Gwalior and its Rajput fort

Gwalior is a city in the north of Madhya Pradesh, 4 hours by express train from Delhi. As soon as you get out of Delhi, in fact, many things change: first, rythm. nothing to do with busy giant Delhi. everything flows calmly, no one person hurries. then pollution, you start feeling your lungs are born anew, your hands don't get dirty as fast, and your socks don't leave a mark between the white of my skin and the black of my...skin, though after being outside a little while in Delhi.
But there much more about Gwalior. Both historical records and popular tales cast into the commonn imagery the thrilling story of the Rani of Jhansi, the frearless widow of the late Maharaja of Jhansi. Apparently, she was an forerunner in many respects, among which her views of female empowerment. For sure, she was the bravest of fighters against the British Raj. She died fighting against the British forces on the 17 of June 1858 because her horse and her bravery. Her proper horse being deadly wounded, she rode a less trained one and continued fighting with her adoptive son tied to her back. Surrounded by british guards on the hedge of a cliff, her young horse not being trained enough to cross to the other side and herself preferring death to captivity, there she jumped and died.