1857 mutiny

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Visual depiction of three durbars brings out the colonial past of Delhi

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An extract from Mrinal Pandey’s translation of 1857: The Real Story of the Great Uprising by Vishnu Bhatt Godshe Versaikar. It is the only eyewitness account by an Indian of Rani Lakshmi Bai’s revolt

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1857 mutiny

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Return of the Adventurer

The Crossdressing Raja and Rani of Jhansi

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