Episode 12

An emotional Maina Bai convinces her child Indu not to resist marrying Shyam Rao. As Moropant thanks Vahini for pacifying Manu and she urges him to fix Manu's wedding, a heartless British official extracts tax from the Peshwa for staying in Kanpur. The sight of the Peshwa paying tax on native soil disturbs Manu. Meanwhile, King Gangadhar seeks a new treaty for an autonomous Jhansi from Captain Fraser, a British official. But the Britons ponder if the king has exploitable behavioural weaknesses.