Jhansi is a place worth visiting if you are a person who just loves history. Jhansi is a city of the state of Uttar Pradesh housing forts and museums worth exploring. The Rani Mahal is found in the heart of Jhansi, and was built by Raghunath II of Newalkar family. You find multicolored paintings, artforms and artefacts of the 9th to 12th century here.

It was Raja Bir Singh Judao of Orchha who had built the fort of Jhansi in 1613, on a rocky hill. And it is aruond this fort that the city of Jhansi was built. There was a wall of the fort all around Jhansi city having ten gates. Though some gates have vanished with time, there are some existing gates. However surrounding areas are still identified using the name of these gates.

The Government Museum of Jhansi is found in the heart of Jhansi and si surrounded by beautiful parks. The city auditorium, Deen Dayal Sabhagar is found on one side while the Vrindavan Lal Verma park, open air theater and Rani Lakshmi Bai Park on the other sides. There is also the 1857 Mutiny Memorial which offers a depiction of the 1857 mutiny through statues of metal scrap.

The Government Museum has a huge collection of documents, paintings, sculptures of different eras and thus has to be visited when in Jhansi to get acquainted with the history of Jhansi. The St. Jude’s Shrine of Jhansi is very important to Catholic Christians as St. Jude’s bone is buried in the cathedra’s foundation.

The St. Jude’s feast lasts for a week, with a procession on the last day of the fair. And it is for this feast that devotees from as far as Goa, and people from all religions and faiths visit Jhansi on October 28. when in Jhansi, make it a point to visit Orchha, a town in Madhya Pradesh. This town is a photographer’s delight with its architectural ruins, small market and village. Make a visit to the fort, Sheesh Mahal and Jehangir Mahal when in Orchha.