little has been documented about her, and history books have largely neglected her chronicle. Written by a british military historian it traces the origin and progress of warfare from ancient to modern times, exploring the military cultures of the pacific islanders, the japanese samurai, the zulus of southern africa, the cossacks of europe, the turkish mamelukes and a host of other militant. But for a statue, the karnataka government has hardly done anything to perpetuate her memory. Able rulers, such as rani abbakka of ullal and chennabhairadevi of saluva dynasty, did not get their due recognition in the history, despite exhibiting a great deal of valour and patriotism. We might have got to read a chapter about her in our text books, if she had been. The untold story on rani lakshmi bai the rani of jhansi. Heres the story of rani abbakka, our first lady freedom fighter.
Buy rani abbakka amar chitra katha book online at low prices in. Explore rani abbakka profile at times of india for photos, videos and latest news of. Rani abbakka chowta was the first tuluva queen of ullal who fought the portuguese in the. The story of this great queen, however, is layered back to more centuries. The legendary story of rani abbakka, the queen who had fought off the portugese and much more in the 16th cent. Rani lakshmi bai jhansi ki rani was one of the leading warriors of indias first war of independence who laid an outstanding influence on the succeeding women freedom fighters. While rani jhansi has become a symbol of courage, abbakka, nearly 300 years her predecessor, has been largely forgotten by history. The portuguese colonial power was flexing its muscle.
Stories of 8 indian princesses who helped shape our history by krupa joseph. We will exhibit 15 paintings when i do a talk on indian history in. Rani manicka, an economics graduate, was born and educated in malaysia and divides her time between malaysia and england. Brave women of india, rani of jhansi amar chitra katha. Help establish a museum of true indian history milaap. About the comic they were queens who believed in nurturing ad protecting their people. Kittur chennamma simple english wikipedia, the free. They defeated zamorin of calicut they defeated sultan of bijapur, they annexed daman from the sultan of gujarat, captured bombay and made goa their headquart. Veerarani abbakka utsav begins on a grand note the hindu. History text books just give an on the pedestal reference, nothing that does full justice to the actual human being. Rani abbakka is the forgotten warrior queen of ullal, karnataka. The queen who defeated the portuguese 6 times carrying the. The history of tulunadu is instilled with the indomitable courage of queen abbakka whose heroism was at par with rani lakshmi bai of jhansi or rani chennamma of kittur.
She belonged to the chowta dynasty who ruled over the area from the temple town of moodabidri. While every english child is taught through his history books. G vasantha madhava there were four abbakkas in the chowta lineage. She not just broke inside the fort successfully, but also assassinated admiral mascarenhas, the chief of the portuguese power there and forced the. Rani abbakka was returning from a visit to her family temple and was caught off guard, but she immediately mounted her horse and rode into the battle, leading her troops in a fierce counteroffensive. Rani laxmi bai was a symbol of bravery, patriotism, respect of girl child, perseverance, generosity and resistance to british rule. Heres the story of rani abbakka, our first lady freedom. I n dakshina kannadas bantwal taluk, a historian has erected a museum in the memory of a 16thcentury warrior queen.
Legendary kannada queens in history story of kannadiga. Rudramadevi history rani rudramadevi was born in 1262 ce. She not just broke inside the fort successfully, but also assassinated admiral mascarenhas, the chief of the portuguese power there and forced the remaining portuguese to vacate the fort. The hypocrisy of the british could be gauged from this telling statement by r c majumdar. Untold history of first lady warrior of india abbakka. Rani abbakka, though a queen of a little known small princely state, ullal, was magnetic woman of indomitable courage and patriotism. Nevertheless, her splendid story remains primarily forgotten by history books. She belonged to the chowta dynasty who ruled over parts of coastal karnataka tulu nadu, india. But she fought the portuguese in the 16 th century long before swatantra and quit india caught the imagination of the nation. Rani abbakka chowta time to tell our children her story. The only woman in history to confront, fight and repeatedly defeat the portuguese, rani abbakkas unflagging courage and indomitable spirit are at par with the legendary rani laxmi bai of jhansi, rani rudramma devi of warangal and rani chennamma of kittur. The only woman in history to confront, fight and repeatedly defeat the portuguese, rani abbakka s unflagging courage and indomitable spirit are at par with the legendary rani laxmi bai of jhansi and rani chennamma of kittur. Stories of 8 indian princesses who helped shape our history.
Rani abbakka is a tuluva warrior queen who is truly the first woman freedom fighter of india. Rani abbakka chowta time to tell our children her story pgurus. Rani abbakka repulsed, again and again, one of the most powerful and ferocious naval powers of the world during her time the portuguese. Rani lakshmibai was an icon for indian revolutionaries. We might have got to read a chapter about her in our text books, had she been a european or an american. Rani abbakka was one of the earliest indians to fight any colonial powers and. In parts of the indian subcontinents western coast, the portuguese flag was flying high in what was called portugals homeric age in the orient powered by the ambitions of their kings and queens, the portuguese colonisers, barely within a century of vasco da gama. She was best known for leading an armed rebellion against the british east india company in 1824. I am infact on the verge of failing it if i gave an exam of it right now. Sultana razia was the only women ruler during the mughal reign.
Hebbar little is written about the valiant queen of ullal in the history books. The only woman in history to confront, fight and repeatedly defeat the portuguese, rani abbakka s unflagging courage and indomitable spirit are at par with the legendary rani laxmi bai of jhansi, rani rudramma devi of warangal and rani chennamma of kittur. I have read about rani lakskmi bai in my history lessons. Abbakka, the queen of ullal has a glorious record of fighting the enemy under adverse circumstances. The regions where abbakka was queen is known as tulunadu. She was the first tuluva queen of ullal presentday mangalore and was crowned queen of ullal by her uncle tirumala raya in 1525, as the chowtas followed a matrilineal system.
She was one of the most prominent women rulers of the kakatiya dynasty in indian history. A total of six attacks that the portuguese planned between 1525 and 1570 were trampled on by rani abbakka. She defended the region for 4 decades in the latter half of the 16 th century her family, the chowtas, ruled over ullalnow mangalorewith thirumala raya iii as. The intrepid queen rani abbakka devi of ullal by neria h. In 1942, she was recruited by the british special operations executive. The portuguese made several attempts to capture ullal as it was strategically placed. This another chitra katha brings together three famous queen from indian history. Rani abbakka chowta queen of ullal, hailed as one of the first female freedom fighters of india and as being the only woman in history to confront, fight and repeatedly defeat the portuguese. She belonged to the chowta dynasty who ruled over parts of coastal karnataka, india. Her father ganapatideva who is the founder of kakatiya dynasty.
The rani kittur chennama exhibition is well on the way. Rani abbakka, chennabairadevi did not get due recognition. In india, where every generation has found itself drawing inspiration from the story of legendary rani lakshmi bai, how could rani abbakka chowta, just as intrepid and fatal to the invaders, has obscured in the chronicles of indian history just like her kingdom. Read this well researched book to understand the full depth of the sepoy mutiny and the lakshmi bais involvement. Rani abbakka chowta was the first tuluva queen of ullal who fought the portuguese in the latter half of the 16th century. Seeing her beloved france destroyed in front of her eyes was what pushed her to join the waaf womens auxiliary air force in 1940. Highlight freedom fighters role in books, says ashok. Rani abbaka chowta, the fearless warrior queen of tulu nadu. She proved to be an excellent ruler and administrator. Rani abbakka belonged to the chowta dynasty and the tuluva community. Rani abbakka devi was the only woman in history to confront and fight the portuguese, handing them defeat repeatedly, thus foiling their designs for supremacy of the western indian coast. Rani abbakka is the forgotten warrior queen of ullal. Historical research also reveals that during her rule in the 16th century, beary men had.
With each attack she held back, the portugueses fear of the warrior queen grew. As anyone who may have read my replies to comments on my answers, i am not good at modern history. The rani abbakka tuluva baduku and adhyayana kendra the rani abbakka tuluva life and research centre at sanchayagiri in buntwal is a museum of. The only woman in history to confront, fight and repeatedly defeat the portuguese, rani abbakkas unflagging courage and indomitable spirit are at par with the legendary rani laxmi bai of jhansi and rani chennamma of kittur. Rani abbakka chowta was the first female freedom fighter that india has. Ullal fort, the capital of abbakkas kingdom, is located just a few kilometers away from the city of mangalore, on the shores of the arabian sea. This feisty lady might not be read about in text books and known outside her hometown ullal, a south canara district tulu nadu in karnataka. In the sixteenth century, maritime explorers were traversing across continents and oceans in search of trade and colonies. Posts about history written by books weve read admin. The place near ullal, mangalore a coastal region of karnataka is familiar with this brave women warrior abbakka rani chowta. Since his relocation to india in 2000, aravind has reestablished in bangalore, a notforprofit policy advocacy group founded earlier in the united states as prakash in 1995. But when that peace was threatened they up the sward and led their armies to victory.
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