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1857

  • Historical fiction: Can Begum Hazrat Mahal’s rebel army fight the British and secure Awadh’s future?

    Historical fiction: Can Begum Hazrat Mahal’s rebel army fight the British and secure Awadh’s future?

    Malathi Ramachandran
    · May 30, 2023 · 05:30 pm
  • ‘Tears of the Begums’ is an elegant translation of harrowing testimonies following the 1857 revolt

    ‘Tears of the Begums’ is an elegant translation of harrowing testimonies following the 1857 revolt

    Raza Mir
    · Sep 03, 2022 · 05:30 pm
  • To mark the centenary of 1857, gau-rakshaks planned a ‘mutiny’ in 1957

    To mark the centenary of 1857, gau-rakshaks planned a ‘mutiny’ in 1957

    Dhirendra K Jha
    · Apr 25, 2017 · 12:30 pm
  • How a massive explosion on this day in 1857 signaled to the British that Delhi was taken

    How a massive explosion on this day in 1857 signaled to the British that Delhi was taken

    Rana Safvi
    · May 11, 2016 · 06:30 am