INDIAN HISTORY: INDIAN MUTINY

Some Questions

What is the Indian perception of what happened in 1857?
What use do Indians make of the Mutiny today? What meanings do they draw from it?
What was most interesting about the 150th-year commemorations of the uprising?

Possible Starting Places

Barun De, "The Call Of 1857," Frontline, 24 (June 16-29, 2007).
Tobin Harshaw, "King Of Delhi," New York Times, April 22, 2007.
Irfan Habib, "History From Below," Frontline, 24 (June 16-29, 2007).
"Reversing The Gaze," Frontline, 24 (June 16-29, 2007).
"Upsurge In The South," Frontline, 24 (June 16-29, 2007).
Peter Marshall, "British India And The 'Great Rebellion'": An article from BBC History.
"Indians Mark Revolt Anniversary," BBC News, May 11, 2007.

Articles

Joseph Coohill, "Indian Voices From The 1857 Rebellion," History Today, 57 (May 2007): 48-54.
"Constitution Of The Mutineers," Frontline, 24 (June 16-29, 2007).
"Victor's Trial," Frontline, 24 (June 16-29, 2007).
David Washbrook, "After The Mutiny: From Queen To Queen-Empress," History Today, 47 (September 1997).
Peter Marshall, "The British Presence In India In the 18th Century": An article from BBC History.

Indian Mutiny In The News

Alastair Lawson, "Indian Heroine's Letter Unearthed," BBC News, November 16, 2009.
Alex Von Tunzelmann, "The Rising -- Ballad Of Mangal Pandey, With Added Dance Sequence," Guardian, January 29, 2009.
Ram Dutt Tripathi, "Briton Visits India Mutiny Grave," BBC News, September 26, 2007.
Ram Dutt Tripathi, "Anger Over UK Indian Mutiny Trip," BBC News, September 25, 2007.
"In Pictures: Uprising Celebrations," BBC News, May 11, 2007.
Anil Bhanot, "Recurring Clashes Of Faith," Guardian, May 11, 2007.
William Dalrymple, "Delhi, 1857: A Bloody Warning To Today's Imperial Occupiers," Guardian, May 10, 2007.
Rajesh Joshi, "India 'Neglects' Its Historic Heritage," BBC News, May 10, 2007.
"India Marks Uprising Anniversary," BBC News, May 7, 2007.
"Indian Mutiny Was 'War Of Religion,'" BBC News, September 6, 2006.
L.R. Jagadheesan, "Tamils Dispute India Mutiny Date," BBC News, July 11, 2006.
"Hindi Film 'Breaks Indian Record,'" BBC News, August 24, 2005.
"Historian Doubts Mutiny Film Plot," BBC News, August 14, 2005.
"India Mutiny Epic Open In Cinemas," BBC News, August 12, 2005.
Geoffrey MacNab, "Blood, Death And Dancing Girls," Guardian, August 5, 2005.
Karl E. Meyer, "The Great Mutiny," New York Times, May 12, 1996.
Indian Mutiny, 1857-1858: A brief overview from a web-site about the history of the British Empire.

Web-Sites

Sepoy War Of 1857 -- Mutiny Or First Indian War Of Independence?: Historical background from an English Literature site at Emory University in Atlanta.
Indian Rebellion Of 1857 -- Wikipedia: An entry from the on-line encyclopedia.
First Indian War Of Independence: A brief introduction from the Indian History section of Kamat's Potpourri.
Indian War Of Independence -- 1857: An on-line edition of the Indian nationalist Veer Savarkar's 1912 book-length analysis.
"Tiger Of Mysore Gallery," BBC History.
First War Of Independence (1857): An introduction from the Gateway For India web-site.

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