Hadi Rani

Hadi Rani Sahal Kanwar^[3][4] was a Queen from Rajasthan.^[5] She was a daughter of Hada Chauhan Rajput Sangram Singh married to Rawat Ratan Singh, a Chundawat chieftain of Salumbar in Mewar who sacrificed herself to motivate her husband to go to a battle.^[2]

Hadi Rani
Hadi Rani[1]
Born	Sahal Kanwar
Spouse	Ratan Singh Chundawat
Dynasty	Hada
Father	Sangram Singh Hada
Religion	Hinduism
Known for	sacrificed herself to motivate her husband to go to a battle.[2]

According to the legend, when Raj Singh I (1653–1680) of Mewar called Ratan Singh to join the rebellion against Mughal governor of Ajmer Subah, the commander, having married only a few days earlier. He asked his wife, Hadi Rani, for some memento to take with him to the battlefield. Thinking that she was an obstacle to his doing his duty for Mewar, she cut off her head and put it on a plate. A servant covered it with a cloth and presented it to her husband. Devastated but nevertheless proud, the commander tied the memento around his neck by its hair and after their rebellion ended, he got to his knees and cut his neck, having lost the desire to live.

Legacy

Still today, people worship her in Rajasthan and folklore singers tell her story in songs about her chivalry, valor, courage. She is also inspiration of various stories, poems and songs in Rajasthan and her story is part of curriculum in Rajasthan. Hadi Rani Ki Baori is a stepwell located in Todaraisingh town in Tonk district of Rajasthan state in India. It is believed that it was built in 17th century CE.^[6] Rajasthan Police has formed a women's battalion named 'Hadi Rani Mahila Battalion'^[7] A Bollywood director announced a movie to make on her however that project was shut down after Padmavat as it was banned in various parts of India. ^{[citation needed]}

References

1. Gold, Ann Grodzins (1994). "Gender, Violence and Power". In Kumar, Nita (ed.). Women as Subjects: South Asian Histories. University of Virginia Press. p. 35. ISBN 978-0-81391-522-7.
2. Saccidānandan (2001). Indian Poetry: Modernism and After : a Seminar. Sahitya Akademi. p. 118. ISBN 978-81-260-1092-9.
3. "हाड़ी रानी सहल कंवर". Matrubharti (in Hindi). Retrieved 9 February 2024.
4. "शादी के दूसरे दिन ही इस हिंदू रानी ने अपना सिर काट पति के पास क्यों भिजवाया?". navbharattimes.indiatimes.com (in Hindi). Retrieved 9 February 2024.
5. Gold, Ann Grodzins (1994). "Gender, Violence and Power". In Kumar, Nita (ed.). Women as Subjects: South Asian Histories. University of Virginia Press. p. 35. ISBN 978-0-81391-522-7.
6. "Hadi Rani ki Baori". Pink City. 3 August 2016.
7. "The Rajput Kshatrani story of Rajasthan". Patrika. 7 September 2017.