πIndian history is peripheral in these essentially Brit books on the old Empire and the modern Corp
Mahmood Farooqui
Editor
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β¦While it rescues Lakshmi Bai from the conjoined yokes of rebel-patriot, her true metier will only emerge when the gadar is studied as an event in its own right, not as a prologue to the glorious march of Indian nationalism.
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ΰ΄In terms of scholarship, compared to the centenary year, the 150th year of 1857 draws a spectacular blank.
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πA top Tihar policeman holds a mirror to its unique ecosystem: bossy criminals and underlings, systemic reforms, executions and the deadening bureaucracy
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