#GreatIndianWomen
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In order to preach principles of Dharma & Righteousness, there were many women saints, scholars, warriors, who shone as a beacon of courage under great odds.

Rani Tarabai
Rishi Gargi
Abbakkadevi
Rani Chennamma
Onake Obbava
Uda Devi
Ahilyabai
Mirabai
#RaniTarabai - Fought wars against AURANGZEB. Daughter-in-law of Shivaji. Defended the Maratha empire after her husband’s death, against the mighty Aurangzeb for 7 years until his death.
https://twitter.com/VandanaJayrajan/status/1013872546679218176?s=19
#RishiGargi - The World’s Oldest Icon Of Feminism In Ancient Hinduism.
A renowned woman scholar of the ancient times born around 700 BC.
https://twitter.com/VandanaJayrajan/status/1015315460152152064?s=19
#RaniAbbakkadevi - The only woman in history to confront, fight and repeatedly defeat the Portuguese. The Mangalorean Queen whom Portuguese feared.
https://twitter.com/VandanaJayrajan/status/1021463651138637826?s=19
#RaniChennamma - Our 1st woman Independence activist. She was born in the small village of Kakati in Belgaum, Karnataka in 1778.
https://twitter.com/VandanaJayrajan/status/1019311529169076225?s=19
#OnakeObavva - She stood up when situation demanded it. With no prior experience in warfare, she displayed exemplary courage in making best out of whatever little resource she had.
https://twitter.com/VandanaJayrajan/status/1026547583500480512?s=19
#UdaDevi - Forgotten woman warrior, Sepoy Mutiny, from Lucknow, who killed over 32 British soldiers in 1857 revolt. She was one of the prominent ‘Dalit Veeranganas’, who participated in 1857 revolt.
https://twitter.com/VandanaJayrajan/status/1071820399812390912?s=19
#AhilyabaiHolkar - One of the greatest Maratha woman rulers. She led armies into the battlefield and slayed her enemies and invaders on battlefronts with four bows and quivers of arrows fitted to the corners of the howdah of her favourite elephant.
https://twitter.com/VandanaJayrajan/status/1236338528943915008?s=19
#MeeraBai - The Ranthors of Merta were great devotees of Lord Vishnu. Meera, also known as Meera Bai or Mirabai was a 16th-century Hindu mystic poet and devotee of Lord Krishna. She is a celebrated Bhakti saint.
https://twitter.com/VandanaJayrajan/status/1281646434668867586?s=19
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