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He also compared the revolt of 1857 to the french revolution on the basis of the peasant support for these uprisings. India ad 1857, amaresh misra, a writer and historian based in mumbai, argues that there was an untold holocaust. Delhi mutiny papers press list a descriptive british index of the mutiny papers now held in the. By this we knew that we aint gonna completely make british run away. Dastaneghadar, the tale of the mutiny is beautifully narrated and elegantly translated memoir of zahir dehlvi. This is a singular book account of a marathi brahmin vishnu bhatt godshe versaikar who travels to north in hope of earning money and gets caught in the mutiny of 1857.

Granted it is unfashionable to think of history as offering a moral lesson to the present, it is almost impossible to read christopher hibberts account of the indian mutiny of 1857 when. The indian mutiny of 1857 occurred when the companys indian sepoys rebelled. After several years of increasing tension among the sepoys indian soldiers of the british east india companys bengal army, the sepoys at meerut, 43 miles 69 km northeast of delhi, openly rebelled against their british officers. Pdf the events of 1857 in contemporary writings in urdu. Full text of the indian mutiny of 1857 and the sikhs dr. Revolt of 1857 important points sepoy mutiny started on 10th may 1857 in the cantonment of meerut. The revolt of 1857 exposed the danger involved in allowing a commercial organisation to rule over a country. Sunday, the 10th of may, dawned in peace and happiness. The real story of the great uprising by vishnubhat godse. Uprising of 1857 in the light of information available about its events and the different players.

The latters participation in the revolt is due to the discontent regarding the introduction of enfield rifle and some social and economic. Indian mutiny was war of religion pakistan defence. The revolt of 1857, always gives birth to two pertinent questions whether it is a nationalist war or a mutiny of sepoys. In this book william dalrymple tells the story of zafar, the last mughal emperor as he finds himself thrust into the largest anticolonial war of the 19th century the indian mutiny uprising of 1857. Skip to main content accessibility help we use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites. India the mutiny and great revolt of 185759 britannica. Indian mutiny was war of religion dalrymple found original documents photo. We just tried to show them that if you try to humiliate us, make us to go against our wishes, then we gonna make you.

Zahir dehlvi tells us about the revolt of 1857, and what happened with his life after the suppression of that mutiny by the british. Nana sahib alias dhondu pant was refused pension, as he was the. The immediate cause of military disaffection was the deployment of the new breechloading enfield rifle, the cartridge of which was purportedly greased with pork and beef fat. The indian war of independence of 1857 by savarkar, vinayak damodar, publication date 1909 topics indiahistorysepoy rebellion, 1857 1858. Ganda singh 8 the indian mutiny of 1857 and the sikhs part i undeserved praise the mutiny at meerut on may 10, 1857, which later became widespread and developed into a revolt in some parts of the u. The cartridges for this were widely believed to be greased with a. The real story of the great uprising are eyewitness account without much opinion. The mutiny at meerut on may 10, 1857, which later became widespread and developed into a revolt in some parts of the u. A recreation of a dramatic turning point in colonial history follows the indian mutinies of the 1850s through the stories of garrison commander hugh massey wheeler.

The indian rebellion of 1857 the indian rebellion of 1857 began as a mutiny of sepoys of the east india companys army on 10 may 1857, in the cantonment of the town of meerut, and soon escalated into other mutinies and civilian rebellions largely in the upper gangetic plain and central india, with the major hostilities confined to. It began on 10 may 1857 at meerut, as a mutiny of sepoys of the british east india companys army. Book excerpt everyone can now read this breathtaking eyewitness account of the 1857 mutiny a ringside view from a poet and official in bahadur shah zafars court, now translated into english. Indian mutiny, widespread but unsuccessful rebellion begun in 1857 against british rule in india.

The sepoy mutiny as it was labelled initially by the colonial official writings, focused on the mutiny theme. Begun in meerut by indian troops sepoys in the service of the british east india company, it spread to delhi, agra, kanpur, and lucknow. In 1857, was mutiny against the britishers by indian. When soldiers of the bengal army mutinied in meerut on may 10, 1857, tension had been growing for some time. The early morning service, at the cantoment church, saw many assembled together, some never to meet on earth again. Thus british government passed government of india act 1858 on august 2, 1858, according to which the power that the company enjoyed was snatched and a direct rule was established. The uprising of 1857 was one of the largest and strongest anti.

Everyone can now read this breathtaking eyewitness account of the 1857 mutiny a ringside view from a poet and official in bahadur shah zafars court, now translated into english. He was a fellow of the royal society of literature and the author of many books, including. Taylor, an exofficer of the british indian army, is a prolific writer on the mutiny. The revolts of 1857 originated with the mutiny of the sepoys. Some enthusiastic patriots treat them as traitors and consider their noncooperation as the main cause of the failure of their socalled war of independence. An account of the opening of the indian mutiny at meerut, 1857. From its inception and for sometime thereafter, writers have invariably described the revolt as a. Determining the true nature of the uprising of 1857 dr. Esther breitenbach university of edinburgh scottish presbyterian missionaries in india. Yeah, it was no doubt a good move undertaken at that time. The indian rebellion of 1857 was a major, but ultimately unsuccessful, uprising in india in 1857 58 against the rule of the british east india company, which functioned as a sovereign power on behalf of the british crown.

A post colonial writer tanmoy bhattacharjee student id. Cambridge core south asian history kayes and mallesons history of the indian mutiny of 1857 8 by john kaye edited by george bruce malleson. A sense of calm was eventually restored during the victorian. Remembering the fall of delhi, in september 1857 although both hindus and muslims, upper and lower castes fought in the first war of independence, the wrath of the british empire fell on the muslims because they fought under the banner of the mughal emperor, bahadur shah zafar. In writing this short history of the indian mutiny of 1857 i have aimed at the compilation of a work which, complete the causes movement swift in the its as as. The sepoy mutiny was a violent and very bloody uprising against british rule in india in 1857. Frgs 5 march 1924 21 december 2008 was an english writer, historian and biographer. Trevelyan, a civil servant writing in india just after the uprising, described the. The government of india, ministry of education, turned down the proposal of writing.

This view, however, has not been accepted by the most. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. Besides writing for the statesman, he is also the author of some popular. The events of 1857 in contemporary writings in urdu. The flashpoint was the introduction of the pattern 1853 enfield rifle. The indian view ron peters the following two articles, ron peters on the indian perspective of the sepoy mutiny and greg aydt on the cuban perspective of the spanishamerican war, are written by two m. Indian mutiny, also called sepoy mutiny or first war of independence, widespread but unsuccessful rebellion against british rule in india in 185759.

The indian rebellion of 1857 is also called the indian mutiny, the sepoy mutiny, indias first war of independence or indias first struggle for independence. It began when indian troops sepoys in the service of britains east india company refused to use purportedly tainted weaponry. The cawnpore massacres and the indian mutiny of 1857 andrew ward on. Consequencesrevolt of 1857 in india english summary. The indian mutiny and the british imagination gautam chakravarty explores representations of the event which has become known in the british imagination as the indian mutiny of 1857 in british popular. Drawing on a wide range of primary sources including diaries, autobiographies.

Contents causes of sepoy mutiny leaders of sepoy mutiny repression by the british what were the causes of sepoy mutiny or revolt of 1857. The disaster of the mutiny in particular had a huge. Sepoys in the presidency of bengal revolted against their british officers. The revolt of 1857 forms one of the most important chapters in the. Indian books on indian mutiny 1857, books on indian mutiny. I after the publication of again visited india, and renewed among.

The papers, in urdu and persian describe activities in the city and the. The 1857 indian mutiny also known as the sepoy rebellion, the great mutiny, and the revolt of 1857 george p. The rebellion began on 10 may 1857 in the form of a mutiny of sepoys of the companys army in the garrison town of meerut, 40 mi 64 km northeast of delhi now old delhi. Its a grim story with atrocities and stupidity on both sites. The sepoy chooses mughal emperor bahadur shah as their leader. The sikhs are generally blamed for collaborating with the british in the mutiny of 1857.

Delhi mutiny papers press list a descriptive british index of the mutiny papers now held in the national archives of india, new delhi. Javed iqbal abstract many of the landmark events in the history of indopakistan subcontinent during the british rule have remained subject to grave disagreements and dissents. Remembering the fall of delhi, in september 1857 the. This was due to the oppressive taxation which impoverished the peasantry. Pdf sepoy rebellion of 185759 reinterpreted introduction of the. How can we explain why so many indian people decided to fight. Kayes and mallesons history of the indian mutiny of 1857.

The mutiny of 1857 was one of the most important events in the annals of indian history. The 1857 indian mutiny also known as the sepoy rebellion. The project of writing the sepoy mutiny and the revolt of 1857 started soon after indian independence when majumdar approached the government aiming for. Indian rebellion of 1857 simple english wikipedia, the.