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1857 – A Perspective

May 10

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The Fort At Gwalior. Further details not available for now.

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To Indian rulers, by 1857, diplomacy started and ended in London

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Understanding 1857

Apr 30

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A monster anvil for Armstrong Guns - Ordnance Works, Elswick near Newcastle | Source - Illustrated London News - April 27th 1861

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More than India, the 1857 War, changed the world.

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1857 – The Siege of Lucknow

Mar 14

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Creator: Felice Beato, b. ca. 1825 | Title: Inside the Sikandra Bagh, Lucknow, circa 1858. | Phy. Description: 1 print : albumen ; image 26 x 30 cm., mounted 38 x 41 cm. | Source - Freer/Sackler Archives | Location - Smithsonian Institution

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How a reign of terror & brutality on home populations disarmed Indian armies and ended the 1857 War

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Lessons of History

Sep 12

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The Bush Legacy (Cartoon By Patrick Chappette, a Swiss cartoonist. Published on Jan 18, 2009; © Chappatte in "NZZ am Sonntag" (Zurich). Cartoon source and courtesy - http://www.cagle.com).

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Avoiding Muntazer al-Zaidi’s shoe may have been George Bush’s crowning glory.

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Getting Tough

Sep 12

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This British cartoon predicted that the British Govt would get tough with Indian Natives. Result – Bengal Famine

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