Question

23. In the question below there are two statements marked as assertion (A) and test reason Read the statements comefully and choose the connect cola Assertation (A) The Indian historians called the sepoly Mutiny as the first won of independence Reason (A) It was for the first time the indian society United and fought as one nation​

Answer 1

Answer:

Both are true and R is the correct explaination of A

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Answer 2

Answer: It was an assertion of the sociocultural identity of Bharatiya society which was under attack by the British

By Arun Anand

UPDATED ON JUN 03, 2019 09:35 PM IST

The first war of independence, often termed as a mutiny by the Marxist and the British historians, had started on May 10, 1857. 162 years on, it is important to revisit what happened during those days as Bharat continues to bear the consequences of fault lines created by the British government in the post-1857 era. The origin of these fault lines lie in the fact that a concerted attempt was made to curb the cultural nationalism, which formed the core of the first war of independence.

The colonial school of historians deliberately undermined the significance of this uprising as a national event. It ignore the real factors which led to this nationwide uprising.

The historians from the colonial school that largely comprised British historians termed this event as mutiny of Bharatiya troops in British army while those following the Marxist school of history have termed it as an outcome of the distress among the peasants.

However, if we look at the facts, it emerges that it was a national uprising and the prime factor that led to this war was the way the East India Company and the British officials were attacking the cultural ethos of this nation and especially the Hindus.

None other than the prominent conservative leader, Benjamin Disraeli, who later became the Prime Minister of Britain (February 27, 1868-December 2, 1868 and February 20, 1874 - April 22, 1880) accepted in House of Commons on July 27, 1857, “The revolt was more than a mutiny of Indian troops.”(Mutiny at the Margins:New Perspectives on the Indian Uprising edited by Crispin Bates).