Rani LaxmiBai of Jhansi Statue - Tourist attraction in Pune - Pune, India

One of the well known landmarks on JM road. It's always crowded with college students & youngsters especially on weekends

One of landmark in Pune. Very good and big sequre. Statue is very beautiful. Small garden within that place is well maintained. Nice statue to see and show to your next generation

One of the oldest statues in Pune which connects JM road,Ghole road, Balgandharva raod and Congress house road. Well maintained and clean place. Footpaths are wide and separate lane for cycling is dedicated.

Connects JM road, Ghole road and Congress house road. Has space around to relax and take pictures. Is a clean place with a lot of trees around

Rani Laxmibai of Jhansi statue, near Balgandharva auditorium

Nothing special, statue is placed on road crossing. Chowk.

Oldest statue in Pune which connects PMC JM Road FC Road to each other. . . On 10 May 1857 the Indian Rebellion started in Meerut. When news of the fighting reached Jhansi, the Rani asked the British political officer, Captain Alexander Skene, for permission to raise a body of armed men for her own protection; Skene agreed to this.[19] The city was relatively calm in the midst of the regional unrest, but the Rani conducted a Haldi Kumkum ceremony with pomp in front of all the women of Jhansi to provide assurance to her subjects, in the summer of 1857 and to convince them that the British were cowards and not to be afraid of them.[20][21] Until this point, Lakshmibai was reluctant to rebel against the British. In June 1857, rebels of the 12th Bengal Native Infantry seized the fort[which?] containing the treasure and magazine, and after persuading the British to lay down their arms by promising them no harm, broke their word and massacred 40 to 60 European officers of the garrison along with their wives and children. The Rani's involvement in this massacre is still a subject of debate.[22][23] An army doctor, Thomas Lowe, wrote after the rebellion characterising her as the "Jezebel of India ... the young rani upon whose head rested the blood of the slain".[24] Four days after the massacre the sepoys left Jhansi, having obtained a large sum of money from the Rani, and having threatened to blow up the palace where she lived. Following this, as the only source of authority in the city the Rani felt obliged to assume the administration and wrote to Major Erskine, commissioner of the Saugor division explaining the events which had led her to do so.[25] On 2nd July, Erskine wrote in reply, requesting her to "manage the District for the British Government" until the arrival of a British Superintendent.[26] The Rani's forces defeated an attempt by the mutineers to assert the claim to the throne of a rival prince Sadashiv rao (nephew of Maharaja Gangadhar Rao) who was captured and imprisoned. There was then an invasion of Jhansi by the forces of Company allies Orchhaand Datia; their intention however was to divide Jhansi between themselves. The Rani appealed to the British for aid but it was now believed by the governor-general that she was responsible for the massacre and no reply was received. She set up a foundry to cast cannon to be used on the walls of the fort and assembled forces including some from former feudatories of Jhansi and elements of the mutineers which were able to defeat the invaders in August 1857. Her intention at this time was still to hold Jhansi on behalf of the British.[27] wrote Thomas Lowe.[30] The Rani withdrew from the palace to the fort and after taking counsel decided that since resistance in the city was useless she must leave and join either Tatya Tope or Rao Sahib (Nana Sahib's nephew).[31] The place from where Rani Lakshmibai jumped on her horse. According to tradition with Damodar Rao on her back she jumped on her horse Badal from the fort; they survived but the horse died. The Rani escaped in the night with her son, surrounded by guards.[34] The escort included the warriors Khuda Bakhsh Basharat Ali (commandant), Gulam Gaus Khan, Dost Khan, Lala Bhau Bakshi, Moti Bai, Sunder-Mundar, Kashi Bai, Deewan Raghunath Singh and Deewan Jawahar Singh She decamped to Kalpi with a few guards, where she joined additional rebel forces, including Tatya Tope.[31] They occupied the town of Kalpi and prepared to defend it. On 22 May British forces attacked Kalpi; the forces were commanded by the Rani herself and were again defeated.

This statue is in the memory of the famous Jhansi ki Rani - Laxmi Bai. The junction is named after her as Jhansi Rani laxmi bai chowk. Important junction which connects south Pune to North Pune and Railway station areas.