Indian Rebellion of 1857 is also known as India’s First War of Independence‚ the Great Rebellion‚ the Indian Mutiny‚ the Revolt of 1857‚ the Uprising of 1857‚ the Sepoy Rebellion and the Sepoy Mutiny. The many names are the result of the conflict’s continuing importance to India’s national sense of identity. It began as a mutiny of native soldiers (sepoys) employed by the British East India Company’s army‚ against perceived race based injustices and inequities‚ on 10 May 1857‚ in the town of Meerut
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The First War of Indian Independence or The Great Revolt of 1857: The Indian soldiers in the East India Company’s army rebelled against the British in 1857. The English historians have painted this revolt as a mutiny of the sepoys. But the Indian historians describe it as the First war of Indian Independence. It is also known as the Great Revolt of 1857. Lord Canning was the Governor-General of India at that time. The causes of the Great Revolt were many. They may be classified as political‚ administrative
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The revolt of 1857 is regarded by many as the First War of Indian Independence. It was after this that the Nationalistic Movement in the country gathered momentum. Emergence of press‚ development of rapid means of transport and communication‚ and the impact of the contemporary European movement accelerated the growth of this national sentimence. The practice of racial discrimination by the British in all spheres of life also contributed to the unity among different sections of the society to rise
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Causes of War of Independence It is now an admitted fact that th mass uprising of the people of Indo-Pakistan against the British rule in 1857 was not a spontaneous reaction of alien rule but the emption of the volcano of discontent which had kept smoldering for about a century. The causes of the War of Independence were political‚ economic‚ religious‚ social and military. (A). Political Causes The English East India company got strongly implanted in the Sub-Continent after its historic victory
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Introduction The Revolt of 1857‚ commonly called as the Sepoy Revolt‚ was the first organised revolt against British rule in India. It was the culmination of the manifold grievances that Indians had against the East India Companys rule. It was to a great extent a popular revolt led by exiled princes and displaced landlords. The revolt was largely confined to North and Central India. The revolt failed due to various reasons‚ including lack of organised planning on the part of the rebels and superior
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prepared by oath of ‘Azad Hindi Fauj’ in 1930‚ in the bank of Ravi river.Those who left to be mentioned did only brush work for painting. Old secret records are neuters to the fact that in the time phase‚ when nobody had the courage to pronounce the word ‘Independence’‚ the noise of the Babas of the ‘Gader’ was heard. The noise of the bell awake the Indians from deep and long sleep. At Baj-Baj port‚ the Sikhs faced the bullets of the Britisher’s under the leadership of Shri Guru Granth Sahibji. There
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during the revolt of 1857 and acquaint you with its reasons and people involved in the form of a composition. The following is the cast of our enactment- Itee as ___________________‚ sunidhi as ________________‚ manpreet as _______________‚ angela as ___________________‚ ab as__________________and abc as__________________. NARRATOR: Nana Sahib born on 19 May 1824 and disappeared in 1857‚ was an Indian‚ Maratha aristocrat‚ who led the Kanpur rebellion during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. As the
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suppression by the British Army. It was a remarkable event in Indian history and marked the end of the Mughal empire and sealed India’s fate as a British colony for the next 100 years.Causes for the RevoltThere were many causes that ultimately lead to this revolt. For the sake of convenience they can divided into the following categories.1.Social And Religious Causes2.Political Causes3.Military Causes | | 1. Social and Religious Causes A. Change in pattern of trade and commerce During the first two hundred
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Describe immediate causes of the revolt of 1857. Although the revolt began as a military rising and it appears to be a great sequel in the long series of a number of mutinies‚ its causes were deeply rooted in the changing conditions of the times. It drew its strength from several elements of discontent against British rule. After the battle of Plassey in 1757‚ the British captured Bengal and using it as a base they captured the entire business installations of the area and imposed their trade
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Resume Ajeet Kumar Sharma H.No. C-150/216‚Kalyanpur‚ Qazipur Kala‚ Distt.-Gorakhpur-273001 Contact No. 9807116535‚ 8081272954 E-mail – aks.2036@yahoo.co.in Career Objective: To take Career in dynamic and growth oriented organization where I could grow as an individual and use my knowledge & skills in the organization. Professional Qualification: Master Of Business Administration-(2005-07) batch from Madan Mohan Malviya Engg. College‚ Gorakhpur affiliated to UPTU Lucknow with specialization
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