It’s been 151 years since India fought its First War of Independence. To commemorate the anniversary of the revolt of 1857, eminent historian Rudrangshu Mukherjee has an offering on the Revolt, but this time, it is packaged with a difference. With rare photographs and paintings, the book is a bid to popularise India's first struggle for independence.
This is the latest controversy over books marking 150 years 1857 mutiny.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/veterans-go-missing-from-chapters-on-freedom-struggle/45783-3.html
The occasion to commemorate 150th years of the first war of independence resulted in a war of words in Parliament.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/1857-mutiny-hits-political-roadblock/40198-37.html
Some residents of Balia village even have certificates making their family the real Mangal Pandey family.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/in-balia-mangal-pandey-is-god/40194-3.html
A rally of around 30,000 youths, that began from Meerut on May 7 entered the Capital.
http://ibnlive.in.com/videos/40183/1857-rally-revives-mutiny-memories.html
Friday is 150 years of India's war for Independence. So, here is your chance to test your patriotism quotient.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/quiz-test-your-patriotism-quotient/40171-3.html
Hundred and fifty years have passed since the 1857 uprising was crushed violently by the British. The uprising of 1857 has left its stamp on India for good.
http://ibnlive.in.com/videos/40165/the-legacy-of-first-war-of-independence.html
Sikh claims it was the 1845 Anglo-Sikh war which should be treated as the First War of Independence.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/sikh-uprising-for-status-in-history/40159-3.html
Even a national event is not without controversies and one has broken out in Parliament over the Revolt of 1857.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/row-over-1857-uprising-in-parliament/40156-4.html
Freedom fighters in Andhra Pradesh will celebrate the 150th year of the First War of Indian Independence from May 10.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/ap-to-celebrate-1st-war-of-independence/39929-3.html
The impact of the 1857 mutiny went beyond political ramifications and was felt in popular art and literature as well.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/an-arty-view-of-the-1857-mutiny/39894-8.html
Hindus and Muslims united to overthrow the British East India Company 150 years ago.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/how-1857-united-hindus-muslims/39737-3.html
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