Onake Obavva

Onake Obavva was a Karnataka warrior who fought the forces of Hyder Ali single-handedly with a pestle in the kingdom of Chitradurga of Karnataka, India. Her husband was a guard of a watchtower in the rocky fort of Chitradurga. In the state of Karnataka, she is celebrated along with Abbakka Rani, Keladi Chennamma and Kittur Chennamma, as the foremost women warriors and patriots. She belonged to the Holaya community. The Government of Karnataka has taken up the initiative to celebrate November 11 as Onake Obavva Jayanti since 2021.