Question

Who was the leader of Rani Jhansi Regiment?
A.Mohan Singh
B.Netaji
C.Captain Laxmi Swaminathan
D.None of these

Answer 1

Hint:Bose had an important role in the formation of the Regiment on 12 July 1943. Most of the women in the Rani Jhansi Regiment were teenage volunteers of Indian origin, mainly from Malayan rubber estates; very few of them were from India. The force was established with its training with approximately a hundred and seventy cadets. The cadets were given ranks based on their education. The major ranks are non-commissioned officers or sepoys.

Complete answer:
The captain Lakshmi Swaminathan is the leader of the Rani Jhansi Regiment. She is also known as Lakshmi Sagal. The regiment was formed on 12th July 1943. It was formed as a part of the Indian National Army (INA) during the period of the Second World War. Rani Jhansi Regiment is an integral part of INA. The volunteers of the regiment include the population of South East Asia. The Rani Jhansi Regiment was formed by Subhash Chandra Bose. So the regiment is one of the women section of the Indian National Army and captain Lakshmi is the leader of the Rani Jhansi Regiment. The Rani Jhansi Regiment has named it after the heroine of the revolt of 1857, Rani Lakshmi Bai. The women included in the Rani Jhansi Regiment are called Rani’s belonging to Indian communities in Malaya, Singapore, and Burma. They came from varying castes, classes, and backgrounds. The Rani Jhansi Regiment was designed to contribute not only to national liberation but more importantly to the social emancipation of Indian women.
Women joined the Rani Jhansi Regiment for various reasons such as some were Tamil laborers escaping a life of abuse, others were from families eager to serve the nationalist scene and some were fascinated by the personality of the young Bose. In July 1943 the Rani Jhansi Regiment for INA started and tried to raise funds. The training began on 23 October in1943, they thought to use rifles, hand grenades, and bayonet charges. The Rani Jhansi Regiment was disbanded after the fall of Rangoon. The remaining Rani’s retreated with Japanese soldiers.

Hence, the correct answer is option (C).

Note:The Rani Jhansi Regiment trained for two years in Burma and Singapore. Around 200 cadets were chosen for nursing training and formed the Chand Bibi Nursing Crops. Some seven decades after the INS was formed, as women are being asked once again to prove how battle-ready they are, azaadi ke liye is as sharp a rejoinder, as are the women-led CAA/ NRC protests across India. Everywhere, the resistance grows. It will not be long before women are given a far more active role in military formation. And, as history tells us, it will not be something new.