Q3. Explain any five social & religious causes of "Revolt of 1857"?
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The Revolt of 1857 was a prolonged period of armed uprising as well as rebellions in Northern and Central India against British occupation of that part of the subcontinent. Small precursors of brewing discontent involving incidences of arson in cantonment areas began to manifest themselves in January. Later, a large-scale rebellion broke out in May and turned into what may be called a full-fledged war in the affected region. This war brought about the end of the British East India Company’s rule in India, and led to the direct rule by the British Government (British Raj) of much of the Indian Subcontinent for the next 90 years.
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Socio-Religious Causes of 1857 Revolt
One of the major reasons for the revolt was socio-religious policies of the British which included racial superiority and discrimination, missionary activities and deliberate efforts to subvert the religious beliefs of the people in India.
These social and religious reforms created suspicion in the minds of people who considered them as interference in their faith. This sense of fear was compounded by the decisions of the British to tax mosque and temple lands and legislation such as the Bengal Sati Regulation Act, 1829 and Religious Disabilities Act, 1856 etc. which modified Hindu customs and practices.