The Revolt of 1857, also regarded as India's First War of Independence is an extremely important event of Indian history. In this article, we have summarized the causes, impact, importance, and ...

As in the case of the 1857 uprising, the perceived harm to religious practices was the trigger for the Vellore Revolt, which broke out in the early hours of July 10, 1806. Another similarity ...

History of the Sepoy War in India, 1857-58 (London, 3 vols.: WH Allen, 1864); Tapti Roy. The Politics of a Popular Uprising: Bundelkhand in 1857 (Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1994); Mark Thornhill.

Leaving aside Savarkar’s subsequent change of opinion on communal matters, it is interesting to wonder what might have happened if the revolt of 1857 had actually succeeded.

Most of us know about the Sepoy Mutiny and the revolt of 1857 —India’s First War of Independence — but many wouldn’t be familiar with the lesser-known facts about the event. In order to ...

The Great Revolt of 1857 has been one of those moments in Indian history that have captured both intellectual and popular imagination since their occurrence. That fascination has endured over time as ...

Kaye passed away in 1876, and the work remained unfinished. The Flagstaff Tower, Delhi, where the British survivors of the rebellion gathered on 11 May 1857; photographed by Felice Beato.

The mutiny broke out at Meerut on Sunday, 10 May 1857, when Indian sipahis (or ‘sepoys’ as they were called by the British) stationed in the city rebelled. The sipahis then as a body marched ...

Photos trace the decay of Lucknow’s famed Dilkusha Palace after the 1857 revolt The majestic country house has long been assumed to have been shelled during the siege, but old albums tell a ...

Tiwari, told PTI, "It is only when seen in a narrow perspective that one can assume that the lower castes had nothing to do with the revolt of 1857, as these underdogs, who might not have ...

This story is from March 17, 2014 Revolt of 1857: Through the eyes of Brit painters Parth Shastri / TNN / Mar 17, 2014, 00:36 IST AA Follow us ...

Remarkable pictures to be shown at the exhibition include sepoys waging war, infamous Enfield Rife, leader of revolt (Rani laxmi Bai, Nana Saheb), last Avadh ruler Wajid Ali Shah, scenes of ...