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About Rani Chenamma:
- She was the Queen of Kittur, a former princely state in present-day Karnataka.
- She launched an uprising against the British as they refused to acknowledge her adopted son as the heir according to the “doctrine of lapse.”
- 1829: She died as a prisoner of war.
About Naanoo Rani Chennamma:
- Inspired by Rani Chennamma, this campaign seeks to empower women to fight patriarchal, anti-democratic, and casteist forces in the country.
Why in news?
- Several social groups across the country are organizing a national campaign, Naanoo Rani Chennamma (I am Rani Chennamma too).
