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Veer Kunwar Singh: Tale of a Rajput king who defeated the East Indian Company multiple times | The First War of Independence
Veer Kunwar Singh was the leader of Bihar region during the first war of Independence. He was born in April 1777 at Jagdishpur (Bihar). His father i.e. Raja Shahabzada Singh was the direct descendant of the great Rajput king Raja Bhoja whose anecdotes are still alive in stories and folks songs. His mother’s name was Rani Panchratan
Azizan Bai: Incessant Struggle of a Courtesan (prostitute) to liberate India from the clutches of British Raj in the First War of Independence 1857
But there were some freedom fighters of 1857 whose stories are yet to be told. One of them was the famous Courtesan (prostitute) of Kanpur who worked as a spy for Nana Saheb and even took up arms to fight against the White masters.
Her name was Azizan Bai
