who led an anti british movement in kittur
Kittur Chennamma
title: Kittur text: Kittur Kittur, also known as Kitturu and historically as Kittoor, is a "taluka" in the Belgaum district of the South Indian state of Karnataka. It was part of Bailhongal taluka but was declared as an independent taluka on 23October 2012 by the Chief Minister of Karnataka on the inauguration of Kittur Utsav. It is 177th Taluk of Karnataka State. It is a place of historical importance because of the armed rebellion of Kittur Chennamma (1778–1829), Raja of the State of Kittur against the British East India Company, during which a British Commissioner, St John Thackeray was killed. On the outskirts title: Kittur Chennamma text: Kittur Chennamma Kittur Chennamma (23 October 177821 February 1829) was the Rani of Kittur, a former princely state in Karnataka. She led an armed rebellion against the British East India Company in 1824 in defiance of the doctrine of lapse in an attempt to maintain Indian control over the region, but was defeated and died imprisoned. One of the first female rulers to rebel against British rule, she has become a folk hero in Karnataka and symbol of the independence movement in India. Kittur Chennamma was born on 23 October 1778, in Kakati, a small village in the present Belagavi title: Kittur text: coastal town (Belgaum District has no coast, which rules out the real Kittur being the setting) 2008 novel "Between the Assassinations" by Aravind Adiga Kittur Kittur, also known as Kitturu and historically as Kittoor, is a "taluka" in the Belgaum district of the South Indian state of Karnataka. It was part of Bailhongal taluka but was declared as an independent taluka on 23October 2012 by the Chief Minister of Karnataka on the inauguration of Kittur Utsav. It is 177th Taluk of Karnataka State. It is a place of historical importance because of the armed rebellion of Kittur Chennamma (1778–1829), Raja title: Kittur Chennamma text: Minister H. D. Kumaraswamy and others were present, marking the importance of the function. The statue was donated by Kittur Rani Chennamma Memorial Committee and sculpted by Vijay Gaur. There are also statues commemorating her at Bangalore and Kittur. Rani Chennamma's "samadhi" or burial place is in Bailhongal taluk, but is in neglected state with poor maintenance and the place is surrounded by a small park maintained by Government agencies. Kittur Chennamma Kittur Chennamma (23 October 177821 February 1829) was the Rani of Kittur, a former princely state in Karnataka. She led an armed rebellion against the British East India title: Kittur Chennamma (film) text: Kittur Chennamma (film) Kitturu Chennamma () is a 1961 Indian historical drama film in Kannada language, directed and produced by B. R. Panthulu. It stars B. Saroja Devi as Kittur Chennamma, an Indian freedom fighter who led an armed rebellion against the British East India Company in 1824, and died in captivity in 1829. At the 9th National Film Awards, the film was awarded the Best Feature Film in Kannada. This film screened at IFFI 1992 B R Panthalu Homage section. The music for the film was composed by T. G. Lingappa and lyrics for the soundtrack penned by G.