City of Rani Laxmi Bai - Jhansi Jhansi is a city in the state of Uttar Pradesh. It is about 415 km from Delhi and 292 km from Lucknow, and the gateway to Bundelkhand. Jhansi grew in popularity during the reign of the Marathas because of the heroics of its valiant queen, Rani Lakshmi Bai. She had valiantly fought against the Britishers during the 1857 revolt.
Jhansi was first known as Shankargarh, when Orchha was the capital of Bundelas. In a bid of strengthening the security of Orchha, its king Raja Bir Singh Ja Deo had constructed a fort on a hill in Shankargarh. And it was when he looked at the site for the new fort from his Orchha palace that he realized the place looked like a jhain-si (blurred shadow). And this is how Jhansi got its present name.
Jhansi is the administrative seat of Jhansi Division and District. It was with the dream project of the Ex Prime Minister of India, Mr. Atal Behari Vajpayee of developing highways that great led to a huge improvement in the progress of Jhansi. You find the East-West Corridor, and the North-South Corridor connecting Kashmir and Kanyakumari, passing through Jhansi. And with this, it brought with itself a sudden rush in both the real estate and infrastructure of Jhansi. There is also a Greenfield airport in the list of near future projects of Jhansi.
Jhansi Fort
The 17th century fort was made by Raja Bir Singh on top of a hill as an army stronghold. The Karak Bijli tank is within the fort. There is also a museum which has a collection of sculpture and provides an insight into the history of Bundelkhand.
Jhansi is the administrative seat of Jhansi Division and District. It was with the dream project of the Ex Prime Minister of India, Mr. Atal Behari Vajpayee of developing highways that great led to a huge improvement in the progress of Jhansi. You find the East-West Corridor, and the North-South Corridor connecting Kashmir and Kanyakumari, passing through Jhansi. And with this, it brought with itself a sudden rush in both the real estate and infrastructure of Jhansi. There is also a Greenfield airport in the list of near future projects of Jhansi.
Jhansi Fort
The 17th century fort was made by Raja Bir Singh on top of a hill as an army stronghold. The Karak Bijli tank is within the fort. There is also a museum which has a collection of sculpture and provides an insight into the history of Bundelkhand.
