Over a thousand books have been published on the uprising of 1857. However, this book is qualitatively different from all of them. The debate so far was whether the uprising was a sepoy mutiny or a war of independence. This book raises further questions: if it was a revolt, who masterminded it; if it was a war of independence, whose independence was contemplated? How could restoration of the Mughal dynasty be regarded as independence for Hindus? Who did the ...
