The heroic poetry depicting Lakshmibai became a source of inspitation during later independence movement, was recited on stage, during morning processions and is now part of multiple Indian education curricula.
[1][2][3] Jhansi ki Rani is a poem based on veer ras [Wikidata] and was written during the period when Chhayavad was a prominent feature in Hindi literature[4] The poem is written with the then Bundeli folk songs as its base,[5] and is seen as a strong expression of Indian nationalism within the Hindi literature.
[10][11] A couplet repeated at the end of each stanza reads thus:बुंदेले हरबोलों के मुँह हमने सुनी कहानी थी, खूब लड़ी मर्दानी वह तो झाँसी वाली रानी थी॥[9]Subhadra Kumari Chauhan wrote in the Khariboli dialect of Hindi, in a simple, clear style.
[12] Every stanza of the poem ends with Chauhan recalling that she heard the story of Rani Lakshmibai from the Bundelas and their folktales.
She again contrasts and describes the condition of the contemporary royal families with that of Lakshmibai, and her friends Kana and Mandara who fought bravely and defeated Walker.