Important Books on 1857

Book	Year	Author
The First Indian War of Independence – 1857-59	1859	Karl Marx
Causes of Indian Revolt	1873	Sayed Ahmad khan
The India War of Independence	1909	V.D. Savarkar
The Sepoy Mutiny and the rebellion of 1857	1957	R.C. Mazumdar
Civil Rebellion in Indian Mutinies	1957	S.B. Chowdhury
Rebellion, 1857 : A Symposium	1957	P.C. Joshi
1857	1957	S.N. Sen

Select Opinions on 1857

“It was wholly unpatriotic and selfish Sepoy Mutiny with no native

 Leadership and no popular support.”                         John Seeley

“The so-called First national War of Independence is neither ‘First ‘, nor ‘National ‘, nor ‘a war Independence.”                                                              R.C. Mazumdar

“A national revolt rooted in deep mistrust.”              Benjamin Disraely (opposition Leader)  

  

“The Revolt of 1857 was ‘the First war of Independence.”                   V.D. savarkar     

 

“What began as a fight for religion ended as a war for independence.” 

       

                                                                   S.N.Sen