Question

why did the people of India rise against the British for freedom​

Answer 1

The Indian rebellion of 1857 was a large-scale rebellion in the northern and central India against the British East India Company's rule. ... The sepoys were also disillusioned by their low salaries and the racial discrimination practised by British officers in matters of promotion and privileges

Answer 2

ʀᴇʙᴇʟʟɪᴏɴ ᴏғ 1857. ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴅɪᴀɴ ʀᴇʙᴇʟʟɪᴏɴ ᴏғ 1857 ᴡᴀs ᴀ ʟᴀʀɢᴇ-sᴄᴀʟᴇ ʀᴇʙᴇʟʟɪᴏɴ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴏʀᴛʜᴇʀɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴇɴᴛʀᴀʟ ɪɴᴅɪᴀ ᴀɢᴀɪɴsᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʙʀɪᴛɪsʜ ᴇᴀsᴛ ɪɴᴅɪᴀ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀɴʏ's ʀᴜʟᴇ. ... ᴛʜᴇ sᴇᴘᴏʏs ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴀʟsᴏ ᴅɪsɪʟʟᴜsɪᴏɴᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ʟᴏᴡ sᴀʟᴀʀɪᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴀᴄɪᴀʟ ᴅɪsᴄʀɪᴍɪɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴘʀᴀᴄᴛɪsᴇᴅ ʙʏ ʙʀɪᴛɪsʜ ᴏғғɪᴄᴇʀs ɪɴ ᴍᴀᴛᴛᴇʀs ᴏғ ᴘʀᴏᴍᴏᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘʀɪᴠɪʟᴇɢᴇs.

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