This is the tale of India’s pride. A heroic legend of a unique and glorious struggle, written in letters of gold, in the pages of world history. The story of a nation which defeated the mighty British imperialism through a peaceful and unarmed struggle. Let’s run through the pages of that glorious past and bow before their struggles.
First War of Independence, 1857
This first collective uprising against British imperialism gathered its momentum from the Barakhpur military camp. The cartridges used in their guns had to be bitten off, which the hindu-muslim soldiers refused to even touch, as it was greased using the fat from cattle/pigs. Mangal Pandey, a sepoy, shot a senior officer who forced him to bite the cartridges. Pandey was executed, which set off the revolt. Many Princely States joined the revolt. The whole of Northern India became a warfront. The revolution lasted for over four months. Yet, the British government used....
