Rani Chennamma: 202nd Anniversary of Her Historic Victory

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The 202nd anniversary of Rani Chennamma's victory against the British East India Company was commemorated at Prerana Sthal in Parliament.
Born in 1778 in Kakati village near Belagavi, she led the 1824 Kittur Rebellion after the British refused to recognize her adopted son Shivalingappa.
In the first battle of 1824, British political agent St. John Thackeray was killed, but Rani Chennamma was later captured and died in Bailhongal Fort on 21st February 1829.
Her legacy is commemorated annually through the Kittur Utsava from 22nd-24th October and a Parliament statue installed in 2007.

The 202nd anniversary of Kittur Rani Chennamma's famous victory against the British East India Company was celebrated at Prerana Sthal inside the Parliament premises in New Delhi.
The event honored her courageous early resistance against British colonial rule.

Rani Chennamma was born in 1778 into a Lingayat family in Kakati village, located near Belagavi, Karnataka.
She ruled as the Queen of Kittur and became one of the earliest Indian leaders to lead an armed rebellion against the British East India Company.

In 1824, Rani Chennamma fought back against British forces after they rejected her adopted son, Shivalingappa, as the rightful heir to Kittur.
During the initial battle at Kittur in 1824, British troops suffered major casualties, and political agent St. John Thackeray was killed.
British forces later captured Rani Chennamma and jailed her at Bailhongal Fort, where she passed away on 21st February 1829.
Following her imprisonment, Sangolli Rayanna kept the armed resistance against British rule alive.

Her victory is celebrated every year through the Kittur Utsava, which takes place from 22nd-24th October.
Her life and bravery remain popular topics in traditional Karnataka folk music known as Janapada.
A statue dedicated to Rani Chennamma was installed inside the Parliament complex in 2007.