(4) Manikarnika was the maiden name of Rani Lakshmi bai of Jhansi who was born into a Marathi Brahmin family in 1828. She was nicknamed Manu. Manikarnika was married to the Maharaja of Jhansi,Raja Gangadhar RaoNewalkar, in May 1842 and was afterwards called Lakshmibai in honour of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi.