1857 Revolt

The Battle of Narnaul: Re-examining the 1857 rebellion and selective memory

The book is an invitation to rediscover a moment of defiance and to shed light on forgotten heroes whose sacrifice deserves recognition

The unsung victims of 1857

Rana Safvi offers an evocative translation of an account that recalled how Mughal royals, especially women, suffered after the exile of Bahadur Shah Zafar

Letter to BS: Why did many Indians join the army of colonial powers?

Even the Congress party that was formed in 1885 did not ever try to dissuade Indians from joining the British Indian Arm

The Mutiny through monuments

The saga of the bloody uprising of 1857 can be revisited through the buildings

1857 Sepoy Mutiny: Each side outdid the other in violence

The summer of 1857 saw violence, perpetrated by the Indians and Britons, on an unprecedented scale