Resistance before 1857 and the Revolt of 1857
1857: failure, nature and consequences
Practise 1 PYQConcepts to cover
- Limited spread, no unified leadership or programme, loyal princes and educated classes, British resources and telegraph
- Sepoy mutiny, feudal reaction or first war of independence: Savarkar, Sen, Majumdar and later readings
- Proclamation of 1 November 1858: Crown takes over, no more annexation, respect for treaties with princes, religious neutrality, amnesty
- Reorganisation of the army (European ratio, divide by region and caste), princes as bulwarks, policy of divide and rule
- British and Indian images of 1857: paintings, memorials, nationalist retellings as read in NCERT Theme 10
Where to study
Our Pasts III, Class VIII, Chapter 5: When People Revolt: 1857 and After
- ch. 5 When People Revolt: 1857 and After, pp. 1-14 (printed 51-64)
- ch. 5 When People Revolt: 1857 and After, The Company Fights Back, pp. 8-10 (printed 58-60)
- ch. 5 When People Revolt: 1857 and After, A Mutiny Becomes a Popular Uprising, p. 5 (printed 55)
- ch. 5 When People Revolt: 1857 and After, Aftermath, pp. 10-11 (printed 60-61)
Themes in Indian History Part III, Class XII, Theme 10 Rebels and the Raj: The Revolt of 1857 and Its Representations
- Theme 10 Rebels and the Raj, pp. 1-28 (printed 258-285)
- Theme 10 Rebels and the Raj, 4. Repression, pp. 18-19 (printed 275-276)
- Theme 10 Rebels and the Raj, 5. Images of the Revolt, pp. 20-26 (printed 277-283)
A Brief History of Modern India · Rajiv Ahir (Spectrum)
- ch. 7 The Revolt of 1857
India’s Struggle for Independence, 1857–1947 · Bipan Chandra and others
- ch. 1 The First Major Challenge: The Revolt of 1857, pp. 31-40