1857: The Real Story Of The Great Uprising
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Around the middle of the nineteenth century, when the East India Company had consolidated its hold over the Indian subcontinent, a Chitpavan Brahmin by the name of Vishnu Bhatt GodsheVersaikar decided to cross the Vindhya mountains with his aged uncle to earn some money. What he had not foreseen was how his trip would coincide with the historic Sepoy Mutiny and play havoc with their travel plans. This is a unique first-person, eyewitness account of their picaresque journey, recorded several years after their return home. This is also perhaps the only documentation of a momentous event in the history of India by an impoverished but learned young beggar-priest. In this gripping yet sensitive translation, Mrinal Pande brings to life for today’s reader the account of Vishnu Bhatt’s adventures, and the fascinating history of its publication.
ASIN : B00CDGR426
Publisher : HarperPerennial (28 July 2015)
Language : English
File size : 393 KB
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Not Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 203 pages
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Customers find the book easy to read and engaging. They appreciate the first-person account of events during the Indian freedom struggle. The translation is described as wonderful, simple, and commendable.
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