Nature of the Revolt of 1857

                           There  are two main views about the nature of the Revolt of 1857: 

                Sepoy Mutiny: Syed Ahmed khan, Munshi Jeevan Lal and Durgadas Bandyopadhyaya (Contemporary Historians); Stanley (Secretary of state for India), John Lawrence, John Seeley, Malleson, R.C. Mazumdar.

         National Struggle/ war of Independence : Benjamin Disraely , Karl Marx, V.D. Savarkar, K.M. Pannikar, Ishwari Prasad, A.L. Ahrivastva, Tarachand

                           Other views: Racial Struggle/ Black –White Struggle _Medley;

        Religious Struggle/ Hindu- Muslim_ Christian Struggle_ Rees;

       Civilization- Barbarism Conflict/ English –Indian Conflict- T.R. Holmes;

 

        Hindu- Muslim Conspiracy against Christian – Outram and Taylor;